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Character Group PLC

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Character Group PLC

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Consumer DiscretionaryLeisure Goods
  • Price (GBX)255.00
  • Today's Change3.00 / 1.19%
  • Shares traded3.59k
  • 1 Year change+1.19%
  • Beta0.5469
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About the company

The Character Group plc is a United Kingdom-based independent toy company. The Company designs, manufactures and distributes a range of toys, games and playthings. Its diverse product ranges focus on key areas within the toy sector, which include pre-school, boys, girls and activity and crafts. The Company’s product brands include Goo Jit Zu, Terror Fried, Smooshzees, Shimmer ‘n Sparkle and Sticki Rolls. Its business in the United Kingdom, Scandinavia and the Far East is the design, development and international distribution of toys, games and gifts. It also partners with other overseas-based toy producers, either to market and distribute their products in the United Kingdom or to collaborate to jointly develop and distribute toy products and ranges worldwide. Its Far East operations are carried out from leased offices in Hong Kong and Shenzen, China and its Scandinavian operations are managed from leased offices in Copenhagen and a third-party warehouse in Sweden.

  • Revenue in GBP (TTM)100.47m
  • Net income in GBP-1.24m
  • Incorporated1995
  • Employees212.00
  • Location
    Character Group PLC2nd Floor, 86-88 Coombe RoadNEW MALDEN KT3 4QSUnited KingdomGBR
  • Phone+44 161 633 9800
  • Fax+44 208 336 2585
  • Websitehttps://www.thecharacter.com/
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Peer analysis

Key Information
CompanyRevenue (TTM)Net income (TTM)Market capEmployeesPrice/earnings (TTM)Price/book value (MRQ)Price/cash flow (TTM)Price/sales (TTM)EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM)EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM)Revenue per share (TTM)Book value per share (MRQ)Asset turnover (TTM)Inventory turnover (TTM)Receivables turnover (TTM)Revenues per employee (TTM)Return on avg assets (TTM)Return on avg assets (5 yr avg)Return on investment (TTM)Return on investment (5 yr avg)Gross margin (TTM)Gross margin
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Quick ratio (MRQ)Interest coverage (TTM)Total debt to capital (MRQ)Payout ratio
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Hunyvers SA106.78m-653.95k24.47m277.00--1.01--0.2292-0.7143-0.714331.787.191.330.727622.49443,017.30-0.81363.41-1.616.838.2820.57-0.61242.240.47941.130.4502---5.8425.60-140.89--19.23--
One More Level SA21.72k-1.60m27.01m39.00--7.96--1,243.27-0.1313-0.13130.00180.30650.00454.550.0442---33.11-11.81-38.29-14.3176.2561.49-7,352.20-24.340.843-71.880.00---10.7352.33141.53--13.43--
Rapala VMC Oyj196.56m-4.52m41.74m1.45k--0.31994.480.2124-0.1344-0.13445.823.850.75881.215.96164,290.90-0.67181.32-0.88181.8655.4254.55-0.88541.580.86950.74710.361962.18-0.3159-4.3164.47---5.59--
Character Group plc100.47m-1.24m44.44m212.00--1.3728.860.4423-0.0719-0.07195.451.841.444.074.66473,891.50-1.787.34-3.4014.3726.2526.21-1.244.351.050.36890.039929.82-18.60-1.59-125.10--2.633.71
Nimbus Group AB (publ)111.95m-13.73m44.67m307.00--0.5534--0.399-3.94-3.9432.3523.130.65531.7410.824,454,896.00-8.041.17-13.432.048.6315.31-12.261.220.8023-0.97140.148429.57-15.578.07-172.99---0.2336--
AS Company SA30.21m3.60m45.11m84.0012.491.3410.451.490.31640.31642.662.960.7261.9611.82390,122.808.647.9410.659.3347.4646.8511.9112.543.31--0.018673.178.055.87-7.146.32-20.1919.60
TROPHY GAMES Development A/S-11.65bn-11.65bn48.22m44.00---------------------------0.0263---0.0284--62.78---0.0251--------66.3235.21173.9516.8834.24--
Atari SA33.76m-9.14m57.41m90.00--13.46--1.70-0.0235-0.02350.08670.00880.484410.639.70431,111.10-13.36-31.37-27.54-43.9673.9773.70-27.58-73.600.27710.000.946--63.116.965.97------
Abeo SA229.13m6.88m63.07m1.69k6.950.59593.630.27521.251.2540.4014.600.80763.245.27182,485.102.421.353.961.9453.9361.562.991.940.59682.810.542443.220.12641.08129.9953.231.62--
Data as of Feb 10 2026. Currency figures normalised to Character Group PLC's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX

Institutional shareholders

20.38%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
TrinityBridge Ltd.as of 01 Nov 20251.02m5.78%
Rowan Dartington & Co. Ltd.as of 11 Dec 2023956.03k5.41%
Rowan Dartington & Co. Ltd. (Broker)as of 01 Nov 2025723.00k4.09%
eQ Varainhoito Oyas of 31 Jan 2024370.00k2.09%
Magallanes Value Investors SA SGIICas of 31 Dec 2025185.49k1.05%
Hargreaves Lansdown Fund Managers Ltd.as of 01 Nov 2025132.00k0.75%
Rathbones Investment Management Ltd.as of 01 Nov 202582.00k0.46%
HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Ltd.as of 01 Nov 202560.00k0.34%
IG Markets Ltd.as of 01 Nov 202545.00k0.26%
iDealing.com Ltd.as of 01 Nov 202527.00k0.15%
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