Frontier IP Group Plc (GB:FIPP)
LSE:FIPP
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Rating:49Neutral
Price Target:
17.00 p
▲(9.68% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:04/29/26
Overall score reflects weak financial performance driven by recurring losses and ongoing cash burn, partially offset by strong recent technical momentum. Valuation signals are constrained by negative earnings (negative P/E) and the absence of a dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Meaningful equity base provides balance sheet cushion
A substantial equity base (~£42m) versus assets provides a durable capital cushion to absorb losses and fund selective portfolio support. For an IP commercialization vehicle, this balance sheet strength underpins the firm’s ability to hold, nurture or co-invest in spinouts through long development cycles without immediate liquidity pressure.
Negative Factors
Persistent negative operating and free cash flow
Ongoing negative operating and free cash flow reflect structural cash burn from incubation and holding activity. This persistent deficit forces reliance on financing, asset disposals or the equity base to fund operations and investments, reducing flexibility to support multiple portfolio companies simultaneously and increasing execution risk over the medium term.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Meaningful equity base provides balance sheet cushion
A substantial equity base (~£42m) versus assets provides a durable capital cushion to absorb losses and fund selective portfolio support. For an IP commercialization vehicle, this balance sheet strength underpins the firm’s ability to hold, nurture or co-invest in spinouts through long development cycles without immediate liquidity pressure.
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Frontier IP (FIPP) vs. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWC)
Market Cap
£12.86M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)109.26K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)0.53
Revenue Growth7.43%
EPS Growth-51.54%
CountryUK
Employees21
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryAsset Management
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.11
Shares Outstanding75,638,240
10 Day Avg. Volume41,574
30 Day Avg. Volume109,263
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio>-0.01
Price to Book (P/B)0.31
Price to Sales (P/S)40.66
P/FCF Ratio-3.78
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)N/A
Revenue Forecast (FY)N/A
Frontier IP Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Frontier IP Group Plc, through its subsidiary network, specializes in discovering and appraising the market potential of intellectual property developed by academics, universities, and other collaborative entities across the United Kingdom. The co...
How the Company Makes Money
Frontier IP makes money primarily through value creation and monetisation of its equity and IP-related interests in portfolio companies formed around university-originated research. Key revenue sources typically include: (1) Realisations/monetisat...
Frontier IP Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
24
Negative
Balance Sheet
58
Neutral
Cash Flow
22
Negative
| Breakdown | TTM | Jun 2024 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2021 | Jun 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 318.00K | 325.00K | 358.00K | 372.00K | 329.00K | 362.00K |
| Gross Profit | 12.00K | 291.00K | -1.42M | -1.15M | -1.39M | -1.17M |
| EBITDA | -6.19M | -6.25M | -3.33M | -2.89M | -3.04M | -2.07M |
| Net Income | -7.88M | -6.34M | -1.13M | -3.24M | 10.23M | 9.57M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 52.97M | 54.41M | 45.09M | 45.99M | 50.08M | 38.87M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 1.63M | 2.58M | 2.30M | 4.60M | 4.37M | 1.99M |
| Total Debt | 12.67M | 12.06M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total Liabilities | 13.05M | 12.40M | 315.00K | 452.00K | 1.39M | 445.00K |
| Stockholders Equity | 39.91M | 42.00M | 44.77M | 45.54M | 48.70M | 38.42M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | -3.76M | -3.50M | -2.83M | -3.26M | -3.01M | -1.48M |
| Operating Cash Flow | -3.71M | -3.46M | -2.81M | -3.25M | -3.01M | -1.47M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 781.00K | 420.00K | 370.00K | 3.38M | 5.38M | -1.69M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 924.00K | 3.33M | 136.00K | 98.00K | 0.00 | 2.18M |
Frontier IP Technical Analysis
Positive
15.50
Price Trends
16.45
Positive
14.49
Positive
16.20
Positive
Market Momentum
0.18
Positive
51.74
Neutral
38.89
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For GB:FIPP, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 15.5 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 16.77, below the 50-day MA of 16.45, and below the 200-day MA of 16.20, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.18 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 51.74 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 38.89 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for GB:FIPP.
Frontier IP Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70 Outperform | £1.04B | 9.93 | 8.81% | ― | 11.00% | ― | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
67 Neutral | £124.75M | 37.91 | 1.79% | 3.29% | -9.37% | ― | |
61 Neutral | £573.34M | 8.56 | 7.16% | ― | -35.12% | ― | |
55 Neutral | £696.10M | 14.94 | 2.53% | 1.22% | -323.47% | -837.46% | |
49 Neutral | £12.86M | -1.52 | -14.62% | ― | 7.43% | -51.54% | |
42 Neutral | £13.56M | -645.74 | -16.69% | ― | 16.98% | 99.21% |
* Financial Sector Average
GB:FIPP
Frontier IP
17.00
-4.00
-19.05%
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326.00
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-64.21%
Frontier IP Corporate Events
Business Operations and Strategy
Frontier IP portfolio firm Dekiln strikes low-carbon tile partnership with Johnson Tiles
Positive
May 26, 2026
Frontier IP Group, which focuses on commercialising early-stage intellectual property, has built a portfolio model centred on equity stakes in spin-outs and close collaboration with industry to speed technology adoption. Its strategy aims to bridg...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Frontier IP appoints seasoned dealmaker Shaun Claydon as new CFO
Positive
May 5, 2026
Frontier IP Group plc has appointed experienced corporate finance executive Shaun Claydon as Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary with immediate effect, succeeding Jo Stent, who will remain for a short period to ensure an orderly handover...
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Frontier IP portfolio firm 2D Photonics wins €211m state aid to scale graphene photonics
Positive
Apr 15, 2026
Frontier IP Group, which focuses on commercialising academic and research-based intellectual property through equity stakes in spin-outs, holds a 9.1% interest in 2D Photonics Group, a deep-tech company spun out from the University of Cambridge an...
Business Operations and StrategyRegulatory Filings and Compliance
EU Clears €211m Italian Support for Frontier IP Portfolio Firm CamGraPhIC
Positive
Apr 10, 2026
Frontier IP Group said the European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €211 million Italian government measure to support the development of graphene-based photonic optical transceivers by CamGraPhIC, an Italian SME. CamGra...
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Frontier IP’s Fieldwork Robotics secures £3m to scale autonomous berry-harvesting robots
Positive
Apr 8, 2026
Frontier IP portfolio company Fieldwork Robotics has raised £3 million to move from technology validation into commercial scale-up of its autonomous raspberry-harvesting robots. The package combines a £2.2 million equity round led by cli...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial DisclosuresPrivate Placements and Financing
Frontier IP narrows losses and cuts costs as portfolio delivers technical and funding gains
Negative
Mar 30, 2026
Frontier IP Group reported an unaudited pre-tax loss of £3.1 million for the six months to 31 December 2025, largely driven by non-cash IFRS 16 lease charges for its SC2 innovation hub and a fair-value reduction in one portfolio company. Oper...
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Frontier IP’s Alusid secures key Benelux tile distribution deal with Tegelgroep
Positive
Mar 23, 2026
Frontier IP portfolio company Alusid has advanced its European expansion by securing a distribution agreement that will see Dutch wholesaler Tegelgroep Nederland stock its Mas range of sustainable floor tiles, initially across the Netherlands. Teg...
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