Castings (LSE:CGS) Risk Assessment


LSE:CGS Castings PLC LSE:CGS
82 GF Score
Price £3.26
GF Value £2.68
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 9 Warning Signs
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What is Castings 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 Castings is: Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding.

Castings  (LSE:CGS) 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.

Castings Risk Assessment Related Terms

LSE:CGS vs GEV, ETN, PH: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Castings'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.

Castings Risk Assessment vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Castings's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

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


LSE:CGS
82GF Score
Castings PLC LSE:CGS
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Is Castings (LSE:CGS) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Castings stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of £3.26 is trading 21.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of £2.68. GuruFocus considers Castings to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for LSE:CGS:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: £2.68 vs. price of £3.26 (21.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 82/100 with 9 warning signs

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

Castings Business Description

Other Exchanges CGSl:UK
Address Lichfield Road, Brownhills, West Midlands, GBR, WS8 6JZ
Castings PLC is an iron casting and machining group based in the UK. The company's operating segment includes Foundry operations and Machining operations. It generates maximum revenue from the Foundry operations segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Sweden and also has a presence in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Rest of Europe, North and South America, and Other Countries. It serves Commercial vehicles, Automotive, and Other sectors.
82GF Score

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£3.26
Price
£2.68
GF Value