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Size Avacta (AVCT.L) is a United Kingdom Industrials company (Miscellaneous Commercial Services) with a market value of $352M, the 341st largest of 363 United Kingdom companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at £53.80 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 24.2%, against -21.5% for the median peer and +3.6% for the United Kingdom market (cap-weighted) — 10th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 99.5% over the last twelve months (peer median +5.5%); the operating margin is -27,388.5% (peer median 6.5%).
Valuation It trades at 62.41× book value against a peer median of 1.63× (most expensive of 21).
Price implies The share price implies a return on equity of about 572.6%; Avacta delivers -2,001.2%, so the price asks more than the business earns today.
Next results Next results expected around 22 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £113,000 | £113,000 | £113,000 | £2.85M | £9.65M |
| Revenue growth | — | 0% | -96% | -70% | — |
| Gross profit | -£990,000 | -£1.17M | -£1.39M | £1.54M | £4.23M |
| EBITDA | -£29.8M | -£29.0M | -£30.2M | -£20.7M | -£22.5M |
| Net income | -£40.4M | -£38.4M | -£52.8M | -£33.3M | -£36.9M |
| Free cash flow | -£27.6M | -£26.8M | -£23.9M | -£15.1M | -£17.0M |
| Capital expenditure | £33,000 | £53,000 | £339,000 | £205,000 | £594,000 |
| Total debt | n/a | £17.7M | £24.2M | £46.7M | £62.9M |
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| Measure | AVCT.L | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -15.9% | -1.4% | 5th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -24.2% | -21.5% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| Return on equity | -2,001.2% | 6.1% | lowest of 21 |
| Price / book | 62.41× | 1.63× | most expensive of 21 |
| ROE the price implies | 572.6% | 12.6% | most demanding of 21 |
| ROE delivered | -2,001.2% | 7.1% | lowest of 20 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | ROE | Price / book | Implied ROE | Delivered ROE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avacta AVCT.L | United Kingdom | $352M | -24% | -100% | -2,001% | 62.41× | 572.6% | -2,001.2% |
| Ningbo Color Master Batch 301019.SZ | China | $354M | -31% | +14% | 10% | 2.41× | 17.1% | 10.2% |
| Corporate Travel Management CTD.AX | Australia | $350M | -69% | +7% | 3% | 0.90× | 12.8% | 3.1% |
| Tianjin LVYIN Landscape & Ecology Construction 002887.SZ | China | $354M | -41% | -8% | 5% | 1.05× | 7.4% | 4.6% |
| Zhejiang Xidamen New Material 605155.SS | China | $349M | -23% | +4% | 7% | 1.68× | 10.9% | 7.1% |
| Shenzhen Ridge Technology 300977.SZ | China | $349M | -27% | +13% | 1% | 1.69× | 15.0% | 1.3% |
| Insource 6200.T | Japan | $347M | -1% | +7% | 35% | 4.29× | 20.3% | 34.6% |
| Qingdao Greensum Ecology 300948.SZ | China | $357M | -30% | +83% | -6% | 2.40× | 25.1% | -6.0% |
| Jiayuan Science And Technology 301117.SZ | China | $358M | -57% | -41% | -9% | 2.02× | 21.1% | -9.5% |
| Takara & 7921.T | Japan | $346M | +23% | +4% | 11% | 1.61× | 5.8% | 11.4% |
| Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories 2395.T | Japan | $360M | -5% | +2% | 14% | 1.36× | 5.2% | 13.9% |
| ECOPRO HN 383310.KS | South Korea | $360M | -27% | -27% | 5% | 1.58× | 12.4% | 5.2% |
| Roma Green Finance ROMA | United States | $360M | -1% | -22% | -44% | 37.69× | 443.9% | -44.2% |
| Optima Health OPT.L | United Kingdom | $361M | +29% | +15% | 1% | 1.30× | 7.9% | 0.8% |
| Globe-Ing 277A.T | Japan | $361M | -16% | +31% | 45% | 7.06× | 29.0% | 44.7% |
| Pico Far East 0752.HK | Hong Kong | $342M | -14% | +3% | 17% | 1.01× | 5.9% | 17.4% |
| Hargreaves Services HSP.L | United Kingdom | $363M | +8% | +33% | 16% | 1.38× | 11.8% | 15.7% |
| Elixirr International ELIX.L | United Kingdom | $340M | -29% | +29% | 15% | 1.65× | 20.0% | 15.4% |
| Omni Bridgeway OBL.AX | Australia | $367M | +8% | +75% | 8% | 0.78× | 8.2% | 8.0% |
| RattanIndia Enterprises RTNINDIA.NS | India | $368M | -37% | +2% | -20% | 4.51× | 73.2% | n/a |
| Axactor ACR.OL | Norway | $370M | -20% | -146% | -92% | 1.14× | 9.7% | -91.8% |