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Driver Group plc
(LSE:DIAL)
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Rating:66Neutral
Price Target:
38.00 p
▲(18.75% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:06/11/26
The score is driven mainly by mixed financial performance: a strong, conservatively leveraged balance sheet and improving operating efficiency are offset by weak profitability and a steep drop in free cash flow. Technicals are supportive with the stock trading above key moving averages, while valuation is middling given a 22.95 P/E but helped by a ~5% dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Conservative Balance Sheet
Very low leverage and a strong equity base provide financial resilience for a fee-based advisory business, reducing interest burden and preserving flexibility to invest in operations or withstand uneven project demand.
Negative Factors
Low Net Profitability
A 1.59% net margin leaves limited room to absorb wage inflation, project overruns or weaker utilisation. Persistently thin profitability could constrain reinvestment and make earnings more sensitive to changes in client demand and service costs.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Conservative Balance Sheet
Very low leverage and a strong equity base provide financial resilience for a fee-based advisory business, reducing interest burden and preserving flexibility to invest in operations or withstand uneven project demand.
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Driver Group plc (DIAL) vs. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWC)
Market Cap
£18.70M
Dividend Yield4.17%
Average Volume (3M)44.28K
Price to Earnings (P/E)19.5
Beta (1Y)-0.02
Revenue Growth6.82%
EPS GrowthN/A
CountryUK
Employees198
SectorIndustrials
Sector Strength72
IndustryConsulting Services
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.02
Shares Outstanding52,805,393
10 Day Avg. Volume30,333
30 Day Avg. Volume44,280
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.06
Price to Book (P/B)0.66
Price to Sales (P/S)0.21
P/FCF Ratio46.92
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)0.02
Revenue Forecast (FY)£44.30M
Driver Group plc Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Diales Group Plc is a holding company, which engages in the provision of consultancy services to construction and engineering industries. It operates through the following geographical segments: Europe and America, Middle East, and Asia Pacific. T...
How the Company Makes Money
Driver Group plc makes money by delivering fee-earning professional services to clients involved in construction and engineering projects. Revenue is primarily generated from advisory engagements focused on commercial and contractual support (e.g....
Driver Group plc Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
65
Positive
Balance Sheet
70
Positive
Cash Flow
55
Neutral
| Breakdown | TTM | Sep 2025 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 44.99M | 42.96M | 42.97M | 42.63M | 45.07M | 48.77M |
| Gross Profit | 13.47M | 11.98M | 11.52M | 10.83M | 9.50M | 12.42M |
| EBITDA | 2.48M | 2.08M | 1.75M | 1.36M | -662.00K | 3.20M |
| Net Income | 972.00K | 683.00K | -617.00K | -336.00K | -2.88M | 1.11M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 23.89M | 22.46M | 22.97M | 25.36M | 31.40M | 31.41M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 3.85M | 3.04M | 4.25M | 5.83M | 4.93M | 6.47M |
| Total Debt | 1.63M | 738.00K | 730.00K | 1.16M | 1.39M | 1.80M |
| Total Liabilities | 10.10M | 8.51M | 8.80M | 9.37M | 15.04M | 10.14M |
| Stockholders Equity | 13.78M | 13.96M | 14.16M | 15.98M | 16.35M | 21.26M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 2.83M | 195.00K | 210.00K | 2.22M | 371.00K | -274.00K |
| Operating Cash Flow | 3.09M | 415.00K | 356.00K | 2.36M | 769.00K | 247.00K |
| Investing Cash Flow | -264.00K | -220.00K | -101.00K | -14.00K | -569.00K | -521.00K |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.39M | -1.55M | -1.55M | -1.52M | -2.20M | -4.43M |
Driver Group plc Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (63)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
72 Outperform | £2.61B | 32.35 | 15.86% | 2.15% | 10.55% | -19.05% | |
69 Neutral | £2.54B | 16.79 | 17.55% | 1.87% | 1.20% | 221.80% | |
68 Neutral | £2.10B | 10.92 | 24.83% | 2.36% | 10.84% | 24.56% | |
66 Neutral | £18.70M | 19.46 | 3.38% | 4.69% | 6.82% | ― | |
66 Neutral | £1.14B | 19.30 | 11.69% | 3.26% | 2.50% | 40.96% | |
63 Neutral | $10.79B | 15.43 | 7.44% | 2.01% | 2.89% | -14.66% | |
42 Neutral | £337.77M | -1.68 | -677.10% | ― | -16.13% | -1315.87% |
* Industrials Sector Average
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Driver Group plc Corporate Events
Business Operations and Strategy
Diales Group’s Employee Trust Buys Shares to Fund Staff Options
Positive
Jul 29, 2026
Diales Group Plc has disclosed that its Employee Benefit Trust purchased 79,935 ordinary shares at 33.3086 pence per share, funded by a gift from the company’s existing cash resources. The shares will be held to meet future vesting of employ...
Business Operations and Strategy
Diales Increases Employee Benefit Trust Stake to Support Share Option Plans
Positive
Jun 29, 2026
Diales Group Plc has disclosed that its Employee Benefit Trust acquired 5,000 ordinary shares at 31 pence each, funded by a gift from the company’s existing cash resources. The shares will be held to meet future vesting of employee share opt...
Business Operations and Strategy
Diales boosts employee trust holding with new share purchase
Positive
Jun 22, 2026
Diales Group Plc has disclosed that its Employee Benefit Trust has acquired 70,000 ordinary shares at 31 pence each, using funding provided by the company from existing cash resources. The shares will be held to satisfy future vesting of share opt...
Business Operations and StrategyDividendsFinancial Disclosures
Diales lifts profit and margins on strong UK and Europe growth
Positive
Jun 10, 2026
Diales Group reported a robust first half for the six months to 31 March 2026, with revenue from continuing operations up 10% to £23.7m and gross margin improving to 28.6%, despite higher payroll taxes and ongoing investment in people, system...
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