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Vertu Motors plc (VTU.L)

GBp75.60 +0.60 (+0.80%)
GB LSE Consumer Cyclical Auto - Dealerships
Address Vertu House NE11 0XA
Gateshead, GB
CEO Robert T. Forrester
IPO 2006-12-20
ISIN GB00B1GK4645

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

Vertu Motors plc is a leading automotive retail group with significant operations throughout the United Kingdom. The company's primary activities include the sale of new and pre-owned cars, motorcycles, Motability vehicles, and commercial vehicles, alongside comprehensive aftersales services. It manages 150 franchised dealerships, operating under the well-known brands of Bristol Street Motors, Macklin Motors, and Vertu Motors, which offer a complete range of services including sales, servicing, parts, and bodyshop facilities for both new and used vehicles. Vertu Motors' extensive brand portfolio features a diverse selection of manufacturers, such as Audi, BMW, Honda, Jaguar, Jeep, Kia, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-AMG, MINI, smart, Toyota, Volkswagen, Citroen, CUPRA, Dacia, DS, Ford, Hyundai, Mazda, MG, Nissan, Peugeot, Renault, SEAT, SKÖDA, and Vauxhall. Additionally, the company acts as a trustee for pension schemes and provides various vehicle financing and insurance products. Its business interests further extend to online retailing of vans and parts, as well as online advertising. The company's operational footprint covers 160 sales and aftersales outlets across 121 unique locations. Vertu Motors plc was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Gateshead, United Kingdom.

Market Cap & Enterprise Value
Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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Price
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GBp75.60 +0.60 (+0.80%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
854.4K
Beta
0.79
Float Shares
225.19M
Free Float %
73.0%
Price Performance
1D5D1M3M6M YTD1Y3Y5Y10YMax
-0.78% +1.43% +1.59% +3.56% +0.79% +2.56% -1.23% +5.09% +38.53% +14.29% +0.00%
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Market Data

Analyst Consensus (1 ratings, all time) Buy
Price Targets & DCF
Current price
75.60
DCF (Unlevered) 177.25 +134.5%
DCF (Levered) 286.04 +278.4%

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) 100% Bullish
Rating 2026-05 Change
Strong Buy 0 0
Buy 1 0
Hold 0 0
Sell 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
6.64
Safe zone
Piotroski F-Score
6 / 9
Average
MOAT Score
6 / 10
Developing
Composite Rating
B+
Overall Score
3 / 5
Medium
DCF Score
2 / 5
Medium
ROE Score
3 / 5
Medium
ROA Score
3 / 5
Medium
D/E Score
2 / 5
Medium
P/E Score
4 / 5
High
P/Book Score
5 / 5
High
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Auto - Dealerships: +9.1%
    +1.5% Q1'26: +1.2% (vs Q1'24)
  • EPS growth Auto - Dealerships: +17.3%
    -15.9% Q1'26: -88.4% (vs Q1'24)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Auto - Dealerships: +64.5%
    +0.8% Q1'26: +1.5% (vs Q1'24)
  • EBIT margin Auto - Dealerships: +4.6%
    +0.7% Q1'26: +0.5% (vs Q1'24)
  • ROIC Auto - Dealerships: +6.5%
    +4.5% Q1'26: +5.5% (vs Q1'24)
  • Share dilution Auto - Dealerships: +0.0%
    -3.9% Q1'26: -10.8% (vs Q1'24)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Auto - Dealerships: 2.06×
    3.11× Q1'26: 1.70× (vs Q1'24)
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DCF Interactive Model (UFCF)
Projection years:
Market assumptions
WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (0.76) × ERP
WACC = 50% × Ke + 50% × Kd (10.0%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 176.24 Current price: 75.60
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 Feb 2010
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Feb 2013
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Feb 2014
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Feb 2017
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Feb 2026
3 Rev. Ana.
2 EPS Ana.
Feb 2027
2 Rev. Ana.
2 EPS Ana.
Feb 2028
2 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Feb 2029
1 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Revenue
818.92M
est: 797.28M (+2.7%)
998.93M
est: 998.50M (+0.0%)
1.09B
est: 1.07B (+1.9%)
1.26B
est: 1.27B (-1.2%)
1.68B
est: 1.68B (+0.6%)
2.07B
est: 2.07B (+0.1%)
2.42B
est: 2.43B (-0.4%)
2.82B
est: 2.71B (+4.1%)
2.80B
est: 2.79B (+0.4%)
2.98B
est: 2.92B (+2.3%)
3.06B
est: 3.07B (-0.1%)
2.55B
est: 2.64B (-3.6%)
3.62B
est: 3.71B (-2.5%)
4.01B
est: 3.97B (+1.2%)
4.72B
est: 3.23B (+46.3%)
4.76B
est: 4.91B (-3.1%)
4.98B
4.86B – 5.12B
+1.3% YoY
4.98B
4.96B – 5.00B
-0.1% YoY
5.08B
5.01B – 5.16B
+2.1% YoY
5.22B
5.18B – 5.26B
+2.6% YoY
EBITDA
8.83M
est: 639.6K (+1,281.1%)
9.57M
est: 8.84M (+8.3%)
10.50M
est: 9.05M (+16.1%)
9.78M
est: 10.32M (-5.3%)
22.51M
est: 12.00M (+87.5%)
28.36M
est: 26.26M (+8.0%)
33.57M
est: 32.20M (+4.3%)
39.98M
est: 36.20M (+10.4%)
41.45M
est: 39.07M (+6.1%)
37.66M
est: 40.47M (-6.9%)
42.85M
est: 34.64M (+23.7%)
44.88M
est: 23.83M (+88.3%)
93.42M
est: 75.03M (+24.5%)
75.22M
est: 24.77M (+203.7%)
93.57M
est: 65.40M (+43.1%)
89.80M
est: 99.13M (-9.4%)
100.45M
98.08M – 103.28M
+1.3% YoY
100.40M
100.03M – 100.78M
-0.1% YoY
102.56M
101.03M – 104.09M
+2.1% YoY
105.27M
104.48M – 106.07M
+2.6% YoY
EBIT
5.92M
est: 2.17M (+173.4%)
6.12M
est: 6.64M (-7.8%)
6.62M
est: 5.99M (+10.5%)
5.55M
est: 7.99M (-30.6%)
16.55M
est: 7.49M (+120.8%)
21.64M
est: 20.11M (+7.6%)
27.15M
est: 25.97M (+4.6%)
32.34M
est: 30.58M (+5.7%)
32.41M
est: 32.76M (-1.1%)
29.29M
est: 33.71M (-13.1%)
16.88M
est: 30.70M (-45.0%)
32.35M
est: 16.38M (+97.5%)
78.82M
est: 56.99M (+38.3%)
60.36M
est: 17.03M (+254.4%)
57.30M
est: 49.68M (+15.3%)
71.19M
est: 75.30M (-5.5%)
76.31M
74.50M – 78.45M
+1.3% YoY
76.27M
75.98M – 76.55M
-0.1% YoY
77.91M
76.74M – 79.07M
+2.1% YoY
79.96M
79.36M – 80.57M
+2.6% YoY
Net Income
3.78M
est: 928.5K (+307.3%)
4.02M
est: 4.76M (-15.4%)
5.03M
est: 4.28M (+17.7%)
3.54M
est: 5.97M (-40.7%)
12.43M
est: 4.60M (+170.1%)
16.54M
est: 15.39M (+7.5%)
20.68M
est: 19.80M (+4.4%)
24.02M
est: 23.27M (+3.2%)
24.68M
est: 24.53M (+0.6%)
20.54M
est: 25.72M (-20.2%)
2.99M
est: 21.73M (-86.3%)
16.32M
est: 2.97M (+449.2%)
60.00M
est: 57.36M (+4.6%)
25.53M
est: 3.09M (+726.9%)
25.71M
est: 22.51M (+14.3%)
18.10M
est: 22.35M (-19.0%)
19.27M
18.51M – 20.02M
-13.8% YoY
20.40M
20.22M – 20.57M
+5.9% YoY
22.58M
22.36M – 22.81M
+10.7% YoY
25.01M
24.76M – 25.25M
+10.7% YoY
SGA
est: 48.80M (-100.0%)
est: 68.25M (-100.0%)
est: 66.51M (-100.0%)
164.0K
est: 80.55M (-99.8%)
251.0K
est: 102.81M (-99.8%)
317.0K
est: 120.52M (-99.7%)
284.0K
est: 150.13M (-99.8%)
288.0K
est: 163.14M (-99.8%)
222.0K
est: 1.11M (-79.9%)
225.0K
est: 181.28M (-99.9%)
240.0K
est: 195.85M (-99.9%)
150.92M
est: 174.17M (-13.4%)
263.0K
est: 92.38M (-99.7%)
375.0K
est: 181.06M (-99.8%)
385.0K
est: 80.53M (-99.5%)
308.29M
est: 122.06M (+152.6%)
123.69M
120.77M – 127.17M
+1.3% YoY
123.63M
123.17M – 124.09M
-0.1% YoY
126.29M
124.40M – 128.17M
+2.1% YoY
129.62M
128.64M – 130.60M
+2.6% YoY
EPS
0.02
est: 0.03 (-12.8%)
0.02
est: 0.03 (-31.7%)
0.03
est: 0.03 (-23.2%)
0.02
est: 0.03 (-43.3%)
0.04
est: 0.05 (-11.4%)
0.05
est: 0.05 (-0.8%)
0.06
est: 0.06 (-1.7%)
0.06
est: 0.06 (-0.3%)
0.06
est: 0.06 (+12.5%)
0.05
est: 0.05 (+20.4%)
0.01
est: 0.05 (-83.8%)
0.04
est: 0.05 (-11.0%)
0.17
est: 0.16 (+5.6%)
0.07
est: 0.09 (-13.2%)
0.08
est: 0.06 (+20.4%)
0.05
est: 0.06 (-13.0%)
0.05
0.05 – 0.06
-13.2% YoY
0.06
0.06 – 0.06
+4.9% YoY
0.06
0.06 – 0.06
+11.0% YoY
0.07
0.07 – 0.07
+10.7% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-12 B+ 3/5 2/5 3/5 3/5 2/5 4/5 5/5
2026-05-11 B+ 3/5 2/5 3/5 3/5 2/5 4/5 5/5
2026-05-08 B+ 3/5 2/5 3/5 3/5 2/5 4/5 5/5
2026-05-07 B+ 3/5 2/5 3/5 3/5 2/5 4/5 5/5
2026-05-06 B+ 3/5 2/5 3/5 3/5 2/5 4/5 5/5
2026-05-05 B 3/5 2/5 2/5 3/5 1/5 4/5 5/5
2026-05-01 B+ 3/5 2/5 2/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 5/5
2026-04-30 B+ 3/5 2/5 2/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 5/5
2026-04-29 B+ 3/5 2/5 2/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 5/5
2026-04-28 B+ 3/5 2/5 2/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 5/5
2026-04-27 B+ 3/5 2/5 2/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 5/5
2026-04-24 B+ 3/5 2/5 2/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 5/5
2026-04-23 B+ 3/5 2/5 2/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 5/5
2026-04-22 B+ 3/5 2/5 2/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 5/5
2026-04-21 B+ 3/5 2/5 2/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 5/5
2026-04-20 B+ 3/5 2/5 2/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 5/5
2026-04-17 B+ 3/5 2/5 2/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 5/5
2026-04-16 B+ 3/5 2/5 2/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 5/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
237.58M
OE per share TTM
0.68
Owner's Yield
113.25%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
17.52%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
9.5%

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 8 ETFs in our universe
# ETF Weight Est. AUM exposure TER
1 WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend UCITS ETF Acc DFEA.L 0.09% 83.8K 0.38%
2 WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend UCITS ETF WTES.DE 0.09% 83.8K 0.38%
3 WisdomTree Dynamic International SmallCap Equity ETF DDLS 0.04% 191.5K 0.48%
4 WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund DLS 0.04% 365.4K 0.58%
5 Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF AVDV 0.01% 2.55M 0.36%
6 Avantis International Small Cap Equity ETF AVDS 0.01% 27.1K 0.30%
7 Avantis International Equity ETF AVDE 0.00% 866.4K 0.23%
8 Avantis Responsible International Equity ETF AVSD 0.00% 18.5K 0.23%

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
4.2K
Shares Outstanding
308.64M

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
Robert T. Forrester Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director 754.0K male
Karen Anderson Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director 436.0K female
David Paul Crane Chief Operating Officer & Executive Director 435.0K male
Liz Cope Chief Marketing Officer female
Matthew Barr Group HR Director male
Nicola Jane Carrington Loose Company Secretary, General Counsel & Member of Operations Board female
Anthony Masterson Managing Director
Steve Rowe Group Sales Director & Member of Operations Board male
Bruce Clark Chief Technology Officer male
Damien Rigby Head of Fleet for Mercedes-Benz division male
ESG Score History

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Senate Trading Activity

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House Trading Activity

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