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Watches of Switzerland Group PLC

Watches of Switzerland Group PLC

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Consumer DiscretionaryPersonal Goods
  • Price (GBX)355.80
  • Today's Change-6.80 / -1.88%
  • Shares traded763.52k
  • 1 Year change-53.28%
  • Beta2.4680
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About the company

Watches of Switzerland Group PLC is a retailer of watches in the United Kingdom, United States and Europe. The Company also offers jewelry, fashion and classic & luxury watches and a range of watch and jewelry aftercare services to its customers. The Company comprises five brands: Watches of Switzerland (UK and US), Mappin & Webb (UK), Goldsmiths (UK), Mayors (US) and Betteridge (US), with a complementary jewelry offering. The Watches of Switzerland Group has approximately 192 showrooms across the United Kingdom, United States and Europe including 77 dedicated mono-brand boutiques in partnership with Rolex, OMEGA, TAG Heuer, Breitling, TUDOR, Audemars Piguet, Grand Seiko, BVLGARI and FOPE and has a presence in Heathrow Airport with representation in Terminals 2, 3, 4 and 5 as well as seven retail websites.

  • Revenue in GBP (TTM)1.54bn
  • Net income in GBP104.20m
  • Incorporated2019
  • Employees2.64k
  • Location
    Watches of Switzerland Group PLCAurum House, 2 Elland RoadLEICESTER LE3 1TTUnited KingdomGBR
  • Phone+44 116 232 2000
  • Websitehttps://www.thewosgroupplc.com/
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Mergers & acquisitions

Acquired companyDeal statusDateDate /
Deal status
WOSG:LSE since
announced
Transaction
value
Earnest Jones-Banner of storesDeal completed13 Dec 202313 Dec 2023Deal completed-48.43%--
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Peer analysis

Key Information
CompanyRevenue (TTM)Net income (TTM)Market capEmployeesPrice/earnings (TTM)Price/book value (MRQ)Price/cash flow (TTM)Price/sales (TTM)EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM)EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM)Revenue per share (TTM)Book value per share (MRQ)Asset turnover (TTM)Inventory turnover (TTM)Receivables turnover (TTM)Revenues per employee (TTM)Return on avg assets (TTM)Return on avg assets (5 yr avg)Return on investment (TTM)Return on investment (5 yr avg)Gross margin (TTM)Gross margin
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(5 yr growth rate)
Vertu Motors Plc4.44bn26.43m231.60m7.32k9.430.64963.820.05220.07270.072712.261.063.586.6254.83605,938.302.132.214.915.9711.0911.350.59560.77280.18033.240.385817.2511.057.50-57.450.6811-2.687.47
Pinewood Technologies Group PLC3.86bn46.00m274.41m5.33k5.010.71323.430.0710.62870.628752.614.422.455.9833.47724,503.202.92-1.297.00-3.3712.3111.811.19-0.64580.38642.270.5885--5.81-3.49-30.53-0.8149-25.50--
Card Factory PLC486.20m51.90m356.00m9.85k6.851.243.590.73220.15030.15031.410.83370.87146.4823.1549,365.429.305.1512.376.5436.2434.4210.677.150.38366.430.411768.3927.171.88445.68-5.396.80--
ASOS plc3.20bn-248.10m427.46m3.35k--0.6893--0.1337-2.09-2.0927.965.201.252.2844.04953,758.90-9.690.1134-13.970.18643.9945.84-7.760.07130.6365-1.390.61370.00-10.127.92-624.35---3.54--
Boohoo Group PLC1.62bn-83.20m435.16m6.19k--1.15--0.2694-0.0682-0.06821.330.29941.343.5760.39260,969.30-6.903.77-9.836.1850.8252.93-5.151.770.9921-490.000.54350.00-10.8024.99-1,790.00--14.48--
AO World PLC1.07bn26.70m607.50m2.92k22.905.1211.330.56570.04590.04431.840.20522.2811.997.61367,648.105.680.152715.280.426722.7918.382.500.06050.61577.100.39410.00-16.797.40272.22---16.13--
Moonpig Group PLC329.47m34.86m611.09m730.0017.78--9.921.850.10010.10010.9433-0.05161.1012.81307.91451,326.0011.6918.7317.7534.8658.1252.1610.589.570.29485.171.100.005.1929.51-15.3710.9125.71--
ME Group International PLC297.66m50.67m634.08m1.05k12.664.017.062.130.13320.13320.78210.42010.90356.7316.23282,680.0015.38--22.18--34.48--17.02--1.3360.150.3268--14.58--30.61------
Currys PLC9.20bn40.00m711.83m28.17k17.330.37731.910.07740.03620.03628.311.661.41--12.22326,435.700.6153-2.501.13-4.16--18.080.4349-1.740.30152.710.4197---6.04-2.01-777.46---9.91--
THG PLC2.13bn-566.69m864.74m9.04k--0.7607--0.4057-0.5266-0.52661.820.85450.70343.287.97235,784.40-18.70-11.68-23.62-15.5239.6343.11-26.58-15.501.00-2.780.4617--2.7224.94-291.06--19.76--
Watches of Switzerland Group PLC1.54bn104.20m868.68m2.64k8.321.684.450.56450.43590.43596.442.151.223.4079.53582,292.908.267.0110.919.5713.4413.076.775.460.36546.860.50570.0024.6219.5720.59236.8139.18--
Pets at Home Group PLC1.45bn82.90m1.35bn8.02k17.081.407.040.9280.16860.16862.962.050.8197.1324.29180,880.004.685.065.856.0846.7548.945.717.030.3339.310.311653.466.569.33-19.129.9013.2711.28
Dunelm Group plc1.68bn149.60m1.96bn7.36k13.1611.208.511.170.73690.73698.260.86582.303.5472.25227,758.2020.5020.0434.2330.2550.9150.598.929.550.277936.410.628972.893.639.31-11.2715.69-13.959.12
Data as of Apr 24 2024. Currency figures normalised to Watches of Switzerland Group PLC's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX

Institutional shareholders

36.36%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
Capital Research & Management Co. (World Investors)as of 30 Apr 202311.96m4.99%
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Ltd.as of 25 Sep 202311.95m4.99%
Pelham Capital Ltd.as of 30 Apr 202311.95m4.99%
Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd.as of 25 Aug 20239.36m3.91%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 01 Apr 20248.92m3.72%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd.as of 21 Feb 20247.87m3.28%
Aegon Asset Management UK PLCas of 30 Apr 20237.37m3.08%
M&G Investment Management Ltd.as of 01 Apr 20246.90m2.88%
Royal London Asset Management Ltd.as of 01 Apr 20246.55m2.73%
T. Rowe Price International Ltd.as of 01 Apr 20244.29m1.79%
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