£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Growth Metrics | 31-Jan-23 | 31-Jan-22 | 31-Jan-21 | 31-Jan-20 | 31-Jan-19 |
Annualisation Factor | 1.0 | 1.0 | n/a | 1.0 | 0.5 |
Dividend Yield | 4.4% | 3.7% | 3.0% | 1.6% | 4.9% |
Continuing Operations | |||||
PE Ratio - Adjusted | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.2 |
PE Ratio - Diluted | 11.9 9.0 |
8.3 8.9 |
10.0 9.6 |
510.0 10.6 |
24.7 12.3 |
PEG - Adjusted | n/a | 0.4 | 0.2 | n/a | n/a |
PEG - Diluted | n/a n/a |
0.2 0.3 |
0.0 0.2 |
n/a 1.5 |
n/a n/a |
Return on Capital Employed | 10.85% 13.06% |
17.07% 16.20% |
0.14% 0.14% |
4.33% 10.96% |
3.79% 5.67% |
Operating Margin | 5.50% 6.62% |
8.64% 8.20% |
7.37% 7.59% |
2.43% 6.20% |
4.10% 6.14% |
Continuing & Discontinued Operations | |||||
PE Ratio - Adjusted | 9.4 | 9.4 | 958.6 | 10.7 | 22.5 |
PE Ratio - Diluted | 11.9 9.0 |
8.3 8.9 |
986.0 948.0 |
510.0 10.6 |
49.5 24.7 |
PEG - Adjusted | n/a | 0.0 | n/a | 0.1 | n/a |
PEG - Diluted | n/a n/a |
0.0 0.0 |
n/a n/a |
n/a 0.1 |
n/a n/a |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Gearing | 31-Jan-23 | 31-Jan-22 | 31-Jan-21 | 31-Jan-20 | 31-Jan-19 |
Net Gearing | 34.16% | 23.15% | 21.03% | 42.64% | 41.26% |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Value Metrics | 31-Jan-23 | 31-Jan-22 | 31-Jan-21 | 31-Jan-20 | 31-Jan-19 |
Price/Book Value | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
Price/Tangible Book Value | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
Price/ Cash Flow | 6.7 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
Price/Revenue | 0.42 | 0.53 | 47.23 | 0.37 | 0.81 |
Price/R&D | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) | 196.16p | 192.35p | 180.46p | 145.03p | 156.97p |
Net Cash per Share | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Annualised Fundamentals | 31-Jan-23 | 31-Jan-22 | 31-Jan-21 | 31-Jan-20 | 31-Jan-19 |
Continuing Operations | |||||
Revenue | 13,059.00 | 13,183.00 | 124.59 | 11,513.00 | 5,842.50 |
EBITDA | 1,300.00 1,447.00 |
1,694.00 1,636.00 |
14.60 14.87 |
280.00 714.00 |
512.50 626.50 |
Depreciation | (582.00) (582.00) |
(555.00) (555.00) |
(5.41) (5.41) |
n/a n/a |
(273.00) (267.50) |
Net Interest | (112.00) (112.00) |
(137.00) (137.00) |
(1.62) (1.62) |
(180.00) (173.00) |
(90.00) (90.00) |
Profit Before Tax | 611.00 758.00 |
1,007.00 949.00 |
7.63 7.90 |
103.00 544.00 |
150.00 269.50 |
Revenue per Share | 659.54p | 630.16p | 5.88p | 547.98p | 274.43p |
Pre-Tax Profit per Share | 30.86p 38.28p |
48.14p 45.36p |
0.36p 0.37p |
4.90p 25.89p |
7.05p 12.66p |
Market Capitalisation £ (Millions) | 5,412.60 | 6,840.53 | 5,862.25 | 4,304.40 | 4,698.97 |
Enterprise Value (EV) £ (Millions) | 7,915.60 | 9,156.53 | 8,349.25 | 7,349.40 | 7,348.97 |
EBITDA/EV | 16.42% 18.28% |
18.50% 17.87% |
0.17% 0.18% |
3.81% 9.72% |
6.97% 8.53% |
Operating Margin | 5.50% 6.62% |
8.64% 8.20% |
7.37% 7.59% |
2.43% 6.20% |
4.10% 6.14% |
Capital Employed £ (Millions) | 6,661.00 | 6,702.00 | 6,613.00 | 6,539.00 | 6,337.00 |
Return on Capital Employed | 10.85% 13.06% |
17.07% 16.20% |
0.14% 0.14% |
4.33% 10.96% |
3.79% 5.67% |
Invested Equity Capital £ (Millions) | 6,878.00 | 7,064.00 | 6,836.00 | 6,030.00 | 6,378.00 |
Earnings per Share - Basic | 23.80p 31.21p |
40.30p 37.52p |
28.10p 29.21p |
0.40p 19.42p |
9.10p 18.13p |
Earnings per Share - Diluted | 23.50p 30.87p |
39.80p 37.10p |
27.90p 29.02p |
0.40p 19.30p |
9.00p 18.04p |
Earnings per Share - Adjusted | 29.70p | 35.20p | 28.70p | 19.10p | 19.80p |
Earnings per Share Growth - Basic | -41% -17% |
43% 28% |
6,925% 50% |
-96% 7% |
-66% -33% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Diluted | -41% -17% |
43% 28% |
6,875% 50% |
-96% 7% |
-67% -33% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted | -16% | 23% | 50% | -4% | -19% |
PE Ratio - Diluted | 11.9 9.0 |
8.3 8.9 |
10.0 9.6 |
510.0 10.6 |
24.7 12.3 |
PEG - Diluted | n/a n/a |
0.2 0.3 |
0.0 0.2 |
n/a 1.5 |
n/a n/a |
Tax Rate | 23.10% | 16.37% | 21.87% | 95.00% | 35.79% |
Dividend Cover | 2.40 2.52 |
2.84 3.03 |
3.48 3.54 |
5.74 5.83 |
1.83 1.68 |
Interest Cover | 5.74 6.88 |
(90.55) (85.27) |
5.20 5.35 |
1.52 3.85 |
2.53 3.75 |
Continuing & Discontinued Operations | |||||
Earnings per Share - Basic | 23.80p 31.21p |
40.30p 37.52p |
0.28p 0.29p |
0.40p 19.42p |
4.55p 9.06p |
Earnings per Share - Diluted | 23.50p 30.87p |
39.80p 37.10p |
0.28p 0.29p |
0.40p 19.30p |
4.50p 9.02p |
Earnings per Share - Adjusted | 29.70p | 35.20p | 0.29p | 19.10p | 9.90p |
Earnings per Share Growth - Basic | -41% -17% |
14,108% 12,625% |
-29% -98% |
-91% 114% |
-83% -66% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Diluted | -41% -17% |
14,032% 12,564% |
-30% -98% |
-91% 114% |
-83% -66% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted | -16% | 12,050% | -98% | 93% | -59% |
PE Ratio - Diluted | 11.9 9.0 |
8.3 8.9 |
986.0 948.0 |
510.0 10.6 |
49.5 24.7 |
PEG - Diluted | n/a n/a |
0.0 0.0 |
n/a n/a |
n/a 0.1 |
n/a n/a |
Dividend Cover | 2.40 2.52 |
2.84 3.03 |
0.04 0.04 |
5.74 5.83 |
0.91 0.84 |
Return on Equity (ROE) | 6.85% 8.99% |
11.93% 11.11% |
0.09% 0.09% |
0.13% 6.77% |
1.51% 3.03% |
Operating Cash Flow per Share | 41.41p | 56.31p | 77.87p | 42.69p | 52.18p |
Gross Cash Flow per Share | cn/a | cn/a | cn/a | cn/a | cn/a |
Cash Incr/Decr per Share | (28.03p) | (11.33p) | 0.42p | 0.095p | 0.28p |
Capital Expenditure per Share | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Dividend per Share | 12.40p | 12.40p | 8.25p | 3.33p | 10.82p |
Dividend per Share Growth | n/a | 50.30% | 147.75% | (69.22%) | 4.04% |
Dividend Yield | 4.4% | 3.7% | 3.0% | 1.6% | 4.9% |
Shareholders Funds | 6,663.00 | 6,778.00 | 6,571.00 | 5,802.00 | 6,149.00 |
Net Borrowings £ (Millions) | 2,276.00 | 1,569.00 | 1,382.00 | 2,474.00 | 2,537.00 |
Net Asset Value per Share (inc. Intangibles) | 196.16p | 192.35p | 180.46p | 145.03p | 156.97p |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Gearing - inc Intangibles | 31-Jan-23 | 31-Jan-22 | 31-Jan-21 | 31-Jan-20 | 31-Jan-19 |
Shareholders' Funds inc Intangibles | 6,663.00 | 6,778.00 | 6,571.00 | 5,802.00 | 6,149.00 |
Net Borrowings £ (Millions) | 2,276.00 | 1,569.00 | 1,382.00 | 2,474.00 | 2,537.00 |
Net Gearing | 34.16% | 23.15% | 21.03% | 42.64% | 41.26% |
Cash & Near Cash | 286.00 | 823.00 | 1,142.00 | 790.00 | 229.00 |
Cash | 4.29% | 12.14% | 17.38% | 13.62% | 3.72% |
Gross Borrowings | 2,562.00 | 2,392.00 | 2,524.00 | 3,264.00 | 2,766.00 |
Gross Gearing | 38.45% | 35.29% | 38.41% | 56.26% | 44.98% |
Borrowings Under 5 years | 2,562.00 | 2,392.00 | 2,524.00 | 3,264.00 | 2,766.00 |
Under 5 years | 38.45% | 35.29% | 38.41% | 56.26% | 44.98% |
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 | 31-Jan-23 | 31-Jan-22 | 31-Jan-21 | 31-Jan-20 | 31-Jan-19 |
Shareholders' Funds exc Intangibles | 3,884.00 | 4,024.00 | 3,824.00 | 3,047.00 | 3,342.00 |
Net Borrowings £ (Millions) | 2,276.00 | 1,569.00 | 1,382.00 | 2,474.00 | 2,537.00 |
Net Gearing | 58.60% | 38.99% | 36.14% | 81.19% | 75.91% |
Cash & Near Cash | 286.00 | 823.00 | 1,142.00 | 790.00 | 229.00 |
Cash | 7.36% | 20.45% | 29.86% | 25.93% | 6.85% |
Gross Borrowings | 2,562.00 | 2,392.00 | 2,524.00 | 3,264.00 | 2,766.00 |
Gross Gearing | 65.96% | 59.44% | 66.00% | 107.12% | 82.76% |
Borrowings Under 5 years | 2,562.00 | 2,392.00 | 2,524.00 | 3,264.00 | 2,766.00 |
Under 5 years | 65.96% | 59.44% | 66.00% | 107.12% | 82.76% |
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 | 31-Jan-23 | 31-Jan-22 | 31-Jan-21 | 31-Jan-20 | 31-Jan-19 |
Quick Ratio | 0.24 | 0.38 | 0.46 | 0.38 | 0.26 |
Current Ratio | 1.30 | 1.27 | 1.24 | 1.10 | 1.15 |
* 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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