Added to YB: 2025-09-08
Pitch date: 2025-07-21
JDG.L [bullish]
Judges Scientific plc
-29.52%
current return
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Company Info
Judges Scientific plc designs, manufactures, and sells scientific instruments and services. The company offers engineering teaching and research equipment for universities, colleges, schools, and research centres; and research and development systems for food, beverage, dairy, edible oil, and pharmaceutical industries.
Market Cap
GBP 383.1M
Pitch Price
GBP 80.87
Price Target
120.80 (+112%)
Dividend
1.87%
EV/EBITDA
13.43
P/E
35.34
EV/Sales
3.03
Sector
Machinery
Category
growth
Judges Scientific plc - $JDG.L
JDG.L: Serial acquirer delivering 25% p.a. returns over 20 years via 20%+ post-tax returns on incremental capital. Buys scientific instrument leaders at 5x EBIT vs peers at higher multiples. CEO transition risk as Cicurel (76) & COO retiring, but successors hired from Halma/Oxford. At 23x EV/FCF, 32% IRR possible to 2027 assuming continued reinvestment at high returns.
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