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Caffyns PLC (GB:78GL)
LSE:78GL
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Caffyns (78GL) AI Stock Analysis

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Caffyns

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Neutral 49 (OpenAI - 5.2)
Rating:49Neutral
Price Target:
98.00 p
▲(0.00% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:03/24/26
The score is held down primarily by weakened financial performance—thin profitability, elevated leverage, and negative operating/free cash flow. Technicals are mixed/uncertain (flat trend with extreme RSI and conflicting oscillators), while valuation screens as very low but is tempered by the recent earnings and cash-flow fragility.
Positive Factors
Revenue growth trend
Sustained revenue growth across 2023–2025 indicates the core sales platform and market demand remain intact. This provides a foundation for margin recovery if cost control or mix improves, and supports longer-term recovery versus one-off revenue spikes.
Negative Factors
Elevated leverage
Debt materially above equity reduces financial flexibility and raises refinancing and interest risks. With thin profits, higher leverage constrains investment, limits ability to absorb shocks, and increases vulnerability if earnings or cash flow remain pressured.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Revenue growth trend
Sustained revenue growth across 2023–2025 indicates the core sales platform and market demand remain intact. This provides a foundation for margin recovery if cost control or mix improves, and supports longer-term recovery versus one-off revenue spikes.
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Caffyns (78GL) vs. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWC)

Caffyns Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description
Caffyns (78GL) is a prominent automotive retail and service company based in the UK, specializing in the sale of new and used vehicles, as well as offering comprehensive aftersales services. The company operates in the automotive sector and repres...
How the Company Makes Money
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Caffyns Financial Statement Overview

Summary
Financial statements indicate weaker quality and resilience: revenue has grown, but profitability turned volatile (loss in 2024 and only marginal profit in 2025), leverage is elevated with low/negative returns, and cash generation deteriorated with negative operating cash flow in 2025 and negative free cash flow in 2024–2025.
Income Statement
52
Neutral
Balance Sheet
43
Neutral
Cash Flow
32
Negative
BreakdownTTMMar 2025Mar 2024Mar 2023Mar 2022Mar 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue262.08M275.46M262.08M251.43M223.93M165.09M
Gross Profit31.70M34.69M31.70M33.58M31.95M22.78M
EBITDA3.06M5.11M3.06M6.75M7.12M4.48M
Net Income-1.20M176.00K-1.20M2.52M3.00M1.41M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets99.54M101.71M99.54M100.03M84.49M94.82M
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments438.00K3.76M438.00K4.23M2.76M5.74M
Total Debt34.99M37.09M34.99M32.77M26.41M38.44M
Total Liabilities70.81M71.79M70.81M68.37M49.76M67.23M
Stockholders Equity28.74M29.92M28.74M31.66M34.73M27.59M
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow-2.46M-1.37M-2.46M3.33M553.00K6.33M
Operating Cash Flow119.00K-303.00K119.00K4.24M3.39M6.72M
Investing Cash Flow-2.33M3.83M-2.33M-716.00K-2.65M-209.00K
Financing Cash Flow-1.57M-208.00K-1.57M-2.05M-3.71M-2.26M

Caffyns Peers Comparison

Overall Rating
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Financial Indicators
Name
Overall Rating
Market Cap
P/E Ratio
ROE
Dividend Yield
Revenue Growth
EPS Growth
71
Outperform
£189.05M3.314.55%3.22%-0.17%-10.96%
70
Outperform
£2.88B10.6023.83%3.44%-15.99%69.97%
61
Neutral
$18.38B12.79-2.54%3.03%1.52%-15.83%
55
Neutral
£107.10M12.5917.19%1.48%20.64%
49
Neutral
£10.91M714.29%
* Consumer Cyclical Sector Average
Performance Comparison
Ticker
Company Name
Price
Change
% Change
GB:78GL
Caffyns
98.00
7.00
7.69%
GB:INCH
Inchcape
812.40
182.90
29.05%
GB:MOTR
Motorpoint
135.00
10.14
8.12%
GB:VTU
Vertu Motors
61.60
11.27
22.39%
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