Dividend compounder review
IPO
IP Group Plc · LSE · GB
Financial Services · Asset Management
Score55.90/100
Confidence86.00/100
DecisionReject
RatingWeak Candidate
Quality breakdown
Dividend Reliability
5.9 / 25
Payment history, cuts, growth, and regularity.
Dividend Sustainability
10.0 / 20
Payout, free cash flow, dividend cover, and debt.
Business Quality
18.0 / 25
Scale, cash generation, growth, margins, and returns.
Valuation Discipline
13.0 / 15
Yield, P/E, and price stretch versus long-term trend.
Long-Term Trend
9.0 / 15
Trend line, long return history, and drawdown control.
Dividend and business context
Dividend Years3
Dividend Yield1.96%
Payout Ratio0.0%
Dividend Cut 5YYes
Net Income£66.9M
Free Cash Flow£-19.6M
FCF Covers DividendNo
Debt / Equity0.12
P/E9.3
Revenue Growth 5Y-
Net Margin83.7%
ROE6.9%
Price vs Trend9.7%
3Y Return20.6%
5Y Return-45.8%
CurrencyGBP
Review flags
Dividend history is short: 3 completed years.
Dividend cut or material annual decrease detected in the last five completed years.
Free cash flow is negative.
Free cash flow does not cover dividends paid.
Activity record
Free cash flow does not cover dividends paid.
Payment changed from 0.76 to 0.51.
Recorded dividend payment for IP Group Plc.
Payment changed from 0.5 to 0.76.
Recorded dividend payment for IP Group Plc.
Payment changed from 0.72 to 0.5.
Recorded dividend payment for IP Group Plc.
Payment changed from 0.48 to 0.72.
Recorded dividend payment for IP Group Plc.
Payment changed from 1 to 0.48.
Recorded dividend payment for IP Group Plc.
Recorded dividend payment for IP Group Plc.