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STV Group plc is a prominent Scottish media company headquartered in Glasgow, specializing in television broadcasting, production, and digital content delivery. Founded in 1957 as Scottish Television, it holds the ITV licences for Central Scotland (STV Central) and Northern Scotland (STV North), providing regional news, information, entertainment, and drama programs to audiences across the UK. The company operates through three key segments: Broadcast, which airs content on traditional television; Digital, offering video-on-demand and online services; and Studios, encompassing STV Studios, Ginger Productions, and STV Creative for producing drama, factual entertainment, and children's programming for UK networks from bases in Glasgow and London. STV Group plc generates revenue from advertising airtime, internet services, and content sales, employing around 643 staff under CEO Rufus Radcliffe. Restructured post-2010 to focus solely on television after divesting non-core assets like newspapers and radio, it remains a FTSE SmallCap Index constituent, playing a vital role in Scotland's media landscape and contributing to the broader UK broadcasting sector with its emphasis on high-quality, regionally relevant content.
£1.03
+£0.00 (+0.49%)
EOD Jul 3, 2026
Operating margin is thin at 6.56%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise, not the profile of a wide-moat business.
Revenue declined 5.9% YoY. Margins deteriorated 4.4pp alongside, both lines moving the wrong way.
Free cash flow declined 114% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened. ROIC dropped from 31.09% to 12.83%, capital efficiency is deteriorating.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
£177M
▼ -5.9% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
-£4M
▼ -130.5% YoY
Op. Margin
6.56%
▼ -4.4pp YoY
ROIC
12.83%
▼ -18.3pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
-£1M
▼ -113.7% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
£9M
▼ -42.3% YoY
Net Debt
£63M
Cash & Equiv.
£12M
3Y CAGR: +8.7%
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STV Group (STVG.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, STV Group scores 23/100 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 7.0%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology. This is analysis, not investment advice.
STV Group scores 23 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 6.6% operating margin and a 12.8% 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, STV Group pays a regular dividend of about £0.07 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 7.0% at the current price. 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 STVG.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 STVG.XLON's valuation and scores 23/100 on quality (lower-quality). It also yields about 7.0%. 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.