BOY.L
Bodycote plc
Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery · LSE
$703.50
Data: 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$1.4B
Total market value of the company
26.86
Premium valuation
14.97
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
0.0%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
7.6%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
8.4%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$817.50
+16% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 6 analysts covering this stock
About Bodycote plc

Bodycote plc provides heat treatment and thermal processing services worldwide. It operates in Specialist Technologies and Precision Heat Treatment divisions. The company offers heat treatment services, including altering the microstructure of metals and alloys, which include steel and aluminum to impart properties comprising surface hardness, temperature resistance, ductility, and strength; metal joining services consisting of electron beam welding, HIP diffusion bonding, hydrogen brazing, induction brazing, and furnace/vacuum brazing; and hot isostatic pressing (HIP) services, such as isostatic pressing and HIP supporting services, as well as Powdermet technologies. It also provides surface technologies, which are used to prolong the working life of components and protect from environmental factors, such as corrosion and abrasion. The company's surface technologies include anodising, flame and combustion spraying, high-velocity oxygen fuel coatings, plasma spray, electric arc wire, vapor phase aluminide, liquid and ceramic coatings, and thermochemically formed ceramic coatings to enhance corrosion protection and wear resistance. It serves automotive, aerospace and defense, energy, and general industrial markets. Bodycote plc was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Macclesfield, the United Kingdom.

https://www.bodycote.com

Country: United Kingdom Employees: 3,841 Industry: Specialty Industrial Machinery
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
0.0% N/A
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% N/A
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% N/A
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

MARKUP
Price trending up with increasing momentum
0.329
Positive but modest risk-adjusted returns
0.0026
Marginal edge — very small allocation suggested
0.146
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
5.7%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-38.9%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
11
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

1.34
Moves slightly more than the broader market
52W High
$850.00
17% below the year high
52W Low
$548.50
28% above the year low
Avg Volume
372,199
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
N/A
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
N/A
277.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$0.31
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

29.72
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
1.17
Adequate but worth monitoring
Quick Ratio
0.94
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
13.8%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
14.9%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$34M
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$727M
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$55M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
6
Target High
$1,000.00
Target Median
$817.50
Target Low
$708.00
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-28

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