Cerillion PLC (GB:CER)
LSE:CER
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Rating:70Outperform
Price Target:
1,430.00 p
▲(3.62% Upside)
Action:UpgradedDate:04/11/26
The score is driven primarily by strong financial performance (high margins, low leverage, and solid cash generation). Offsetting this, technical indicators are mixed with negative MACD and an overextended stochastic reading, and valuation is only moderate given a 26.85 P/E and ~1.08% dividend yield.
Positive Factors
High profit margins
Sustained very high gross and operating margins reflect durable software economics and pricing power in BSS markets. High margins provide flexibility to invest in R&D and sales, cushion against cyclical revenue dips, and support long-term cash generation.
Negative Factors
Modest revenue growth
Revenue growth appears modest, limiting scale benefits and the pace at which recurring revenue expands. Slower top-line growth constrains long-term market share gains and reduces the room to absorb rising investment in product and sales expansion.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
High profit margins
Sustained very high gross and operating margins reflect durable software economics and pricing power in BSS markets. High margins provide flexibility to invest in R&D and sales, cushion against cyclical revenue dips, and support long-term cash generation.
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Cerillion (CER) vs. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWC)
Market Cap
£384.03M
Dividend Yield1.19%
Average Volume (3M)85.38K
Price to Earnings (P/E)26.8
Beta (1Y)1.62
Revenue Growth3.67%
EPS Growth8.92%
CountryUK
Employees351
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustrySoftware - Application
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.33
Shares Outstanding29,540,733
10 Day Avg. Volume59,721
30 Day Avg. Volume85,383
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio3.49
Price to Book (P/B)7.48
Price to Sales (P/S)9.84
P/FCF Ratio34.82
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
£2,132.50Price Target Upside54.53% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering2
EPS Forecast (FY)0.58
Revenue Forecast (FY)£52.80M
Cerillion Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Cerillion (CER) is a leading provider of billing, charging, and customer relationship management (CRM) solutions for telecommunications and utility companies. The company specializes in delivering software that enables businesses to manage their c...
How the Company Makes Money
Cerillion makes money primarily by licensing its BSS software and providing related services to deploy and operate it. Key revenue streams generally include: (1) Software licence revenue: fees paid by customers for the right to use Cerillion’s sof...
Cerillion Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
85
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
78
Positive
Cash Flow
80
Positive
| Breakdown | Sep 2025 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 45.36M | 43.75M | 39.17M | 32.73M | 26.07M |
| Gross Profit | 34.56M | 35.20M | 30.81M | 22.52M | 20.41M |
| EBITDA | 24.32M | 21.99M | 18.83M | 14.03M | 10.47M |
| Net Income | 16.62M | 15.26M | 12.93M | 9.34M | 6.43M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 75.27M | 63.10M | 52.78M | 42.63M | 35.67M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 34.40M | 29.85M | 24.74M | 20.25M | 13.17M |
| Total Debt | 3.31M | 2.80M | 3.16M | 4.03M | 4.81M |
| Total Liabilities | 15.66M | 14.59M | 15.90M | 15.90M | 15.46M |
| Stockholders Equity | 59.61M | 48.51M | 36.88M | 26.73M | 20.21M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 12.81M | 9.70M | 8.32M | 10.73M | 8.53M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 13.23M | 11.21M | 9.75M | 12.34M | 9.80M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -2.28M | -1.51M | -1.43M | -1.61M | -1.27M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -6.40M | -4.54M | -3.76M | -3.76M | -3.61M |
Cerillion Technical Analysis
Positive
1380.00
Price Trends
1391.60
Positive
1391.30
Positive
1421.22
Positive
Market Momentum
34.23
Negative
61.65
Neutral
85.93
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For GB:CER, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 1380 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 1262.75, below the 50-day MA of 1391.60, and below the 200-day MA of 1421.22, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 34.23 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 61.65 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 85.93 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for GB:CER.
Cerillion Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
74 Outperform | £8.26B | 29.15 | 48.58% | 1.94% | 7.76% | 17.61% | |
70 Outperform | £384.03M | 26.85 | 29.90% | 1.19% | 3.67% | 8.92% | |
70 Outperform | £492.84M | 71.10 | 1.53% | 1.73% | -0.18% | 11.49% | |
68 Neutral | £215.80M | 37.63 | 5.22% | 0.80% | 19.00% | -53.85% | |
67 Neutral | £144.04M | 11.95 | 8.80% | 1.68% | 3.82% | -18.43% | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% | |
58 Neutral | £132.41M | 15.12 | 7.38% | 1.92% | -7.27% | -15.76% |
* Technology Sector Average
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Cerillion Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Cerillion Banks Record Omantel Deal as Second-Half Growth Set to Accelerate
Positive
Apr 22, 2026
Cerillion reported that the first half of its 2026 financial year was dominated by winning Omantel as a major new client in a contract worth about £42.5m over its term, the largest deal in the company’s history and a key new reference c...
Regulatory Filings and Compliance
Cerillion Updates Voting Share Capital After Employee Option Exercise
Neutral
Apr 17, 2026
Cerillion plc has reported the exercise of employee options over 387 ordinary shares under its Save-As-You-Earn scheme, with the shares being issued from treasury rather than newly created stock. Following this transaction, the number of ordinary ...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesFinancial Disclosures
Cerillion Names New CFO Ahead of Upcoming Trading Update
Positive
Apr 14, 2026
Cerillion has appointed Greg Price as its new Chief Financial Officer, confirming he will join the company and take a seat on the board on 1 May 2026. Price brings recent experience from roles at listed technology and services firms including Chec...
Business Operations and Strategy
Cerillion secures TM Forum Diamond status with market-leading real-world Open API credentials
Positive
Mar 26, 2026
Cerillion has achieved Diamond-level status in TM Forum’s Open API Conformance programme, becoming one of a small group of BSS/OSS vendors to certify more than 50 Open APIs. The company also holds 32 Real World Open API certifications across...
Business Operations and Strategy
Cerillion awards share options to senior managers under LTIP
Positive
Mar 5, 2026
Cerillion plc, a specialist in billing, charging and CRM software for telecoms, utilities and financial services, has built a global customer base over 26 years, with around 70 installations in 45 countries and operations spanning the U.K., India,...
Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackDividendsShareholder Meetings
Cerillion Secures Full Shareholder Backing at Virtual AGM
Positive
Feb 19, 2026
Cerillion plc reported that all resolutions at its virtually held annual general meeting on 19 February 2026 were approved by shareholders, including the adoption of accounts, the directors’ remuneration report, a dividend declaration and th...
Business Operations and StrategyRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Cerillion updates voting share capital after employee option exercise
Neutral
Feb 13, 2026
Cerillion plc has issued 5,499 ordinary shares following the exercise of employee options under its Save-As-You-Earn scheme, with the shares being allotted from treasury rather than newly created stock. As a result, the company now has 29,540,347 ...
Regulatory Filings and Compliance
Cerillion Updates Voting Share Capital After Employee Option Exercise
Neutral
Feb 6, 2026
Cerillion has announced that employees have exercised options over 5,326 ordinary shares under the company’s Save-As-You-Earn option plan, with the shares being issued from treasury stock. Following this transaction, the total number of voti...
Regulatory Filings and Compliance
Cerillion Issues New Shares After Employee Option Exercises, Updates Voting Rights
Neutral
Feb 2, 2026
Cerillion plc has issued 14,230 new ordinary shares following the exercise of options by employees and several senior managers under its Save-As-You-Earn scheme, with Product Director Brian Coombs, Account Development Director Amit McCann, Chief O...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Cerillion Announces CFO Transition as Growth Phase Continues
Positive
Jan 28, 2026
Cerillion has announced a planned transition in its finance leadership, with Chief Financial Officer Andrew Dickson stepping down from the board on 1 March 2026 to pursue new career opportunities after four years in the role, during which the comp...
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