# Auction Technology Group (ATG.LSE)

Canonical: https://gigainvestors.com/s/ATG.LSE

Analysis as of: 2026-10-16T07:44:58.636Z. 

Listing currency: GBX. Reporting currency: USD.

## Verdict

Not enough history yet

Quality tests for Buy: not passed (profit record: fail; earnings resilience is evidence only). Published buy qualification: no.

Share price: GBX 488.60 per share; close as of 2026-10-15.

## Checklist

### understandable: na

### moat: na

### economics: na

### management: na

### accounting: na

## Holders

## Price story

Down 68% since Dec 2021

Story as of 2026-10-16T10:01:29.452Z; price observation 2026-10-15.

## Owner memo

Memo as of 2026-10-16T08:06:05.509Z.

### How it makes money

Operates in internet content & information; annual sales are USD 190.2 million.

- Source: https://filings.xbrl.org/213800U8Q9K2XI3WRE39/2025-09-30/ESEF/GB/0/213800U8Q9K2XI3WRE39-2025-09-30-T01.json (filed 2025-12-11); FY2025: revenue 190151000; grossProfit 118375000; margin = grossProfit / revenue.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); ATG.LSE: Auction Technology Group plc operates online auction marketplaces in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Germany. The company operates through, Arts and Antiques and Industrial and Commercial segments. It offers watches, jewelry, furniture, fine art, decorative art, vintage fashion and classic cars, and collectables; used equipment, commercial vehicles, and machineries from various industries, such as manufacturing, laboratories and pharmaceuticals, warehousing, construction, agriculture, and real estate; and consumer goods and other products. The company also operates marketplaces, such as thesaleroom.com, liveauctioneers.com, lot-tissimo.com, EstateSales.NET, BidSpotter.com, BidSpotter.co.uk, proxibid.com, and i-bidder.com. In addition, it offers Wavebid, a suite of products designed for auction house management; Auction Mobility, which provides digital auction technology for auctioneers, such as customized auction software, website design, and e-commerce solutions; Global Auction Platform, a digital marketplace for real-time audio and video broadcast; and Antiques Trade Gazette, a weekly industry trade magazine and guide to arts and antiques. Further, the company offers atgPay, an integrated payment solution; atgShip, an integrated shipping solution; and atgAMP, a paid-for auctioneer digital marketing solution, as well as provision of auction trading software. Auction Technology Group plc was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

### Why customers stay

Margins ranged from 62.3% to 67.9% during 2023–25.

- Source: https://filings.xbrl.org/213800U8Q9K2XI3WRE39/2024-09-30/ESEF/GB/0/213800U8Q9K2XI3WRE39-2024-09-30-T01.json (filed 2025-12-11); FY2023: grossProfit / revenue = 67.9%.

- Source: https://filings.xbrl.org/213800U8Q9K2XI3WRE39/2025-09-30/ESEF/GB/0/213800U8Q9K2XI3WRE39-2025-09-30-T01.json (filed 2025-12-11); FY2024: grossProfit / revenue = 67.3%.

- Source: https://filings.xbrl.org/213800U8Q9K2XI3WRE39/2025-09-30/ESEF/GB/0/213800U8Q9K2XI3WRE39-2025-09-30-T01.json (filed 2025-12-11); FY2025: grossProfit / revenue = 62.3%.

### Where the cash goes

Paid no dividends in 3 years; bought back USD 16.5 million of shares.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/api/fundamentals/684.F.json#2022-09-30 (filed 2025-12-11); FY2022: growth capex 0; upkeep 5001675.04; owner earnings 23377944.72. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2025-12-11); FY2023: growth capex 0; upkeep 11268000; cash acquisitions 30004000; owner earnings 47320800. Growth capex plus acquisitions / owner earnings = 0.6340552146202093.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/api/fundamentals/684.F.json#2024-09-30 (filed 2025-12-11); FY2024: growth capex 0; upkeep 11205000; owner earnings 52681000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2025-12-11); Dividend observations: [[2023,0],[2024,0],[2025,0]]. Zero only counted when supported by a complete cash-flow statement.

- Source: https://filings.xbrl.org/213800U8Q9K2XI3WRE39/2025-09-30/ESEF/GB/0/213800U8Q9K2XI3WRE39-2025-09-30-T01.json (filed 2025-12-11); FY2025: cash repurchases 16462000 USD.

### Are managers owners

Insiders own 34.7% of the company.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); ATG.LSE SharesStats.PercentInsiders = 34.727999999999994 percentage points; cache date 2026-10-16.

### What the price says

The price is 4.2 times annual sales; cash earnings are negative.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2025-12-11); Closing price 488.6 GBX; reporting-to-trading FX 75.34943299551671; FY2025 annual sales per share 1.5367723194033098; price multiple 4.219528695387845. FY2025 cash earnings/share -0.9120726056811107. Closing-price date 2026-10-15.

## Monthly share-price history (GBX per share)

- 2021-02: GBX 780.00 per share

- 2021-03: GBX 820.00 per share

- 2021-04: GBX 939.00 per share

- 2021-05: GBX 1,200.00 per share

- 2021-06: GBX 1,152.00 per share

- 2021-07: GBX 1,358.00 per share

- 2021-08: GBX 1,622.00 per share

- 2021-09: GBX 1,330.00 per share

- 2021-10: GBX 1,414.00 per share

- 2021-11: GBX 1,258.00 per share

- 2021-12: GBX 1,516.00 per share

- 2022-01: GBX 1,072.00 per share

- 2022-02: GBX 958.00 per share

- 2022-03: GBX 982.00 per share

- 2022-04: GBX 879.00 per share

- 2022-05: GBX 1,014.00 per share

- 2022-06: GBX 923.00 per share

- 2022-07: GBX 994.00 per share

- 2022-08: GBX 825.00 per share

- 2022-09: GBX 712.00 per share

- 2022-10: GBX 747.00 per share

- 2022-11: GBX 857.00 per share

- 2022-12: GBX 752.00 per share

- 2023-01: GBX 704.00 per share

- 2023-02: GBX 693.00 per share

- 2023-03: GBX 614.00 per share

- 2023-04: GBX 701.00 per share

- 2023-05: GBX 770.00 per share

- 2023-06: GBX 748.00 per share

- 2023-07: GBX 709.00 per share

- 2023-08: GBX 708.00 per share

- 2023-09: GBX 653.00 per share

- 2023-10: GBX 561.00 per share

- 2023-11: GBX 485.00 per share

- 2023-12: GBX 522.00 per share

- 2024-01: GBX 545.00 per share

- 2024-02: GBX 605.00 per share

- 2024-03: GBX 618.00 per share

- 2024-04: GBX 499.00 per share

- 2024-05: GBX 522.00 per share

- 2024-06: GBX 501.00 per share

- 2024-07: GBX 507.00 per share

- 2024-08: GBX 416.50 per share

- 2024-09: GBX 420.00 per share

- 2024-10: GBX 450.50 per share

- 2024-11: GBX 516.00 per share

- 2024-12: GBX 550.00 per share

- 2025-01: GBX 618.00 per share

- 2025-02: GBX 570.00 per share

- 2025-03: GBX 581.00 per share

- 2025-04: GBX 583.00 per share

- 2025-05: GBX 455.00 per share

- 2025-06: GBX 455.50 per share

- 2025-07: GBX 492.50 per share

- 2025-08: GBX 337.50 per share

- 2025-09: GBX 322.00 per share

- 2025-10: GBX 309.50 per share

- 2025-11: GBX 282.00 per share

- 2025-12: GBX 279.00 per share

- 2026-01: GBX 309.00 per share

- 2026-02: GBX 312.00 per share

- 2026-03: GBX 334.00 per share

- 2026-04: GBX 350.00 per share

- 2026-05: GBX 427.60 per share

- 2026-06: GBX 410.40 per share

- 2026-07: GBX 455.00 per share

- 2026-08: GBX 440.60 per share

- 2026-09: GBX 461.80 per share

- 2026-10: GBX 488.60 per share

## Annual estimated value (GBX per share)

Historical values use today's bond yield for every fiscal year

Historical values use today's FX rate into trading currency for every fiscal year

Historical values use current restated fundamentals and current commodity classification; they are not point-in-time estimates

## Sources

[Original ESEF filing](https://filings.xbrl.org/213800U8Q9K2XI3WRE39/2025-09-30/ESEF/GB/0/213800U8Q9K2XI3WRE39-2025-09-30/reports/213800U8Q9K2XI3WRE39-2025-09-30-T01.html); period 2025-09-30, filed 2025-12-11.

Estimates depend on assumptions and are not guarantees or investment advice. Underlying data remains subject to its source licenses; public reading does not grant bulk redistribution rights.