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Size FW Thorpe (TFW.L) is a United Kingdom Industrials company (Electrical Products) with a market value of $422M, the 314th largest of 363 United Kingdom companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at £280.00 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 9.4%, against -26.8% for the median peer and +3.6% for the United Kingdom market (cap-weighted) — 2nd highest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 1.3% over the last twelve months (peer median +0.5%); the operating margin is 15.5% (peer median 6.3%).
Valuation It trades at 1.5× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 2.5× (6th cheapest of 21).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 0% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +8%, so the hurdle is -8 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 4.7 points above its cost of capital (9.4% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 18 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £173M | £173M | £175M | £176M | £177M |
| Revenue growth | — | -1% | 0% | -1% | — |
| Gross profit | n/a | £80.8M | £79.8M | £79.6M | £73.4M |
| EBITDA | £36.7M | £41.2M | £41.1M | £40.2M | £35.4M |
| Net income | £27.1M | £27.1M | £25.4M | £24.3M | £21.9M |
| Free cash flow | £26.7M | £26.7M | £29.2M | £37.0M | £24.8M |
| Capital expenditure | £8.75M | £8.75M | £8.38M | £7.29M | £9.99M |
| Total debt | n/a | £3.61M | £5.15M | £6.62M | £7.53M |
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| Measure | TFW.L | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +9.8% | -13.8% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +9.4% | -26.8% | 2nd highest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -12.5% | -42.7% | highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -1.3% | +0.5% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 15.5% | 6.3% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| EV / Sales | 1.5× | 2.5× | 6th cheapest of 21 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 0.0% | 17.0% | 3rd least demanding of 11 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +8.0% | +8.2% | 6th highest of 11 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -7.9 pp | +5.0 pp | 5th least demanding of 11 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +4.7 pp | -2.3 pp | 6th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 7.1× | 14.2× | 2nd cheapest of 11 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -1.5× | -1.3× | 5th least indebted of 11 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | EV / Sales | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW Thorpe TFW.L | United Kingdom | $422M | +9% | -1% | 15% | 1.5× | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| Chongqing VDL Electronics 301121.SZ | China | $422M | +1% | +42% | 5% | 2.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Shandong University Electric Power Technology 301609.SZ | China | $421M | -38% | +1% | 14% | 2.5× | -0.6% | +13.9% |
| Yuan Cheng Cable 002692.SZ | China | $425M | -30% | 0% | -5% | 0.8× | n/a | n/a |
| JinGuan Electric 688517.SS | China | $428M | -4% | -1% | 8% | 3.9× | 18.3% | +6.6% |
| Shilchar Technologies SHILCTECH.NS | India | $429M | -20% | -9% | 22% | 5.9× | 15.7% | +40.8% |
| Cheryong Electric 033100.KS | South Korea | $413M | -50% | -20% | 23% | 2.2× | 1.0% | +38.4% |
| Changzhou Shenli Electrical Machine 603819.SS | China | $413M | -14% | +10% | 3% | 2.0× | 26.3% | +9.7% |
| Sichuan Huati Lighting Technology 603679.SS | China | $436M | +11% | +4% | -25% | 6.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Hubei DP 300808.SZ | China | $408M | -34% | -18% | -22% | 9.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Hengwei Battery 301222.SZ | China | $437M | -40% | +4% | 13% | 3.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Arisawa Mfg.Co 5208.T | Japan | $437M | -24% | +18% | 10% | 1.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Orient Cables (India) ORIENTCABL.NS | India | $407M | n/a | +42% | 7% | 3.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Meishuo Electric Technology 301295.SZ | China | $406M | -37% | +13% | 4% | 3.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Guizhou Taiyong-Changzheng Technology 002927.SZ | China | $439M | -28% | -3% | -3% | 3.6× | 56.9% | +1.7% |
| Qijing Machinery 603677.SS | China | $404M | -11% | +3% | 1% | 1.5× | 21.1% | +5.8% |
| Lutian Machinery 605259.SS | China | $441M | -15% | 0% | 7% | 0.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Sichuan Dawn Precision Technology 300780.SZ | China | $404M | -27% | 0% | -13% | 5.7× | 53.6% | +6.1% |
| GnCenergy 119850.KS | South Korea | $404M | -4% | -7% | 14% | 1.8× | -4.3% | +10.3% |
| Shanghai Morn Electric Equipment 002451.SZ | China | $443M | -30% | -4% | 2% | 2.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Takaoka Toko 6617.T | Japan | $443M | -40% | +6% | 9% | 0.5× | 2.3% | +4.0% |