£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Growth Metrics | 01-Mar-25 | 02-Mar-24 | 04-Mar-23 | 05-Mar-22 | 06-Mar-21 |
Annualisation Factor | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | n/a |
Dividend Yield | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 4.6% |
Continuing Operations | |||||
PE Ratio - Adjusted | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 9.8 | 19.6 |
PE Ratio - Diluted | 14.6 12.3 |
19.3 12.6 |
30.0 11.7 |
8.6 10.2 |
n/a 21.1 |
PEG - Adjusted | 2.8 | n/a | n/a | 0.1 | n/a |
PEG - Diluted | 0.4 2.1 |
0.4 n/a |
n/a n/a |
n/a 0.1 |
n/a n/a |
Return on Capital Employed | 6.93% 7.53% |
5.68% 6.94% |
4.02% 6.95% |
7.33% 6.59% |
0.01% 0.05% |
Operating Margin | 2.76% 3.07% |
2.31% 2.82% |
1.78% 3.09% |
3.87% 3.48% |
0.54% 2.33% |
Continuing & Discontinued Operations | |||||
PE Ratio - Adjusted | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 9.8 | 1,945.0 |
PE Ratio - Diluted | 25.4 17.8 |
43.8 19.8 |
30.0 11.7 |
8.6 9.9 |
n/a 2,095.1 |
PEG - Adjusted | 2.8 | n/a | n/a | 0.0 | n/a |
PEG - Diluted | 0.3 1.2 |
n/a n/a |
n/a n/a |
n/a 0.0 |
n/a n/a |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Gearing | 01-Mar-25 | 02-Mar-24 | 04-Mar-23 | 05-Mar-22 | 06-Mar-21 |
Net Gearing | 57.60% | 66.42% | 80.33% | 77.85% | 84.38% |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Value Metrics | 01-Mar-25 | 02-Mar-24 | 04-Mar-23 | 05-Mar-22 | 06-Mar-21 |
Price/Book Value | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
Price/Tangible Book Value | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
Price/ Cash Flow | 4.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 2.2 |
Price/Revenue | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 17.31 |
Price/R&D | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) | 250.75p | 259.64p | 269.35p | 326.48p | 257.47p |
Net Cash per Share | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Annualised Fundamentals | 01-Mar-25 | 02-Mar-24 | 04-Mar-23 | 05-Mar-22 | 06-Mar-21 |
Continuing Operations | |||||
Revenue | 32,812.00 | 32,238.00 | 31,491.00 | 29,895.00 | 293.20 |
EBITDA | 2,060.00 2,163.00 |
856.00 1,021.00 |
2,770.00 3,180.00 |
2,376.00 2,259.00 |
14.18 19.44 |
Depreciation | (1,156.00) (1,156.00) |
(112.00) (112.00) |
(2,208.00) (2,208.00) |
(1,220.00) (1,220.00) |
(12.61) (12.61) |
Net Interest | (283.00) (283.00) |
(255.00) (255.00) |
(235.00) (282.00) |
(302.00) (309.00) |
(3.23) (3.23) |
Profit Before Tax | 621.00 699.00 |
489.00 654.00 |
327.00 690.00 |
854.00 730.00 |
(1.66) 3.60 |
Revenue per Share | 1,407.88p | 1,380.76p | 1,361.71p | 1,315.92p | 13.27p |
Pre-Tax Profit per Share | 26.64p 29.99p |
20.94p 28.01p |
14.14p 29.84p |
37.59p 32.13p |
(0.075p) 0.16p |
Market Capitalisation £ (Millions) | 6,048.65 | 5,913.27 | 6,218.69 | 5,809.63 | 5,124.61 |
Enterprise Value (EV) £ (Millions) | 12,029.65 | 9,387.27 | 9,307.69 | 9,746.63 | 8,742.61 |
EBITDA/EV | 17.12% 17.98% |
9.12% 10.88% |
29.76% 34.17% |
24.38% 23.18% |
0.16% 0.22% |
Operating Margin | 2.76% 3.07% |
2.31% 2.82% |
1.78% 3.09% |
3.87% 3.48% |
0.54% 2.33% |
Capital Employed £ (Millions) | 13,038.00 | 13,107.00 | 13,982.00 | 15,776.00 | 13,046.00 |
Return on Capital Employed | 6.93% 7.53% |
5.68% 6.94% |
4.02% 6.95% |
7.33% 6.59% |
0.01% 0.05% |
Invested Equity Capital £ (Millions) | 7,237.00 | 7,364.00 | 7,861.00 | 9,400.00 | 6,761.00 |
Earnings per Share - Basic | 18.00p 21.37p |
13.20p 20.26p |
9.00p 23.05p |
29.80p 25.35p |
(9.40p) 11.40p |
Earnings per Share - Diluted | 17.70p 20.98p |
12.90p 19.76p |
8.80p 22.66p |
28.80p 24.50p |
(9.40p) 10.86p |
Earnings per Share - Adjusted | 23.10p | 22.10p | 23.00p | 25.40p | 11.70p |
Earnings per Share Growth - Basic | 36% 6% |
47% -12% |
-70% -9% |
n/a 122% |
n/a -44% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Diluted | 37% 6% |
47% -13% |
-69% -8% |
n/a 126% |
n/a -47% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted | 4% | -4% | -9% | 117% | -41% |
PE Ratio - Diluted | 14.6 12.3 |
19.3 12.6 |
30.0 11.7 |
8.6 10.2 |
n/a 21.1 |
PEG - Diluted | 0.4 2.1 |
0.4 n/a |
n/a n/a |
n/a 0.1 |
n/a n/a |
Tax Rate | 32.37% | 37.01% | 36.70% | 20.73% | (22.56%) |
Dividend Cover | 1.70 1.57 |
1.69 1.55 |
1.76 1.76 |
1.94 1.94 |
1.10 1.08 |
Interest Cover | 2.77 3.00 |
2.46 2.95 |
2.06 3.30 |
3.65 3.34 |
0.53 2.01 |
Continuing & Discontinued Operations | |||||
Earnings per Share - Basic | 10.40p 14.80p |
5.90p 12.94p |
9.00p 23.05p |
29.80p 26.10p |
(0.095p) 0.12p |
Earnings per Share - Diluted | 10.20p 14.53p |
5.70p 12.62p |
8.80p 22.66p |
28.80p 25.22p |
(0.095p) 0.11p |
Earnings per Share - Adjusted | 23.10p | 22.10p | 23.00p | 25.40p | 0.12p |
Earnings per Share Growth - Basic | 76% 14% |
-34% -44% |
-70% -12% |
n/a 22,579% |
n/a -99% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Diluted | 79% 15% |
-35% -44% |
-69% -10% |
n/a 22,907% |
n/a -100% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted | 4% | -4% | -9% | 21,408% | -99% |
PE Ratio - Diluted | 25.4 17.8 |
43.8 19.8 |
30.0 11.7 |
8.6 9.9 |
n/a 2,095.1 |
PEG - Diluted | 0.3 1.2 |
n/a n/a |
n/a n/a |
n/a 0.0 |
n/a n/a |
Dividend Cover | 1.70 1.09 |
1.69 0.99 |
1.76 1.76 |
1.94 1.99 |
0.01 0.01 |
Return on Equity (ROE) | 3.34% 4.77% |
1.86% 4.10% |
2.63% 6.78% |
7.20% 6.31% |
(0.03%) 0.04% |
Operating Cash Flow per Share | 58.53p | 90.50p | 93.83p | 44.41p | 106.02p |
Gross Cash Flow per Share | cn/a | cn/a | cn/a | cn/a | cn/a |
Cash Incr/Decr per Share | (23.17p) | 15.85p | 21.66p | (28.96p) | 0.22p |
Capital Expenditure per Share | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Dividend per Share | 13.60p | 13.10p | 13.10p | 13.10p | 10.60p |
Dividend per Share Growth | 3.82% | n/a | n/a | 23.58% | 221.21% |
Dividend Yield | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 4.6% |
Shareholders Funds | 6,651.00 | 6,868.00 | 7,253.00 | 8,423.00 | 6,356.00 |
Net Borrowings £ (Millions) | 3,831.00 | 4,562.00 | 5,826.00 | 6,557.00 | 5,363.00 |
Net Asset Value per Share (inc. Intangibles) | 250.75p | 259.64p | 269.35p | 326.48p | 246.24p |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Gearing - inc Intangibles | 01-Mar-25 | 02-Mar-24 | 04-Mar-23 | 05-Mar-22 | 06-Mar-21 |
Shareholders' Funds inc Intangibles | 6,651.00 | 6,868.00 | 7,253.00 | 8,423.00 | 6,356.00 |
Net Borrowings £ (Millions) | 3,831.00 | 4,562.00 | 5,826.00 | 6,557.00 | 5,363.00 |
Net Gearing | 57.60% | 66.42% | 80.33% | 77.85% | 84.38% |
Cash & Near Cash | 2,777.00 | 1,987.00 | 1,319.00 | 825.00 | 1,477.00 |
Cash | 41.75% | 28.93% | 18.19% | 9.79% | 23.24% |
Gross Borrowings | 6,608.00 | 6,549.00 | 7,145.00 | 7,382.00 | 6,840.00 |
Gross Gearing | 99.35% | 95.36% | 98.51% | 87.64% | 107.61% |
Borrowings Under 5 years | 6,608.00 | 6,549.00 | 7,145.00 | 7,382.00 | 6,840.00 |
Under 5 years | 99.35% | 95.36% | 98.51% | 87.64% | 107.61% |
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 | 01-Mar-25 | 02-Mar-24 | 04-Mar-23 | 05-Mar-22 | 06-Mar-21 |
Shareholders' Funds exc Intangibles | 5,844.00 | 6,062.00 | 6,229.00 | 7,417.00 | 5,442.00 |
Net Borrowings £ (Millions) | 3,831.00 | 4,562.00 | 5,826.00 | 6,557.00 | 5,363.00 |
Net Gearing | 65.55% | 75.26% | 93.53% | 88.41% | 98.55% |
Cash & Near Cash | 2,777.00 | 1,987.00 | 1,319.00 | 825.00 | 1,477.00 |
Cash | 47.52% | 32.78% | 21.18% | 11.12% | 27.14% |
Gross Borrowings | 6,608.00 | 6,549.00 | 7,145.00 | 7,382.00 | 6,840.00 |
Gross Gearing | 113.07% | 108.03% | 114.71% | 99.53% | 125.69% |
Borrowings Under 5 years | 6,608.00 | 6,549.00 | 7,145.00 | 7,382.00 | 6,840.00 |
Under 5 years | 113.07% | 108.03% | 114.71% | 99.53% | 125.69% |
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 | 01-Mar-25 | 02-Mar-24 | 04-Mar-23 | 05-Mar-22 | 06-Mar-21 |
Quick Ratio | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.46 |
Current Ratio | 0.72 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.60 |
* 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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