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London Security (LSC) AI Stock Analysis

GB:LSC

London Security

(LSE:LSC)

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Rating:76Outperform
Price Target:GBX 4,125.00â–²(13.01% Upside)
Action:reiterated
Date:08/11/26

The score is driven primarily by strong financial performance (healthy profitability, low leverage, solid ROE) and supported by a clear uptrend in price. The main offsets are technical overextension (very high RSI) and only moderate valuation support (P/E ~18.6 with a ~2.7% yield).

Positive Factors
Conservative Balance SheetExtremely low leverage and a growing equity base give the company durable financial flexibility. This balance-sheet conservatism supports resilience through downturns, enables funding of organic investment or opportunistic M&A, and lowers refinancing and interest-rate risk over months.
Negative Factors
Margin CompressionNet margin contraction versus earlier years signals persistent cost or mix pressures that are eroding unit economics. Continued margin compression would restrain earnings leverage from top-line gains, limit cash flow growth and reduce flexibility for sustained capital returns or reinvestment.

London Security (LSC) vs. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWC)

-40%-30%-20%-10%0%10%20%30%GB:LSC+5.89%EWC+21.27%Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26Sep '26Oct '26
Market Cap
GBP 447.45M
Dividend Yield
2.66%
Average Volume (3M)
42
Price to Earnings (P/E)
18.0
Beta (1Y)
-0.20
Revenue Growth
12.45%
EPS Growth
20.16%
Country
UK
Employees
1,700
Sector
Industrials
Sector Strength
63
Industry
Security & Protection Services

London Security Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description

London Security plc operates as an investment holding company focused on the fire protection industry. The firm is engaged in the manufacturing, selling, renting, and servicing of fire safety apparatus across a significant portion of Europe, includin...

How the Company Makes Money

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London Security Financial Statement Overview

Summary

Strong underlying fundamentals: steady revenue growth (re-accelerating in 2025), consistently high gross margins and solid EBIT margins, and a very conservative balance sheet with minimal leverage and healthy ROE. Offsets include modest margin compression versus earlier years and somewhat variable cash conversion (notably weaker in 2024 despite a rebound in 2025).

Income Statement

84Very Positive

Balance Sheet

90Very Positive

Cash Flow

78Positive
Financial statement breakdown
BreakdownTTMDec 2025Dec 2024Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue254.94M244.30M220.65M219.71M188.90M166.63M
Gross Profit187.77M179.01M161.90M160.72M129.05M114.44M
EBITDA46.37M44.56M41.71M42.88M37.28M36.29M
Net Income24.95M23.78M21.66M23.26M20.22M19.91M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets238.53M225.45M205.13M202.14M195.88M174.64M
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments54.82M45.87M29.56M32.74M33.96M35.68M
Total Debt7.82M8.23M7.57M7.15M7.91M8.11M
Total Liabilities58.12M53.84M50.16M49.90M50.03M42.90M
Stockholders Equity180.42M171.61M154.97M152.24M145.86M131.63M
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow29.80M31.59M15.02M19.05M15.51M19.11M
Operating Cash Flow38.01M39.21M25.82M29.75M23.33M26.69M
Investing Cash Flow-11.40M-9.77M-9.77M-11.35M-11.17M-11.76M
Financing Cash Flow-14.93M-14.82M-17.88M-19.16M-15.26M-14.83M

London Security Peers Comparison

Overall Rating

UnderperformOutperform
Sector (63)

Financial Indicators

GB:LSC against its peers
NameOverall RatingMarket CapP/E RatioROEDividend YieldRevenue GrowthEPS Growth
GB:LSCGB:LSC76OutperformGBP 447.45M17.9814.17%2.66%12.45%20.16%
GB:SNXGB:SNX67NeutralGBP 31.86M48.841.64%2.63%-15.64%-83.92%
Sector *63Neutral$10.79B15.437.44%2.01%2.89%-14.66%
GB:CSSGGB:CSSG58NeutralGBP 10.99M16.494.23%3.02%10.89%9.05%
GB:PEGGB:PEG55NeutralGBP 5.16M-27.42-3.14%―-4.46%63.10%
GB:NWTGB:NWT49NeutralGBP 9.47M7.066.49%―-5.08%-12.18%

* Industrials Sector Average

Performance Comparison

-25%0%25%50%GB:LSCGB:CSSGGB:NWTGB:PEGGB:SNXDec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26Sep '26Oct '26
GB:LSC and its peers over the selected period
Show on chartTickerCompany NamePriceChange% Change
GB:LSCLondon Security3650.00203.195.89%
GB:CSSGCroma Security Solutions79.50-2.45-2.99%
GB:NWTNewmark Security100.50-17.00-14.47%
GB:PEGPetards Group plc8.501.2517.24%
GB:SNXSynectics plc190.00-95.21-33.38%

London Security Corporate Events

Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackDividendsFinancial DisclosuresShareholder Meetings

London Security gets near-unanimous shareholder backing at AGM

Positive
Jun 25, 2026

Shareholders in London Security plc strongly endorsed the board and its strategy at the company’s 25 June AGM, where all 12 resolutions were passed with 98.98% of votes cast in favour and no votes against. The meeting approved the receipt of th...

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Date of analysis: Aug 10, 2026