5 FTSE stocks with over 100% return in a year 

Summary

• Several FTSE listed stocks have given over 100 per cent returns in the past year 
• Victoria PLC, Ferrexpo PLC, Royal Mail PLC and TCS Group Holding PLC are among many to give a humongous return to their investors.

As the economy rebounds, investors are increasingly seeking investment opportunities to make high returns. Some of such high performing stocks range from those listed on the blue-chip index, the FTSE 100, to the AIM listed FTSE AIM 100 index, and others. 

Let us take a deeper dive into some of high performing FTSE listed stocks with a one-year return of over 110 per cent in the past year and a market cap of over £1 billion: 

1. Victoria PLC (LON:VCP) 

FTSE AIM 100 index constituent Victoria PLC is a designer, manufacturer and distributor of flooring products. The company recently acquired a US-based flooring distributor Cali Bamboo for about £55.1 million in order to expand its operations in the North American region. 

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Victoria’s shares were trading at GBX 1,060.00, down by 0.94 per cent on 1 July at 08:18 HRS GMT+1. Meanwhile, the FTSE AIM 100 index was trading at 6,159.69, up by 0.57 per cent. 

Victoria’s annual return stands at 289.09 per cent and its market cap at £1.250 billion. 

1. TCS Group Holding PLC (LON: TCS) 

FTSE IOB constituent TCS Group Holdings is Russia’s leading online financial and lifestyle services provider, including Tinkoff Bank. TCS on 30 June released its 2020 sustainability report. While it is the fourth sustainability report, it is also the first time the report is adhering to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Standards as the company aims to improve its disclosure quality. 

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TCS’ GDRs (each representing 1 shares) were trading at USD 87.01, down by 0.56 per cent on 1 July at 08:47 HRS GMT+1. Meanwhile, the FTSE IOB index was at 913.36. 

TCS’ annual return stands at 328.18 per cent, and its market cap was £12.623 billion. 

1. Ferrexpo PLC (LON: FXPO) 

Ferrexpo PLC is an iron ore pellet provider and is also listed on the FTSE 250 index. The company on 30 June announced the early repayment of its pre-export finance facility.  

The company had an outstanding debt of US$ 257 million of debt on its PXF facility at the end of last year. It was supposed to be paid on a quarterly basis between 2020 and 2022.

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Ferrexpo’s shares were trading at GBX 428.60, up by 0.19 per cent on 1 July, at 10:09 HRS GMT+1. The FTSE 250 index in the meantime, was trading at 22,583.49, up by 0.93 per cent. 

Ferrexpo’s annual return stands at 147.06 per cent, and its market cap stood at £2.518 billion. 

1. Royal Mail PLC (LON: RMG) 

FTSE 100 listed Royal Mail is a UK based multinational postal service and courier company. The company recently announced it would not disburse bonuses to its senior executives of up to £1.4 million after it faced a severe delivery service issue in December, which caused a large number of Christmas gifts to go undelivered last year. Recently the company had upped the competition with big e-tailers by allowing customers to select their preferred delivery time slot. 

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Royal Mail’s shares were trading at GBX 573.40, down by 0.69 per cent on 1 July, at 10:13 HRS GMT+1. The FTSE 100 index, in the meantime, was trading at 7,109.94, up by 1.03 per cent. 

Royal Mail’s annual return stands at 214.62 per cent, and its market cap was at £5.774 billion. 

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1. EVRAZ PLC (LON: EVR) 

Another FTSE 100 listed company Evraz is a UK-based multinational steel making and mining company. It recently announced that its subsidiary Evraz ZSMK commissioned two new drawing mills, which will help increase its production volumes by 1,100 ml per month.  

It will also allow Evraz to make high quality wires of thin diameters between 2.2 mm and 3.6 mm. 

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Evraz’s shares were trading at GBX 607.00, up by 2.53 per cent on 1 July at 10:20 HRS GMT+1. Meanwhile, the FTSE IOB index was trading flat at 913.36. 

Evraz’s annual return stands at 110.47 per cent, and its market cap stood at £8.635 billion. 

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