STJ PEER ANALYSIS

St. James's Place plc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

STJSt. James's Place plc

🇬🇧 UK · LSE · Financial Services · Asset Management

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Asset Management

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

STJIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	STJ	METRO	SAMG	AFCG	HDFGS	INVEO	Ind. Median
P/E	13.11	—	30.68	—	6.16●	—	18.84
P/B	4.71	1.02	1.73	0.40●	0.80	0.87	2.08
EV/EBITDA	5.17	—	10.02	—	2.89●	113.47	10.36
P/S	—	—	—	—	—	—	29.06

Financial Health
Metric	STJ	METRO	SAMG	AFCG	HDFGS	INVEO	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	3.80	4.84●	2.89	1.49	4.46	0.12	3.81
Debt/Equity	36.7%	0.0%●	60.9%	108.9%	0.1%	44.4%	18.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.15	0.19	1.73	-10.43●	-0.01	35.23	0.18

Profitability
Metric	STJ	METRO	SAMG	AFCG	HDFGS	INVEO	Ind. Median
Net Margin	829.8%●	-11.8%	2.1%	-60.7%	45.3%	-34.3%	16.7%
ROE	41.1%●	-0.6%	4.2%	-6.9%	17.2%	-0.8%	9.4%
ROA	0.3%	-0.6%	1.8%	-3.7%	16.8%●	-0.6%	2.8%
EBITDA Margin	—	—	—	—	—	—	127.9%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	STJ	METRO	SAMG	AFCG	HDFGS	INVEO	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	—	—	—	—	—	—	22.3%
NI Growth	—	—	-70.5%	—	—	—	14.6%
Div. Yield	1.4%	0.0%	8.1%	11.1%●	0.0%	0.0%	1.4%
Payout	18.1%	0.0%	255.5%	-89.9%	0.0%	0.0%	11.6%

Valuation
Metric	STJ	FCIT	MNG	PSH	ALW	ICG	Ind. Median
P/E	13.11	10.04	29.04	2.41●	23.71	10.85	18.84
P/B	4.71	1.08	2.80	0.60●	1.04	1.92	2.08
EV/EBITDA	5.17	10.36	5.55	2.98●	25.75	15.95	10.36
P/S	—	—	—	—	—	—	29.06

Financial Health
Metric	STJ	FCIT	MNG	PSH	ALW	ICG	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	3.80	2.66	1.92	2.14	21.18●	3.52	3.81
Debt/Equity	36.7%	9.4%	220.4%	24.4%	7.2%●	242.8%	18.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.15●	0.72	1.03	0.65	1.15	7.90	0.18

Profitability
Metric	STJ	FCIT	MNG	PSH	ALW	ICG	Ind. Median
Net Margin	829.8%●	105.7%	1.4%	86.3%	87.0%	57.4%	16.7%
ROE	41.1%●	11.2%	9.4%	26.7%	4.3%	18.4%	9.4%
ROA	0.3%	10.2%	0.2%	21.4%●	4.0%	5.0%	2.8%
EBITDA Margin	—	—	—	—	—	—	127.9%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	STJ	FCIT	MNG	PSH	ALW	ICG	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	—	—	—	—	—	—	22.3%
NI Growth	—	-33.5%	—	53.2%●	-54.3%	6.0%	14.6%
Div. Yield	1.4%	1.2%	6.0%●	1.7%	2.1%	5.0%	1.4%
Payout	18.1%	11.6%	159.6%	3.8%	49.0%	50.6%	11.6%

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