Develop North (LSE:DVNO) Risk Assessment

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LSE:DVNO Develop North PLC LSE:DVNO
27 GF Score
Price £0.75
GF Value £0.81
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 5 Warning Signs
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What is Develop North 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 Develop North is: High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff.

Develop North  (LSE:DVNO) 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.

Develop North Risk Assessment Related Terms

LSE:DVNO vs BLK, BX, KKR: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Develop North'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.

Develop North Risk Assessment vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Develop North's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

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


LSE:DVNO
27GF Score
Develop North PLC LSE:DVNO
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Is Develop North (LSE:DVNO) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Develop North stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of £0.75 is trading 8% below its estimated GF Value™ of £0.81. GuruFocus considers Develop North to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for LSE:DVNO:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: £0.81 vs. price of £0.75 (8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 27/100 with 5 warning signs

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

Develop North Business Description

Address The Key, Bath Lane, Newcastle Helix, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, GBR, NE4 5TQ
Develop North PLC is a closed-end investment company. The investment objective of the company is to provide shareholders with a consistent and stable income and the potential for an attractive total return over the medium to long term, Its portfolio consists of Apartment Group, Claypath, Dickinson Apartments, St Margaret's Place, Whitley Court, The Millhouse, AM Number Three, Almscliffe, Horizon Middleton Towers, Harrow Living, Jaymac Solutions, Apartment Group, Cutler House Road, Kenley Homes, Horizon Cremation, and Bede Homes.
27GF Score

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£0.75
Price
£0.81
GF Value