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Employees: 1,947
Size James Fisher and Sons (FSJ.L) is a United Kingdom Industrials company (Marine Shipping) with a market value of $302M, the 363rd largest of 363 United Kingdom companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at £445.00 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 11.3%, against -12.3% for the median peer and +3.6% for the United Kingdom market (cap-weighted) — 9th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 2.4% over the last twelve months (peer median +20.7%); the operating margin is 6.5% (peer median 13.4%).
Valuation It trades at 21.8× forward earnings against a peer median of 7.4× (2nd most expensive of 14).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 9% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is -5%, so the hurdle is +15 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 4.5 points below its cost of capital (9.7% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 11 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £398M | £394M | £438M | £496M | £478M |
| Revenue growth | — | -10% | -12% | +4% | — |
| Gross profit | £132M | £128M | £133M | £136M | £127M |
| EBITDA | £71.8M | £67.9M | £83.3M | £64.6M | £62.0M |
| Net income | -£2.90M | -£4.40M | £46.3M | -£62.4M | -£11.1M |
| Free cash flow | £31.7M | £35.8M | £600,000 | -£3.20M | £7.80M |
| Capital expenditure | £28.3M | £33.0M | £31.7M | £31.2M | £33.0M |
| Total debt | n/a | £203M | £194M | £279M | £242M |
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| Measure | FSJ.L | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +6.0% | -10.8% | highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -11.3% | -12.3% | 9th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -19.7% | -29.8% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -2.4% | +20.7% | 4th lowest of 20 |
| Operating margin | 6.5% | 13.4% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 21.8× | 7.4× | 2nd most expensive of 14 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 9.5% | -5.4% | 2nd most demanding of 14 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | -5.3% | +11.2% | lowest of 13 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +14.8 pp | -19.6 pp | most demanding of 13 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -4.5 pp | -0.5 pp | 3rd lowest of 20 |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.6× | 6.6× | 6th cheapest of 17 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.5× | 1.5× | 6th most indebted of 19 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Fisher and Sons FSJ.L | United Kingdom | $302M | -11% | -2% | 6% | 21.8× | 9.5% | -5.3% |
| Seanergy Maritime SHIP | United States | $306M | -15% | +32% | 37% | 4.9× | -2.5% | +20.1% |
| LC Logistics 2490.HK | Hong Kong | $316M | -13% | -9% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Marco Polo Marine 5LY.SI | Singapore | $322M | -36% | +26% | 32% | 11.7× | -5.4% | +31.8% |
| Chinese Maritime Transport 2612.TW | Taiwan | $329M | -1% | +2% | 25% | 8.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Inui Global Logistics 9308.T | Japan | $331M | +37% | +21% | 9% | n/a | 7.2% | +12.2% |
| Nanjing Sheng Hang Shipping 001205.SZ | China | $350M | -18% | +2% | 16% | 15.3× | 2.6% | +24.6% |
| Samudera Shipping Line S56.SI | Singapore | $365M | -16% | +4% | 11% | n/a | -15.6% | +10.5% |
| Taiwan Navigation 2617.TW | Taiwan | $368M | -1% | +8% | 40% | 6.5× | -7.9% | +11.5% |
| Seacon Shipping 2409.HK | Hong Kong | $400M | +32% | +40% | 11% | 6.2× | 4.8% | +12.7% |
| Sea1 Offshore Incorporation SEA1.OL | Norway | $406M | -12% | -23% | 36% | 4.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Euroseas ESEA | United States | $417M | -13% | +3% | 59% | 3.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Korea Line 005880.KS | South Korea | $420M | -30% | -19% | 21% | 2.9× | -12.2% | +7.6% |
| Costamare Bulkers CMDB | United States | $449M | -4% | n/a | -3% | n/a | -7.8% | n/a |
| Yasuda Logistics 9324.T | Japan | $453M | +12% | +2% | 5% | n/a | 12.3% | +10.9% |
| Pangaea Logistics Solutions PANL | United States | $496M | -3% | +22% | 9% | 7.4× | 1.6% | +10.5% |
| Phoenix Shipping (Wuhan) 000520.SZ | China | $527M | -12% | +78% | 5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Sincere Navigation 2605.TW | Taiwan | $548M | -11% | +22% | 31% | 8.9× | -18.5% | +2.3% |
| Ningbo Marine 600798.SS | China | $575M | -12% | +39% | 3% | n/a | -7.5% | +3.5% |
| Rederiaktiebolaget Gotland GOTL-A.ST | Sweden | $582M | -16% | +42% | 1% | 66.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Dong Fang Offshore 7786.TW | Taiwan | $583M | -19% | +52% | 19% | 11.4× | n/a | n/a |