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UIL Ltd
(LSE:UTL)
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Rating:80Outperform
Price Target:
224.00 p
▲(13.71% Upside)
Action:N/A
Date:01/05/26
UIL Ltd receives a high score driven primarily by its impressive financial turnaround, characterized by a return to profitability and significant balance sheet deleveraging. The stock is supported by an exceptionally attractive valuation, offering both a low P/E ratio and a high dividend yield. While short-term technicals show some consolidation, the long-term trend remains positive.
Positive Factors
Improved Leverage
A material reduction in total debt and a conservative debt-to-equity position in 2025 materially strengthens financial flexibility. Lower leverage reduces refinancing and solvency risk, enabling the company to fund operations, strategic investments or distributions with less reliance on volatile credit markets.
Negative Factors
Earnings and Revenue Volatility
Pronounced year-to-year volatility in revenue and earnings, including past deep losses, undermines predictability of cash flows and strategic planning. This variability raises execution and forecasting risk, making it harder to rely on one-off positive years when setting multi-quarter investment or payout policies.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Improved Leverage
A material reduction in total debt and a conservative debt-to-equity position in 2025 materially strengthens financial flexibility. Lower leverage reduces refinancing and solvency risk, enabling the company to fund operations, strategic investments or distributions with less reliance on volatile credit markets.
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UIL Ltd (UTL) vs. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWC)
Market Cap
£187.50M
Dividend Yield4.72%
Average Volume (3M)4.56K
Price to Earnings (P/E)3.5
Beta (1Y)0.20
Revenue GrowthN/A
EPS GrowthN/A
CountryUK
EmployeesN/A
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryAsset Management
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.60
Shares Outstanding88,443,390
10 Day Avg. Volume4,403
30 Day Avg. Volume4,562
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.03
Price to Book (P/B)0.64
Price to Sales (P/S)3.89
P/FCF Ratio9.13
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)N/A
Revenue Forecast (FY)N/A
UIL Ltd Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Managed by ICM Limited, UIL Limited is a closed-ended investment company that concentrates its equity holdings in publicly listed companies across the globe. Launched in Bermuda in August 2003, and formerly known as Utilico Investments Limited, th...
How the Company Makes Money
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UIL Ltd Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
74
Positive
Balance Sheet
88
Very Positive
Cash Flow
76
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Jun 2024 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2021 | Jun 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 62.89M | 27.48M | 10.73M | -32.15M | 5.34M | 123.67M |
| Gross Profit | 57.39M | 22.15M | -16.02M | -32.15M | -121.18M | 130.34M |
| EBITDA | 60.62M | 20.90M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 128.28M |
| Net Income | 55.48M | 20.90M | -25.02M | -44.45M | -137.30M | 122.59M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 270.92M | 249.19M | 240.60M | 313.75M | 417.59M | 545.86M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 1.34M | 953.00K | 1.49M | 5.23M | 8.00K | 3.32M |
| Total Debt | 63.96M | 19.52M | 102.65M | 145.15M | 195.73M | 48.55M |
| Total Liabilities | 66.12M | 82.54M | 103.07M | 146.17M | 198.85M | 182.07M |
| Stockholders Equity | 204.79M | 166.65M | 137.53M | 167.58M | 218.74M | 363.78M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 11.80M | 11.69M | 7.68M | -434.00K | 538.00K | 2.82M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 11.80M | 11.69M | 7.68M | -434.00K | 538.00K | 2.82M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -2.83M | 12.40M | 38.02M | 70.61M | 2.25M | 69.74M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -7.04M | -24.62M | -41.55M | -69.83M | -8.24M | -68.11M |
UIL Ltd Technical Analysis
Positive
197.00
Price Trends
198.67
Positive
198.41
Positive
184.84
Positive
Market Momentum
1.94
Negative
61.56
Neutral
86.67
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For GB:UTL, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 197 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 199.42, below the 50-day MA of 198.67, and above the 200-day MA of 184.84, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 1.94 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 61.56 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 86.67 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for GB:UTL.
UIL Ltd Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
80 Outperform | £187.50M | 3.52 | 29.87% | 4.72% | ― | ― | |
75 Outperform | £2.00B | 15.21 | 4.51% | 1.97% | 68.95% | 109.67% | |
73 Outperform | £231.88M | 14.78 | 14.29% | 6.87% | 0.66% | 11.49% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
67 Neutral | £1.68B | 13.45 | 8.95% | 6.00% | 5.39% | 85.13% | |
47 Neutral | £182.52M | 18.97 | 8.74% | 6.43% | -20.90% | -41.22% |
* Financial Sector Average
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UIL Ltd Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyRegulatory Filings and Compliance
UIL Limited relocates registered office in Bermuda
Neutral
Aug 3, 2026
UIL Limited has updated its corporate details by changing its registered office to Richmond House, 12 Par-la-Ville Road, Hamilton HM 08, Bermuda, effective 3 August 2026. The move reflects an administrative adjustment to its formal corporate domic...
Regulatory Filings and Compliance
UIL Limited Confirms Total Voting Rights at 90.4 Million Shares
Neutral
Aug 3, 2026
UIL Limited has reported that, as of 31 July 2026, it has 90,402,804 ordinary shares in issue, all of which carry voting rights, and none are held in treasury. This disclosure provides the official share count that investors must use when calculat...
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
UIL Limited Boosts Holding of 2026 ZDP Shares Ahead of Maturity
Positive
Jul 29, 2026
UIL Limited has increased its investment in its own financing structure by purchasing 31,113 2026 zero dividend preference shares issued by subsidiary UIL Finance Limited at 150 pence per share. The ZDPs, which are redeemable on 31 October 2026, w...
Stock BuybackRegulatory Filings and Compliance
UIL Limited Cuts Share Count with New Buyback and Cancellation
Positive
Jul 28, 2026
UIL Limited has repurchased and cancelled 25,000 ordinary shares at 190p per share, as part of its ongoing capital management activities. Following this transaction, the total number of ordinary shares with voting rights has decreased to 90,402,80...
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
UIL Limited boosts holding in 2026 ZDP Shares
Neutral
Jul 22, 2026
UIL Limited has increased its investment in the zero dividend preference shares issued by its subsidiary UIL Finance Limited, purchasing 10,000 2026 ZDP Shares in the market at 150.00p per share. The shares, which are redeemable on 31 October 2026...
Stock BuybackRegulatory Filings and Compliance
UIL Limited Cancels Shares, Updates Voting Rights Base
Neutral
Jul 22, 2026
UIL Limited has bought back and cancelled 11,700 ordinary shares at 195.00p each, reducing its issued share capital and adjusting its overall voting rights base. The transaction reflects ongoing capital management by the investment company, which ...
Business Operations and Strategy
UIL Limited boosts holding in 2026 ZDP shares
Positive
Jul 20, 2026
UIL Limited has increased its investment in 2026 ZDP Shares issued by its subsidiary UIL Finance Limited, purchasing 55,000 shares in the market at 150.00p per share. The ZDP Shares, which are redeemable on 31 October 2026, will be retained as an ...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
UIL Limited Increases Holding of 2026 ZDP Shares in Capital Management Move
Neutral
Jul 15, 2026
UIL Limited has purchased 30,000 of its subsidiary UIL Finance Limited’s 2026 zero dividend preference shares on the market at 150p each, with the shares redeemable on 31 October 2026 and to be retained as an investment holding. Following th...
Business Operations and Strategy
UIL Limited Increases Holding of 2026 ZDP Shares
Neutral
Jul 14, 2026
UIL Limited has strengthened its investment position in its capital structure by purchasing 300,000 zero dividend preference (ZDP) shares due in 2026, issued by its subsidiary UIL Finance Limited, at 149.80p per share. These 2026 ZDP Shares, which...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
UIL Limited Increases Holding of 2026 ZDP Shares Ahead of Redemption
Positive
Jul 13, 2026
UIL Limited has repurchased 87,676 of its subsidiary UIL Finance Limited’s 2026 zero dividend preference shares on the market at 150p per share, with the ZDPs redeemable on 31 October 2026. Following the transaction, UIL holds 4,390,582 of t...
Business Operations and StrategyDividendsFinancial DisclosuresPrivate Placements and Financing
UIL Limited secures new loan facility as NAV dips but share discount narrows
Neutral
Jul 10, 2026
UIL Limited reported a 1.7% decline in net asset value total return for June, underperforming the FTSE All Share Index, while commodity price weakness and mixed equity market movements weighed on portfolio holdings, particularly in gold and nickel...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
UIL Limited Increases Holding of 2026 ZDP Shares Ahead of Redemption
Positive
Jul 9, 2026
UIL Limited has increased its stake in 2026 zero dividend preference shares issued by its subsidiary UIL Finance Limited, purchasing 839,864 ZDP shares on 9 July 2026 at 149.95p per share. These ZDP shares, which are redeemable on 31 October 2026,...
Business Operations and Strategy
UIL Limited Sells Remaining Holding of 2028 ZDP Shares
Neutral
Jul 6, 2026
UIL Limited has disposed of its remaining holding of 85,235 2028 zero dividend preference shares issued by its subsidiary UIL Finance Limited, selling them in the market at 131.00 pence per share. Following the sale, the company no longer holds an...
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
UIL Limited Increases Holding of 2026 ZDP Shares
Positive
Jul 3, 2026
UIL Limited has increased its investment in 2026 zero dividend preference (ZDP) shares issued by its subsidiary, UIL Finance Limited, purchasing 8,600 shares in the market at 149.00 pence each. The acquired 2026 ZDP shares, which are redeemable on...
Other
UIL Director Increases Stake with Share Purchase on London Stock Exchange
Positive
Jul 1, 2026
UIL Limited disclosed that non-executive director and person discharging managerial responsibilities, David Shillson, has purchased 4,957 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the company at a price of 206 pence per share. The transaction, conducted...
Regulatory Filings and Compliance
UIL Non-Executive Director Increases Stake with Share Purchase
Positive
Jul 1, 2026
UIL Limited disclosed that non-executive director and PDMR Stuart Bridges purchased 6,701 ordinary shares of 10p each in the company at a price of 206p per share on 1 July 2026. The transaction, conducted on the London Stock Exchange, increases in...
Regulatory Filings and Compliance
UIL director Peter Durhager increases stake with share purchase
Positive
Jul 1, 2026
UIL Limited reported that non-executive director and person discharging managerial responsibilities, Peter Durhager, purchased 6,400 ordinary shares of 10p each in the company at a price of 206p per share. The on-market transaction, executed on 1 ...
Business Operations and Strategy
UIL Limited boosts holding of 2026 ZDP shares in capital management move
Positive
Jun 26, 2026
UIL Limited has increased its holding of 2026 zero dividend preference shares issued by its subsidiary, UIL Finance Limited, by purchasing 351,300 shares in the market at 148.80p each, with the shares redeemable on 31 October 2026 and to be held a...
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
UIL Limited trims holding in 2028 ZDP shares while total issue stays unchanged
Neutral
Jun 26, 2026
UIL Limited has sold 93,500 of its subsidiary UIL Finance Limited’s 2028 zero dividend preference (ZDP) shares in the market at 131.00p per share, and now retains a holding of 85,235 2028 ZDP shares while the overall issue size remains at 25...
Business Operations and Strategy
UIL Limited trims holding in 2028 ZDP shares without altering issue size
Neutral
Jun 25, 2026
UIL Limited has sold 600,000 2028 zero dividend preference shares issued by its subsidiary UIL Finance Limited at 131.00p per share, in a secondary market transaction. Following the disposal, the company retains 178,735 of the 2028 ZDP shares, whi...
Business Operations and Strategy
UIL Limited boosts holding in 2026 ZDP shares as part of capital management strategy
Positive
Jun 24, 2026
UIL Limited has increased its holding of 2026 zero dividend preference (ZDP) shares issued by its subsidiary UIL Finance Limited, purchasing 750,000 shares in the market at 148.80p each. The 2026 ZDP shares, which are redeemable on 31 October 2026...
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
UIL Limited Boosts Holding in 2026 ZDP Shares as Part of Capital Strategy
Positive
Jun 23, 2026
UIL Limited has increased its holding in 2026 zero dividend preference (ZDP) shares issued by its subsidiary, UIL Finance Limited, buying 43,522 ZDP shares in the market at 148.60p each. The 2026 ZDP shares, which are redeemable on 31 October 2026...
Business Operations and StrategyDividendsFinancial Disclosures
UIL NAV Slips in May as Quantum Bet Gains Strategic Momentum
Negative
Jun 19, 2026
UIL Limited reported a 4.1% decline in net asset value total return for May, underperforming the FTSE All Share Index, while broader global equity markets generally advanced and commodity moves were mixed. The company’s share price edged up ...
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
UIL Limited Secures $13.5m Loan to Support Capital Management
Positive
Jun 17, 2026
UIL Limited has secured a new $13.5m two‑year term loan facility from The Bank of N.T. Butterfield Son Limited, backed by a charge over part of its holding in Resimac Group Limited. The facility, which has been fully drawn, will provide fun...
Other
UIL Director Increases Stake with Share Purchase on LSE
Positive
Jun 9, 2026
UIL Limited disclosed that non-executive director and person discharging managerial responsibilities Peter Durhager has purchased 10,101 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the company. The transaction, executed on 8 June 2026 at a price of 208 pe...
Other
UIL Director Increases Stake with Share Purchase on LSE
Positive
Jun 5, 2026
UIL Limited has disclosed that non-executive director and person discharging managerial responsibilities Peter Durhager purchased 5,742 ordinary shares of 10p each in the company at a price of 207.75p per share. The on-market transaction, executed...
Regulatory Filings and Compliance
UIL Director Increases Stake with Share Purchase on LSE
Positive
Jun 2, 2026
UIL Limited has disclosed a share purchase by non‑executive director and person discharging managerial responsibilities Peter Durhager. The transaction involved acquiring 33,657 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in UIL Limited at a price of 2...
Dividends
UIL Limited Declares Third Quarterly Interim Dividend for 2026
Positive
Jun 2, 2026
UIL Limited has announced that its board has declared a third quarterly interim dividend of 2.00p per ordinary share for the financial year ending 30 June 2026. The dividend will be paid on 29 June 2026, with the ex-dividend date set for 11 June 2...
Business Operations and Strategy
UIL gains from Diraq’s proposed US$38m CHIPS-backed quantum push
Positive
May 22, 2026
UIL Limited has highlighted the growing significance of its quantum technology exposure, held via Allectus Quantum Holdings Limited, whose sole asset is a stake in Diraq Pty Ltd, an Australian-founded developer of silicon-based quantum processors....
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
UIL’s Three-Month NAV Outperforms as Discount Widens Despite Resource Gains
Neutral
May 13, 2026
UIL Limited reported a 0.6% net asset value total return for April, lagging the FTSE All Share’s 2.8%, but its three‑month NAV total return of 12.6% significantly outperformed the index’s 2.1%, underscoring strong recent portfoli...
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