Resilient FY24, confident long-term outlook

Vp’s full year update highlights sector-leading results, once again benefiting from the diversity of its end markets and the quality of its specialist businesses.

With results expected to be broadly in line with expectations, we trim our FY24 PBT forecast by c.5% to £39.0m, a shade below the FY23 outturn (£40.2m). We consider this an impressively resilient performance set against a mixed market backdrop.

Under new leadership, a strategic refresh is underway and management is confident in long term prospects. In our view, the valuation is compelling (FY25E P/E of c7x). We reiterate our Fair Value estimate of 1090p per share.