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Hercules plc (HERC.L)

GBp28.38 -0.62 (-2.15%)
GB LSE Industrials Staffing & Employment Services
Address Hercules Court GL7 5XZ
Cirencester, GB
CEO Brusk Korkmaz
IPO 2022-02-04
ISIN GB00BPVBVZ82

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Description

Hercules Plc engages in general construction and civil engineering businesses in the United Kingdom and Scotland. It operates through three segments: Labour Supply, Civil Projects, and Other Activities. It offers labor supply services through its Personnel Management System and Hercules Recruitment applications; civil engineering solutions for utility companies; and site operations and management vacancies services for white collar jobs. The company also provides static/mobile security officers, temporary site security capabilities and systems comprising fixed cameras and camera towers; a range of construction courses; and health screening services, including safety critical medicals, alcohol and drug testing, blood pressure measurements, cholesterol screenings, flu vaccinations, hand arm vibration testing, diabetes checks, height, weight and BMI evaluations, vision tests, hearing tests, lung function tests/peak flow assessments, and mental health check-ups. It serves general civil, highways, utilities, power and energy, and railways sectors. The company was formerly known as Hercules Site Services Plc and changed its name to Hercules Plc in May 2025. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Cirencester, the United Kingdom.

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Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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GBp28.38 -0.62 (-2.15%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
93.8K
Beta
0.89
Float Shares
28.06M
Free Float %
34.8%
Price Performance
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+0.00% -4.92% +8,305.80% -39.58% -29.27% -45.28% -38.95% -19.44% -45.79% -45.79% -45.79%
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Market Data

Price Targets & DCF
Current price
28.38
Ratings Trend (MoM) 100% Bullish
Rating 2026-01 Change
Strong Buy 0 0
Buy 1 0
Hold 0 0
Sell 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
5.44
Safe zone
Piotroski F-Score
6 / 9
Average
MOAT Score
3 / 10
No MOAT
Composite Rating
C+
Overall Score
2 / 5
Medium
DCF Score
5 / 5
High
ROE Score
1 / 5
Low
ROA Score
1 / 5
Low
D/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/Book Score
3 / 5
Medium
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Staffing & Employment Services: +6.7%
    +18.9% Q1'26: +21.3% (vs Q1'24)
  • EPS growth Staffing & Employment Services: +18.1%
    +103.1% Q1'26: -371.9% (vs Q1'24)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Staffing & Employment Services: +32.6%
    +4.6% Q1'26: -7.8% (vs Q1'24)
  • EBIT margin Staffing & Employment Services: +5.7%
    +2.1% Q1'26: +0.7% (vs Q1'24)
  • ROIC Staffing & Employment Services: +12.1%
    +7.9% Q1'26: +6.0% (vs Q1'24)
  • Share dilution Staffing & Employment Services: +0.4%
    +24.3% Q1'26: +27.1% (vs Q1'24)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Staffing & Employment Services: -1.18×
    4.51× Q1'26: 2.60× (vs Q1'24)
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Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (0.89) × ERP
WACC = 57% × Ke + 43% × Kd (8.5%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Current price: 28.38
Enterprise Value: Equity Value: Terminal Value: TV as % of EV:

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Consensus Estimates
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Revenue
49.55M
est: 45.00M (+10.1%)
84.66M
est: 96.46M (-12.2%)
101.93M
est: 105.12M (-3.0%)
121.25M
est: 118.41M (+2.4%)
129.16M
129.16M – 129.16M
+9.1% YoY
EBITDA
1.75M
est: 2.09M (-16.7%)
3.83M
est: 4.49M (-14.6%)
4.37M
est: 4.20M (+4.1%)
3.80M
est: 4.73M (-19.7%)
5.16M
5.16M – 5.16M
+9.1% YoY
EBIT
711.0K
est: 1.29M (-44.7%)
2.06M
est: 2.76M (-25.2%)
3.43M
est: 2.43M (+41.1%)
2.48M
est: 2.74M (-9.4%)
2.99M
2.99M – 2.99M
+9.1% YoY
Net Income
320.9K
est: 682.1K (-53.0%)
770.0K
est: 583.4K (+32.0%)
-1.67M
est: 711.0K (-335.0%)
-67.0K
est: 2.88M (-102.3%)
3.49M
3.49M – 3.49M
+21.0% YoY
SGA
9.07M
est: 7.04M (+28.9%)
11.60M
est: 15.09M (-23.1%)
11.60M
est: 15.54M (-25.3%)
14.33M
est: 17.50M (-18.1%)
19.09M
19.09M – 19.09M
+9.1% YoY
EPS
0.01
est: 0.01 (-45.5%)
0.01
est: 0.01 (+39.5%)
-0.03
est: 0.01 (-392.2%)
0.00
est: 0.04 (-97.8%)
0.04
0.04 – 0.04
+21.0% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-06-05 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-06-04 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-06-03 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-06-02 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-06-01 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-29 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-28 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-27 C 2/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-26 C 2/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
27.32M
OE per share TTM
0.38
Owner's Yield
116.91%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
11,845.52%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
15.5%

Ownership Overview

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

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EBIT / Employee
3.3K
Shares Outstanding
80.59M

Executive compensation

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Executive compensation not available.

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Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Brusk Kivilcim Korkmaz Chief Executive Officer & Director 636.0K male
Paul David Wheatcroft Chief Financial Officer, Company Secretary & Director 473.0K male
Paul Field Managing Director of Construction Division 121.6K
Gary White Head of SHE male
Lee Proctor Group Financial Controller
Lynne Wakefield Head of Human Resources
Mat Kinchin Operations Director
Paul Blakeman Head of Training
Andreas Gottfried Managing Director of Labour Supply Division
Wayne Phillips Compliance Director
Chris Winfield Head of Communications male
Ed Horner Head of Digital & Technology
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