BMY — Bloomsbury Publishing Share Price
Last trade - 00:00- £537.80m
- £529.90m
- £325.90m
Growth & Value
| 12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE Ratio (f) | 15.35 | ||
| PEG Ratio (f) | 3,295.21 | ||
| EPS Growth (f) | 0% | ||
| Dividend Yield (f) | 2.62% | ||
| Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Book Value | 2.52 | ||
| Price to Tang. Book | 5.85 | ||
| Price to Free Cashflow | 13.86 | ||
| Price to Sales | 1.69 | ||
| EV to EBITDA | 11.91 | ||
Shareholder Activity
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Quality
| Name | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Capital | 11.37% | ||
| Return on Equity | 9.6% | ||
| Operating Margin | 8.18% | ||
Financial Summary
| Year End 28th Feb | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027E | 2028E | CAGR / Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | £m | 230.11 | 264.1 | 342.65 | 361 | 325.9 | 365.2 | 346.6 | 11.97% |
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| EPS Growth | % | +31.46 | +14.23 | +65.83 | -23.34 | +8.16 | +35.43 | -11.73 | n/a |
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Other Ratios
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Recent History
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Profile Summary
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc is an independent publishing house. The Company combines academic, educational, general fiction and non-fiction publishing for the general reader, children, teachers, students, researchers and professionals. Its segments include Consumer, Academic & Professional, Special Interest, and Non-Consumer. It is engaged in offering digital, e-books and audio publishing; Open Access, academic and professional publishing; working with universities and libraries; and quality in literary fiction and non-fiction, cookery, children’s education and illustration. Its Non-Consumer division consists of academic & professional, including bloomsbury digital resources, and special interest. Its Consumer division, which consists of adult, young adult and children's publishing.
Directors
- J. Nigel Newton CHM
- Leslie-Ann Reed NID (67)
- Maya Abu-Deeb GCN
- Jenny Ridout EDR
- John Bason NVC (69)
- Karl Burnett DHR
- Sabrina Mccarthy CEX
- Heather Rabbatts NID
- Stephen Esson OTH
- Keith Underwood CFO
- Chris Blatchford NID
- Vafa Payman MGB
- Last Annual
- February 28th, 2026
- Last Interim
- August 31st, 2026
- Incorporated
- January 30th, 1986
- Public Since
- June 23rd, 1994
- No. of Employees
- 1,238
- Sector
- Media & Publishing
- Industry
- Consumer Cyclicals
- Exchange
- London Stock Exchange
- Shares in Issue
- 81,608,672
- Address
- 50 Bedford Square, LONDON, WC1B 3DP
- Web
- https://www.bloomsbury.com/
- Phone
- +44 2076315600
- Auditors
- Crowe U.K. LLP
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FAQ
As of Today at 18:39 UTC, shares in Bloomsbury Publishing are trading at 659.00p. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in Bloomsbury Publishing last closed at 659.00p and the price had moved by +29.72% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Bloomsbury Publishing share price has outperformed the FTSE All Share Index by +17.4% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for Bloomsbury Publishing is Buy. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
Find out moreThe Bloomsbury Publishing dividend yield is 2.49% based on the trailing twelve month period.
Last year, Bloomsbury Publishing paid a total dividend of £0.16, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 2.49%.Looking ahead, the next dividend pay date is 2026-11-27.
We do not have data on when Bloomsbury Publishing is to next pay dividends. The historic dividend yield on Bloomsbury Publishing shares is currently 2.49%.
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As of the previous close price of 659.00p, shares in Bloomsbury Publishing had a market capitalisation of £537.80m.
Here are the trading details for Bloomsbury Publishing:
- Country of listing: United Kingdom
- Exchange: LSE
- Ticker Symbol: BMY
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum Bloomsbury Publishing is currently classified as a High Flyer. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
The analyst consensus target price for shares in Bloomsbury Publishing is 786.00p. That is 19.27% above the last closing price of 659.00p.
Analysts covering Bloomsbury Publishing currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of £0.47 for the next financial year.
Find out moreAn important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like Bloomsbury Publishing. Over the past six months, its share price has outperformed the FTSE All Share Index by +1.9%.
As of the last closing price of 659.00p, shares in Bloomsbury Publishing were trading +9.4% higher than their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The Bloomsbury Publishing PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 15.35. The shares last closed at 659.00p.
The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.
The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
Bloomsbury Publishing's management team is headed by:
- J. Nigel Newton - CHM
- Leslie-Ann Reed - NID
- Maya Abu-Deeb - GCN
- Jenny Ridout - EDR
- John Bason - NVC
- Karl Burnett - DHR
- Sabrina Mccarthy - CEX
- Heather Rabbatts - NID
- Stephen Esson - OTH
- Keith Underwood - CFO
- Chris Blatchford - NID
- Vafa Payman - MGB