Higher interest rates have pushed borrowing costs up, which puts pressure on businesses that rely heavily on debt and accounting profits. UK investors are now paying closer attention to companies that generate real cash in the here and now. When a solid British business throws off reliable cash flows yet trades below its estimated fair value, that gap can be appealing. This article highlights three such undervalued UK cash flow stocks.
The three stocks that follow are just a starter set, since the wider Simply Wall St screen identified 10 more UK listed businesses with similar cash flow profiles and valuation gaps that are not covered here. To go deeper on this idea, head straight to the Undervalued Stocks Based On Cash Flows screener to identify, analyze, and prioritize the cash rich opportunities that best fit your own criteria.
Overview: LSL Property Services runs mortgage and insurance networks, surveying and valuation services, and franchised estate agencies across the UK.
Operations: The group generated about £110.7 million from Surveying and Valuation, £48.2 million from Financial Services, and £26.7 million from Estate Agency, all in the United Kingdom.
Market Cap: £254 million
LSL Property Services interests cash flow focused investors because its fee based Financial Services arm and repeat surveying contracts help support more predictable inflows that underpin DCF based valuation work.
“Rising mortgage refinancing activity, with large volumes of two year and five year products maturing, should sustain higher new lending flows through LSL’s adviser network and underpin continued growth in Financial Services revenue and earnings.”
What really moves the needle for LSL Property Services now is how one subtle shift in profitability plays out over the next few years.
If that profitability shift is what interests you, read the full narrative for LSL Property Services to see how LSL Property Services cash generation and capital choices could be decoupling.
Overview: AltynGold operates the 100% owned Sekisovskoye gold mine and nearby Teren-Sai projects in Kazakhstan, producing cash-generating gold and silver.
Operations: AltynGold generated about $175 million from exploration and development of the Sekisovskoye gold asset, entirely within Kazakhstan.
Market Cap: £293.8 million
AltynGold ties directly into this cash flow focused screen because its Sekisovskoye and Teren-Sai assets back an SWS DCF that shows the shares trading well below estimated fair value. A 6.3x P/E and 35.4% net margins point to strong earnings power that could look very different if one pressure on those mining cash flows shifts.