Added to YB: 2026-04-06
Pitch date: 2026-04-01
JDG.L [neutral]
Judges Scientific plc
Author Info
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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 279.7M
Pitch Price
N/A
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
2.56%
EV/EBITDA
10.23
P/E
25.77
EV/Sales
2.31
Sector
Machinery
Category
turnaround
From headwinds…to tailwinds - JDG.L earnings
JDG.L (earnings): Q4 soft as expected, orders -17% YoY in H1 2026 on US university funding freeze. Mgmt guides 225p adj EPS (midpoint, -18% YoY) excluding Geotek Coring contract & US funding recovery. Expects 3 Coring contracts/4yrs vs prior 1/1.5-2yrs. Reversed £8.3M Geotek impairment. US funding restored but timing uncertain. 1.5x net debt/EBITDA, ~£50M dry powder for M&A. Trading 19x trough EPS w/ positive skew to catalysts (Coring, US recovery, acquisitions).
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