Senior (LON:SNR – Get Free Report) posted its earnings results on Monday. The company reported GBX 9.65 EPS for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Senior had a net margin of 3.09% and a return on equity of 6.67%.
Here are the key takeaways from Senior’s conference call:
- Sale of Aerostructures completed on 31 Dec 2025, enabling Senior to refocus as a market-leading fluid conveyance and thermal management business.
- Strong 2025 financial performance — revenue £738m (+6% constant currency), Adjusted Operating Profit £63.6m (+22% cc), margin 8.6%, Adjusted EPS 9.65p (+9%), ROCE 13.1% and cash conversion 90%, with a proposed dividend up 25% to 3p.
- Aerospace outperformance with revenue +10% cc, Adjusted Op Profit +32.5% and margin at 11.4%, supported by pricing, higher build rates, defense (F-35/C-130) and semiconductor equipment demand (book-to-bill 1.21).
- Flexonics faced softer end markets — revenue broadly flat, book-to-bill fell to 0.93, and management took ~£5m of restructuring/headcount reductions in heavy-duty truck activities, creating near-term margin and demand risk.
- Balance sheet and cash strengthened — net debt reduced to £117m (leverage 0.9x) supporting CapEx, dividends and bolt-on M&A, but the planned £40m share buyback has been paused pending offer discussions.
Senior Trading Up 19.6%
Shares of LON:SNR opened at GBX 308 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 233.04 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 205.89. The company has a current ratio of 1.56, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 59.35. The firm has a market cap of £1.27 billion, a P/E ratio of -165.59, a P/E/G ratio of 0.11 and a beta of 1.47. Senior has a twelve month low of GBX 113 and a twelve month high of GBX 315.50.
Insider Activity
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of research analysts have commented on the stock. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 275 price objective on shares of Senior in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on shares of Senior from GBX 185 to GBX 230 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on Senior from GBX 215 to GBX 255 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Senior has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 253.33.
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About Senior
Senior is an international, market-leading, engineering solutions provider with 30 operating businesses in 13 countries*.
Senior designs, manufactures and markets high-technology components and systems for the principal original equipment producers in the worldwide aerospace, defence, land vehicle and power & energy markets.
The Group aims to create long-term sustainable growth in shareholder value through a culture of empowerment of autonomous and collaborative operations working within an effective control framework.
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