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Howden Joinery Group PLC (HWDN)

Rank #18 of 100 - Consumer Cyclicals - UK Equities

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Howden Joinery Group PLC

HWDN.L·Consumer Cyclicals·Market Cap £4.0b

Rank #18 of 100

Data from Excel Model · 100 Stocks Analysed

£7.50

-9.97% YTD

Target: £10.18(+35.9%)

52W: £7.13 - £9.81

Score Analysis

Howden Joinery Group PLC is ranked #18 out of 100 UK stocks. Lower factor scores indicate better performance in that category.

Factor Breakdown

48/100

Average Score

Liquidity

Excellent7/100

Valuation

Weak61/100

Profitability

Good33/100

Solvency

Excellent15/100

Asset Efficiency

Good37/100

Mkt Trading

Weak94/100

Technical

Weak91/100

1. Valuation

Score: 61/100

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

1/5

valuation criteria met

✗

FY26e P/E Ratio

14.7xRank 54/100

✗

FY27e P/E Ratio

13.4xRank 56/100

✗

Price-to-Book

3.76xRank 58/100

✗

Price-to-Tangible Book

3.97xRank 42/100

✓

EV/EBITDA

9.1xRank 39/100

Key Valuation Metrics

Current P/E

15.3x

Price-to-Earnings

FY26e P/E

14.7x

Forward estimate

FY27e P/E

13.4x

Forward estimate

P/B Ratio

3.76x

Price-to-Book

P/TBV

3.97x

Price-to-Tangible Book

EV/EBITDA

9.1x

Enterprise Value

FY26e EV/EBITDA

8.0x

Forward estimate

FY27e EV/EBITDA

8.0x

Forward estimate

Analyst Consensus Target

Current Price

£7.50

Consensus Target

£10.18

Potential

+35.9%

Target

Bloomberg Median Target: £9.75

2. Profitability

Score: 33/100

How profitable is HWDN relative to its peers?

1/6

profitability criteria met

✗

TTM Profit Margin

11.1%Rank 47/100

–

Current ROE

23.1%

–

Current ROA

N/A

✓

FY26e EPS

0.56Rank 27/100

–

TTM EPS

0.53

–

Net Income Growth

N/A

Profit Margin

11.1%

ROE

23.1%

FY27e ROE

21.7%

ROA

N/A

Earnings Per Share

3. Financial Health

Score: 15/100

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

0/4

solvency criteria met

–

Debt-to-Equity

59.2%

–

Interest Coverage

N/A

✗

Debt/EBITDA

Rank 75Rank 75/100

–

Altman Z-Score

4.78

Key Health Metrics

Quick Ratio

1.27

Healthy

Cash Ratio

2.10

Debt/Equity

59%

FCF Margin

0.6%

Altman Z-Score

4.78

Safe Zone

01.812.995+

4. Asset Efficiency

Score: 37/100

How efficiently does HWDN 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#37/100

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.