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Spirent Communications plc

Spirent Communications plc

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  • Price (GBX)171.00
  • Today's Change1.20 / 0.71%
  • Shares traded272.78k
  • 1 Year change+89.79%
  • Beta0.8697
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About the company

Spirent Communications plc is a United Kingdom-based provider of automated test and assurance solutions for networks, cybersecurity and positioning. The Company provides products, services and managed solutions that address the test, assurance and automation challenges of technologies, including fifth generation (5G), SD-WAN, Cloud, autonomous vehicles and beyond. It helps companies deliver on their promise to their customers of connected devices and technologies. The Company operates through two segments: Lifecycle Service Assurance and Networks & Security. Lifecycle Service Assurance segment offers solutions, which provide end-to-end visibility, actionable insights and automated troubleshooting to radically simplify turn-up and assurance of 5G networks and services, reducing time and cost. Networks & Security segment develops test methodologies, tools and services for virtualized networks, cloud infrastructure and proactive security validation.

  • Revenue in GBP (TTM)341.34m
  • Net income in GBP10.14m
  • Incorporated1949
  • Employees1.50k
  • Location
    Spirent Communications plcOrigin One, 108 High StreetCRAWLEY RH10 1BDUnited KingdomGBR
  • Phone+44 129 376 7676
  • Fax+44 129 376 7677
  • Websitehttps://www.spirent.com/
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Mergers & acquisitions

Acquired companyDeal statusDateDate /
Deal status
SPT:LSE since
announced
Transaction
value
NetScout Systems Inc-Test Lab Automation BusinessDeal completed29 Nov 202329 Nov 2023Deal completed57.17%--
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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
(5 yr avg)
Net profit margin (TTM)Net Profit margin
(5 yr avg)
Quick ratio (MRQ)Interest coverage (TTM)Total debt to capital (MRQ)Payout ratio
(5 yr avg)
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(YOY change %)
Revenue
(5 yr growth rate)
Net income
(YOY change %)
Net income
(5 yr growth rate)
Capital expenditure
(5 yr growth rate)
Dividend
(5 yr growth rate)
Time Interconnect Technology Ltd-9.81bn-9.81bn837.17m5.39k--6.26----------0.6995------------------------0.8918--0.6848--------------
Adtran Networks SE403.20m-19.63m844.93m2.08k--2.6625.362.10-0.451-0.4519.267.300.73592.374.47229,365.10-3.583.16-4.924.5437.5934.56-4.872.961.73-2.900.2310.00-13.824.10-180.05--7.17--
Sun Corp51.41m-4.90m927.72m301.00--4.42--18.04-43.04-43.04451.311,707.760.22451.625.3433,328,480.00-2.145.50-2.439.9229.1266.46-9.5210.073.130.09940.0589100.48-73.18-16.83-154.92---20.1214.87
Spirent Communications Plc341.34m10.14m990.10m1.50k98.783.4637.532.900.01730.01730.5910.4940.76643.094.16227,559.902.2811.773.2015.8171.6672.932.9714.041.55--0.049952.69-21.93-0.1093-74.77-14.70-11.540.522
CIG ShangHai Co Ltd337.70m2.07m994.39m1.21k523.204.19--2.940.06530.065311.708.140.6251.472.622,565,648.000.47460.46290.99850.995620.6217.880.75940.5760.78711.390.377147.37-18.46-0.4442-44.594.36-14.594.54
Commscope Holding Company Inc3.37bn-766.18m1.01bn20.00k------0.3005-4.75-8.1720.77-9.840.44282.113.76221,230.00-9.42-6.38-11.93-7.5340.4433.49-21.28-10.550.61660.74051.30---23.064.8526.58---8.33--
HTC Corp86.35m-83.30m1.02bn17.58k--1.91--11.83-4.24-4.244.4027.160.07711.676.66---7.44-10.34-10.46-15.2141.3529.37-96.46-84.762.04--0.4003--0.2066-28.560.4697---26.15--
Viasat Inc3.53bn-773.19m1.11bn7.50k--0.28954.650.3146-8.13-8.2136.9039.370.27259.226.99617,390.30-5.89-4.13-6.39-4.6933.7430.20-21.62-10.572.780.34490.5855--67.5915.68-386.48--17.52--
Datang Telecom Technology Co., Ltd95.91m7.08m1.14bn1.01k157.6942.44--11.890.0510.0510.67540.18970.2891.211.10873,525.403.76-10.5623.72-76.0944.7038.3112.99-37.390.668--0.3323---4.65-15.253.85-41.36-9.21--
Data as of Oct 04 2024. Currency figures normalised to Spirent Communications plc's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX

Institutional shareholders

54.73%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Ltd.as of 13 Sep 202450.27m8.69%
Barclays Investment Solutions Ltd.as of 26 Sep 202437.04m6.40%
Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd.as of 17 Sep 202432.94m5.69%
Brandes Investment Partners LPas of 05 Mar 202430.54m5.28%
Aberforth Partners LLPas of 05 Mar 202430.37m5.25%
Liontrust Investment Management Ltd.as of 05 Mar 202429.78m5.15%
UBS Asset Management (UK) Ltd.as of 24 Sep 202428.74m4.97%
PrimeStone Capital LLPas of 05 Mar 202426.43m4.57%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 20 Sep 202425.93m4.48%
Teleios Capital Partners GmbHas of 05 Mar 202424.64m4.26%
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