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Speedy Hire
(LSE:SDY)
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Rating:39Underperform
Price Target:
14.00 p
▼(-23.33% Downside)
Action:Downgraded
Date:09/18/26
The score is driven primarily by weakened financial performance—sharp revenue decline, losses, and higher leverage—only partly offset by still-positive cash generation. Technicals further pressure the score due to a clear downtrend and negative momentum, while valuation is mixed with a high dividend yield but an unhelpful negative P/E due to losses.
Positive Factors
Positive Cash Generation
Positive operating and free cash flow provide an internal funding base for fleet investment, maintenance, and debt service. Although cash generation has weakened from prior years, continued cash conversion offers some resilience while management works through the earnings downturn.
Negative Factors
Sharp Revenue and Profit Decline
The sharp revenue contraction and much larger loss indicate weakened demand or utilisation across the business and reduce the scale benefits of the rental platform. Persistent weakness would constrain investment capacity, undermine returns, and make earnings recovery more dependent on cost reductions.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Positive Cash Generation
Positive operating and free cash flow provide an internal funding base for fleet investment, maintenance, and debt service. Although cash generation has weakened from prior years, continued cash conversion offers some resilience while management works through the earnings downturn.
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Speedy Hire (SDY) vs. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWC)
Market Cap
£63.60M
Dividend Yield7.24%
Average Volume (3M)1.86M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)0.71
Revenue Growth-0.12%
EPS Growth-2304.17%
CountryUK
Employees3,335
SectorIndustrials
Sector Strength72
IndustryRental & Leasing Services
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.06
Shares Outstanding461,841,980
10 Day Avg. Volume1,921,948
30 Day Avg. Volume1,858,293
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio>-0.01
Price to Book (P/B)0.82
Price to Sales (P/S)0.25
P/FCF Ratio9.01
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
£53.00Price Target Upside190.25% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering1
EPS Forecast (FY)<0.01
Revenue Forecast (FY)£454.14M
Speedy Hire Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Speedy Hire Plc, through its subsidiaries, provides a comprehensive range of tools, equipment, and plant for rent to the construction, infrastructure, and industrial markets in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Their extensive rental offerings encom...
How the Company Makes Money
Speedy Hire generates revenue primarily by renting out equipment for agreed hire periods to business customers. The core revenue stream is hire income (rental fees) from categories such as tools, plant, powered access and specialist equipment, typ...
Speedy Hire Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
36
Negative
Balance Sheet
33
Negative
Cash Flow
55
Neutral
| Breakdown | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 416.10M | 416.60M | 421.50M | 440.60M | 386.80M |
| Gross Profit | 230.50M | 236.10M | 230.00M | 239.40M | 221.10M |
| EBITDA | 84.10M | 85.40M | 88.00M | 102.00M | 101.90M |
| Net Income | -26.60M | -1.10M | 2.70M | 1.20M | 21.60M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 575.00M | 513.00M | 500.20M | 476.40M | 486.60M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 14.40M | 2.10M | 4.00M | 1.10M | 2.50M |
| Total Debt | 287.80M | 221.10M | 202.90M | 179.60M | 146.70M |
| Total Liabilities | 447.00M | 350.80M | 324.50M | 291.80M | 270.20M |
| Stockholders Equity | 128.00M | 162.20M | 175.70M | 184.60M | 216.40M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 11.60M | 25.20M | 41.70M | 24.50M | -1.20M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 62.40M | 33.40M | 52.60M | 88.30M | 86.30M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -68.00M | -4.60M | -24.20M | -51.30M | -80.80M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 17.90M | -29.50M | -25.40M | -38.00M | -15.90M |
Speedy Hire Technical Analysis
Negative
18.26
Price Trends
16.69
Negative
17.82
Negative
19.93
Negative
Market Momentum
-0.73
Negative
31.50
Neutral
7.11
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For GB:SDY, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 18.26 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 14.75, above the 50-day MA of 16.69, and below the 200-day MA of 19.93, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -0.73 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 31.50 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 7.11 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for GB:SDY.
Speedy Hire Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (63)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
73 Outperform | £217.67M | 12.09 | 33.18% | 4.98% | 5.19% | 4.98% | |
67 Neutral | £230.88M | 761.92 | 0.86% | 1.60% | -13.43% | ― | |
63 Neutral | $10.79B | 15.43 | 7.44% | 2.01% | 2.89% | -14.66% | |
49 Neutral | £202.27M | -39.38 | -3.89% | 7.71% | -5.71% | -137.57% | |
45 Neutral | £34.56M | -2.19 | -38.65% | 4.19% | ― | ― | |
39 Underperform | £63.60M | -2.40 | -19.68% | 7.24% | -0.12% | -2304.17% |
* Industrials Sector Average
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Speedy Hire Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesStock BuybackDividendsShareholder Meetings
Speedy Hire Wins Strong Shareholder Backing at AGM and Reshapes Board Committees
Positive
Sep 10, 2026
Speedy Hire Plc has confirmed that all resolutions at its 10 September Annual General Meeting were approved on a poll, including adoption of its 2026 accounts, the directors’ remuneration report and policy, and a final dividend of 0.70 pence...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Speedy Hire Delivers Resilient Growth but Guides Profit to Lower End of Expectations
Neutral
Sep 10, 2026
Speedy Hire reported a resilient trading performance so far this financial year, with revenue to the end of July up 4.6% despite subdued market conditions, particularly in regional and local markets. The company’s Velocity strategy and enhan...
Regulatory Filings and Compliance
Speedy Hire Keeps Sharesave Block Listing Unchanged Over Six-Month Period
Neutral
Sep 1, 2026
Speedy Hire has reported its latest six‑monthly block listing return for its UK and Irish Sharesave schemes, confirming that no new shares were issued or allotted between 1 March and 31 August 2026. The balance of unallotted securities remai...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Speedy Hire grants new performance share awards to top executives
Neutral
Jul 23, 2026
Speedy Hire has granted new performance share awards to chief executive Dan Evans and chief financial officer Judith Cottrell under its 2024 Performance Share Plan, with awards sized at 75% of base salary. The nil-cost options, covering roughly 2....
Financial DisclosuresRegulatory Filings and ComplianceShareholder Meetings
Speedy Hire Publishes 2026 Annual Report and Sets AGM Date
Neutral
Jul 15, 2026
Speedy Hire Plc has released its Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2026, following its June announcement of final results. The documents have been distributed to shareholders who receive paper communications and lodged with th...
Executive/Board Changes
Speedy Hire strengthens board with appointment of Andrew McNaughton
Positive
Jun 29, 2026
Speedy Hire has appointed Andrew McNaughton CBE as a non-executive director effective 1 July 2026, adding him to its Audit Risk, Nomination and Remuneration committees. McNaughton brings more than four decades of construction and infrastructure e...
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