Young & Co'S Brewery PLC (GB:YNGN)
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Rating:66Neutral
Price Target:
709.00 p
▲(19.36% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:10/23/25
Young & Co's Brewery demonstrates strong financial performance with robust revenue growth and efficient operations, which are the most significant factors in the overall score. Technical analysis and valuation present a more moderate outlook, with the stock appearing slightly overvalued but offering a decent dividend yield. The absence of earnings call and corporate events data means these factors do not influence the score.
Positive Factors
Sustained Revenue Growth
Consistent top-line growth (12.9% YoY to £485.8M) indicates durable customer demand and effective estate management. Over 2-6 months this supports reinvestment in sites, scale benefits across purchasing and marketing, and a stronger base for margin recovery and long-term cash generation.
Negative Factors
Weak Net Profit Conversion
A net margin of ~2% signals limited conversion of operating profits into retained earnings, leaving little cushion for interest, taxes or downturns. Over months this compresses capacity to self-fund growth, increases sensitivity to cost shocks, and limits distributable earnings for shareholders.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Sustained Revenue Growth
Consistent top-line growth (12.9% YoY to £485.8M) indicates durable customer demand and effective estate management. Over 2-6 months this supports reinvestment in sites, scale benefits across purchasing and marketing, and a stronger base for margin recovery and long-term cash generation.
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Young & Co'S Brewery (YNGN) vs. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWC)
Market Cap
£458.02M
Dividend Yield3.98%
Average Volume (3M)61.43K
Price to Earnings (P/E)4.3
Beta (1Y)0.67
Revenue Growth12.91%
EPS Growth-13.62%
CountryUK
Employees7,172
SectorConsumer Cyclical
Sector Strength84
IndustryRestaurants
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.36
Shares Outstanding23,086,979
10 Day Avg. Volume73,244
30 Day Avg. Volume61,426
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-2.13
Price to Book (P/B)0.43
Price to Sales (P/S)0.68
P/FCF Ratio6.44
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)0.68
Revenue Forecast (FY)£526.73M
Young & Co'S Brewery Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. operates and manages pubs and hotels in the United Kingdom. The company sells drinks and food, as well as provides accommodation services. As of March 28, 2022, it had 219 managed and 3 tenanted pubs primarily located...
How the Company Makes Money
Young & Co. primarily generates revenue from operating managed pubs and hotels. Its core revenue streams include (1) on-premise drinks sales (beer, cider, wines, spirits, and soft drinks) sold in its pubs; (2) food sales from pub kitchens and dini...
Young & Co'S Brewery Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
78
Positive
Balance Sheet
65
Positive
Cash Flow
72
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 499.40M | 485.80M | 388.80M | 368.90M | 309.00M | 90.60M |
| Gross Profit | 74.00M | 229.50M | 181.50M | 172.80M | 140.90M | -14.60M |
| EBITDA | 86.00M | 80.20M | 63.70M | 76.90M | 82.60M | -2.70M |
| Net Income | 11.50M | 9.80M | 11.10M | 29.70M | 34.40M | -38.30M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 1.31B | 1.31B | 1.35B | 1.05B | 1.06B | 997.50M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 12.10M | 7.50M | 16.90M | 10.70M | 34.00M | 4.70M |
| Total Debt | 320.60M | 343.80M | 376.50M | 175.90M | 207.80M | 253.40M |
| Total Liabilities | 519.70M | 539.90M | 578.00M | 329.70M | 362.20M | 352.10M |
| Stockholders Equity | 786.50M | 771.80M | 771.60M | 724.20M | 699.70M | 645.40M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 51.80M | 51.30M | 24.90M | 42.70M | 65.00M | -42.10M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 89.70M | 98.30M | 73.40M | 82.90M | 101.90M | -23.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -35.90M | -37.90M | -199.60M | -52.30M | -14.10M | -18.70M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -41.80M | -73.10M | 132.40M | -53.90M | -58.50M | 45.30M |
Young & Co'S Brewery Technical Analysis
Positive
594.00
Price Trends
635.40
Positive
617.60
Positive
605.42
Positive
Market Momentum
1.60
Negative
56.61
Neutral
62.36
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For GB:YNGN, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 594 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 642.40, below the 50-day MA of 635.40, and below the 200-day MA of 605.42, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 1.60 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 56.61 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 62.36 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for GB:YNGN.
Young & Co'S Brewery Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
79 Outperform | £361.99M | 5.12 | 4.99% | 2.81% | 6.94% | 9.99% | |
66 Neutral | £458.02M | 4.31 | 1.48% | 3.98% | 12.91% | -13.62% | |
66 Neutral | £353.77M | 3.47 | 9.75% | ― | -0.08% | ― | |
66 Neutral | £1.58B | 8.30 | 6.46% | ― | 3.87% | 18.31% | |
61 Neutral | $18.38B | 12.79 | -2.54% | 3.03% | 1.52% | -15.83% | |
55 Neutral | £626.07M | 8.99 | 15.81% | 1.50% | 4.52% | 50.39% | |
48 Neutral | £1.47B | -26.58 | -59.21% | 2.50% | 5.98% | -371.14% |
* Consumer Cyclical Sector Average
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Young & Co'S Brewery Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels Shares After Latest Buyback Tranche
Positive
Apr 2, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery has repurchased 34,749 non-voting ordinary shares between 30 and 31 March 2026 under its previously announced share buyback programme, at a volume-weighted average price of 633.09 pence via Peel Hunt on the London Stock ...
Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels 45,500 Shares in Ongoing Buyback Programme
Positive
Mar 30, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery has continued to actively manage its capital structure by repurchasing 45,500 non-voting ordinary shares between 20 and 27 March 2026 under a previously announced share buyback programme. The shares, bought on AIM at a v...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels 99,261 Shares in Ongoing Buyback
Positive
Mar 20, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery has continued to execute its previously announced share buyback programme, repurchasing 99,261 non‑voting ordinary shares between 12 and 19 March 2026 on the London Stock Exchange at a volume‑weighted average...
Stock BuybackRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels Shares After Buyback, Adopts Weekly Repurchase Updates
Neutral
Mar 12, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery reported that it repurchased 23,550 non-voting ordinary shares on 11 March 2026 under its existing share buyback programme, at a volume-weighted average price of 653.92 pence. The repurchased shares will be cancelled, le...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels Further Shares Under Ongoing Buyback
Positive
Mar 11, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery, P.L.C. has continued executing its previously announced share buyback programme by purchasing 20,146 non‑voting ordinary shares on 10 March 2026 on the AIM market, at a volume‑weighted average price of 671.9...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels Shares After Latest Buyback Trade
Positive
Mar 10, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery has repurchased 10,000 non-voting ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 655 pence as part of its ongoing share buyback programme. The shares, acquired on AIM through Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited, will b...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels Further Shares Under Ongoing Buyback
Positive
Mar 9, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery has repurchased 16,691 Non-voting ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 675.04 pence as part of its ongoing share buyback programme initiated in November 2025. The transaction, executed via Stifel Nicolau...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels 5,000 Non‑Voting Shares in Ongoing Buyback
Positive
Mar 6, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery, P.L.C. has repurchased 5,000 non-voting ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 683.25 pence per share on AIM, under its previously announced share buyback programme. The purchased shares will be cancelled...
Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Young & Co.’s Brewery Buys Back and Cancels 46,219 Non-Voting Shares
Positive
Mar 5, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery, P.L.C. has continued to execute its previously announced share buyback programme, repurchasing 46,219 non-voting ordinary shares on 4 March 2026 on the London Stock Exchange’s AIMX market at a volume-weighted aver...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels Further Shares Under Ongoing Buyback
Positive
Mar 4, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery has repurchased 45,444 non-voting ordinary shares of 12.5 pence each on 3 March 2026 as part of its previously announced share buyback programme. The shares were acquired via Stifel Nicolaus Europe on AIMX at a volume-we...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels 20,000 Shares in Ongoing Buyback
Positive
Mar 3, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery has repurchased 20,000 non-voting ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 704.75 pence as part of its ongoing share buyback programme initiated in November 2025. The shares, acquired via Stifel Nicolaus Eur...
Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Young & Co.’s Brewery Buys Back and Cancels Further Non‑Voting Shares
Positive
Feb 27, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery, P.L.C. has continued to actively manage its capital structure through its previously announced share buyback programme, repurchasing 3,000 Non-voting ordinary shares at a volume‑weighted average price of 668 pence...
Stock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels Latest Tranche of Buyback Shares
Positive
Feb 26, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery, P.L.C., a U.K. pub and brewing group with both A shares and non-voting ordinary shares listed on AIM, continues to actively manage its capital structure through its previously announced share buyback programme. The comp...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels Further Shares Under Ongoing Buyback
Positive
Feb 25, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery has continued to execute its previously announced share buyback programme, repurchasing 47,191 non-voting ordinary shares on 24 February 2026 on the AIM market at a volume-weighted average price of 657.64 pence per share...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Continues Capital Return With Share Buyback and Cancellation
Positive
Feb 24, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery has repurchased 2,500 non-voting ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 648 pence as part of its previously announced share buyback programme. The purchased shares will be cancelled, reducing the number of...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Continues Share Buyback, Cancels Repurchased Stock
Positive
Feb 20, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery has continued to execute its previously announced share buyback programme, repurchasing 5,917 non-voting ordinary shares on 19 February 2026 on the AIM market at a volume-weighted average price of 622.82 pence per share....
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels Shares After New Buyback Purchase
Positive
Feb 17, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery has repurchased 15,500 non-voting ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 602.21 pence as part of its ongoing share buyback programme launched in November 2025. The transactions were executed on the AIMX ma...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels Newly Repurchased Non‑Voting Shares Under Buyback
Positive
Feb 16, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery has executed another tranche of its previously announced share buyback programme, repurchasing 26,349 Non‑voting ordinary shares on 13 February 2026 on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market at a volume‑...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels New Batch of Shares Under Ongoing Buyback
Positive
Feb 13, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery has repurchased 37,438 non-voting ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 592 pence as part of its ongoing share buyback programme initiated in November 2025. The purchased shares will be cancelled, reducin...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels Shares After Latest Buyback on AIM
Positive
Feb 12, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery has continued to execute its previously announced share buyback programme, repurchasing 15,000 Non-voting ordinary shares at a volume‑weighted average price of 595 pence on 11 February 2026 through Stifel Nicolaus ...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels 25,000 Non-Voting Shares After Buyback
Positive
Feb 11, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery, P.L.C. has repurchased 25,000 Non-voting ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 590 pence per share on the London Stock Exchange’s AIMX market, as part of its previously announced share buyback prog...
Stock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels Further Shares Under Ongoing Buyback Programme
Positive
Feb 10, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery has continued to execute its previously announced share buyback programme, repurchasing 8,640 non-voting ordinary shares on 9 February 2026 on the AIM market at a volume-weighted average price of 594 pence. The repurchas...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels Shares After Latest Buyback on AIM
Positive
Feb 9, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery has repurchased 30,525 non-voting ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 590 pence per share as part of its ongoing share buyback programme launched in November 2025. The shares, acquired on AIM through Pe...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels Newly Repurchased Non‑Voting Shares Under Buyback Programme
Positive
Feb 6, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery has continued to execute its previously announced share buyback programme, repurchasing 29,627 non-voting ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 585.25 pence through Peel Hunt on the London Stock Exchange&...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels Newly Repurchased Non-Voting Shares
Positive
Feb 5, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery has repurchased 28,222 non-voting ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 592 pence per share as part of its previously announced share buyback programme. The shares, acquired via Peel Hunt on AIM, will be ...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Young & Co. Cancels Latest Tranche of Non-Voting Shares
Positive
Feb 4, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery has cancelled 26,412 non-voting shares acquired on AIMX at a volume-weighted average price of 595.24 pence as part of the buyback plan unveiled in November, leaving 23.7 million non-voting shares and 38.0 million A share...
Stock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels Further Shares Under Ongoing Buyback Programme
Positive
Feb 3, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery has continued to execute its previously announced share buyback programme, repurchasing 24,192 non-voting ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 596.64 pence on 2 February 2026 through broker Peel Hunt on ...
Stock BuybackRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Young & Co.’s Brewery Corrects Share Buyback Pricing and Confirms Cancellation of Repurchased Stock
Positive
Feb 3, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery has corrected a previous notice regarding a transaction in its own shares to reflect the accurate trade price used in calculating the volume-weighted average price for its share buyback activity on 30 January 2026. Under...
Stock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels Further Shares Under Buyback Programme
Positive
Feb 2, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery, P.L.C. has continued to execute its previously announced share buyback programme, repurchasing 22,912 non-voting ordinary shares on 30 January 2026 on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market at a volume-weighted av...
Stock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels 22,177 Non-Voting Shares in Latest Buyback
Positive
Jan 30, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery has bought back 22,177 non-voting ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 600 pence per share on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market under its previously announced share buyback programme. The repu...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels 5,000 Shares Under Ongoing Buyback Programme
Positive
Jan 29, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery has repurchased 5,000 non-voting ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 606 pence per share on AIM as part of its ongoing share buyback programme initiated in November 2025. The purchased shares will be ca...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels Shares Following Latest Buyback on AIM
Positive
Jan 28, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery has continued to execute its previously announced share buyback programme, purchasing 4,271 non-voting ordinary shares on 27 January 2026 via broker Peel Hunt LLP at a volume-weighted average price of 596.19 pence on the...
Stock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels 16,240 Shares Under Ongoing Buyback Programme
Positive
Jan 26, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery has repurchased 16,240 non-voting ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 589.02 pence per share as part of its previously announced share buyback programme, executing the trades on AIMX via Peel Hunt LLP. ...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels Newly Repurchased Non‑Voting Shares Under Buyback
Positive
Jan 23, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery, P.L.C. has repurchased 10,401 non-voting ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 594.50 pence per share on the London Stock Exchange as part of its ongoing share buyback programme initiated in November 202...
Stock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels Further Shares Under Buyback Programme
Positive
Jan 22, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery has continued to execute its previously announced share buyback programme, repurchasing 5,056 non-voting ordinary shares of 12.5 pence each on 21 January 2026 via Peel Hunt LLP at a volume-weighted average price of 604.0...
Stock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels Newly Repurchased Non-Voting Shares
Positive
Jan 20, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery has repurchased 401 Non-voting ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 604 pence on the London Stock Exchange under its previously announced share buyback programme. The purchased shares will be cancelled, ...
Stock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels Shares After Latest Buyback Transaction
Positive
Jan 19, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery has repurchased 2,578 non-voting ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange under its previously announced share buyback programme, at a volume-weighted average price of 613.38 pence per share. The repurchased shares w...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels Further Shares Under Buyback Programme
Positive
Jan 15, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery has repurchased 957 Non-voting ordinary shares as part of its ongoing share buyback programme, executed on 14 January 2026 via broker Peel Hunt LLP on the London Stock Exchange at a volume-weighted average price of 605.9...
Stock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels Further Shares Under Ongoing Buyback Programme
Positive
Jan 13, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery, P.L.C. has continued to execute its previously announced share buyback programme, repurchasing 840 non-voting ordinary shares on 12 January 2026 on AIM at a volume-weighted average price of about 610 pence per share thr...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Young & Co.’s Brewery Cancels Further Shares Under Buyback Programme
Positive
Jan 12, 2026
Young Co.’s Brewery has continued to execute its previously announced share buyback programme, repurchasing 779 non-voting ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 594 pence on 9 January 2026 through Peel Hunt on AIM. The purch...
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