PayPoint (PAY) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

PayPoint plc engages in the provision of payments and banking, shopping, and e-commerce services and products in the United Kingdom. The company operates through two segments: PayPoint and Love2shop. The PayPoint segment provides card payment services to retailers, including leased payment devices; EPoS; ATM cash machines; SIM cards sales; receipt advertising; bill payment services and cash top-ups to individual consumers; parcel delivery and collection services; retailer service fees solutions; and digital payment services, as well as cash through to digital services. The segment offers its products under PayPoint One, eMoney, MultiPay, CashOut, and Direct Debits platforms. The Love2shop segment is involved in the provision of shopping vouchers, cards, and e-codes which customers may redeem with participating retailers; and Christmas savings club, to which customers make regular payments throughout the year to help spread the cost of Christmas, before converting to a voucher. It serves consumers, SMEs, and convenience retailers in the commercial, not-for-profit, and public sectors. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Welwyn Garden City, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 799 to 815
• 50-Day Range: 616 to 808.09
• 52-Week Range: 571 to 865
• Volume: 312,616 shs
• Average Volume: 248,665 shs
• Market Capitalization: £578.68 million
• P/E Ratio: 16.59
• Dividend Yield: 2.35%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

PAY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PAY shares performed this year?

PayPoint's stock was trading at GBX 780 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, PAY shares have increased by 3.6% and is now trading at GBX 808.09.
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How were PayPoint's earnings last quarter?

PayPoint plc (LON:PAY) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June, 12th. The company reported $70.10 EPS for the quarter. PayPoint had a net margin of 11.65% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 30.78%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of PayPoint?

Shares of PAY stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of PayPoint own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that PayPoint investors own include Imaginatik (IMTK), Unilever (ULVR), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Tesco (TSCO), BP (BP), Greencore Group (GNC) and Rio Tinto Group (RIO).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/28 Dividend: 2/27/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/28 Dividend: 2/27/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/28/2025
• Last Earnings: 6/12/2025
• Today: 6/19/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Software - Infrastructure
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: LON:PAY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: paypoint.com
• Phone: +44-84-57600633
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,260
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 48.70
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.59
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.19
• P/E Growth: 31.13
• Net Income: £35.08 million
• Net Margins: 11.65%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 30.78%
• Return on Assets: 6.54%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 81.52
• Current Ratio: 0.99
• Quick Ratio: 0.65

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £301.14 million
• Price / Sales: 1.92
• Cash Flow: GBX 8.84 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 91.44
• Book Value: GBX 166.30 per share
• Price / Book: 4.86

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 71,610,218
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £578.68 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.93