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Wickes Group plc (WIX.L)

GBp188.60 +3.40 (+1.84%)
GB LSE Consumer Cyclical Home Improvement
Address Vision House WD24 4JL
Watford, GB
CEO David Wood
IPO 2021-04-28
ISIN GB00BL6C2002

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Description

Wickes Group plc is a prominent UK-based retailer offering an extensive array of products and services for home repair, maintenance, and improvement. The company effectively serves diverse customer needs, supporting home renovation projects whether undertaken by professional tradespeople (Local Trade), those opting for professional installation (do-it-for-me or DIFM), or individuals handling their own tasks (do-it-yourself or DIY). Their comprehensive product portfolio spans categories such as kitchens, bathrooms, garden care, decorating supplies, general building materials, tools, timber, sheet materials, doors, windows, flooring, tiles, paint, and solutions for larger endeavors like loft conversions, driveways, joinery, landscaping, and glazing. Wickes reaches its customers through a network of 232 retail stores, its online platform wickes.co.uk, and a specialized TradePro mobile app tailored for trade members. Established in 1854, Wickes Group plc maintains its headquarters in Watford, United Kingdom.

Market Cap & Enterprise Value
Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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GBp188.60 +3.40 (+1.84%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
1M
Beta
0.86
Float Shares
210.17M
Free Float %
95.1%
Price Performance
1D5D1M3M6M YTD1Y3Y5Y10YMax
-2.21% -1.99% -11.12% -29.46% -24.51% -24.51% -19.73% +45.41% -33.81% -32.78% -32.78%
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Market Data

Price Targets & DCF
Current price
188.60
DCF (Unlevered) 1,449.89 +668.8%
DCF (Levered) 1,408.42 +646.8%

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 0 0
Buy 8 -1
Hold 3 0
Sell 1 +1
Strong Sell 0 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
4.67
Safe zone
Piotroski F-Score
7 / 9
Strong
MOAT Score
6 / 10
Developing
Composite Rating
B
Overall Score
3 / 5
Medium
DCF Score
2 / 5
Medium
ROE Score
5 / 5
High
ROA Score
4 / 5
High
D/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/E Score
3 / 5
Medium
P/Book Score
1 / 5
Low
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Home Improvement: +3.5%
    +6.3% Q4'25: +8.6% (vs Q4'23)
  • EPS growth Home Improvement: +2.9%
    +112.5% Q4'25: +39.5% (vs Q4'23)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Home Improvement: +33.5%
    +8.0% Q4'25: +1.7% (vs Q4'23)
  • EBIT margin Home Improvement: +5.8%
    +4.3% Q4'25: +4.3% (vs Q4'23)
  • ROIC Home Improvement: +4.8%
    +7.2% Q4'25: +12.4% (vs Q4'23)
  • Share dilution Home Improvement: +0.0%
    -4.0% Q4'25: -8.7% (vs Q4'23)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Home Improvement: 2.28×
    4.11× Q4'25: 2.08× (vs Q4'23)
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 (0.88) × ERP
WACC = 37% × Ke + 63% × Kd (4.5%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 1,449.89 Current price: 188.60
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 Dec 2021
actual
Dec 2022
actual
Dec 2023
actual
Dec 2024
actual
Dec 2025
actual
Dec 2026
10 Rev. Ana.
8 EPS Ana.
Dec 2027
10 Rev. Ana.
8 EPS Ana.
Dec 2028
8 Rev. Ana.
5 EPS Ana.
Revenue
1.53B
est: 1.53B (+0.2%)
1.56B
est: 1.55B (+0.6%)
1.55B
est: 1.53B (+1.8%)
1.54B
est: 1.54B (+0.0%)
1.64B
est: 1.64B (+0.0%)
1.69B
1.67B – 1.70B
+3.5% YoY
1.77B
1.73B – 1.80B
+4.2% YoY
1.86B
1.85B – 1.86B
+5.2% YoY
EBITDA
199.90M
est: 176.98M (+13.0%)
173.70M
est: 179.27M (-3.1%)
172.30M
est: 171.74M (+0.3%)
158.90M
est: 173.18M (-8.2%)
175.30M
est: 184.12M (-4.8%)
190.59M
187.46M – 191.84M
+3.5% YoY
198.64M
194.51M – 202.41M
+4.2% YoY
209.04M
208.74M – 209.34M
+5.2% YoY
EBIT
96.80M
est: 71.72M (+35.0%)
70.70M
est: 72.66M (-2.7%)
70.40M
est: 70.77M (-0.5%)
53.30M
est: 71.36M (-25.3%)
70.60M
est: 75.87M (-6.9%)
78.53M
77.24M – 79.05M
+3.5% YoY
81.85M
80.15M – 83.41M
+4.2% YoY
86.14M
86.02M – 86.26M
+5.2% YoY
Net Income
58.80M
est: 62.65M (-6.1%)
31.90M
est: 57.51M (-44.5%)
29.80M
est: 28.98M (+2.8%)
18.40M
est: 31.49M (-41.6%)
38.50M
est: 38.50M (+0.0%)
40.84M
39.74M – 50.93M
+6.1% YoY
49.05M
44.03M – 61.14M
+20.1% YoY
56.56M
51.72M – 69.64M
+15.3% YoY
SGA
452.20M
est: 487.28M (-7.2%)
503.40M
est: 493.61M (+2.0%)
494.30M
est: 487.79M (+1.3%)
519.30M
est: 491.89M (+5.6%)
533.20M
est: 522.96M (+2.0%)
541.34M
532.44M – 544.89M
+3.5% YoY
564.22M
552.48M – 574.92M
+4.2% YoY
593.76M
592.91M – 594.60M
+5.2% YoY
EPS
0.23
est: 0.26 (-10.2%)
0.13
est: 0.23 (-44.4%)
0.12
est: 0.12 (-3.2%)
0.08
est: 0.13 (-43.3%)
0.17
est: 0.16 (+5.7%)
0.18
0.17 – 0.22
+13.4% YoY
0.22
0.19 – 0.26
+19.0% YoY
0.25
0.22 – 0.30
+13.0% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-29 B 3/5 2/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-05-28 B 3/5 2/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-05-27 B 3/5 2/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-05-26 B 3/5 2/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-05-22 B 3/5 2/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-05-21 B 3/5 2/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-05-20 B 3/5 2/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 1/5
2026-05-19 B 3/5 2/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-18 B 3/5 2/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-15 B 3/5 2/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-14 B 3/5 2/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-13 B 3/5 2/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-12 B 3/5 2/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-11 B 3/5 2/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-08 B 3/5 2/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-07 B 3/5 2/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-06 B 3/5 2/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-05 B+ 3/5 2/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 2/5
2026-05-01 B+ 3/5 2/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 2/5
2026-04-30 B+ 3/5 2/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 2/5
2026-04-29 B+ 3/5 2/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 2/5
2026-04-28 B+ 3/5 2/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 2/5
2026-04-27 B+ 3/5 2/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 2/5
2026-04-24 B+ 3/5 2/5 5/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 2/5
2026-04-23 B+ 3/5 2/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 4/5 2/5
2026-04-22 B+ 3/5 2/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 4/5 2/5
2026-04-21 B+ 3/5 2/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 4/5 2/5
2026-04-20 B+ 3/5 2/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 4/5 2/5
2026-04-17 B+ 3/5 2/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 4/5 2/5
2026-04-16 B+ 3/5 2/5 5/5 5/5 1/5 4/5 2/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
341.81M
OE per share TTM
1.42
Owner's Yield
82.76%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
87.65%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
47.8%

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%)

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Institutional Activity (13F)

Institutional ownership trend

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Top institutional holders

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ETF Ownership

Top ETFs holding this stock Held by 48 ETFs in our universe
# ETF Weight Est. AUM exposure TER
1 Fidelity International High Quality ETF FCIQ.TO 0.41% 5.31M 0.51%
2 WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend UCITS ETF Acc DFEA.L 0.22% 203.6K 0.38%
3 WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend UCITS ETF WTES.DE 0.22% 203.6K 0.38%
4 Amundi Prime UK Mid & Small Cap UCITS ETF DR - GBP (D) PRUK.L 0.22% 941.3K 0.05%
5 iShares International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF ISCF 0.17% 1.10M 0.24%
6 Xtrackers FTSE 250 UCITS ETF 1D XMCX.L 0.14% 53.1K 0.15%
7 Invesco FTSE 250 UCITS ETF S250.L 0.13% 47.6K 0.12%
8 iShares FTSE 250 UCITS ETF MIDD.L 0.13% 1.11M 0.40%
9 HSBC FTSE 250 UCITS ETF HMCX.L 0.13% 87.9K 0.09%
10 Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (GBP) Distributing VMID.DE 0.13% 3.40M 0.10%

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter

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Insider history not available.

Recent insider transactions

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Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
9.1K
Shares Outstanding
221.04M

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

No CEO compensation history available.

Proxy statements

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Recent SEC filings

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Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
David Wood Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director 1M male
Mark Alexander George Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director 835.0K male
Helen O'Keefe General Counsel & Company Secretary female
Holly Grainger Director of Investor Relations female
Liz Davidson Head of Health & Safety
Gary Kibble Chief Marketing & Digital Officer male
Mark Cooke Chief Commercial Officer male
Mohamed El Fanichi Chief Information & Technology Officer male
Sonia Astill Chief People Officer female
Teresa Paul Head of Commercial
ESG Score History

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House Trading Activity

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