Close Brothers Group (CHIX:CBGL) Quality Rank

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CHIX:CBGL Close Brothers Group PLC CHIX:CBGL
59 GF Score
Price £4.20
GF Value £3.60
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Close Brothers Group Quality Rank?

The Quality Rank measures the business quality of a company relative to other companies. It is ranked based on the strength of the balance sheet, as well as the profitability and growth of the business. The ranked companies are split in equal numbers and then ranked from 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest.

The rank of balance sheet (30%)

The rank of balance sheet is done through the ranking of:
  • Interest coverage
  • Zscore
  • Debt to revenue
  • Equity to asset
  • Cash to debt

The rank of Profitability (70%)

The ranking of Profitability is done by ranking:
  • Operating margin mean rank (10-year mean average profit margine)
  • Operating margin growth rank
  • Fscore
  • Predictability rank
  • Revenue growth rank (5 year), when the growth is higher than 25%, set it as 25%
  • Num of year profit (number of years that is profitable within the last 10 years)
  • ROIC median (10-year median of ROIC)

Close Brothers Group Quality Rank Related Terms

CHIX:CBGL
59GF Score
Close Brothers Group PLC CHIX:CBGL
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Is Close Brothers Group (CHIX:CBGL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Close Brothers Group stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of £4.20 is trading 16.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of £3.60. GuruFocus considers Close Brothers Group to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for CHIX:CBGL:

  • Quality Rank:
  • GF Value™: £3.60 vs. price of £4.20 (16.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 59/100 with 2 warning signs

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Close Brothers Group Business Description

Other Exchanges CBGPY:USACBG:UKCS3:Germany
Address 10 Crown Place, London, GBR, EC2A 4FT
Close Brothers Group PLC is a banking group that provides lending, deposit-taking, and securities trading services. The group mostly offers services to small businesses and individuals in the United Kingdom. Its operating segments are: Commercial, Retail, and Property. Maximum revenue is generated from its Commercial segment, which mainly offers specialist and predominantly secured lending principally to the SME market. The Retail segment provides intermediated finance through motor dealers, motor finance brokers, and insurance brokers, and savings products for individuals and corporates; and the Property segment offers residential development finance to established UK property developers, funding for commercial properties, and bridging and refurbishment loans.
59GF Score

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£4.20
Price
£3.60
GF Value