MANCHESTER UNITED PLC-CL A(NYSE:MANU) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10 to MANU. MANU was compared to 72 industry peers in the Entertainment industry. Both the profitability and financial health of MANU have multiple concerns. MANU is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

MANU had negative earnings in the past year.

In the past year MANU had a positive cash flow from operations.

MANU had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.

Of the past 5 years MANU 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

MANU has a Return On Assets of -8.38%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: MANU outperforms 40.28% of its industry peers.

MANU has a worse Return On Equity (-68.22%) than 66.67% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-8.38%
ROE	-68.22%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)-6.51%

ROA(5y)-5.7%

ROE(3y)-65.43%

ROE(5y)-47.34%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

The Profit Margin and Operating Margin and Gross Margin are not available for MANU so they could not be analyzed.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	N/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3YN/A

GM growth 5YN/A

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ROIC

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

MANU does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.

Compared to 1 year ago, MANU has more shares outstanding

The number of shares outstanding for MANU has been increased compared to 5 years ago.

The debt/assets ratio for MANU has been reduced compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

MANU has an Altman-Z score of 0.61. This is a bad value and indicates that MANU is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.

MANU's Altman-Z score of 0.61 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. MANU outperforms 45.83% of its industry peers.

MANU has a Debt/Equity ratio of 2.66. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.

MANU's Debt to Equity ratio of 2.66 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. MANU is outperformed by 68.06% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	2.66
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	0.61

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC8.24%

2.3 Liquidity

MANU has a Current Ratio of 0.41. This is a bad value and indicates that MANU is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

MANU's Current ratio of 0.41 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. MANU is outperformed by 77.78% of its industry peers.

MANU has a Quick Ratio of 0.41. This is a bad value and indicates that MANU is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

MANU's Quick ratio of 0.40 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. MANU is outperformed by 77.78% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.41
Quick Ratio	0.4

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for MANU have decreased strongly by -2889.74% in the last year.

The Revenue for MANU has decreased by -13.81% in the past year. This is quite bad

Measured over the past years, MANU shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 1.08% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-2889.74%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-189.34%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-13.81%

Revenue growth 3Y10.23%

Revenue growth 5Y1.08%

Sales Q2Q%-11.98%

3.2 Future

MANU is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 14.15% yearly.

MANU is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 2.96% yearly.

EPS Next Y-4.82%

EPS Next 2Y4.57%

EPS Next 3Y14.15%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year0.9%

Revenue Next 2Y2.35%

Revenue Next 3Y2.96%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for MANU. In the last year negative earnings were reported.

Also next year MANU is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, MANU is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 62.50% of the companies are valued more expensively.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	19.42

4.3 Compensation for Growth

MANU's earnings are expected to grow with 14.15% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y4.57%

EPS Next 3Y14.15%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

With a yearly dividend of 0.94%, MANU is not a good candidate for dividend investing.

Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 6.71, MANU pays a better dividend. On top of this MANU pays more dividend than 84.72% of the companies listed in the same industry.

Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 2.41, MANU's dividend is way lower than the S&P500 average.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	0.94%

5.2 History

MANU has been paying a dividend for over 5 years, so it has already some track record.

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

5.3 Sustainability

DP0%

EPS Next 2Y4.57%

EPS Next 3Y14.15%

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MANCHESTER UNITED PLC-CL A

NYSE:MANU (5/9/2025, 8:06:30 PM)

After market: 13.62 -0.68 (-4.76%)

14.3

-0.03 (-0.21%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorCommunication Services

GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment

GICS IndustryEntertainment

Earnings (Last)02-19 2025-02-19/bmo

Earnings (Next)05-22 2025-05-22/bmo

Inst Owners45.18%

Inst Owner Change0.38%

Ins OwnersN/A

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap2.42B

Analysts80

Price Target21.33 (49.16%)

Short Float %6.51%

Short Ratio8.01

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	0.94%

Yearly Dividend0

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DP0%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)2

Avg EPS beat(2)69.77%

Min EPS beat(2)35.88%

Max EPS beat(2)103.67%

EPS beat(4)2

Avg EPS beat(4)-5.86%

Min EPS beat(4)-101.31%

Max EPS beat(4)103.67%

EPS beat(8)5

Avg EPS beat(8)6.76%

EPS beat(12)7

Avg EPS beat(12)45.88%

EPS beat(16)9

Avg EPS beat(16)-44.29%

Revenue beat(2)0

Avg Revenue beat(2)-10.79%

Min Revenue beat(2)-18.92%

Max Revenue beat(2)-2.65%

Revenue beat(4)1

Avg Revenue beat(4)-5.01%

Min Revenue beat(4)-18.92%

Max Revenue beat(4)4.7%

Revenue beat(8)5

Avg Revenue beat(8)4.67%

Revenue beat(12)7

Avg Revenue beat(12)4%

Revenue beat(16)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A

PT rev (1m)0%

PT rev (3m)2.14%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)-25.71%

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)-24.9%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)-2.57%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.33%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	2.94
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	29.99
P/B	9.27
P/tB	N/A
EV/EBITDA	19.42

EPS(TTM)-1.06

EYN/A

EPS(NY)-0.75

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)-1.48

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)0.48

OCFY3.33%

SpS4.87

BVpS1.54

TBVpS-5.87

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-8.38%
ROE	-68.22%
ROCE	N/A
ROIC	N/A
ROICexc	N/A
ROICexgc	N/A
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	N/A
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)-6.51%

ROA(5y)-5.7%

ROE(3y)-65.43%

ROE(5y)-47.34%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)N/A

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)N/A

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)N/A

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3YN/A

ROICexcg growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5YN/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3YN/A

GM growth 5YN/A

F-Score4

Asset Turnover0.39

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	2.66
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	4.12
Cap/Depr	117.45%
Cap/Sales	40.17%
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	47.84%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	0.41
Quick Ratio	0.4
Altman-Z	0.61

F-Score4

WACC8.24%

ROIC/WACCN/A

Cap/Depr(3y)89.16%

Cap/Depr(5y)107.51%

Cap/Sales(3y)26.39%

Cap/Sales(5y)31.18%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-2889.74%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-189.34%

EPS Next Y-4.82%

EPS Next 2Y4.57%

EPS Next 3Y14.15%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-13.81%

Revenue growth 3Y10.23%

Revenue growth 5Y1.08%

Sales Q2Q%-11.98%

Revenue Next Year0.9%

Revenue Next 2Y2.35%

Revenue Next 3Y2.96%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-3484.13%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next Year397.95%

EBIT Next 3Y81.57%

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-12.48%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y1943.24%

OCF growth 3Y-8.84%

OCF growth 5Y-18.94%

MANCHESTER UNITED PLC-CL A (MANU) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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