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Forterra Plc

Current Price 181.00p Bid 179.00p Ask 182.20p Change -0.17%
Last Updated: 05/12/2025 06:45. Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes.
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Company Overview

Forterra plc was formerly Hanson's UK building products division, founded in the early 1960s. This business built up a significant UK presence through a number of acquisitions, including The Butterley Company Ltd in 1968, London Brick PLC in 1984, Marshalls Flooring in 2002, Marshalls Clay Products Ltd and Thermalite Ltd in 2005, Red Bank Manufacturing Company Ltd and Formpave Holdings Ltd in 2006, and Bison Precast in 2017.

Financial Highlights Year Ended 31/12/2024

Revenue
£344.30m
Operating Profit/Loss
£33.90m
Dividend yield (%)
1.80
Total dividend for year
n/ap
Dividend cover
2.53
P/E Ratio
21.70

Key Personnel

Mr Ben Guyatt
Chief Financial Officer
Mr Ashley Thompson
Company Secretary
Mr Neil Ash
Executive Director
Mr Aysegul Sabanci
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Martin Sutherland
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Vince Niblett
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Katherine Innes
Non-Executive Director
Mr Nigel Lingwood
Non-Executive Director
Mrs Gina Jardine
Non-Executive Director

Stock Details

EPIC
FORTL
ISIN
GB00BYYW3C20
Shares in Issue
0.00m
Market cap
£0.00m

Analyst Views (4)

Strong Buy
 
0%
Buy
 
75.00%
Hold
 
25.00%
Sell
 
0%
Strong Sell
 
0%
This information is provided by Web Financial Group (UK) Limited. It is subject to change without notice and doesn't reflect the views held by Redmayne Bentley and is not advice.

Price Summary

Mid Price
181.00p
Bid Price
179.00p
Ask Price
182.20p
Volume
49,079
Change Today
-0.30p
% Change Today
-0.17%
Open
181.80p
Previous Close
181.00p
Intraday High
182.20p
Intraday Low
179.80p
52 Week High
204.00p
52 Week Low
152.20p
52 week high and low figures quoted above are calculated from intraday price data.

Intra-Day Chart

Income Statement

Year End Date
31 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2023
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Continuing Operations
Revenue
344.30
346.40
Operating Profit/Loss
33.90
24.10
Net Interest
-9.10
-7.00
Pre-Tax Profit
24.80
17.10
Profit After Tax from continuing operations
17.50
12.80
Discontinued Operations
Profit After Tax
n/a
n/a
Profit/Loss for the Year
17.50
12.80
Attributable to:
Equity Holders of Parent Company
17.50
12.80
Minority Interests
n/a
n/a
Total Dividend Paid
n/ap
n/ap
Retained Profit/(Loss) for the Financial Year
n/a
n/a

Earnings per Share

Year End Date
31 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2023
Basic
8.30p
6.20p
Diluted
8.30p
6.20p
Adjusted
7.60p
11.40p
Dividend per Share
n/ap
n/ap

Assets

Year End Date
31 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2023
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment
284.30
273.80
Intangible Assets
11.60
19.20
Investment Properties
n/a
n/a
Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Financial Assets
2.80
5.00
Other Non-Current Assets
n/a
n/a
Current Assets
Inventories
82.00
95.80
Trade & Other Receivables
39.00
31.00
Cash at Bank & In Hand
15.20
16.00
Current Asset Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Current Assets
7.50
3.90
Other Assets
n/a
n/a
Total Assets
442.40
444.70

Liabilities

Year End Date
31 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2023
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Current Liabilities
Borrowings
6.50
6.10
Other Current Liabilities
75.40
87.80
Total Current Liabilities
81.90
93.90
Non-Current Liabilities
Borrowings
114.50
127.30
Provisions
21.10
15.70
Other Non-Current Liabilities
n/a
n/a
Total Non-Current Liabilities
135.60
143.00
Other Liabilities
n/a
n/a
Total Liabilities
217.50
236.90

Net Assets

Year End Date
31 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2023
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Net Assets
224.90
207.80

Capital & Reserves

Year End Date
31 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2023
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Share Capital
2.10
2.10
Share Premium Account
n/a
n/a
Other Reserves
-5.40
-14.10
Retained Earnings
228.20
219.80
Shareholders Funds
224.90
207.80
Minority Interests/Other Equity
n/a
n/a
Total Equity
224.90
207.80

Dividend History

Type
Ex-Dividend Date
Payment Date
Payment
Interim
18 Sep 2025
10 Oct 2025
1.90p
Final
12 Jun 2025
04 Jul 2025
2.00p
Interim
19 Sep 2024
11 Oct 2024
1.00p
Final
13 Jun 2024
05 Jul 2024
2.00p
Interim
21 Sep 2023
13 Oct 2023
2.40p
Final
15 Jun 2023
07 Jul 2023
10.10p
Interim
22 Sep 2022
14 Oct 2022
4.60p
Final
16 Jun 2022
08 Jul 2022
6.70p
Interim
23 Sep 2021
15 Oct 2021
3.20p
Final
17 Jun 2021
09 Jul 2021
2.80p
Interim
19 Sep 2019
10 Oct 2019
4.00p
Final
13 Jun 2019
04 Jul 2019
7.20p
Interim
20 Sep 2018
11 Oct 2018
3.30p
Final
14 Jun 2018
05 Jul 2018
6.40p
Interim
21 Sep 2017
12 Oct 2017
3.10p
Final
15 Jun 2017
06 Jul 2017
3.80p
Interim
29 Sep 2016
19 Oct 2016
2.00p

Dividend Metrics

Year End Date
31 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2023
Dividend growth
-31.82%
-70.07%
Dividend yield
1.80%
2.50%
Dividend cover
2.53
2.59


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