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Severfield plc is the United Kingdom's largest structural steel contractor by turnover, specializing in the design, fabrication, and erection of steelwork for a wide array of landmark projects. Headquartered near Thirsk in North Yorkshire, the company boasts an annual fabrication capacity of 130,000 tons in the UK and an additional 20,000 tons in the European Union, supported by facilities across multiple locations including Sherburn, Lostock, and Rijssen. Its portfolio features iconic structures such as The Shard, the 2012 Olympic Stadium, Wimbledon Centre Court roof, Emirates Stadium, and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, spanning sectors like stadia and leisure, transport infrastructure, commercial high-rises, industrial facilities, and nuclear projects. Severfield plc maintains strategic joint ventures, including a 50% stake in Mumbai-based JSW Severfield Structures Ltd, which fabricates 100,000 tons annually, and partnerships in steel decking production. With a workforce of approximately 1,900 employees, it plays a pivotal role in the UK's engineering and construction landscape, delivering essential infrastructure that shapes skylines and supports national development.
£0.36
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Operating margin is thin at 4.22%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise, not the profile of a wide-moat business.
Revenue declined 2.7% YoY. Margins deteriorated 2.7pp alongside, both lines moving the wrong way.
Free cash flow declined 125% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened. ROIC dropped from 8.86% to 5.73%, capital efficiency is deteriorating.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
£451M
▼ -2.7% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
-£14M
▼ -188.6% YoY
Op. Margin
4.22%
▼ -2.7pp YoY
ROIC
5.73%
▼ -3.1pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
-£8M
▼ -124.7% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
-£1M
▼ -102.4% YoY
Net Debt
£64M
Cash & Equiv.
£16M
3Y CAGR: +3.8%
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Severfield (SFR.XLON)'s valuation is best read against its own history, its peers, and the growth its price implies. A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in .
On quality, Severfield scores 21/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a lower-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 10.1%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Severfield scores 21 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 6 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 4.2% operating margin and a 5.7% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Yes, Severfield pays a regular dividend of about £0.04 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 10.1% at the current price. Severfield has grown the dividend at roughly 6.6% a year over the past few years. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For SFR.XLON's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. you should weigh SFR.XLON's valuation and scores 21/100 on quality (lower-quality). It also yields about 10.1%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.