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The Screen · Industrials · Aerospace & Defense

Chemring Group PLC

CHG.L · LSE · GBp · Market cap $146.2B · 2,700 employees

Chemring Group PLC provides countermeasures, sensors, information, and energy products in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, the Asia pacific, and internationally.

FAIL · Does not pass the screen
540.50 GBp

Screen close, 2026-09-21 · not a live quote
Last reviewed 14 days ago

Screened 2026-09-21 · the tape above runs as of 09:01 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed

PRICE · FAIR-VALUE RANGE1M3M6MYTD1Y3Y5Y
309.92309.92356.41

What this means: price 540.50 against the desk's fair-value range, base estimate 309.92, over the last year.

Current read
Markdown ?
Screened · screened 2026-09-21
  • Trend Markdown
  • Insiders no filings inside 60 days, left as found
  • Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
  • Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
  • Ethical does not pass the values gate
Price540.50 GBp
Fair value309.92
Ethical score30.0/100
Our investment reviews on this name
2026-08-25Read Markdown525.00+3.0% to today
2026-07-02Read Distribution525.00+3.0% to today

Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.

The full research record, in depth, below
The Label · The Season, Not the Day

This name holds its markdown label.

Chemring Group PLC holds its Markdown at $540.50. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 13 days.

As held on the ledger · 2026-09-21
PhaseMarkdown · caution
Quantitative stateThe statistical read favours the sellers, held for 13 days
Price at the screen$540.50
Valuation3,179.41 trailing · 2,235.04 forward price to earnings
Values screenFAIL · score 30.0
Beta0.80
The Workings

Five Screens, Shown in Full

Does not pass. Prohibited business activity: Aerospace & Defense

TestFigureLimitWhat it meansStatus
Business activity Excluded Core business clean Prohibited business activity: Aerospace & Defense Fail
Debt load Excluded Below 33% Interest-bearing debt is of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. Fail
Interest-bearing cash Excluded Below 33% Interest-bearing cash and securities are of assets, above the one-third limit. Fail
Receivables Excluded Below 49% Money owed to the company is of assets, above the 49% limit. Fail
Revenue purity Excluded Below 5% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, over the 5% line. Fail

Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.

The Ethical Read

Why It Falls Short, in Plain English

Chemring does not clear the screen at the business-activity stage. It operates in aerospace and defense, so the financial ratios are not the deciding factor here.

Read as at 2026-10-04. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.

What the Numbers Say It Is Worth

The Fair Value Range

309.92Conservative309.92Base case356.41Growth case 540.50Price

Fair value range in GBp, drawn from the 2026-09-21 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. The price runs 42.7% above the base estimate.

The Street's Range
580.00Street low 615.00Street average 675.00Street high 540.50Price

Third-party analyst targets: 7 covering, consensus Strong Buy. The average target sits +14% from the screen price.

Reading the gap · Our more conservative model reads it as fully-to-richly valued here, while the Street is more bullish: a quality-at-a-fair-price name rather than a deep-value one.

Price History & Projections
$706$483$261TODAY5y agoPROJECTIONStreet high$675.00 +28%Street avg$615.00 +17%Conservative$309.92 -41%Our fair value$309.92 -41%

Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-09-21 screen.

Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.

The Business, in Plain Words
The fundamentals · plain-English read
Forward P/E2,235.0xexpensive even after accounting for its growth
Trailing P/E3,179.4xexpensive: the price assumes strong growth ahead
EPS, trailing0.17
EPS, forward0.24
Revenue growth+6.5%slow but positive growth
Profit margin6.6%thin but positive margins
Return on equity13.1%a solid return on shareholder capital
FCF yield-3.19%
Dividend yield154.00%
Debt to equity0.51moderate, manageable leverage
Current ratio1.65healthy short-term liquidity
Beta0.80steadier than the market
52-week range446.52 - 614.00
Market cap$146.2B
Employees2,700

The risks · The things to watch: its business and earnings are exposed to United Kingdom and to currency swings.

Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.

Where & How to Trade

CHG.L trades on LSE (the company is based in United Kingdom). As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.

The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited

Every Entry, As Written

2026-10-02 Markdown $540.50 +3.0% Entry 6

The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved up 3.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are down 6%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (7 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $633. Since the last review it its composite score eased.

2026-08-25 Markdown · changed $525.00 +0.0% Entry 5

The framework has shifted from distribution to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are down 6%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (7 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $633.

2026-07-24 Distribution $525.00 +0.0% Entry 4

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are down 6%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (7 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $633.

2026-07-18 Distribution $525.00 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are down 6%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (7 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $633.

2026-07-03 Distribution $525.00 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Distribution $525.00 Entry 1

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.

Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.

What Holding Actually Paid · Price Plus Dividends
If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
PeriodPrice thenPrice returnDivs per share$1,000 becameTotal return
1 month $476.40 +10.6% · $1,106 +10.6%
2 months $546.00 -3.5% · $965 -3.5%
3 months $537.95 -2.0% $5.30 $989 -1.1%
6 months $460.96 +14.3% $5.30 $1,155 +15.5%
1 year $561.92 -6.2% $8.00 $952 -4.8%
2 years $384.87 +36.9% $15.80 $1,410 +41.0%
3 years $291.84 +80.6% $22.70 $1,884 +88.4%
5 years $294.24 +79.1% $33.20 $1,904 +90.4%

Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

The Ledger's Promise

This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever CHG.L does next, these words stay.

Chemring Group PLC · CHG.L · Markdown · $540.50
Recorded 2026-09-21 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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