Judges Scientific stock analysis
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Judges Scientific (JDG) Share Price & Analysis
JDG Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- GBX 3,400.00 - GBX 3,500.00
- 52-Week Range
- GBX 3,300.00 - GBX 6,000.00
- Previous Close
- GBX 3,410.00
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 29.53K
- Market Cap
- GBP 227.80M
- Enterprise Value
- GBP 361.84M
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- GBP 15.60M
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- GBP 63.80M
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- ―
- Beta
- 0.83
- Next Earnings
- Mar 24, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- N/A
- Last Dividend Ex-Date
- Oct 08, 2026
- Dividend Yield
- 3.46%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Acquisition-led Compounding
The acquisition model has produced sustained revenue and EBIT growth across two decades, while organic expansion shows the portfolio can develop beyond deal activity. A deep pipeline and established operating approach support continued compounding potential over the next several years.
Resilient Cash Generation
Consistently positive operating and free cash flow gives Judges Scientific internal funding for investment, acquisitions and dividends. Although conversion fluctuates, the multi-year record indicates that the specialist portfolio generally turns earnings into cash and supports financial resilience.
Industrial Diversification
Greater exposure to industrial and commercial research reduces reliance on academic customers and broadens the addressable market. Battery, energy-storage and semiconductor applications provide structural growth avenues that can complement recovery in traditional research demand.
Bears Say
Sharp Earnings Deterioration
The sharp first-half contraction shows that Judges Scientific's high-margin businesses have significant operating leverage, making earnings vulnerable when equipment demand weakens. A heavily weighted second half leaves profitability dependent on recovery and successful delivery over the coming months.
Research-funding Headwinds
Prolonged uncertainty in U.S. scientific funding can defer laboratory and institutional capital purchases, weakening demand across research-focused subsidiaries. Management expects the pressure to continue into 2027, making this more than a short-lived quarterly issue.
Higher Leverage And Weaker Returns
Moderate leverage remains manageable but reduces flexibility while earnings and cash conversion are under pressure. Rising debt, increased gearing and lower returns on invested capital could constrain acquisition capacity and make restoring historical profitability and returns more important.
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Company Description
Judges Scientific
Judges Scientific plc is a company dedicated to the design, production, and worldwide sale of advanced scientific instruments. Its operations are structured around two core divisions: Materials Sciences and Vacuum. The company provides a wide array of products, including specialized engineering teaching and research equipment for academic institutions like universities, colleges, and schools, as well as various research facilities. It also supplies sophisticated research and development systems specifically designed for the food, beverage, dairy, edible oil, and pharmaceutical industries. Among its diverse offerings are LED illumination systems crucial for bioscience and clinical microscopy; solutions for tensile testing, motion control, and specimen cooling tailored for microscopy applications; and automated measurement systems for different fiber types. The portfolio extends to edge-welded metal bellows and a comprehensive range of fire testing instruments, featuring cone and large-scale calorimeters, NBS smoke chambers, and oxygen index testers. Furthermore, Judges Scientific manufactures equipment and software for the computer-controlled analysis of soils and rocks; film deposition systems; physical and chemical vapor deposition instruments; and open-flow cryocoolers for X-ray diffraction, alongside other cryocoolers for cooling applications such as radio astronomy. The company also produces test equipment for the characterization of optical fibers, scientific instruments primarily used in electron microscopy sample preparation, and specialized equipment for electrophysiology and imaging researchers, in addition to gas purifiers for metal analysis. The firm's product line also includes specialized calorimeters for the chemical and battery sectors, and sample heating and manipulation products essential for materials research and production in vacuum environments. Beyond instruments, it offers comprehensive sheet metalwork services, including component manufacturing, casting, fabrication, custom engineering solutions, precision laser cutting, and CNC machining. Judges Scientific plc conducts business across the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, China, and various other international markets. The company was founded in London, UK, in 2002.
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Hardware, Equipment & Parts
- CEO
- Tim Prestidge CPhys FInstP
- Employees
- 791
- Website
- www.judges.uk.com
- Address
- 52c Borough High Street, London, LO, SE1 1XN, GB
Judges Scientific (JDG) Earnings & Revenues
JDG Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentNeutral
The call presented a sharply weaker first-half financial performance, with revenue down 21%, adjusted earnings per share down 72%, lower operating profit, increased gearing and depressed ROTIC. However, management highlighted improving order intake from down 18% in Q1 to down 1% year-to-date, strong cash conversion, a 10% dividend increase, progress in underperforming businesses, industrial-market opportunities, a healthy acquisition pipeline and reaffirmed full-year guidance. The positive operational momentum and confidence were offset by significant research-funding, China, offshore-wind and execution headwinds, resulting in a balanced overall tone.
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Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| Technical Analysis | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Moving Averages | 4 | 0 | 8 |
