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SDI Group - Plans 2 to 3 acquisitions a year

March 2026

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  • Epic Code:
  • SDI
  • Price:
  • 80.25p
Analysts believe SDI’s sales may advance from £66m to £75m in the current year to end April and to £83m next year. Correspondingly, pretax profit and EPS are forecast at £9.7m/7p and then £11.3m/8p. However, my hunch is that the results from this “buy-and-build” in scientific equipment, technical instruments and high-tech manufacturing could far exceed these forecasts. Speaking to the CEO, Stephen Brown, who joined the business from AB Dynamics (ABDP; 1288p), the crash-dummy makers, two and a half years ago, it looks like the second half has started with a “bang” and is far exceeding expectations. My meeting came shortly after Brown announced the £9.3m acquisition of PRP Optoelectronics, his fourth acquisition since joining and po ...

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