Ibstock (LON:IBST) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results

Ibstock (LON:IBST) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported GBX 5.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Ibstock had a net margin of 3.19% and a return on equity of 3.09%.

Here are the key takeaways from Ibstock’s conference call:

• Group revenue grew 2% to £372.1m but adjusted EBITDA fell ~10% to £71m and EBITDA margin contracted 260bps to 19.1%, driven by inflation, reactivation costs and adverse product mix (H2 margin improved to ~20%).
• Balance sheet and cash actions improved optionality — net debt reduced to £120m (leverage ~2x), the group completed non-core and land disposals releasing about £30m, and with major CapEx largely complete management expects accelerating free cash flow for growth or returns.
• Management acknowledged they reactivated capacity too early, have readjusted production and inventory management, and expect modest H2 2026 volume growth with price increases implemented in February intended to offset cost inflation.
• Strategic investments underpin medium‑term upside — Atlas adds 105m bricks p.a., Nostell/FastWall and the new ceramic facades capability target higher‑value modern methods and façade markets, and calcined‑clay commercialization talks are advanced, supporting a management target of ~£600m revenue and 28% margin when markets recover.
• The concrete division remains pressured, with revenues down ~5% as UK rail/infrastructure spend hit historically low levels and reduced high‑margin sales, so sector recovery is critical to restoring concrete profitability.

Ibstock Stock Down 3.3%

IBST traded down GBX 4 during trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 116.20. 6,197,312 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,430,646. The stock has a market cap of £458.64 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 0.73. Ibstock has a fifty-two week low of GBX 108 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 200.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 51.05, a current ratio of 1.24 and a quick ratio of 1.19. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 133.58 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 134.15.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on shares of Ibstock from GBX 165 to GBX 145 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Berenberg Bank lowered their price target on Ibstock from GBX 150 to GBX 135 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 160.

Ibstock Company Profile

Ibstock plc manufactures and sells clay and concrete building products and solutions to customers in the residential construction sector in the United Kingdom. The company offers bricks and masonry, which includes facing and engineering bricks, brick slips, special shaped bricks, walling stone, architectural masonry, prefabricated components, eco-habitats, and padstones and lintels, as well as façade systems; roofing products comprising roof tiles and accessories, and chimneys; and flooring and lintels, such as beam and block flooring, insulated flooring, hollowcore, and screed rails.