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Diploma PLC (DPLM)

Rank #38 of 100 - Industrials - UK Equities

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Diploma PLC

DPLM.L·Industrials·Market Cap £9.2b

Rank #38 of 100

Data from Excel Model · 100 Stocks Analysed

£67.90

+29.75% YTD

Target: £73.52(+8.3%)

52W: £45.58 - £73.00

Score Analysis

Diploma PLC is ranked #38 out of 100 UK stocks. Lower factor scores indicate better performance in that category.

Factor Breakdown

47/100

Average Score

Liquidity

Excellent10/100

Valuation

Weak99/100

Profitability

Weak66/100

Solvency

Excellent11/100

Asset Efficiency

Good35/100

Mkt Trading

Good39/100

Technical

Weak71/100

1. Valuation

Score: 99/100

Is DPLM undervalued compared to its peers and fair value metrics?

0/5

valuation criteria met

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FY26e P/E Ratio

30.0xRank 90/100

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FY27e P/E Ratio

28.5xRank 93/100

✗

Price-to-Book

7.19xRank 87/100

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Price-to-Tangible Book

N/ARank 101/100

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EV/EBITDA

20.1xRank 93/100

Key Valuation Metrics

Current P/E

48.9x

Price-to-Earnings

FY26e P/E

30.0x

Forward estimate

FY27e P/E

28.5x

Forward estimate

P/B Ratio

7.19x

Price-to-Book

P/TBV

N/A

Price-to-Tangible Book

EV/EBITDA

20.1x

Enterprise Value

FY26e EV/EBITDA

19.9x

Forward estimate

FY27e EV/EBITDA

19.9x

Forward estimate

Analyst Consensus Target

Current Price

£67.90

Consensus Target

£73.52

Potential

+8.3%

Target

Bloomberg Median Target: £73.00

2. Profitability

Score: 66/100

How profitable is DPLM relative to its peers?

0/6

profitability criteria met

✗

TTM Profit Margin

11.5%Rank 48/100

–

Current ROE

19.7%

–

Current ROA

N/A

✗

FY26e EPS

2.50Rank 71/100

–

TTM EPS

2.45

–

Net Income Growth

N/A

Profit Margin

11.5%

ROE

19.7%

FY27e ROE

26.5%

ROA

N/A

Earnings Per Share

3. Financial Health

Score: 11/100

How strong is DPLM's balance sheet and financial position?

0/4

solvency criteria met

–

Debt-to-Equity

46.8%

–

Interest Coverage

N/A

✗

Debt/EBITDA

Rank 72Rank 72/100

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Altman Z-Score

7.24

Key Health Metrics

Quick Ratio

1.04

Healthy

Cash Ratio

2.04

Debt/Equity

47%

FCF Margin

2.0%

Altman Z-Score

7.24

Safe Zone

01.812.995+

4. Asset Efficiency

Score: 35/100

How efficiently does DPLM deploy its assets and intellectual capital?

0/2

asset efficiency criteria met

–

Intangible/Asset

Intangible assets as a proportion of total assets — lower indicates more tangible, capital-efficient operations

N/A

–

R&D/Sales

Research & development spend relative to revenue — balanced R&D investment signals sustainable growth

N/A

Overall Asset Efficiency Rank

Rank within sector peers#35/100

Best (1)Worst (100)

What This Measures

Intangible/Asset — a lower ratio suggests the company's value is backed by tangible assets rather than goodwill or intangibles, reducing balance sheet risk.

R&D/Sales — captures the proportion of revenue reinvested into research and development, indicating innovation intensity and future growth investment.