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Billington Holdings
(LSE:BILN)
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Rating:64Neutral
Price Target:
428.00 p
▲(24.96% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:04/23/26
The score is primarily held back by weakening 2025 profitability and soft free-cash-flow conversion despite a very strong, low-debt balance sheet. Technicals are supportive with an established uptrend, while valuation is mixed—high P/E offsets the attractive dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Low leverage / strong balance sheet
A debt-to-equity near 2% gives durable financial flexibility: capacity to fund bids, absorb project overruns, and sustain operations through cycles without refinancing stress. This conservative structure supports capital allocation optionality and downside protection over months.
Negative Factors
Profitability reset / margin compression
A sharp drop in net margin implies a structural reset in earnings power, increasing sensitivity to bid pricing, input costs, and project mix. Lower margins undermine return on capital and limit the firm's ability to reinvest, sustain dividends, or rebuild reserves without margin recovery.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Low leverage / strong balance sheet
A debt-to-equity near 2% gives durable financial flexibility: capacity to fund bids, absorb project overruns, and sustain operations through cycles without refinancing stress. This conservative structure supports capital allocation optionality and downside protection over months.
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Billington Holdings (BILN) vs. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWC)
Market Cap
£53.65M
Dividend Yield7.35%
Average Volume (3M)70.08K
Price to Earnings (P/E)40.8
Beta (1Y)0.03
Revenue Growth-15.36%
EPS Growth-84.62%
CountryUK
Employees449
SectorIndustrials
Sector Strength72
IndustryEngineering & Construction
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.10
Shares Outstanding13,334,327
10 Day Avg. Volume26,277
30 Day Avg. Volume70,076
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.40
Price to Book (P/B)0.87
Price to Sales (P/S)0.46
P/FCF Ratio27.00
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)0.45
Revenue Forecast (FY)£125.00M
Billington Holdings Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Billington Holdings Plc specializes in the engineering, production, and installation of structural steel elements, catering to projects throughout the United Kingdom, continental Europe, and internationally. The company's expertise extends to craf...
Billington Holdings Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
55
Neutral
Balance Sheet
83
Very Positive
Cash Flow
49
Neutral
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 95.69M | 113.06M | 132.50M | 86.61M | 82.72M |
| Gross Profit | 7.51M | 14.72M | 54.31M | 8.94M | 4.17M |
| EBITDA | 5.06M | 13.23M | 15.69M | 7.97M | 2.16M |
| Net Income | 1.33M | 8.27M | 10.32M | 4.73M | 68.00K |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 72.33M | 78.11M | 81.60M | 60.68M | 52.95M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 20.53M | 21.70M | 22.08M | 11.63M | 10.38M |
| Total Debt | 1.20M | 1.64M | 1.80M | 2.69M | 1.00M |
| Total Liabilities | 21.94M | 25.09M | 33.76M | 26.33M | 23.56M |
| Stockholders Equity | 50.39M | 53.02M | 47.84M | 34.35M | 29.39M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 1.62M | 3.63M | 13.05M | 2.00M | -4.26M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 4.74M | 8.63M | 15.95M | 6.51M | -1.91M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.86M | -4.67M | -2.63M | -4.57M | -2.06M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -4.04M | -4.42M | -2.87M | -687.00K | -774.00K |
Billington Holdings Technical Analysis
Positive
342.50
Price Trends
404.99
Positive
386.55
Positive
356.84
Positive
Market Momentum
1.57
Negative
69.33
Neutral
61.99
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For GB:BILN, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 342.5 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 407.13, below the 50-day MA of 404.99, and below the 200-day MA of 356.84, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 1.57 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 69.33 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 61.99 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for GB:BILN.
Billington Holdings Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (63)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76 Outperform | £2.25B | 16.26 | 23.46% | 3.08% | 3.37% | 2.19% | |
68 Neutral | £43.55M | 8.55 | 3.92% | 2.45% | 29.24% | 224.63% | |
64 Neutral | £53.65M | 40.85 | 2.61% | 7.35% | -15.36% | -84.62% | |
63 Neutral | $10.79B | 15.43 | 7.44% | 2.01% | 2.89% | -14.66% | |
54 Neutral | £24.58M | -36.75 | -16.41% | 3.37% | 16.81% | -146.63% | |
46 Neutral | £9.49M | -5.93 | -10.69% | 2.47% | 9.94% | 50.24% |
* Industrials Sector Average
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Billington Holdings Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Billington ties executive incentives to three-year profit targets
Positive
Apr 23, 2026
Billington Holdings has granted new awards to its executive directors under its Long-Term Incentive Plan and Deferred Bonus Plan following the release of its 2025 annual results. The plans are designed to align senior management remuneration with ...
Business Operations and StrategyDividendsFinancial Disclosures
Billington Holdings Profits Hit by Tough Market as Group Restructures but Order Book Stays Strong
Negative
Apr 21, 2026
Billington Holdings reported a sharp drop in 2025 profitability as revenue fell 15.4% to £95.7m and underlying profit before tax slid to £4.1m, reflecting pricing pressure, contract slippage and a strategic shift toward more complex proj...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Billington lands £50m in contracts as order book underpins 2026 outlook
Positive
Apr 1, 2026
Billington Holdings has secured a slate of new contracts worth around £50 million across sectors including carbon capture, education, transport, cultural infrastructure, semiconductor manufacturing and data centres, with most projects schedul...
Business Operations and Strategy
Billington launches 2026 Sharesave scheme, aligning staff and executives
Positive
Feb 27, 2026
Billington Holdings has launched its 2026 Employee Sharesave Scheme, granting three-year saving plan options over 159,395 ordinary shares, equivalent to about 1.2% of issued share capital, at a 20% discounted exercise price of 306p. A total of 104...
Executive/Board Changes
Billington Holdings Appoints Sharon Daly as Independent Non-Executive Director
Positive
Feb 2, 2026
Billington Holdings has appointed Sharon Daly as an Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee, effective 2 February 2026, bringing to the board more than 25 years of commercial and board-level experience across mul...
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