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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR filings and third-party price providers. Scores, valuations, and metrics are algorithmic estimates. This is not investment advice. See our Terms and Methodology.
Vp plc provides equipment rental and related services in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company provides materials handling solutions, including telehandlers and plant and equipment for residential housebuilding; and supports upstream projects with pipeline, Transpennine rail upgrade, re-routing of water main, infrastructure maintenance, and well testing services, as well as downstream projects, including industrial shutdowns and space monitoring solutions. It also offers rail services comprising track renewals, maintenance, and other projects, as well as plant and tools for rail; undertakes pipeline, sewer rehabilitation, reservoir and facility enhancement, and treatment plant upgrade projects; and provides pipeline solutions and site access through portable roadways, as well as survey, test and measurement, and groundwork services. In addition, the company undertakes rail, highways, utilities, and other infrastructure projects; supports non-residential construction projects, including commercial offices, warehousing, and distribution; and operates in the commercial fit-out sectors comprising work on offices, data centres, and retail units. The company was formerly known as Vibroplant plc and changed its name to Vp plc in 2000. Vp plc was incorporated in 1950 and is headquartered in Harrogate, the United Kingdom. Vp plc is a subsidiary of Ackers P Investment Company Limited.
£4.80
£0.13 (-2.64%)
EOD Jul 3, 2026
The business is unprofitable at the operating level (-1.39% margin). The thesis depends entirely on whether and when it reaches sustainable profitability.
Revenue declined 5.7% YoY. Margins deteriorated 8.4pp alongside, both lines moving the wrong way.
Free cash flow declined 79% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened. ROIC dropped from 4.86% to -1.05%, capital efficiency is deteriorating.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
£358M
▼ -5.7% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
-£5M
▼ -137.6% YoY
Op. Margin
-1.39%
▼ -8.4pp YoY
ROIC
-1.05%
▼ -5.9pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
£2M
▼ -78.7% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
£10M
▼ -71.3% YoY
Net Debt
£213M
Cash & Equiv.
£21M
3Y CAGR: -1.2%
3Y CAGR: -20.6%
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Vp (VP.XLON) trades above a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about £-4.72 per share, so at £4.80 the stock looks overvalued (198.3% above estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Vp scores 14/100 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 8.2%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about £-4.72 per share for VP.XLON, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around £-3.54. At today's £4.80, that puts the stock about 198.3% above estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Vp scores 14 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 7 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a -1.4% operating margin and a -1.1% 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, Vp pays a regular dividend of about £0.39 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 8.2% at the current price. Vp has grown the dividend at roughly 2.7% 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 VP.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. VP.XLON currently trades above its estimated intrinsic value and scores 14/100 on quality (lower-quality). It also yields about 8.2%. 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.