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NCC Ncc Group Plc

157.60
1.00 (0.64%)
Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Ncc Group Plc LSE:NCC London Ordinary Share GB00B01QGK86 ORD 1P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  1.00 0.64% 157.60 895,448 16:35:19
Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price
157.40 157.80 158.60 150.20 150.20
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Business Consulting Svcs,nec 429.5M -32.5M -0.1051 -15.01 484.47M
Last Trade Time Trade Type Trade Size Trade Price Currency
16:50:07 O 28,361 157.39 GBX

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Posted at 23/5/2025 09:20 by Ncc Daily Update
Ncc Group Plc is listed in the Business Consulting Svcs,nec sector of the London Stock Exchange with ticker NCC. The last closing price for Ncc was 156.60p.
Ncc currently has 309,366,540 shares in issue. The market capitalisation of Ncc is £488,180,400.
Ncc has a price to earnings ratio (PE ratio) of -15.01.
This morning NCC shares opened at 150.20p
Posted at 28/4/2025 19:53 by indiestu
What do we think of the math?

400 million for Escode that provided 80 million in revenue to NCC.

NCC 440 million market cap.

If we said NCC was worth 300 million without Escode and 300 million was realised from the sale of Escode. That gives a possible forward share price value at 35% above todays closing so just under 2 quid.
Posted at 28/4/2025 15:24 by indiestu
As of Thursday 24th pm 3% of NCC was sold short - about 9.5 million shares. 1.5 mill traded on Friday and 2 mill so far today. Potentially there is still 6 million short that will need to close assuming the previously mentioned volume was short covering. I suspect they will be allowed out in an orderly fashion which is why the share price has not rallied more. No surprise the bank offered them such low interest rates as they could be about to land 400 million in cash. It may be a decent pay-out for shareholders if they distribute the cash.
Posted at 28/4/2025 14:55 by leedsu36
Buyout firms circle £400m NCC division Escode
Private equity groups including Montagu and Bridgepoint are exploring potential bids for the software escrow and verification unit of cybersecurity specialist NCC Group,

A pack of private equity firms are circling one of the main subsidiaries of NCC Group, the London-listed cybersecurity specialist.

Sky News has learnt that Montagu Private Equity and Bridgepoint are among the buyout firms which are interested in bidding for Escode, which specialises in software escrow and verification services.

City sources said a deal for Escode could be worth between £300m and £400m, while NCC Group's entire market capitalisation on Monday afternoon was just over £440m.

Several other private equity firms are also said to be interested, although a formal auction is not under way and the identities of the other parties was unclear.

Shares in NCC rose by more than 6% during the trading session amid market speculation about a takeover bid or sale of parts of the company.

The buyout firms' interest in Escode follows a string of reviews by NCC about potential disposals.

In January 2024, the group said its board had "decided not to restart the strategic review of Escode at this juncture", while other parts of the company have also been the subject of exploratory discussions with possible buyers.
NCC employs about 2,200 people across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific.

It announced on Monday that it had signed a £120m loan facility with a syndicate of banks comprising Barclays, HSBC, NatWest and Santander UK.
Posted at 28/4/2025 14:19 by ahmad alshaikh
Business is recovering strongly following previous problems in the US tech sector. And a series of forecast-beating trading statements in 2024 have driven its shares higher.

A corresponding PEG multiple of 0.2 suggests the cybersecurity specialist is actually trading below value.

Business is recovering strongly following previous problems in the US tech sector. And a series of forecast-beating trading statements in 2024 have driven its shares higher. Latest financials showed sales up 4% between June and September, at £104m. This helped NCC swing to an adjusted operating profit of £6m from a £1m loss a year earlier.

Sales should keep rising too, driven by a blend of falling interest rates and the growing prevalence of cyber threats facing companies.

Also encouraging is the direction of NCC’s gross margins, which improved 200 basis points to 41.4% in the 12 months to May. This reflected successful restructuring efforts and a better product mix as managed services sales increased.
Posted at 28/4/2025 14:14 by roscoepeeco
Quite correct LeedsU, big event coming up 1st May and a statement to now look forward to come June.

Yes excellent news, looking forward now to the group focussing on their best parts going forward, next statement should show zilch debt and an excellent tidying up all round :

NCC Group plc (LSE: NCC, "NCC Group" or "the Group"), a people-powered, tech-enabled global cyber security and software escrow business, announces that, further to its announcement on 1 August 2024, has today completed the disposal of Fox Crypto B.V. part of its European Cyber division in the Netherlands, for total consideration at completion of €78.5m (c.£65m) to CR Group Nordic AB, following successful satisfaction of all customary conditions associated with the disposal.

As announced on 1 August 2024, Fox Crypto B.V. contributed revenue and EBITDA of c.£18m and c.£4m respectively in the 12 months ended 31 May 2024 and the consideration therefore represented a 2024 EBITDA multiple of 16.5x. Fox Crypto was previously a standalone entity, and the disposal does not impact the Group's continuing Cyber capabilities.

The gross proceeds will be used to repay the Group's RCF borrowings, reduce Group net debt and facilitate growth in the Cyber Security business. Group net debt following this disposal as at 31 March 2025 is expected to be in the range of NIL - £3.0m. This is consistent with previous guidance of paying down our net debt prior to the Board's decision to buy additional shares for our Employee Benefit Trust in December 2024 (c.£6.0m).

The disposal represents a continuation of the Group's transformation strategy to simplify the business and create a more focused Cyber Security business. Both our Cyber and Escode businesses provide the benefit of a portfolio effect to the overall Group performance with clear future growth opportunities to enhance shareholder value.

The Group is due to announce interim results for the period ended 31 March 2025 on 19 June 2025 and will be hosting an immersive cyber security capability event on 1 May 2025.
Posted at 28/3/2025 11:29 by leedsu36
Nice, for anyone that hasn't seen it yet :

NCC Group plc (LSE: NCC, "NCC Group" or "the Group"), a people-powered, tech-enabled global cyber security and software escrow business, announces that, further to its announcement on 1 August 2024, has today completed the disposal of Fox Crypto B.V. part of its European Cyber division in the Netherlands, for total consideration at completion of €78.5m (c.£65m) to CR Group Nordic AB, following successful satisfaction of all customary conditions associated with the disposal.

As announced on 1 August 2024, Fox Crypto B.V. contributed revenue and EBITDA of c.£18m and c.£4m respectively in the 12 months ended 31 May 2024 and the consideration therefore represented a 2024 EBITDA multiple of 16.5x. Fox Crypto was previously a standalone entity, and the disposal does not impact the Group's continuing Cyber capabilities.

The gross proceeds will be used to repay the Group's RCF borrowings, reduce Group net debt and facilitate growth in the Cyber Security business. Group net debt following this disposal as at 31 March 2025 is expected to be in the range of NIL - £3.0m. This is consistent with previous guidance of paying down our net debt prior to the Board's decision to buy additional shares for our Employee Benefit Trust in December 2024 (c.£6.0m).

The disposal represents a continuation of the Group's transformation strategy to simplify the business and create a more focused Cyber Security business. Both our Cyber and Escode businesses provide the benefit of a portfolio effect to the overall Group performance with clear future growth opportunities to enhance shareholder value.

The Group is due to announce interim results for the period ended 31 March 2025 on 19 June 2025 and will be hosting an immersive cyber security capability event on 1 May 2025.
Posted at 15/1/2025 23:21 by cerrito
I have a for me medium sized position here and first bought in 2017.In the last couple of years I have not paid too much attention to NCC.
Listening to the vox markets podcast with Paul Hill and Christopher Mills of Harwood, I was surprised to hear Mills saying that they are buying NCC as we speak and they have close contact with management who they hold in high regard. I guess the vehicle must be Odyssean who held 6.2% at 30.9.24. They have not issued a TR-1 RNS since then...indeed the only TR-1 issued by NCC since 30.9.24 was one on October when Montanero further reduced-I assume Montanero are completely out now.
Mills referred to a sale of Escrow for £1 a share and said he would be disappointed if the NCC price was not at least 200p in 18 months time.
I bring this up as Mills has had more successes than failures over the years.
Posted at 12/9/2024 13:58 by tizo100
2 August 2024Kelso Group Holdings Plc ("Kelso" or the "Company")Update on Investment in NCCKelso, the main market listed acquisition vehicle, notes the announcement made yesterday at 4:30pm by NCC Group plc ("NCC"), regarding the disposal of its non-core business based in the Netherlands. NCC is Kelso's largest shareholding, with the Company holding 2.5m shares.Terms have been agreed for the sale of NCC's subsidiary, Fox Crypto B.V., to CR Group Nordic AB for a cash consideration of c.£66m. This transaction represents a 16.5x EBITDA multiple.This announcement follows a strong set of preliminary final results from NCC released at 7am yesterday. NCC's net debt position as of 31 May 2024 was £38.5m. The proceeds from the sale will be used to transform NCC's balance sheet, achieving a substantial net cash position.Kelso continues to believe that the underlying valuation of NCC, with its two discreet businesses in Cybersecurity and Escrow software, is significantly greater than the current market capitalisation. For further information please contact:Kelso Group Holdings Plc+44 (0) 75 4033 3933John Goold, Chief Executive OfficerMark Kirkland, Chief Financial OfficerJamie Brooke, Chief Investment OfficerZeus (Broker)+44 (0) 20 3829 5000Nick Cowles, Ed Beddows, John Moran (Investment Banking)Ben Robertson (Corporate Broking)Camarco (Financial PR)+44 (0) 20 3757 4980Billy Clegg, Tom Huddart About Kelso - https://kelsoplc.com/Kelso was established in November 2022 to identify, engage and unlock trapped value in the UK stock market.  Kelso's strategy is to invest in situations where it believes there is an anomaly between the intrinsic value and prospects of a company and its stock market valuation.  Kelso will, in particular, look for situations where it believes the sum of the parts of a business is greater than the current value. The Kelso team is led by an experienced and well-invested Board and management team with a track record of identifying and creating value in the UK small and mid-cap public markets. The board of Kelso owns 20.5% of the equity having invested in each of the last three fundraising rounds.
Posted at 31/3/2022 16:57 by tole
https://www.fool.co.uk/2022/03/31/a-ftse-350-technology-stock-that-i-think-could-soar-in-2022/A FTSE 350 technology stock that I think could soar in 2022!Fool contributor Daniel Moore has his sights set on a technology stock in the FTSE 250 that could boost his portfolio this year.Daniel MoorePublished 31 March, 3:11 pm BSTNCCEnvironmental technology concept.Image source: Getty ImagesIn the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, national defence and security has become of utmost concern subsequent to a long period of neglection. Energy interdependence and cyber threats are of particular importance. A technology stock with good fundamentals, a diversified revenue model and significant exposure to the aforementioned sectors is NCC Group (LSE: NCC).Energy and cyber securityNCC offers cyber solutions for potential risks relating to software and cloud computing, supply-chain risks and threat intelligence among many others. Its clientele includes Sennen, data operator for London Array (one of the world's largest offshore windfarms), National Grid and NatWest. Considering energy security is now an extremely high priority for Western European nations, this is certainly a business that I would like to be in. Rishi Sunak's Spring statement references a minimum increase of £1bn (3%) to defence spending this year and a focus on the mitigation of Russian exposure. I believe NCC is well positioned to gain more private and public business contracts should this be the case; however, there is a certain reliance on energy security being of huge importance in the future.Consistency is keyOut of the entire FTSE 350 index, NCC has generated the most consecutive years of turnover growth at 17. Exacerbating the impressiveness of this statistic is the fact that NCC Group has the smallest market capitalisation out of the entirety of the constituents at just £581.8m. Even with macroeconomic periods of deterioration - such as 2008 and 2020 - and businesses being strapped for cash, NCC has still expanded operations, demonstrating that its services and products are of a high quality and are a necessity for corporate security.The past performance is excellent; however, the market price of a security can be erased overnight if the future expectations are not robust. Unsurprisingly, NCC's forecasts look brighter than ever with its annual turnover growth projected at 16% this year alongside cash flow growth of 23%. What makes the valuation even more appealing is the fact that NCC ranks first out of nine companies in the computer services subsector when analysing the companies' PEG ratio, which is the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio relative to earnings growth.Directors want inIn financial markets, directors and executives of a company can sell shares for a variety of different reasons such as tax efficiency or additional income, but there tends to be only one incentive for them to buy shares in their company, and that is because they expect the price to rise meaningfully.Back in January 2019, the directors at NCC bought approximately £185,000 of shares in the company at £1.30. Between then and September 2021, the share price rose 167%. Clearly, the directors know what they are doing regarding the performance of their own business.Since then, the NCC share price has fallen by 43.4% with no tangible negative news or downturn in business. In October the directors executed over £40,000 in options and purchased over £50,000 in stock at £2.16 per share. Today's price represents a 12% discount to that.Apr '21Jul '21Oct '21Jan '22Jul '21Jan '22200250300350Zoom ?Mar 30, 2021?Mar 26, 2022Highcharts.comAssuming business carries on as normal with the rise in defence spending, NCC could have a great opportunity on its hands. Only time will tell if it can execute upon it. Personally, I'm holding off just for now to see how the situation in Ukraine develops and whether cyber and energy security remain topics of public interest.One Killer Stock For The Cybersecurity SurgeCybersecurity is surging, with experts predicting that the cybersecurity market will reach US$366 billion by 2028 - more than double what it is today!And with that kind of growth, this North American company stands to be the biggest winner.Because their patented "self-repairing" technology is changing the cybersecurity landscape as we know it...We think it has the potential to become the next famous tech success story.In fact, we think it could become as big... or even BIGGER than Shopify.
Posted at 25/1/2022 19:16 by tole
https://www.fool.co.uk/2022/01/24/3-top-metaverse-stocks-id-buy-today-for-2022-and-beyond/#2: a metaverse security stockCyber crime is already a huge risk for anyone (or any company) that is active online. In my opinion, these risks are only going to get bigger as the metaverse evolves. Anti-virus protection won't be enough. Businesses will need a much broader range of security-related services.One company that already operates in this area is NCC (LSE: NCC). This £680m, Manchester-based business provides a full range of security and "risk mitigation" services for businesses. These include security assessments, training, incident response and compliance certification. The big risk facing NCC, of course, is that it could fall victim to cyber crime itself. I'd imagine this might destroy its reputation as a trusted advisor.The NCC share price has pulled back since the start of this year, in line with the wider tech slump and many of the risks affecting tech stocks are the same for NCC. I reckon this could be a buying opportunity. NCC shares now trade on 18 times forecast earnings, with a 2.1% dividend yield. That doesn't seem expensive to me, for a business that's expected to deliver earnings growth of around 15% for the current year. I'd consider buying at this level.
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Ncc Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What is the current Ncc share price?
The current share price of Ncc is 157.60p
How many Ncc shares are in issue?
Ncc has 309,366,540 shares in issue
What is the market cap of Ncc?
The market capitalisation of Ncc is GBP 484.47M
What is the 1 year trading range for Ncc share price?
Ncc has traded in the range of 124.00p to 184.20p during the past year
What is the PE ratio of Ncc?
The price to earnings ratio of Ncc is -15.01
What is the cash to sales ratio of Ncc?
The cash to sales ratio of Ncc is 1.14
What is the reporting currency for Ncc?
Ncc reports financial results in GBP
What is the latest annual turnover for Ncc?
The latest annual turnover of Ncc is GBP 429.5M
What is the latest annual profit for Ncc?
The latest annual profit of Ncc is GBP -32.5M
What is the registered address of Ncc?
The registered address for Ncc is XYZ BUILDING, 2 HARDMAN BOULEVARD, SPINNINGFIELDS, MANCHESTER, M3 3AQ
What is the Ncc website address?
The website address for Ncc is www.nccgroup.com
Which industry sector does Ncc operate in?
Ncc operates in the BUSINESS CONSULTING SVCS,NEC sector

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