£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Growth Metrics | 30-Sep-23 | 30-Sep-22 | 30-Sep-21 | 30-Sep-20 | 30-Sep-19 |
Annualisation Factor | 1.0 | 1.0 | n/a | 1.0 | 0.2 |
Dividend Yield | 8.8% | 7.6% | 8.9% | 10.1% | 11.3% |
Continuing Operations | |||||
PE Ratio - Adjusted | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 6.7 |
PE Ratio - Diluted | 6.6 7.3 |
11.3 8.2 |
5.2 5.4 |
8.6 6.5 |
17.3 11.7 |
PEG - Adjusted | 1.2 | 1.0 | n/a | n/a | 0.2 |
PEG - Diluted | 0.1 3.6 |
n/a n/a |
0.1 0.1 |
0.2 0.2 |
n/a n/a |
Return on Capital Employed | 603.36% 141.59% |
235.07% 286.52% |
5.48% 5.33% |
647.09% 763.87% |
31.26% 37.52% |
Operating Margin | 3.05% 2.45% |
8.24% 10.10% |
9.59% 9.34% |
8.39% 9.75% |
6.95% 8.38% |
Continuing & Discontinued Operations | |||||
PE Ratio - Adjusted | 6.0 | 7.0 | 624.8 | 5.4 | 26.9 |
PE Ratio - Diluted | 6.6 7.3 |
11.3 8.1 |
516.2 534.3 |
8.6 7.8 |
69.2 46.8 |
PEG - Adjusted | 1.2 | 0.0 | n/a | 0.0 | n/a |
PEG - Diluted | 0.1 7.3 |
0.0 0.0 |
n/a n/a |
0.0 0.0 |
n/a n/a |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Gearing | 30-Sep-23 | 30-Sep-22 | 30-Sep-21 | 30-Sep-20 | 30-Sep-19 |
Net Gearing | 139.26% | 122.52% | 164.16% | 211.97% | 229.86% |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Value Metrics | 30-Sep-23 | 30-Sep-22 | 30-Sep-21 | 30-Sep-20 | 30-Sep-19 |
Price/Book Value | (1.5) | (1.7) | (1.4) | (1.0) | (1.3) |
Price/Tangible Book Value | (1.4) | (1.6) | (1.3) | (1.0) | (1.3) |
Price/ Cash Flow | 4.9 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 3.2 | 5.4 |
Price/Revenue | 0.47 | 0.54 | 44.50 | 0.40 | 2.21 |
Price/R&D | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) | (1,116.75p) | (1,088.99p) | (1,135.87p) | (1,338.63p) | (1,365.37p) |
Net Cash per Share | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Annualised Fundamentals | 30-Sep-23 | 30-Sep-22 | 30-Sep-21 | 30-Sep-20 | 30-Sep-19 |
Continuing Operations | |||||
Revenue | 32,475.00 | 32,551.00 | 330.99 | 32,562.00 | 7,893.09 |
EBITDA | 1,624.00 1,428.00 |
3,343.00 3,948.00 |
38.60 37.76 |
3,636.00 4,079.00 |
748.74 861.41 |
Depreciation | (632.00) (632.00) |
(660.00) (660.00) |
(6.84) (6.84) |
(905.00) (905.00) |
(199.86) (199.86) |
Net Interest | 2,112.00 2,112.00 |
(117.00) (117.00) |
0.82 0.82 |
(610.00) (610.00) |
(140.40) (140.40) |
Profit Before Tax | 3,111.00 2,912.00 |
2,551.00 3,135.00 |
32.68 31.85 |
2,166.00 2,667.00 |
422.21 534.88 |
Revenue per Share | 3,520.32p | 3,440.18p | 35.03p | 3,447.90p | 828.24p |
Pre-Tax Profit per Share | 337.24p 315.66p |
269.61p 331.32p |
3.46p 3.37p |
229.35p 282.40p |
44.30p 56.13p |
Market Capitalisation £ (Millions) | 17,015.02 | 18,933.93 | 15,907.57 | 13,958.04 | 17,395.24 |
Enterprise Value (EV) £ (Millions) | 26,507.02 | 28,800.93 | 25,643.57 | 24,588.04 | 29,594.24 |
EBITDA/EV | 6.13% 5.39% |
11.61% 13.71% |
0.15% 0.15% |
14.79% 16.59% |
2.53% 2.91% |
Operating Margin | 3.05% 2.45% |
8.24% 10.10% |
9.59% 9.34% |
8.39% 9.75% |
6.95% 8.38% |
Capital Employed £ (Millions) | 565.00 | 1,135.00 | 582.00 | 429.00 | 1,800.00 |
Return on Capital Employed | 603.36% 141.59% |
235.07% 286.52% |
5.48% 5.33% |
647.09% 763.87% |
31.26% 37.52% |
Invested Equity Capital £ (Millions) | 7,158.00 | 8,044.00 | 6,595.00 | 5,991.00 | 6,115.00 |
Earnings per Share - Basic | 252.40p 230.79p |
165.90p 227.65p |
299.90p 291.53p |
158.30p 211.35p |
106.00p 155.93p |
Earnings per Share - Diluted | 250.80p 229.37p |
164.70p 226.02p |
299.10p 290.76p |
158.10p 211.04p |
105.80p 155.62p |
Earnings per Share - Adjusted | 278.80p | 265.20p | 247.10p | 254.40p | 272.30p |
Earnings per Share Growth - Basic | 52% 1% |
-45% -22% |
90% 38% |
49% 36% |
-40% -11% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Diluted | 52% 2% |
-45% -22% |
89% 38% |
49% 36% |
-40% -11% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted | 5% | 7% | -3% | -7% | 28% |
PE Ratio - Diluted | 6.6 7.3 |
11.3 8.2 |
5.2 5.4 |
8.6 6.5 |
17.3 11.7 |
PEG - Diluted | 0.1 3.6 |
n/a n/a |
0.1 0.1 |
0.2 0.2 |
n/a n/a |
Tax Rate | 21.10% | 34.53% | 10.32% | 29.04% | 37.25% |
Dividend Cover | 1.90 1.57 |
1.88 1.61 |
1.78 2.10 |
1.85 1.53 |
1.32 0.75 |
Interest Cover | (1.58) (1.42) |
2.49 2.83 |
4.31 4.22 |
2.57 2.93 |
2.16 2.47 |
Continuing & Discontinued Operations | |||||
Earnings per Share - Basic | 252.40p 231.22p |
165.90p 229.87p |
3.03p 2.92p |
158.30p 176.20p |
26.48p 39.14p |
Earnings per Share - Diluted | 250.80p 229.80p |
164.70p 228.23p |
3.02p 2.92p |
158.10p 175.94p |
26.43p 39.06p |
Earnings per Share - Adjusted | 278.20p | 265.20p | 2.49p | 254.40p | 68.03p |
Earnings per Share Growth - Basic | 52% 1% |
5,380% 7,760% |
-98% -98% |
498% 350% |
-85% -78% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Diluted | 52% 1% |
5,355% 7,724% |
-98% -98% |
498% 350% |
-85% -78% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted | 5% | 10,532% | -99% | 274% | -68% |
PE Ratio - Diluted | 6.6 7.3 |
11.3 8.1 |
516.2 534.3 |
8.6 7.8 |
69.2 46.8 |
PEG - Diluted | 0.1 7.3 |
0.0 0.0 |
n/a n/a |
0.0 0.0 |
n/a n/a |
Dividend Cover | 1.89 1.57 |
1.88 1.63 |
0.02 0.02 |
1.85 1.28 |
0.33 0.19 |
Return on Equity (ROE) | 32.52% 29.80% |
19.52% 27.04% |
0.43% 0.42% |
24.95% 27.77% |
4.13% 6.10% |
Operating Cash Flow per Share | 339.19p | 336.71p | 229.31p | 426.73p | 339.56p |
Gross Cash Flow per Share | cn/a | cn/a | cn/a | cn/a | cn/a |
Cash Incr/Decr per Share | (37.83p) | 54.43p | (0.35p) | (64.70p) | 40.37p |
Capital Expenditure per Share | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Dividend per Share | 146.82p | 141.17p | 139.08p | 137.71p | 206.57p |
Dividend per Share Growth | 4.00% | 1.50% | 0.99% | (33.33%) | 46.50% |
Dividend Yield | 8.8% | 7.6% | 8.9% | 10.1% | 11.3% |
Shareholders Funds | 6,021.00 | 6,860.00 | 5,352.00 | 4,871.00 | 4,937.00 |
Net Borrowings £ (Millions) | 8,385.00 | 8,405.00 | 8,786.00 | 10,325.00 | 11,348.00 |
Net Asset Value per Share (inc. Intangibles) | (1,184.07p) | (1,153.77p) | (1,198.10p) | (1,407.14p) | (1,433.26p) |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Gearing - inc Intangibles | 30-Sep-23 | 30-Sep-22 | 30-Sep-21 | 30-Sep-20 | 30-Sep-19 |
Shareholders' Funds inc Intangibles | 6,021.00 | 6,860.00 | 5,352.00 | 4,871.00 | 4,937.00 |
Net Borrowings £ (Millions) | 8,385.00 | 8,405.00 | 8,786.00 | 10,325.00 | 11,348.00 |
Net Gearing | 139.26% | 122.52% | 164.16% | 211.97% | 229.86% |
Cash & Near Cash | 1,345.00 | 1,850.00 | 1,287.00 | 1,626.00 | 2,286.00 |
Cash | 22.34% | 26.97% | 24.05% | 33.38% | 46.30% |
Gross Borrowings | 9,730.00 | 10,255.00 | 10,073.00 | 11,951.00 | 13,634.00 |
Gross Gearing | 161.60% | 149.49% | 188.21% | 245.35% | 276.16% |
Borrowings Under 5 years | 9,730.00 | 10,255.00 | 10,073.00 | 11,951.00 | 13,634.00 |
Under 5 years | 161.60% | 149.49% | 188.21% | 245.35% | 276.16% |
Borrowings Under 1 year | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Under 1 year | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Gearing - exc Intangibles | 30-Sep-23 | 30-Sep-22 | 30-Sep-21 | 30-Sep-20 | 30-Sep-19 |
Shareholders' Funds exc Intangibles | (10,923.00) | (10,917.00) | (11,322.00) | (13,289.00) | (13,659.00) |
Net Borrowings £ (Millions) | 8,385.00 | 8,405.00 | 8,786.00 | 10,325.00 | 11,348.00 |
Net Gearing | (76.76%) | (76.99%) | (77.60%) | (77.70%) | (83.08%) |
Cash & Near Cash | 1,345.00 | 1,850.00 | 1,287.00 | 1,626.00 | 2,286.00 |
Cash | (12.31%) | (16.95%) | (11.37%) | (12.24%) | (16.74%) |
Gross Borrowings | 9,730.00 | 10,255.00 | 10,073.00 | 11,951.00 | 13,634.00 |
Gross Gearing | 89.08% | 93.94% | 88.97% | 89.93% | 99.82% |
Borrowings Under 5 years | 9,730.00 | 10,255.00 | 10,073.00 | 11,951.00 | 13,634.00 |
Under 5 years | (89.08%) | (93.94%) | (88.97%) | (89.93%) | (99.82%) |
Borrowings Under 1 year | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Under 1 year | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Cover | 30-Sep-23 | 30-Sep-22 | 30-Sep-21 | 30-Sep-20 | 30-Sep-19 |
Quick Ratio | 0.34 | 0.43 | 0.40 | 0.45 | 0.55 |
Current Ratio | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.76 | 0.78 | 0.89 |
* GAAP
a. Includes discontinued activities
b. Based on operating cash flow before tax
c. Not disclosed under IFRS
d. Includes non-current assets
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