LONDON, July 6, 2026, 11:08 BST
- Autins last showed at 16.94p, up 9.29%, according to delayed Google Finance data at 09:31 BST.
- CEO Andy Bloomer and CFO Des Dimitrov picked up 107,329 shares at 15.3727p a piece on July 3.
- Insiders bought about £16,500, which comes out to 3.1 times the average volume listed on Google Finance.
- The shares are trading around 4.9x Autins’ FY29 profit-after-tax target, provided the company hits its goal.
Autins Group Plc (LON:AUTG) climbed in light volume Monday after the car insulation firm reported that both its CEO and CFO bought company stock near Friday’s close. The moves put management behind a rally that has pushed shares toward a 52-week high.
Autins was trading at 16.94p, up 1.44p, or 9.29%, as of 09:31 BST, Google Finance showed. That put its market cap at £9.25 million. The 52-week high was 17.00p. Average volume was listed at 34,400 shares, while 1,210 shares traded so far in the session.
| Latest market read | Autins |
|---|---|
| Share price | 16.94p |
| 1-day move | up 9.29% |
| Market value | £9.25 mln |
| 52-week high | 17.00p |
| Distance from high | trading 0.35% under |
| Volume at quote time | 1,210 shares |
| Average volume | 34,400 shares |
The latest filing wasn’t for a new contract or a raised outlook. It was management putting money into shares. Autins said Bloomer picked up 67,885 shares and CFO Des Dimitrov took 39,444 shares, both priced at 15.3727p, with the trades done July 3 on AIM. Their holdings are now 0.12% and 0.07% of the company.
Executives picked up 107,329 shares, spending about £16,500. The cash amount isn’t much, but it’s about 3.1 times the usual daily volume, per Google Finance. The 16.94p price on Monday put the stock roughly 10.2% higher than what the executives paid.
AJ Bell had the sell at 14.00p and buy at 17.00p, putting the spread at 3p or roughly 19% of the midpoint. That’s a big gap for investors, since micro-cap rallies quoted on screen can be tough to get in or out of at those prices. Monday’s open was 15.50p, the high was 16.94p, and market cap came in at £9.25 million.
Autins’ latest numbers show why insider buying is getting attention. The company posted its first profit since 2017. For FY26, revenue hit £17.6 million, adjusted EBITDA came in at £2.4 million, and gross margin before non-underlying items was 36.2%. Profit after tax before non-underlying items stood at £0.2 million. The company also announced it secured £15 million in new business during the year.
| FY26 result | FY26 | Comparable 12-month FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £17.6 mln | £19.3 mln |
| Gross margin before non-underlying items | 36.2% | 32.1% |
| Adjusted EBITDA | £2.4 mln | £1.4 mln |
| Operating profit/(loss) before non-underlying items | £0.4 mln | £(0.6) mln |
| EPS | 0.30p | (2.2p) |
| Dividend | 0.0p | 0.0p |
“I am delighted to report that the Group has returned to net profitability for the first time since 2017,” Bloomer said in the final-results statement. But the company warned vehicle production schedules could slide and volumes might fall short of what it first projected. London South East
Valuing Autins is straightforward now. The latest results kept the company’s guidance for FY27 revenue at £22 million with after-tax profit of £0.8 million. FY28 guidance stays at £26 million revenue and £1.4 million profit, while FY29 guidance came in for the first time at £27 million revenue and £1.9 million profit. With a market value of £9.25 million as of Monday, the stock trades at around 11.6 times FY27 guided profit, 6.6 times FY28, and 4.9 times FY29 profit.
| Company guide | FY27 | FY28 | FY29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £22 mln | £26 mln | £27 mln |
| Profit after tax | £0.8 mln | £1.4 mln | £1.9 mln |
| Market value / guided PAT | 11.6x | 6.6x | 4.9x |
The trade here is in the space between today’s small free float and the profit target down the line. Directors picked up shares after the price moved, but all together still hold less than 0.2% rounded up. Next thing to watch is if Autins delivers the £15 million of awards and better margins to hit the FY27 profit target that’s out there.
