Card Factory plc risk profile

49 Elevated one input has moved against it

Measured 21 October 2026 from CARD.L's filed statements. Recomputed nightly.

49 (Elevated), driven by Concentration at 88, over 6 weighted categories on the RETAILER profile.

What is measured

MechanismReadingBandDirectionDriver
Market expectation40ElevatedStableOne-year price volatility — 40.0%
Operating pressure55ElevatedWorseningCosts outgrowing revenue — +5.6 percentage points
Cash conversion11ContainedEasingCapital spending against operating cash — 0.18x
Leverage and coverage39NormalWorseningCurrent ratio — 0.89x
Competitive position38NormalStableOperating-margin gap against peers — +4.6 percentage points
Concentration88AcuteStableGeographic concentration — 8,088 HHI

These are descriptive readings of disclosed mechanisms, not investment advice, and not a prediction. A band says where a measured input sits, never what to do about it or what happens next.

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