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Premier Foods plc (PFD.L)

GBp198.90 +0.70 (+0.35%)
GB LSE Consumer Defensive Packaged Foods
Address Premier House AL1 2RE
St Albans, HRT, GB
CEO Alexander Richard Whitehouse
IPO 2004-07-21
ISIN GB00B7N0K053

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Also trades on London Stock Exchange · PFD.L (GBp) Other OTC · PFODF (USD) Other OTC · PRRFY (USD)
Description

Premier Foods plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells branded and own label food products in the United Kingdom, other European countries, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Grocery and Sweet Treats. The company's products portfolio categories include flavourings and seasonings under the Bisto, OXO, Paxo, and Saxa brands; cooking sauces and accompaniments under the Sharwood's, Loyd Grossman, Homepride, and Spice Tailor brand names; quick meals, snacks, and soups under the Batchelors, Nissin, and Sharwood's brands; ambient desserts under the Ambrosia, Bird's, Mr Kipling, and Angel Delight brands; and ambient cakes under the Mr Kipling and Cadbury brands. The company also provides dumplings under the Atora brand name; plain flour under the Be-Ro brand; cup noodles under NISSIN brand; breakfast, such as granola, breakfast drinks, and porridge under FUEL10K and Ambrosia brands; and flour for baking under the McDougalls brand name. It offers its products through supermarkets, discounters, convenience stores, and wholesale and food service operators, as well as e-commerce channels. Premier Foods plc was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Saint Albans, the United Kingdom.

Market Cap & Enterprise Value
Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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GBp198.90 +0.70 (+0.35%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
2M
Beta
0.60
Float Shares
633.99M
Free Float %
73.6%
Price Performance
1D5D1M3M6M YTD1Y3Y5Y10YMax
+2.75% -0.38% +6.35% +8.84% +20.23% +21.21% -1.09% +61.42% +102.32% +450.53% -85.39%
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Market Data

Analyst Consensus (1 ratings, all time) Buy
Price Targets & DCF
Current price
198.90
DCF (Unlevered) 278.37 +40.0%
DCF (Levered) 177.62 -10.7%

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) 86% Bullish
Rating 2026-05 Change
Strong Buy 0 0
Buy 6 0
Hold 1 0
Sell 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
3.37
Safe zone
Piotroski F-Score
8 / 9
Strong
MOAT Score
5 / 10
Developing
Composite Rating
A
Overall Score
4 / 5
High
DCF Score
3 / 5
Medium
ROE Score
4 / 5
High
ROA Score
5 / 5
High
D/E Score
3 / 5
Medium
P/E Score
4 / 5
High
P/Book Score
4 / 5
High
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Packaged Foods: +4.4%
    +2.3% Q1'26: +168.8% (vs Q3'24)
  • EPS growth Packaged Foods: +14.6%
    +7.1% Q1'26: +344.4% (vs Q3'24)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Packaged Foods: +15.9%
    +11.6% Q1'26: +19.6% (vs Q3'24)
  • EBIT margin Packaged Foods: +7.9%
    +17.1% Q1'26: +18.9% (vs Q3'24)
  • ROIC Packaged Foods: +7.0%
    +10.0% Q1'26: +25.7% (vs Q3'24)
  • Share dilution Packaged Foods: +0.0%
    -0.3% Q1'26: -0.4% (vs Q3'24)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Packaged Foods: 0.19×
    1.37× Q1'26: 0.56× (vs Q3'24)
Valuation Multiples From To
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DCF Interactive Model (UFCF)
Projection years:
Market assumptions
WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (0.61) × ERP
WACC = 84% × Ke + 16% × Kd (7.5%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 278.37 Current price: 198.90
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
Metric Mar 2015
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Mar 2016
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Mar 2017
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Mar 2018
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Mar 2019
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Mar 2020
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Mar 2021
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Mar 2022
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Mar 2023
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Mar 2025
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Mar 2026
7 Rev. Ana.
6 EPS Ana.
Mar 2027
7 Rev. Ana.
6 EPS Ana.
Mar 2028
6 Rev. Ana.
6 EPS Ana.
Mar 2029
5 Rev. Ana.
4 EPS Ana.
Mar 2030
3 Rev. Ana.
2 EPS Ana.
Revenue
771.44M
est: 788.50M (-2.2%)
771.70M
est: 769.86M (+0.2%)
790.40M
est: 790.32M (+0.0%)
819.20M
est: 808.36M (+1.3%)
824.30M
est: 827.76M (-0.4%)
847.10M
est: 847.13M (0.0%)
947.00M
est: 929.80M (+1.8%)
900.50M
est: 901.94M (-0.2%)
986.05M
est.
1.14B
est: 1.14B (-0.6%)
1.15B
est: 1.15B (-0.5%)
1.18B
1.16B – 1.23B
+1.9% YoY
1.23B
1.19B – 1.31B
+4.3% YoY
1.27B
1.23B – 1.35B
+3.3% YoY
1.31B
1.28B – 1.40B
+3.6% YoY
1.35B
1.31B – 1.43B
+2.6% YoY
EBITDA
-29.52M
est: 154.62M (-119.1%)
109.80M
est: -180.31M (+160.9%)
111.10M
est: -32.14M (+445.7%)
119.90M
est: 24.34M (+392.6%)
51.10M
est: 26.47M (+93.0%)
145.70M
est: -38.30M (+480.4%)
208.30M
est: 65.83M (+216.4%)
169.70M
est: 65.69M (+158.3%)
67.02M
est.
225.30M
est: 233.39M (-3.5%)
232.10M
est: 235.63M (-1.5%)
239.98M
237.56M – 250.85M
+1.8% YoY
250.26M
243.57M – 266.14M
+4.3% YoY
258.52M
251.61M – 274.93M
+3.3% YoY
267.74M
260.59M – 284.74M
+3.6% YoY
274.82M
267.48M – 292.27M
+2.6% YoY
EBIT
-82.40M
est: 116.53M (-170.7%)
30.30M
est: -42.87M (+170.7%)
59.40M
est: 55.95M (+6.2%)
62.40M
est: 62.89M (-0.8%)
-300.0K
est: 71.11M (-100.4%)
94.40M
est: 6.64M (+1,322.0%)
158.80M
est: 100.37M (+58.2%)
123.50M
est: 100.17M (+23.3%)
102.19M
est.
180.00M
est: 182.18M (-1.2%)
186.20M
est: 183.93M (+1.2%)
187.32M
185.44M – 195.81M
+1.8% YoY
195.35M
190.13M – 207.74M
+4.3% YoY
201.79M
196.40M – 214.60M
+3.3% YoY
208.99M
203.41M – 222.26M
+3.6% YoY
214.52M
208.79M – 228.13M
+2.6% YoY
Net Income
-74.16M
est: 76.13M (-197.4%)
29.20M
est: -120.14M (+124.3%)
5.50M
est: 29.98M (-81.7%)
7.20M
est: 5.62M (+28.0%)
-33.80M
est: 7.39M (-557.5%)
46.50M
est: -34.52M (+234.7%)
106.00M
est: 48.97M (+116.4%)
77.50M
est: 48.88M (+58.6%)
91.60M
est.
112.50M
est: 109.30M (+2.9%)
124.90M
est: 124.90M (+0.0%)
137.50M
131.55M – 143.45M
+10.1% YoY
141.17M
136.20M – 146.13M
+2.7% YoY
149.47M
144.21M – 154.72M
+5.9% YoY
157.06M
151.61M – 170.02M
+5.1% YoY
162.91M
157.25M – 176.35M
+3.7% YoY
SGA
302.08M
est: 178.55M (+69.2%)
241.00M
est: 367.03M (-34.3%)
215.40M
est: 247.43M (-12.9%)
202.40M
est: 220.29M (-8.1%)
277.20M
est: 207.69M (+33.5%)
202.20M
est: 283.11M (-28.6%)
215.30M
est: 212.96M (+1.1%)
196.00M
est: 212.53M (-7.8%)
216.81M
est.
254.60M
est: 248.75M (+2.4%)
258.20M
est: 251.14M (+2.8%)
255.77M
253.20M – 267.36M
+1.8% YoY
266.73M
259.61M – 283.66M
+4.3% YoY
275.53M
268.17M – 293.02M
+3.3% YoY
285.37M
277.74M – 303.48M
+3.6% YoY
292.91M
285.09M – 311.51M
+2.6% YoY
EPS
-0.10
est: 0.09 (-216.3%)
0.04
est: 0.09 (-51.7%)
0.01
est: 0.08 (-91.3%)
0.01
est: 0.07 (-88.5%)
-0.04
est: 0.08 (-151.7%)
0.05
est: 0.09 (-36.9%)
0.12
est: 0.10 (+20.6%)
0.09
est: 0.11 (-16.1%)
0.12
est.
0.13
est: 0.13 (+2.6%)
0.14
est: 0.14 (+0.2%)
0.15
0.15 – 0.16
+10.3% YoY
0.16
0.15 – 0.17
+3.4% YoY
0.17
0.16 – 0.18
+5.9% YoY
0.18
0.17 – 0.19
+5.6% YoY
0.18
0.18 – 0.20
+3.7% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-15 A 4/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-14 A- 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-13 A- 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-12 A- 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-11 A- 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-08 A- 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-07 A- 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-06 A- 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-05 A- 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-01 A- 4/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-30 A- 4/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-29 A- 4/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-28 A- 4/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-27 A- 4/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-24 A- 4/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-23 A- 4/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-22 A- 4/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-21 A- 4/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-20 A- 4/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-17 A- 4/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-16 A- 4/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 4/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
308.85M
OE per share TTM
0.35
Owner's Yield
17.00%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
70.23%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
19.9%

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.

ETF Ownership

Top ETFs holding this stock Held by 100 ETFs in our universe
# ETF Weight Est. AUM exposure TER
1 Amundi Prime UK Mid & Small Cap UCITS ETF DR - GBP (D) PRUK.L 0.71% 3.03M 0.05%
2 Inspire International ETF WWJD 0.48% 2.56M 0.61%
3 Xtrackers FTSE 250 UCITS ETF 1D XMCX.L 0.44% 170.5K 0.15%
4 Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (GBP) Distributing VMID.DE 0.44% 11.70M 0.10%
5 Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF VMIG.MI 0.44% 11.70M 0.10%
6 HSBC FTSE 250 UCITS ETF HMCX.L 0.43% 288.5K 0.09%
7 Invesco FTSE 250 UCITS ETF S250.L 0.43% 151.6K 0.12%
8 iShares FTSE 250 UCITS ETF MIDD.L 0.42% 3.57M 0.40%
9 iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF EWUS 0.38% 151.5K 0.59%
10 iShares MSCI UK Small Cap UCITS ETF CUKS.L 0.37% 477.7K 0.58%

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
48.5K
Shares Outstanding
861.67M

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

No CEO compensation history available.

Proxy statements

Proxy statements (DEF 14A)

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Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings

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Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Alexander Whitehouse Chief Executive Officer & Director 2M male
Duncan Leggett Chief Financial Officer & Director 913.0K male
David Wilkinson Human Resources Director male
Hannah Collyer Corporate Affairs & ESG Director female
Josephine Cullen Chief Information Officer female
Matt Roberts Chief Customer Officer male
Paul Roche Thompson Operations Director male
Richard Godden Director of Investor Relations & Treasury male
Richard Martin Chief Customer Officer male
Ruth McGowan Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer female
Simon Rose General Counsel & Company Secretary male
Catherine Lloyd Chief Marketing Officer female
ESG Score History

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