PZ Cussons (CHIX:PZCL) Risk Assessment

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CHIX:PZCL PZ Cussons PLC CHIX:PZCL
49 GF Score
Price £1.05
GF Value £0.93
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 8 Warning Signs
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What is PZ Cussons Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of PZ Cussons is: High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff.

PZ Cussons  (CHIX:PZCl) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

PZ Cussons Risk Assessment Related Terms

CHIX:PZCL vs PG, CL, KVUE: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, PZ Cussons's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

PZ Cussons Risk Assessment vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, PZ Cussons's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where PZ Cussons's Risk Assessment falls into.


CHIX:PZCL
49GF Score
PZ Cussons PLC CHIX:PZCL
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Is PZ Cussons (CHIX:PZCL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, PZ Cussons stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of £1.05 is trading 13.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of £0.93. GuruFocus considers PZ Cussons to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for CHIX:PZCL:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: £0.93 vs. price of £1.05 (13.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 49/100 with 8 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the CHIX:PZCL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

PZ Cussons Business Description

Other Exchanges PZC:UK1ZQ:Germany
Address 3500 Aviator Way, Manchester Business Park, Manchester, GBR, M22 5TG
PZ Cussons PLC is a household and personal-care company. Its main business categories are personal care and beauty, home care, food and nutrition, and electricals. The principal activities of the Group are the manufacture and distribution of soaps, detergents, toiletries, beauty products, pharmaceuticals, electrical goods, edible oils, fats and spreads, and nutritional products. The geographical segments of the company are Europe and the Americas, Asia Pacific, Africa, and the Central regions. The company derives its maximum revenue from Europe and the Americas.
49GF Score

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£1.05
Price
£0.93
GF Value