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Dowlais Group plc

United Kingdom · GB00BMWRZ071 · reports in GBP · Europe

The answers

From the annual report for the year to Dec 31, 2024. Each line says what it is based on.

Is it growing?To watch
Revenue −11% in the year to Dec 31, 2024, on the year before.
Is it a good business?To watch
It earned −7.6% on its shareholders' equity in the year to Dec 31, 2024.
Is it safe?Fair
Equity is 40% of its assets, and operations brought in cash in the year.
Is the price fair?n/a
Not answered: no exchange publishes this company's price for free reuse, so there is no P/E here.

The year

Year to Dec 31, 2024, consolidated, in GBP.

£4.3B

revenue

-2.4%

operating margin

−£173M

net profit

Year by year

As filed; an earlier year can differ from its own report when the company restated it.

Dec 2023Dec 2024
Revenue£4.9B£4.3B
Operating profit−£450M−£106M
Net profit to shareholders−£501M−£173M
Earnings per share−£0.36−£0.13
Cash from operations£239M£120M
Capital spending£279M£188M
Cash£313M£336M
Total assets£6.3B£5.7B
Equity£2.6B£2.3B

What they do

In the company's own words, from the annual report.

Dowlais Group plc comprises the GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy businesses along with certain Corporate functions, together referred to as the “Group”. GKN Automotive is a global technology and systems engineer which designs, develops, manufactures and integrates an extensive range of driveline technologies, including electric vehicle components. GKN Powder Metallurgy is a global leader in precision powder metal parts for the automotive and industrial sectors, as well as the production of powder metal. GKN Hydrogen formed part of the Group, offering reliable and secure hydrogen storage solutions, until its sale on 29 July 2024 to Langley Holdings plc.

Source: the company’s annual financial report in ESEF, via filings.xbrl.org (XBRL International). Listed shares from ESMA’s FIRDS register; ESMA does not endorse this site. Ryufin computed the answers and ratios from the filed figures.