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Cranswick plc (CWK.L)

GBp5,540.00 -20.00 (-0.36%)
GB LSE Consumer Defensive Packaged Foods
Address Crane Court HU13 0PA
Hessle, GB
CEO Adam Hartley Couch
IPO 1988-07-01
ISIN GB0002318888

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Also trades on London Stock Exchange · CWK.L (GBp) Other OTC · CRWKF (USD)
Description

Established in 1972 and headquartered in Hessle, UK, Cranswick plc is a leading British firm dedicated to manufacturing and supplying a comprehensive range of food products. The company caters to a diverse clientele, including grocery retailers, the food service industry, and other food manufacturers across the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, and wider international markets. Its extensive product portfolio features fresh pork, premium bacon and gammon, various fresh and coated chicken items (including ready-to-eat options), charcuterie, gourmet sausages, cooked meats, artisanal pastries, and essential ingredients, alongside cheeses and pasta. Cranswick also offers a selection of houmous, dips, olives, and antipasti. Beyond its core offerings, the company operates several distinct brands: Bodega, specializing in snacks and sharing boxes; Cypressa, known for olives, olive oil, and pulses; Ramona's Kitchen, providing Mediterranean foods; and Vitalin and Alpha Feeds, serving the pet food and supply sector. The firm actively engages in export activities.

Market Cap & Enterprise Value
Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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GBp5,540.00 -20.00 (-0.36%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
158.3K
Beta
0.55
Float Shares
51.33M
Free Float %
95.9%
Price Performance
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-0.36% -1.26% +1.86% +1.10% +6.40% +10.80% +3.20% +70.18% +37.87% +136.84% +19.98%
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Market Data

Price Targets & DCF
Current price
5,540.00
DCF (Unlevered) 3,922.67 -29.2%
DCF (Levered) 7,957.13 +43.6%

DCF figures are point estimates: small changes in growth or discount-rate assumptions move them materially. Read them as a reference, not a precise target.

Ratings Trend (MoM) 67% Bullish
Rating 2026-05 Change
Strong Buy 1 0
Buy 5 0
Hold 3 0
Sell 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
7.82
Safe zone
Piotroski F-Score
6 / 9
Average
MOAT Score
6 / 10
Developing
Composite Rating
A-
Overall Score
4 / 5
High
DCF Score
4 / 5
High
ROE Score
4 / 5
High
ROA Score
5 / 5
High
D/E Score
3 / 5
Medium
P/E Score
2 / 5
Medium
P/Book Score
2 / 5
Medium
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Packaged Foods: +4.4%
    +9.5% Q1'26: +12.5% (vs Q1'24)
  • EPS growth Packaged Foods: +14.6%
    +17.9% Q1'26: +56.0% (vs Q1'24)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Packaged Foods: +15.9%
    +4.5% Q1'26: +6.2% (vs Q1'24)
  • EBIT margin Packaged Foods: +7.9%
    +7.9% Q1'26: +8.1% (vs Q1'24)
  • ROIC Packaged Foods: +7.0%
    +12.9% Q1'26: +27.0% (vs Q1'24)
  • Share dilution Packaged Foods: +0.0%
    +0.0% Q1'26: +1.4% (vs Q1'24)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Packaged Foods: 0.19×
    0.76× Q1'26: 0.37× (vs Q1'24)
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DCF Interactive Model (UFCF)
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Market assumptions
WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (0.56) × ERP
WACC = 92% × Ke + 8% × Kd (6.6%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 3,922.67 Current price: 5,540.00
Enterprise Value: Equity Value: Terminal Value: TV as % of EV:

Base values reflect the latest available data for this company and market conditions.

Consensus Estimates
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Mar 2026
10 Rev. Ana.
6 EPS Ana.
Mar 2027
9 Rev. Ana.
6 EPS Ana.
Mar 2028
9 Rev. Ana.
6 EPS Ana.
Mar 2029
4 Rev. Ana.
4 EPS Ana.
Mar 2030
4 Rev. Ana.
2 EPS Ana.
Revenue
157.35M
est: 158.78M (-0.9%)
192.61M
est: 184.45M (+4.4%)
237.69M
est: 255.59M (-7.0%)
270.12M
est: 263.61M (+2.5%)
318.54M
est: 319.19M (-0.2%)
441.18M
est: 447.74M (-1.5%)
510.48M
est: 523.94M (-2.6%)
559.23M
est: 627.92M (-10.9%)
606.77M
est: 662.46M (-8.4%)
740.34M
est: 754.77M (-1.9%)
758.44M
est: 769.36M (-1.4%)
820.78M
est: 827.14M (-0.8%)
875.17M
est: 886.52M (-1.3%)
994.91M
est: 1.00B (-0.7%)
1.00B
est: 1.01B (-0.5%)
1.02B
est: 1.07B (-5.0%)
1.25B
est: 1.22B (+2.3%)
1.46B
est: 1.45B (+1.0%)
1.44B
est: 1.43B (+0.5%)
1.67B
est: 1.65B (+0.7%)
1.90B
est: 1.87B (+1.3%)
2.01B
est: 2.00B (+0.6%)
2.32B
est: 2.28B (+1.7%)
2.60B
est: 2.68B (-2.8%)
2.72B
est: 2.71B (+0.3%)
2.99B
2.98B – 3.00B
+10.0% YoY
3.16B
3.14B – 3.19B
+5.9% YoY
3.34B
3.28B – 3.47B
+5.6% YoY
3.51B
3.46B – 3.59B
+5.1% YoY
3.75B
3.70B – 3.85B
+7.0% YoY
EBITDA
12.49M
est: 8.90M (+40.4%)
15.22M
est: 12.43M (+22.5%)
22.58M
est: 17.09M (+32.1%)
24.21M
est: 23.31M (+3.8%)
29.36M
est: 30.39M (-3.4%)
44.26M
est: 35.77M (+23.7%)
46.62M
est: 39.90M (+16.8%)
47.36M
est: 44.58M (+6.2%)
52.22M
est: 43.04M (+21.3%)
57.57M
est: 51.50M (+11.8%)
61.24M
est: 54.64M (+12.1%)
64.13M
est: 61.82M (+3.7%)
63.63M
est: 65.23M (-2.4%)
73.67M
est: 70.38M (+4.7%)
72.60M
est: 73.42M (-1.1%)
84.69M
est: 75.50M (+12.2%)
104.30M
est: 92.46M (+12.8%)
126.10M
est: 131.45M (-4.1%)
118.30M
est: 124.29M (-4.8%)
155.20M
est: 135.58M (+14.5%)
185.50M
est: 173.64M (+6.8%)
199.00M
est: 178.86M (+11.3%)
220.00M
est: 185.11M (+18.8%)
253.60M
est: 348.73M (-27.3%)
280.70M
est: 355.01M (-20.9%)
389.28M
388.08M – 390.59M
+9.7% YoY
412.29M
409.15M – 415.95M
+5.9% YoY
435.23M
426.98M – 452.04M
+5.6% YoY
457.47M
451.32M – 468.53M
+5.1% YoY
489.37M
482.79M – 501.20M
+7.0% YoY
EBIT
9.63M
est: 8.46M (+13.8%)
11.51M
est: 11.15M (+3.2%)
18.62M
est: 15.33M (+21.5%)
19.63M
est: 20.01M (-1.9%)
23.58M
est: 23.73M (-0.7%)
36.11M
est: 27.63M (+30.7%)
37.31M
est: 39.90M (-6.5%)
37.27M
est: 44.46M (-16.2%)
38.36M
est: 40.51M (-5.3%)
45.93M
est: 43.75M (+5.0%)
48.81M
est: 46.79M (+4.3%)
49.50M
est: 52.90M (-6.4%)
48.25M
est: 44.92M (+7.4%)
55.80M
est: 54.45M (+2.5%)
53.69M
est: 56.98M (-5.8%)
62.61M
est: 57.05M (+9.7%)
77.93M
est: 71.88M (+8.4%)
88.30M
est: 91.94M (-4.0%)
86.70M
est: 87.41M (-0.8%)
106.80M
est: 99.81M (+7.0%)
117.80M
est: 119.57M (-1.5%)
133.70M
est: 123.16M (+8.6%)
146.00M
est: 127.46M (+14.5%)
167.30M
est: 252.47M (-33.7%)
190.80M
est: 195.51M (-2.4%)
281.83M
280.96M – 282.78M
+44.2% YoY
298.49M
296.21M – 301.14M
+5.9% YoY
315.09M
309.12M – 327.26M
+5.6% YoY
331.20M
326.74M – 339.20M
+5.1% YoY
354.29M
349.52M – 362.85M
+7.0% YoY
Net Income
6.02M
est: 5.32M (+13.3%)
7.44M
est: 6.97M (+6.7%)
12.48M
est: 9.58M (+30.3%)
12.56M
est: 12.89M (-2.6%)
16.23M
est: 15.26M (+6.4%)
22.78M
est: 17.96M (+26.9%)
22.57M
est: 26.68M (-15.4%)
25.61M
est: 27.09M (-5.5%)
18.99M
est: 27.01M (-29.7%)
32.58M
est: 21.65M (+50.5%)
35.33M
est: 33.23M (+6.3%)
37.48M
est: 37.95M (-1.2%)
36.24M
est: 40.30M (-10.1%)
43.21M
est: 40.90M (+5.7%)
41.25M
est: 44.11M (-6.5%)
45.40M
est: 43.80M (+3.6%)
67.18M
est: 52.04M (+29.1%)
70.00M
est: 79.05M (-11.5%)
69.60M
est: 69.21M (+0.6%)
82.70M
est: 80.04M (+3.3%)
92.50M
est: 92.59M (-0.1%)
103.50M
est: 95.37M (+8.5%)
111.40M
est: 126.50M (-11.9%)
113.10M
est: 115.50M (-2.1%)
134.30M
est: 143.87M (-6.7%)
160.16M
157.74M – 162.58M
+11.3% YoY
173.26M
169.87M – 176.65M
+8.2% YoY
184.52M
176.07M – 192.98M
+6.5% YoY
192.58M
189.21M – 198.63M
+4.4% YoY
210.70M
207.01M – 217.32M
+9.4% YoY
SGA
est: 14.86M (-100.0%)
est: 13.50M (-100.0%)
est: 18.71M (-100.0%)
est: 22.90M (-100.0%)
33.95M
est: 35.23M (-3.7%)
18.35M
est: 47.13M (-61.1%)
20.83M
est: 40.49M (-48.6%)
21.26M
est: 47.94M (-55.7%)
25.98M
est: 38.72M (-32.9%)
29.00M
est: 53.55M (-45.8%)
31.29M
est: 51.88M (-39.7%)
32.36M
est: 56.01M (-42.2%)
56.50M
est: 59.53M (-5.1%)
64.43M
est: 63.83M (+0.9%)
65.62M
est: 65.76M (-0.2%)
71.72M
est: 69.56M (+3.1%)
82.20M
est: 82.03M (+0.2%)
94.10M
est: 97.36M (-3.3%)
94.30M
est: 92.94M (+1.5%)
116.20M
est: 108.32M (+7.3%)
136.70M
est: 130.09M (+5.1%)
140.40M
est: 134.00M (+4.8%)
164.30M
est: 138.68M (+18.5%)
195.30M
est: 199.74M (-2.2%)
213.00M
est: 203.34M (+4.8%)
222.97M
222.28M – 223.72M
+9.7% YoY
236.15M
234.34M – 238.24M
+5.9% YoY
249.28M
244.56M – 258.91M
+5.6% YoY
262.02M
258.50M – 268.36M
+5.1% YoY
280.29M
276.52M – 287.07M
+7.0% YoY
EPS
0.18
est: 0.19 (-5.6%)
0.20
est: 0.22 (-9.3%)
0.31
est: 0.37 (-16.3%)
0.30
est: 0.32 (-6.6%)
0.39
est: 0.42 (-7.4%)
0.51
est: 0.46 (+11.9%)
0.50
est: 0.52 (-4.0%)
0.56
est: 0.53 (+5.6%)
0.41
est: 0.59 (-30.0%)
0.70
est: 0.69 (+1.3%)
0.75
est: 0.75 (+0.4%)
0.79
est: 0.70 (+12.3%)
0.75
est: 0.79 (-5.3%)
0.89
est: 0.84 (+5.6%)
0.84
est: 0.90 (-6.6%)
0.99
est: 1.05 (-5.4%)
1.24
est: 1.17 (+6.0%)
1.37
est: 1.42 (-3.8%)
1.35
est: 1.44 (-6.1%)
1.59
est: 1.53 (+4.2%)
1.76
est: 1.88 (-6.5%)
1.96
est: 2.12 (-7.4%)
2.08
est: 2.07 (+0.7%)
2.10
est: 2.15 (-2.3%)
2.51
est: 2.65 (-5.2%)
2.94
2.89 – 2.98
+11.2% YoY
3.16
3.11 – 3.24
+7.3% YoY
3.36
3.23 – 3.54
+6.5% YoY
3.53
3.47 – 3.64
+5.0% YoY
3.86
3.79 – 3.98
+9.4% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-29 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-28 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-27 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-26 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-22 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-21 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-20 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-19 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-18 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-15 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-14 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-13 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-12 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-11 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-08 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-07 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-06 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-05 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-01 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-04-30 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-04-29 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-04-28 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-04-27 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-04-24 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-04-23 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-04-22 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-04-21 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-04-20 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-04-17 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-04-16 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-04-15 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
376.12M
OE per share TTM
6.90
Owner's Yield
12.62%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
43.43%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
25.6%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

Ownership breakdown not available.

At a glance
Institutional holders
Total invested
Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)

No beneficial ownership filings recorded.

Institutional Activity (13F)

Institutional ownership trend

Institutional history not available.

Top institutional holders

Top holders not available.

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter

No insider activity available.

Insider buys vs sells (history)

Insider history not available.

Recent insider transactions

No recent insider transactions.

Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
15.7K
Shares Outstanding
53.52M

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

No CEO compensation history available.

Proxy statements

Proxy statements (DEF 14A)

No proxy statements available for this company yet.

Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings

No SEC filings available for this company yet.

Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Adam Hartley Couch Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director 3M male
Christopher Aldersley Executive Director & Chief Operating Officer 2M male
James Brisby Chief Commercial Officer & Executive Director 2M male
John Mark Bottomley Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director 2M male
Steven Glover Company Secretary male
ESG Score History

No data available for this company.

Senate Trading Activity

No Senate trading activity found for this company.

House Trading Activity

No House trading activity found for this company.

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