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Size Card Factory (CARD.L) is a United Kingdom Consumer Discretionary company (Specialty Stores) with a market value of $389M, the 328th largest of 363 United Kingdom companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at £89.10 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 35.2%, against +5.1% for the median peer and +3.6% for the United Kingdom market (cap-weighted) — 4th highest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 7.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +3.9%); the operating margin is 11.2% (peer median 2.8%).
Valuation It trades at 7.0× forward earnings against a peer median of 13.2× (cheapest of 14).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -2% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +15%, so the hurdle is -17 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 3.8 points below its cost of capital (12.9% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 4 May 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £596M | £583M | £542M | £511M | £463M |
| Revenue growth | — | +7% | +6% | +10% | — |
| Gross profit | £144M | £135M | £145M | £139M | £115M |
| EBITDA | £122M | £118M | £130M | £121M | £114M |
| Net income | £34.8M | £31.2M | £47.8M | £49.5M | £44.2M |
| Free cash flow | £109M | £92.4M | £71.3M | £79.9M | £83.1M |
| Capital expenditure | £23.6M | £19.4M | £18.4M | £27.8M | £18.2M |
| Total debt | n/a | £208M | £184M | £146M | £173M |
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| Measure | CARD.L | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +3.1% | +0.6% | 7th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +35.2% | +5.1% | 4th highest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -12.7% | -24.5% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +7.1% | +3.9% | 8th highest of 20 |
| Operating margin | 11.2% | 2.8% | 2nd highest of 20 |
| Forward P/E | 7.0× | 13.2× | cheapest of 14 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -1.6% | 4.7% | 7th least demanding of 14 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +15.4% | +3.6% | 2nd highest of 14 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -16.9 pp | -0.0 pp | 4th least demanding of 14 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -3.8 pp | -2.1 pp | 7th lowest of 20 |
| EV / EBITDA | 4.0× | 8.5× | cheapest of 11 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.7× | 2.5× | 5th least indebted of 15 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Factory CARD.L | United Kingdom | $389M | +35% | +7% | 11% | 7.0× | -1.6% | +15.4% |
| G-7 7508.T | Japan | $389M | +8% | +8% | 3% | 10.2× | -6.9% | +7.3% |
| Haverty Furniture Companies HVT | United States | $391M | +13% | +6% | 4% | 14.0× | 9.8% | +0.3% |
| MCLON Jewellery 300945.SZ | China | $395M | -35% | -19% | 6% | 18.6× | n/a | n/a |
| ZXZN Qi-House 8395.HK | Hong Kong | $408M | +169% | +41% | -7% | n/a | 57.6% | +3.0% |
| Build-A-Bear Workshop BBW | United States | $366M | -23% | -1% | 12% | 9.0× | -4.1% | +15.7% |
| Beijing Bashi Media 600386.SS | China | $415M | -17% | -27% | 1% | n/a | -2.9% | -2.9% |
| VT Holdings Co., Ltd. 7593.T | Japan | $365M | +1% | +14% | 3% | 7.4× | -4.6% | +14.3% |
| Mie Kotsu 3232.T | Japan | $364M | +9% | +10% | 9% | 9.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Vertu Motors VTU.L | United Kingdom | $362M | +36% | +3% | 1% | 13.2× | -4.0% | +13.7% |
| Bohus BOHUS.OL | Norway | $426M | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Tokmanni TOKMAN.HE | Finland | $431M | +5% | +4% | 3% | 10.6× | 4.7% | +10.0% |
| Barnes & Noble Education BNED | United States | $436M | +20% | +5% | 3% | 13.2× | 7.6% | +3.6% |
| Daikokuya 6993.T | Japan | $344M | -32% | +26% | -2% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Monro MNRO | United States | $343M | -38% | -4% | 2% | n/a | 19.4% | +0.6% |
| Orell Fussli OFN.SW | Switzerland | $338M | -17% | +3% | 9% | 14.4× | -10.0% | +4.5% |
| BHG BHG.ST | Sweden | $450M | +8% | +7% | 3% | 17.2× | 7.6% | +3.4% |
| Star Plus Legend 6683.HK | Hong Kong | $460M | -30% | -48% | -52% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| D. P. Abhushan DPABHUSHAN.NS | India | $468M | +79% | +31% | 8% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| AutoCanada ACQ.TO | Canada | $468M | +26% | 0% | 2% | 13.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Camping World CWH | United States | $474M | -39% | -6% | 2% | 25.8× | 19.5% | +3.2% |