The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

MACF.L

Concerning the House

Macfarlane Group PLC, through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes protective packaging products to businesses in the United Kingdom and Europe. It operates through Packaging Distribution and Manufacturing Operations segments. The Packaging Distribution segment distributes packaging materials in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Europe. The Manufacturing Operations segment designs, manufactures, and assembles timber, corrugated, and foam-based packaging materials in the United Kingdom. The company also recovers waste paper and corrugated boards for recycling. In addition, it engages in the supply and distribution of equipment for packaging and specialist packaging materials. The company serves e-commerce retail, logistics, electronics, aerospace, automotive, medical, homeware, general industrial, food, and hospitality sectors. Macfarlane Group PLC was incorporated in 1899 and is headquartered in Glasgow, the United Kingdom.

United Kingdom · www.macfarlanegroup.com

Quotation

$69.50

-0.50 (-0.7%)

52w hi$98.95
52w lo$59.98
Vol222.36K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.31

Short-0.06
Medium-0.38
Long-0.66

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Macfarlane Group PLC

Consumer Cyclical · Packaging & Containers

Market cap$107.86M
Enterprise value$185.38M
Trailing P/E17.38x
Forward P/E8.25x
EV / EBITDA8.91x
P / S (ttm)0.36x
Profit margin2.1%
Return on equity5.2%
Revenue growth+9.5%
Earnings growth-68.2%
Debt / equity74.12
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.08
Corr SPX0.04
Annual vol32.2%
Annual ret-32.2%
Sharpe-1.00
Max DD-57.2%

Window: 504 trading days (491 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental-0.00
Sector+0.01
Technical+0.09
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment-0.25

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$70.00$71.25$69.50$69.50222.36K
Aug 12$73.00$73.00$70.00$70.00212.01K
Aug 11$73.20$74.60$71.40$73.30147.18K
Aug 10$76.00$76.00$71.50$75.00118.22K
Aug 7$74.70$75.90$71.80$73.00147.44K