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INDICATIVE · SAMPLE DATA
HERC$30.5057

Hercules PLC

Employment ServicesVerified

Hercules PLC has a market capitalization of 2.46 billion GBP, with a market price of 30.5 GBP per share. The company has no dilution risk, as the number of basic and diluted shares outstanding is identical at 80,585,543. However, liquidity risk could not be assessed due to the absence of balance-sheet inputs and no going-concern language in source documents. The company's profitability and returns are not available in the current dataset, and no industry_config preferred metrics are provided for comparison. Therefore, a direct assessment of profitability relative to the cohort median is not possible at this time. Hercules PLC's revenue concentration and geographic exposure are not disclosed in the available data. The company's segments and geographic breakdown are not provided in the input, so no analysis of revenue concentration can be made. The company's growth trajectory is not quantified in the input data. Analysts have provided a mean price target of 60.00 GBP, with a mean recommendation of 2.00 (indicating a "Buy" rating), but no specific revenue growth projections are available. The company's risk assessment indicates low dilution potential, with no near-term dilution pressure. However, liquidity risk could not be assessed due to the lack of balance-sheet inputs and no going-concern language in source documents. No recent events, such as filings or transcripts, are provided in the input data to inform the company's recent developments or strategic direction.

30-day price · HERC(missing data)
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Profile
CompanyHercules PLC
TickerHERC.L
SectorIndustrials
BusinessIndustrial & Commercial Services
Industry groupIndustrial & Commercial Services
IndustryEmployment Services
AI analysis

Business. Hercules PLC provides employment services, primarily in the industrial and commercial sectors.

Classification. Hercules PLC is classified under the Employment Services industry within the Industrial & Commercial Services business sector, with a confidence level of 0.92.

Hercules PLC has a market capitalization of 2.46 billion GBP, with a market price of 30.5 GBP per share. The company has no dilution risk, as the number of basic and diluted shares outstanding is identical at 80,585,543. However, liquidity risk could not be assessed due to the absence of balance-sheet inputs and no going-concern language in source documents. The company's profitability and returns are not available in the current dataset, and no industry_config preferred metrics are provided for comparison. Therefore, a direct assessment of profitability relative to the cohort median is not possible at this time. Hercules PLC's revenue concentration and geographic exposure are not disclosed in the available data. The company's segments and geographic breakdown are not provided in the input, so no analysis of revenue concentration can be made. The company's growth trajectory is not quantified in the input data. Analysts have provided a mean price target of 60.00 GBP, with a mean recommendation of 2.00 (indicating a "Buy" rating), but no specific revenue growth projections are available. The company's risk assessment indicates low dilution potential, with no near-term dilution pressure. However, liquidity risk could not be assessed due to the lack of balance-sheet inputs and no going-concern language in source documents. No recent events, such as filings or transcripts, are provided in the input data to inform the company's recent developments or strategic direction.
Key takeaways
  • Hercules PLC is classified in the Employment Services industry with high confidence.
  • The company has no dilution risk, as basic and diluted shares are equal.
  • Analysts have assigned a "Buy" rating with a mean price target of 60.00 GBP.
  • Liquidity risk could not be assessed due to missing balance-sheet data.
  • No detailed profitability or growth metrics are available for comparison with industry benchmarks.
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Financial snapshot
PeriodHA-latest
CurrencyGBP
Revenue
Gross profit
Operating income
Net income
R&D
SG&A
D&A
SBC
Operating cash flow
CapEx
Free cash flow
Total assets
Total liabilities
Total equity
Cash & equivalents
Long-term debt
Annual history (last 5)
PeriodRevenueOp IncomeNet IncomeFCF
FY-4$23.0M$996.7k$1.2M$1.4M
FY-3$32.8M$786.1k-$56.2k$310.5k
FY-2$49.5M$705.7k$320.9k$741.5k
FY-1$79.8M$2.5M$770.0k$1.8M
FY0$101.9M$3.4M-$1.7M$1.2M
PeriodGross %Op %Net %FCF %
FY-4
FY-3
FY-2
FY-1
FY0
PeriodAssetsEquityCashDebt
FY-4$17.7M$6.8M$2.0M
FY-3$19.4M$3.4M$1.5M
FY-2$33.9M$6.8M$1.2M
FY-1$46.0M$8.7M$4.2M
FY0$47.5M$11.7M$6.4M
PeriodOCFCapExFCFSBC
FY-4$3.5M-$233.7k$1.4M
FY-3-$1.6M-$358.1k$310.5k
FY-2-$5.3M-$228.2k$741.5k
FY-1$3.8M-$63.0k$1.8M
FY0$6.1M-$327.0k$1.2M
Quarterly history (last 4)
PeriodRevenueOp IncomeNet IncomeFCF
FQ-7
FQ-6
FQ-5
FQ-4
FQ-3
FQ-2
FQ-1
FQ0
PeriodGross %Op %Net %FCF %
FQ-7
FQ-6
FQ-5
FQ-4
FQ-3
FQ-2
FQ-1
FQ0
PeriodAssetsEquityCashDebt
FQ-7
FQ-6
FQ-5
FQ-4
FQ-3
FQ-2
FQ-1
FQ0
PeriodOCFCapExFCFSBC
FQ-7
FQ-6
FQ-5
FQ-4
FQ-3
FQ-2
FQ-1
FQ0
Valuation
Market price$30.50
Market cap$2.46B
Enterprise value
P/E
Reported non-GAAP P/E
EV/Revenue
EV/Op income
EV/OCF
P/B
P/Tangible book
Tangible book
Net cash
Current ratio
Debt/Equity
ROA
ROE
Cash conversion
CapEx/Revenue
SBC/Revenue
Asset intensity
Dilution ratio0.0%
Risk assessment
Dilution riskLow
Liquidity riskUnknown
  • Liquidity risk could not be assessed (no balance-sheet inputs and no going-concern language in source documents).
Industry benchmarks
Activity: Employment Services · cohort 107 companies
MetricHERCActivity
Op margin4.6% medp25 2.0% · p75 10.9%
Net margin3.4% medp25 0.8% · p75 8.6%
Gross margin27.7% medp25 18.7% · p75 66.5%
CapEx / revenue-0.8% medp25 -2.5% · p75 -0.2%
Debt / equity20.0% medp25 3.0% · p75 54.5%
Observations
IR observations
Mean price target60.00 GBP
Median price target60.00 GBP
High price target60.00 GBP
Low price target60.00 GBP
Mean recommendation2.00 (1=strong buy, 5=strong sell)
Strong-buy count0.00
Buy count1.00
Hold count0.00
Sell count0.00
Strong-sell count0.00
Mean EPS estimate0.04 GBP
Last actual EPS0.01 GBP
Source data
Underlying data the analysis-pipeline pulls and audits. Fetch timestamps + content hashes show when each source was last refreshed.
Company fundamentalsperiod FQ-7 · history via verified-market-data
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2026-05-09 04:48 UTC#be80f8be
Market quoteclose GBP 34.50 · shares 0.08B diluted
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2026-05-09 04:48 UTC#fdb1c774
Source: analysis-pipeline (hybrid)Generated: 2026-05-28 02:54 UTCJob: b6c22476