Primorus Investments (PRIM) AI Stock Analysis

• Market Cap: £5.00M
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Average Volume (3M): 80.98K
• Price to Earnings (P/E): ―
• Beta (1Y): 0.09
• Revenue Growth: N/A
• EPS Growth: N/A
• Country: UK
• Employees: 3
• Sector: Financial
• Sector Strength: 70
• Industry: Asset Management
• EPS (TTM): >-0.01
• Shares Outstanding: 125,000,000
• 10 Day Avg. Volume: 83,212
• 30 Day Avg. Volume: 80,985
• PEG Ratio: >-0.01
• Price to Book (P/B): 0.91
• Price to Sales (P/S): 1.61
• P/FCF Ratio: -8.09
• Enterprise Value/Market Cap: N/A
• Enterprise Value/Revenue: N/A
• Enterprise Value/Gross Profit: N/A
• Enterprise Value/Ebitda: N/A
• 1Y Price Target: N/A
• Price Target Upside: N/A
• Rating Consensus: N/A
• Number of Analyst Covering: 0
• EPS Forecast (FY): N/A
• Revenue Forecast (FY): N/A

• Rating: 48 Neutral
• Price Target: 4.00p ▲(3.90% Upside)

The score is held back primarily by persistently negative operating/free cash flow and historically volatile results, despite a conservatively financed balance sheet and a reported profit rebound. Technical indicators also point to weak near-term momentum, and valuation signals are limited due to a negative P/E and no dividend yield data.

Positive Factors

Conservative balance sheet

A zero debt-to-equity posture and a solid equity base reduce solvency and refinancing risk, giving the firm durable resilience through market cycles. This financial conservatism supports survival during redemptions and creates optionality to pursue opportunities without urgent external financing.

Profitability rebound (2024)

A sharp swing to positive net income and elevated margins in 2024 indicates management can restore earnings, improving the firm's capacity to generate distributable profits and reinvest in core capabilities. If sustained, this strengthens long-term return potential and credibility with stakeholders.

Lean operating structure

A very small headcount implies low fixed overhead and a highly scalable cost base for an asset manager. This structural advantage helps margins as assets under management grow, reduces cash burn during revenue downturns, and makes cost management easier over multi-month horizons.

Negative Factors

Persistent negative operating/free cash flow

Chronic negative operating and free cash flow despite reported profits signals weak cash conversion and reliance on non-cash gains or financing. Over months this impairs the firm's ability to fund operations, invest, pay creditors or return capital without external financing or asset disposals.

Severe revenue contraction

A more than 100% reported revenue decline reflects material shrinkage of fee-bearing activity or one-off reversals, eroding the durable fee base. Structural revenue loss undermines scale economics, pressures margins, and limits the firm's capacity to rebuild earnings without clear, sustained revenue recovery.

Historic earnings volatility

Wide swings between losses and profits reduce predictability of cash flows and complicate long-term planning. For an asset manager, inconsistent earnings hinder client confidence, make strategic investments and hiring riskier, and raise the probability that current profitability may not persist absent structural fixes.

Primorus Investments Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description

Primorus Investments plc is a private equity firm specializing in buyout investments in small and mid cap firms. The firm focuses to invest in financial services, natural resources, energy, clean technology, financial technology, business technology, infrastructure, property, consultancy, brand licensing and leisure sectors. The firm seeks to take majority stakes in its portfolio companies. Primorus Investments plc was incorporated in 1999 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

How the Company Makes Money

Primorus Investments Financial Statement Overview

Summary

Balance sheet strength (no leverage and solid equity base) supports the profile, and profitability rebounded sharply in 2024. However, earnings have been volatile across years and, most importantly, operating and free cash flow are persistently negative (including 2024), raising concerns about cash conversion and earnings quality.

Income Statement

Earnings quality is mixed: the latest annual period (2024) shows strong profitability with very high margins and a sharp swing to positive net income after losses in 2022–2023. However, results have been volatile over time, including periods with negative revenue and sizable losses, which reduces confidence in the durability of the current profitability level.

Balance Sheet

The balance sheet is conservatively positioned with essentially no leverage (debt-to-equity at 0.0 in recent years) and a solid equity base relative to assets. Return on equity rebounded strongly in 2024 after negative readings in 2022–2023, but equity has also fluctuated across the period, signaling some variability in underlying value or realized results.

Cash Flow

Cash generation is the key weakness: operating cash flow and free cash flow are negative across all provided years, including 2024, despite strong reported profits. This persistent gap between accounting earnings and cash flow raises questions around working-capital movements, timing of receipts/payments, or the cash-convertibility of earnings.

Breakdown	Dec 2024	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020
Income Statement
Total Revenue	3.26M	-1.98M	-1.00M	464.00K	5.09M
Gross Profit	3.25M	-1.98M	-1.00M	322.00K	5.09M
EBITDA	2.68M	-659.00K	-1.14M	65.00K	5.25M
Net Income	2.69M	-2.35M	-1.48M	109.00K	4.17M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets	5.93M	5.34M	7.66M	8.99M	9.40M
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments	42.00K	3.28M	114.00K	941.00K	4.67M
Total Debt	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	113.00K
Total Liabilities	142.00K	144.00K	110.00K	44.00K	615.00K
Stockholders Equity	5.79M	5.20M	7.55M	8.91M	8.79M
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow	-648.00K	-315.00K	-362.00K	-625.00K	-707.00K
Operating Cash Flow	-648.00K	-315.00K	-362.00K	-625.00K	-707.00K
Investing Cash Flow	2.00M	976.00K	-465.00K	-2.99M	5.22M
Financing Cash Flow	-2.09M	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

Primorus Investments Peers Comparison

Name	Overall Rating	Market Cap	P/E Ratio	ROE	Dividend Yield	Revenue Growth	EPS Growth
Sector *	68 Neutral	$18.00B	11.42	9.92%	3.81%	9.73%	1.22%
WCW	58 Neutral	£5.75M	-0.74	-12.64%	―	-0.73%	-790.70%
PRIM	48 Neutral	£5.00M	-8.16	-12.33%	―	―	―
TRUE	48 Neutral	£1.84M	-1.46	-32.31%	―	-100.66%	84.15%
GUN	42 Neutral	£1.74M	-3.00	-21.15%	―	―	76.47%

Primorus Investments Corporate Events

Primorus Investments Buys Back 400,000 Shares for Treasury

Primorus Investments plc has repurchased 400,000 of its own ordinary shares at an average price of 4.00 pence per share on 7 January 2026, with all the acquired shares being held in treasury. Following this buyback, the company’s total issued share capital stands at 139,830,968 ordinary shares, of which 14,580,968 are held in treasury, leaving 125,250,000 shares in issue for the calculation of voting rights, a move that modestly increases existing shareholders’ proportional ownership and may signal management’s confidence in the company’s valuation.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:PRIM) stock is a Hold with a £4.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Primorus Investments stock, see the GB:PRIM Stock Forecast page.

Primorus Investments Buys Back 250,000 Shares for Treasury

Primorus Investments plc has repurchased 250,000 of its own ordinary shares at an average price of 4.00 pence per share, with all of the acquired stock to be held in treasury. Following this transaction, the company’s total issued share capital stands at 139,830,968 ordinary shares, of which 14,180,968 are held in treasury, leaving 125,650,000 shares in issue for the purposes of calculating voting rights, a move that may marginally enhance earnings per share and alter the balance of shareholder voting power.

Primorus Investments Buys Back 100,000 Shares for Treasury

Primorus Investments has repurchased 100,000 of its own ordinary shares at an average price of 3.89 pence per share, with the transaction executed on 18 December 2025 on the London Stock Exchange. Following this buyback, the company holds 13,930,968 shares in treasury and has 125,900,000 shares in issue excluding treasury, a change that marginally increases existing shareholders’ percentage ownership and may signal management’s confidence in the company’s valuation and capital management strategy.

Primorus Investments Executes Share Buyback to Enhance Capital Structure

Primorus Investments PLC has repurchased 250,000 ordinary shares at 4.00 pence each, which will be held in treasury, reducing the amount of shares available for public trading to 126,000,000. This buyback reflects the company’s effort to manage its capital structure effectively, impacting voting rights calculations and showcasing strategic decisions that could enhance shareholder value.

Primorus Investments PLC Announces Share Repurchase

Primorus Investments PLC, a company listed on the AIM market, has announced the repurchase of 314,580 of its ordinary shares at an average price of 3.94 pence per share. These shares will be held in treasury, impacting the total number of shares available for trading and potentially influencing the company’s share value and market perception. This move reflects the company’s strategic approach to managing its share capital and could have implications for shareholder voting rights and market positioning.

Primorus Investments Repurchases 250,000 Shares for Treasury

Primorus Investments PLC, listed on AIM, has repurchased 250,000 of its own ordinary shares at an average price of 3.98 pence per share, which will be held in treasury. This transaction reduces the number of shares available for trading and could potentially impact the company’s stock liquidity and shareholder voting rights.