Shares in focus: Is Rotork Britain’s greatest company?

Rotork may not be a household name, but it is one of Britain's most successful businesses. So should you buy the shares? Phil Oakley investigates.

This flow-control equipment maker can't put a foot wrong, but is the price right, asks Phil Oakley.

Ask people to name a great British company and the chances are you'll hear the likes of Vodafone, GlaxoSmithKline and HSBC mentioned. There's no doubt that these firms did something right in the past as they're among Britain's biggest, most valuable firms. But, in investing, being biggest doesn't always equate to being great today. That's because big firms usually can't grow much further. Many are just managing their own decline.

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Phil spent 13 years as an investment analyst for both stockbroking and fund management companies.

 

After graduating with a MSc in International Banking, Economics & Finance from Liverpool Business School in 1996, Phil went to work for BWD Rensburg, a Liverpool based investment manager. In 2001, he joined ABN AMRO as a transport analyst. After a brief spell as a food retail analyst, he spent five years with ABN's very successful UK Smaller Companies team where he covered engineering, transport and support services stocks.

 

In 2007, Phil joined Halbis Capital Management as a European equities analyst. He began writing for MoneyWeek in 2010.