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Employees: 1,000
Size Porvair (PRV.L) is a United Kingdom Industrials company (Industrial Machinery) with a market value of $532M, the 291st largest of 363 United Kingdom companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at £856.00 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 15.4%, against -30.9% for the median peer and +3.6% for the United Kingdom market (cap-weighted) — 2nd highest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 3.5% over the last twelve months (peer median +12.9%); the operating margin is 12.6% (peer median 6.5%).
Valuation It trades at 18.9× forward earnings against a peer median of 20.3× (4th cheapest of 9).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 7% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +8%, so the hurdle is -1 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.6 points above its cost of capital (8.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 8 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £202M | £194M | £193M | £176M | £173M |
| Revenue growth | — | +1% | +9% | +2% | — |
| Gross profit | £72.1M | £68.7M | £65.1M | £62.3M | £59.0M |
| EBITDA | £34.5M | £97.4M | £30.2M | £28.3M | £26.7M |
| Net income | £18.7M | £18.1M | £16.5M | £16.0M | £14.7M |
| Free cash flow | £14.5M | £16.4M | £16.7M | £16.0M | £13.5M |
| Capital expenditure | £9.43M | £7.72M | £5.13M | £4.81M | £4.89M |
| Total debt | n/a | £14.4M | £19.6M | £16.2M | £11.5M |
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| Measure | PRV.L | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -3.4% | -17.7% | 2nd highest of 20 |
| 6-month return | +15.4% | -30.9% | 2nd highest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -8.7% | -49.7% | highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +3.5% | +12.9% | 7th lowest of 20 |
| Operating margin | 12.6% | 6.5% | 4th highest of 20 |
| Forward P/E | 18.9× | 20.3× | 4th cheapest of 9 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 6.8% | 12.4% | 4th least demanding of 11 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +7.5% | +11.1% | 5th lowest of 11 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -0.7 pp | +5.5 pp | 5th least demanding of 11 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +2.6 pp | -3.3 pp | 5th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.7× | 15.7× | 2nd cheapest of 7 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.2× | 3.1× | 4th least indebted of 9 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porvair PRV.L | United Kingdom | $532M | +15% | +3% | 13% | 18.9× | 6.8% | +7.5% |
| Higa 603150.SS | China | $532M | -32% | +76% | 3% | 24.1× | 15.7% | +27.7% |
| GMM Pfaudler GMMPFAUDLR.NS | India | $532M | +22% | +14% | 7% | 42.4× | 13.9% | +28.6% |
| Zhangjiagang Furui Special Equipment 300228.SZ | China | $533M | -36% | -12% | 8% | n/a | -3.9% | +11.8% |
| Qingdao Weflo Valve 002871.SZ | China | $530M | -24% | +17% | 18% | 26.1× | 22.0% | +14.3% |
| Nanjing Canatal Data-Centre Environmental Tech 603912.SS | China | $529M | -38% | -18% | -19% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Komori 6349.T | Japan | $536M | +9% | +4% | 8% | 11.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Nomura Micro Science 6254.T | Japan | $527M | -43% | -48% | 11% | 7.7× | 22.4% | +13.1% |
| Cashway Fintech 603106.SS | China | $526M | -24% | -36% | 8% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Fujian Raynen Technology 603933.SS | China | $526M | -31% | +29% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| HNAC Technology 300490.SZ | China | $525M | -57% | +79% | 0% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Guangdong Jinma Entertainment 300756.SZ | China | $521M | -59% | -8% | 0% | 21.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Shandong Shuangyi Technology 300690.SZ | China | $521M | -26% | +15% | 15% | 19.1× | 10.9% | -6.3% |
| Beijing SinoHytec 688339.SS | China | $521M | -38% | +75% | -205% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Suzhou Thvow Technology 002564.SZ | China | $521M | -33% | -9% | 4% | n/a | 27.5% | -19.9% |
| Shanghai Yongli Belting 300230.SZ | China | $544M | -11% | +13% | 10% | n/a | -2.6% | -5.7% |
| Wayz Intelligent Manufacturing Technology 688211.SS | China | $545M | -18% | +25% | -3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Zhuhai Huajin Capital 000532.SZ | China | $545M | -17% | +8% | 32% | n/a | 7.1% | -0.7% |
| Forge Nano NANO | United States | $545M | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Galaxis Technology 2729.HK | Hong Kong | $518M | -74% | +26% | -4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Tsukishima 6332.T | Japan | $547M | -30% | +8% | 7% | 10.0× | -3.7% | +10.5% |