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Hilton Food Group Plc

Current Price 498.50p Bid 490.50p Ask 503.00p Change 0.71%
Last Updated: 05/12/2025 08:22. Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes.
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Company Overview

Hilton Food Group plc is a United Kingdom-based specialist international food packing business. The Company is an international protein producer supplying international food retailers in approximately 14 European countries, Australia and New Zealand. It offers a range of foods, including red meat, meat, poultry, fish, food for now, food for later, and vegetarian and vegan. It works in partnership with suppliers to deliver pork, beef, lamb, veal and poultry. Its added value ranges include sausages, burgers, meatballs, kebabs, meatloaf, schnitzel, and marinated steaks and joints. The Company sources fishes from farms and fisheries. Its range of fish products include smoked salmon, wet fish, shellfish, coated fish, fish cakes and prawns. It also manufactures fish and sauce combinations in United Kingdom.

Financial Highlights Year Ended 29/12/2024

Revenue
£3,988.30m
Operating Profit/Loss
£98.40m
Dividend yield (%)
3.90
Total dividend for year
n/ap
Dividend cover
1.77
P/E Ratio
14.60

Key Personnel

Mr Matt Osborne
Chief Financial Officer
Mr Bindi Foyle 
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Samy Zekhout 
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mrs Rebecca Ann Shelley
Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms Patricia Dimond
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Angus Porter
Non-Executive Director
Mr Mark Allen
Non-Executive Director & Chairman

Stock Details

EPIC
HFGL
ISIN
GB00B1V9NW54
Shares in Issue
73.10m
Market cap
£364.39m

Analyst Views (2)

Strong Buy
 
0%
Buy
 
50.00%
Hold
 
50.00%
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
498.50p
Bid Price
490.50p
Ask Price
503.00p
Volume
21
Change Today
3.50p
% Change Today
0.71%
Open
499.00p
Previous Close
495.00p
Intraday High
499.00p
Intraday Low
498.50p
52 Week High
927.00p
52 Week Low
478.50p
52 week high and low figures quoted above are calculated from intraday price data.

Intra-Day Chart

Income Statement

Year End Date
29 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2023
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Continuing Operations
Revenue
3,988.30
3,989.50
Operating Profit/Loss
98.40
85.50
Net Interest
-37.80
-37.50
Pre-Tax Profit
61.00
48.60
Profit After Tax from continuing operations
41.60
38.00
Discontinued Operations
Profit After Tax
n/a
n/a
Profit/Loss for the Year
41.60
38.00
Attributable to:
Equity Holders of Parent Company
39.30
36.40
Minority Interests
2.30
1.60
Total Dividend Paid
n/ap
n/ap
Retained Profit/(Loss) for the Financial Year
n/a
n/a

Earnings per Share

Year End Date
29 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2023
Basic
43.70p
40.60p
Diluted
43.30p
40.20p
Adjusted
61.00p
52.80p
Dividend per Share
n/ap
n/ap

Assets

Year End Date
29 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2023
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment
502.50
518.20
Intangible Assets
141.00
156.10
Investment Properties
n/a
n/a
Investments
12.10
7.90
Other Financial Assets
n/a
n/a
Other Non-Current Assets
17.00
19.10
Current Assets
Inventories
197.70
179.80
Trade & Other Receivables
253.70
277.80
Cash at Bank & In Hand
111.90
126.70
Current Asset Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Current Assets
0.50
3.60
Other Assets
n/a
n/a
Total Assets
1,236.40
1,289.20

Liabilities

Year End Date
29 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2023
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Current Liabilities
Borrowings
46.30
43.90
Other Current Liabilities
460.80
459.70
Total Current Liabilities
507.10
503.60
Non-Current Liabilities
Borrowings
402.90
449.40
Provisions
9.60
14.70
Other Non-Current Liabilities
n/a
n/a
Total Non-Current Liabilities
412.50
464.10
Other Liabilities
n/a
n/a
Total Liabilities
919.60
967.70

Net Assets

Year End Date
29 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2023
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Net Assets
316.80
321.50

Capital & Reserves

Year End Date
29 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2023
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Share Capital
9.00
9.00
Share Premium Account
144.90
144.90
Other Reserves
-31.30
-19.60
Retained Earnings
184.00
176.00
Shareholders Funds
306.60
310.30
Minority Interests/Other Equity
10.20
11.20
Total Equity
316.80
321.50

Dividend History

Type
Ex-Dividend Date
Payment Date
Payment
Interim
30 Oct 2025
28 Nov 2025
10.10p
Final
29 May 2025
27 Jun 2025
24.90p
Final
29 May 2025
27 Jun 2025
24.90p
Interim
31 Oct 2024
29 Nov 2024
9.60p
Interim
31 Oct 2024
29 Nov 2024
9.60p
Interim
31 Oct 2024
29 Nov 2024
9.60p
Final
30 May 2024
28 Jun 2024
23.00p
Interim
02 Nov 2023
01 Dec 2023
9.00p
Interim
02 Nov 2023
01 Dec 2023
9.00p
Final
01 Jun 2023
30 Jun 2023
22.60p
Interim
03 Nov 2022
02 Dec 2022
7.10p
Interim
03 Nov 2022
02 Dec 2022
7.10p
Final
01 Jun 2022
01 Jul 2022
21.50p
Final
02 Jun 2022
01 Jul 2022
21.50p
Interim
04 Nov 2021
03 Dec 2021
8.20p
Interim
04 Nov 2021
03 Dec 2021
8.20p
Final
03 Jun 2021
02 Jul 2021
19.00p
Interim
29 Oct 2020
27 Nov 2020
7.00p
Interim
29 Oct 2020
27 Nov 2020
7.00p
Final
28 May 2020
26 Jun 2020
15.40p
Interim
31 Oct 2019
29 Nov 2019
6.00p
Final
30 May 2019
28 Jun 2019
15.80p
Interim
01 Nov 2018
30 Nov 2018
5.60p
Final
31 May 2018
29 Jun 2018
14.00p
Interim
02 Nov 2017
01 Dec 2017
5.00p
Final
01 Jun 2017
30 Jun 2017
12.50p
Interim
03 Nov 2016
02 Dec 2016
4.60p
Final
02 Jun 2016
01 Jul 2016
1.30p
2nd Interim
03 Mar 2016
01 Apr 2016
9.20p
2nd Interim
03 Mar 2016
01 Apr 2016
9.20p
2nd Interim
03 Mar 2016
01 Apr 2016
9.20p
2nd Interim
03 Mar 2016
01 Apr 2016
9.20p
Interim
29 Oct 2015
27 Nov 2015
4.10p

Dividend Metrics

Year End Date
29 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2023
Dividend growth
7.81%
7.74%
Dividend yield
3.90%
4.00%
Dividend cover
1.77
1.65


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