Business description: Gooch & Housego PLC

Gooch & Housego PLC is a United Kingdom-based company. The Company is a manufacturer of specialist optoelectronic components, materials and systems and specialist instrumentation and life sciences devices. It operates through three segments: Industrial, Aerospace and Defense, and Life Sciences/Bio Photonics. The Industrial segment comprises the Industrial laser market for use in the semiconductor and microelectronic industries, but also includes other Industrial applications such as metrology, telecommunications, and scientific research. The Company’s products include Acousto-Optics, Crystal Optics, Electro-Optics, Fiber Optics, Precision Optics, Lens Systems, and Vision Systems. Its Aerospace and Defense solutions include satellite communications, optical imaging in harsh environments, airborne and spaceborne navigation, laser directed energy weapons, laser protection in the field. Its Industrial and Telecom solutions include lidar systems, laser-based semiconductor manufacturing.

Number of employees: 975

Sales by Activity: Gooch & Housego PLC

Fiscal Period: September 2021 (GBP) 2022 (GBP) 2023 (GBP) 2024 (GBP) 2025 (GBP)

Industrial

59.6M 69.32M 80.75M 70.63M 64.34M

Aerospace & Defence (A&D)

43.62M 32.99M 40.11M 37.56M 52.41M

Life Sciences

30.55M 33.19M 34.93M 34.92M 33.73M

Inter and Intra-Division

-9.69M -10.7M -7.31M -7.12M -
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Geographical breakdown of sales: Gooch & Housego PLC

Fiscal Period: September 2021 (GBP) 2022 (GBP) 2023 (GBP) 2024 (GBP) 2025 (GBP)

North America

45.92M 47.27M 59.33M 46.6M 49.71M

United Kingdom

31.34M 27.85M 27.31M 36.85M 48.88M

Continental Europe

23.38M 26.75M 34.77M 27.2M 32.06M

Asia Pacific and Other

23.44M 22.94M 27.07M 25.34M 19.83M
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Executive Committee: Gooch & Housego PLC

Manager TitleAgeSince
Chief Executive Officer 56 13/09/2022
Director of Finance/CFO - 27/07/2025
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer - 30/11/2015
Comptroller/Controller/Auditor - 31/12/2013
Human Resources Officer - 31/12/2022
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Composition of the Board of Directors: Gooch & Housego PLC

Director TitleAgeSince
Chairman 69 20/02/2018
Director/Board Member 52 10/05/2020
Director/Board Member 64 11/02/2021
Director/Board Member 56 21/02/2023
Director/Board Member 62 02/04/2023
Director/Board Member - 27/07/2025
Composition of the Board of Directors

Shareholders: Gooch & Housego PLC

NameEquities%Valuation
Odyssean Capital LLP
12.81 %
3,483,335 12.81 % 28 M p
Schroder Investment Management Ltd.
6.694 %
1,820,836 6.694 % 15 M p
Investec Wealth & Investment Ltd.
5.098 %
1,386,512 5.098 % 11 M p
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd.
4.594 %
1,249,542 4.594 % 10 M p
J. M. Finn & Co. Ltd.
3.918 %
1,065,809 3.918 % 9 M p
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Company details: Gooch & Housego PLC

Gooch & Housego Plc

Dowlish Ford

TA19 0PF, Ilminster

+44 14 6025 6440

http://www.goochandhousego.com
address Gooch & Housego PLC(GHH)

Scientific & Precision Equipment

Change 5d. change 1-year change 3-years change Capi.($)
0.00%+0.65%+27.87%+10.44% 229M
-3.65%-5.51%+5.93%-10.15% 29.84B
0.00%-0.98%-0.88%+13.38% 7.79B
+0.31%-.--%-.--%+31.98% 3.25B
-3.45%-2.44%+53.98% - 3.13B
-1.48%-12.73%-37.15%-64.80% 2.26B
-2.06%+12.82%+3.36%+54.91% 1.92B
-2.63%-1.45%+18.44%+18.38% 1.84B
+5.09%+18.65%+134.59%+128.93% 1.81B
+5.73%+8.35%-0.62%+116.22% 1.12B
Average -0.10%+1.77%+20.55%+33.25% 5.32B
Weighted average by Cap. -2.11%-0.50%+10.23%+5.26%
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Trader
Investor
Global
Quality
ESG MSCI
A
More Ratings
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
BUY
Number of Analysts
5
Last Close Price
6.240GBP
Average target price
7.420GBP
Spread / Average Target
+18.91%
Consensus

Annual profits - Rate of surprise

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