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LSE:CGS
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Price: 264 GBX Market Closed
Market Cap: £114.8m

EV/EBIT

16.7
Current
115%
More Expensive
vs 3-y average of 7.8

Enterprise Value to EBIT (EV/EBIT) ratio compares a company`s total enterprise value to its earnings before interest and taxes. It shows how much investors are paying for each dollar of the company`s earnings, including both equity and debt.

EV/EBIT
16.7
=
Enterprise Value
GBX103m
/
EBIT
£6.1m

Enterprise Value to EBIT (EV/EBIT) ratio compares a company`s total enterprise value to its earnings before interest and taxes. It shows how much investors are paying for each dollar of the company`s earnings, including both equity and debt.

EV/EBIT
16.7
=
Enterprise Value
GBX103m
/
EBIT
£6.1m

Valuation Scenarios

Castings PLC is trading above its 3-year average

If EV/EBIT returns to its 3-Year Average (7.8), the stock would be worth GBX123.04 (53% downside from current price).

Statistics
Positive Scenarios
0/4
Maximum Downside
-100%
Maximum Upside
No Upside Scenarios
Average Downside
75%
Scenario EV/EBIT Value Implied Price Upside/Downside
Current Multiple 16.7 GBX264
0%
3-Year Average 7.8 GBX123.04
-53%
5-Year Average 8.5 GBX135.24
-49%
Industry Average 0 GBX0.29
-100%
Country Average 0 GBX0.46
-100%

Forward EV/EBIT
Today’s price vs future ebit

Today's Enterprise Value EBIT Forward EV/EBIT
GBX103m
/
Oct 2025
£6.1m
=
16.7
Current
GBX103m
/
Mar 2026
£9.7m
=
10.6
Forward
GBX103m
/
Mar 2027
£12.7m
=
8.1
Forward
GBX103m
/
Mar 2028
£14m
=
7.4
Forward

Forward EV/EBIT shows whether today’s EV/EBIT still looks high or low once future ebit are taken into account.

Peer Comparison

All Multiples
EV/EBIT
P/E
All Countries
Close
Market Cap EV/EBIT P/E
UK
Castings PLC
LSE:CGS
114.8m GBP 16.7 23.8
ZA
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd
JSE:KIO
102.7B ZAR 3.5 7
BR
Vale SA
BOVESPA:VALE3
372.3B BRL 6.7 26.6
US
Nucor Corp
NYSE:NUE
48.7B USD 20 28.1
AU
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd
ASX:FMG
65.3B AUD 8 11.8
AU
Fortescue Ltd
XMUN:FVJ
39.3B EUR 8.1 12.1
LU
ArcelorMittal SA
AEX:MT
39.4B EUR 20.2 14.4
US
Steel Dynamics Inc
NASDAQ:STLD
32.9B USD 24.6 27.7
IN
JSW Steel Ltd
NSE:JSWSTEEL
3.1T INR 21.4 40.9
IN
Tata Steel Ltd
NSE:TATASTEEL
2.7T INR 16.5 28.7
KR
Posco Holdings Inc
KRX:005490
31.6T KRW 22.5 48.1
EV/EBIT Multiple
EBIT Growth EV/EBIT to Growth
UK
Castings PLC
LSE:CGS
Average EV/EBIT: 15.3
16.7
43%
0.4
ZA
K
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd
JSE:KIO
3.5
-6%
N/A
BR
Vale SA
BOVESPA:VALE3
6.7
4%
1.7
US
Nucor Corp
NYSE:NUE
20
21%
1
AU
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd
ASX:FMG
8
-6%
N/A
AU
F
Fortescue Ltd
XMUN:FVJ
8.1
-6%
N/A
LU
ArcelorMittal SA
AEX:MT
20.2
37%
0.5
US
Steel Dynamics Inc
NASDAQ:STLD
24.6
26%
0.9
IN
JSW Steel Ltd
NSE:JSWSTEEL
21.4
31%
0.7
IN
Tata Steel Ltd
NSE:TATASTEEL
16.5
32%
0.5
KR
Posco Holdings Inc
KRX:005490
22.5
37%
0.6

Market Distribution

Higher than 96% of companies in United Kingdom
Percentile
96th
Based on 1 864 companies
96th percentile
16.7
Low
0 — 0
Typical Range
0 — 0.1
High
0.1 —
Distribution Statistics
United Kingdom
Min 0
30th Percentile 0
Median 0
70th Percentile 0.1
Max 1 015

Castings PLC
Glance View

Market Cap
114.8m GBX
Industry
Metals & Mining

Castings PLC engages in the designing and manufacturing of ductile iron castings and machines. The company is headquartered in Brownhills, West Midlands and currently employs 1,194 full-time employees. is a United Kingdom-based iron casting and machining company. The firm caters to both domestic and export markets. The firm's segments include Foundry operations and Machining. The firm operates two iron foundries, such as Castings P.L.C. (Brownhills, West Midlands) and William Lee Limited (Dronfield, Derbyshire) together with the CNC Speedwell Limited machining operation, which is also based in Brownhills. The company produces ductile iron, SG iron, austempered ductile iron (ADI), SiMo and Ni-resist castings up to approximately 45 kilogram in weight. Its three Disamatic molding machines and three horizontal green sand molding machines provide a foundry capacity of approximately 70,000 tons per annum. Its machining operation supports the capacity requirements of the foundry customer base and also expands general machining in alternative materials. The firm's subsidiaries include William Lee Limited and CNC Speedwell Limited, among others.

CGS Intrinsic Value
255.94 GBX
Overvaluation 3%
Intrinsic Value
Price GBX264
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