£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Growth Metrics | 31-Mar-23 | 31-Mar-22 | 31-Mar-21 | 31-Mar-20 | 31-Mar-19 |
Annualisation Factor | 1.0 | 1.0 | n/a | 1.0 | 0.2 |
Dividend Yield | 5.4% | 4.9% | 5.6% | 6.1% | 8.2% |
Continuing Operations | |||||
PE Ratio - Adjusted | 10.9 | 18.4 | 16.6 | 15.6 | 19.2 |
PE Ratio - Diluted | n/a n/a |
7.3 18.6 |
6.8 19.2 |
32.1 27.1 |
9.6 19.2 |
PEG - Adjusted | 0.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 0.4 | n/a |
PEG - Diluted | n/a n/a |
0.6 0.8 |
0.0 0.3 |
n/a n/a |
0.1 n/a |
Return on Capital Employed | n/a n/a |
18.97% 6.88% |
0.16% 0.07% |
6.32% 6.32% |
2.55% 1.52% |
Operating Margin | (6.47%) 12.36% |
41.85% 17.79% |
39.70% 16.57% |
14.17% 14.17% |
20.33% 11.46% |
Continuing & Discontinued Operations | |||||
PE Ratio - Adjusted | 10.9 | 18.4 | 1,647.4 | 15.6 | 76.9 |
PE Ratio - Diluted | n/a 10.7 |
6.1 18.8 |
660.3 1,832.6 |
n/a 701.7 |
34.5 76.9 |
PEG - Adjusted | 0.1 | 0.0 | n/a | 0.0 | n/a |
PEG - Diluted | n/a 0.1 |
0.0 0.0 |
n/a n/a |
n/a n/a |
n/a n/a |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Gearing | 31-Mar-23 | 31-Mar-22 | 31-Mar-21 | 31-Mar-20 | 31-Mar-19 |
Net Gearing | 95.16% | 99.23% | 149.95% | 266.85% | 193.31% |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Value Metrics | 31-Mar-23 | 31-Mar-22 | 31-Mar-21 | 31-Mar-20 | 31-Mar-19 |
Price/Book Value | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
Price/Tangible Book Value | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 3.3 |
Price/ Cash Flow | 13.0 | 11.3 | 8.3 | 10.4 | 10.3 |
Price/Revenue | 1.55 | 2.12 | 219.79 | 1.98 | 6.65 |
Price/R&D | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) | 851.16p | 762.24p | 561.03p | 369.85p | 472.96p |
Net Cash per Share | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Annualised Fundamentals | 31-Mar-23 | 31-Mar-22 | 31-Mar-21 | 31-Mar-20 | 31-Mar-19 |
Continuing Operations | |||||
Revenue | 12,490.70 | 8,697.20 | 68.91 | 6,800.60 | 1,824.13 |
EBITDA | (202.60) 2,149.30 |
4,186.00 2,093.30 |
33.79 17.85 |
963.40 963.40 |
498.66 336.87 |
Depreciation | (606.00) (606.00) |
(546.30) (546.30) |
(6.44) (6.44) |
n/a n/a |
(127.81) (127.81) |
Net Interest | (59.30) (59.30) |
(273.20) (273.20) |
(2.39) (2.39) |
(375.80) (295.27) |
(78.27) (69.93) |
Profit Before Tax | (205.60) (205.60) |
3,476.30 1,086.20 |
25.40 9.46 |
587.60 668.13 |
324.85 171.16 |
Revenue per Share | 1,161.28p | 824.38p | 6.62p | 658.65p | 178.54p |
Pre-Tax Profit per Share | (19.11p) (19.11p) |
329.51p 102.96p |
2.44p 0.91p |
56.91p 64.71p |
31.80p 16.75p |
Market Capitalisation £ (Millions) | 19,723.02 | 18,763.15 | 15,223.67 | 13,654.22 | 12,426.70 |
Enterprise Value (EV) £ (Millions) | 27,548.92 | 24,417.95 | 23,436.67 | 22,450.32 | 18,828.50 |
EBITDA/EV | (0.74%) 7.80% |
17.14% 8.57% |
0.14% 0.08% |
4.29% 4.29% |
2.65% 1.79% |
Operating Margin | (6.47%) 12.36% |
41.85% 17.79% |
39.70% 16.57% |
14.17% 14.17% |
20.33% 11.46% |
Capital Employed £ (Millions) | 20,256.80 | 19,768.30 | 16,818.00 | 15,237.00 | 15,829.10 |
Return on Capital Employed | n/a n/a |
18.97% 6.88% |
0.16% 0.07% |
6.32% 6.32% |
2.55% 1.52% |
Invested Equity Capital £ (Millions) | 10,625.70 | 10,739.80 | 6,776.30 | 4,996.30 | 6,251.90 |
Earnings per Share - Basic | (14.70p) (6.77p) |
241.20p 94.04p |
215.70p 75.83p |
40.60p 48.22p |
123.70p 61.80p |
Earnings per Share - Diluted | (14.70p) (6.76p) |
240.70p 93.86p |
215.40p 75.71p |
40.60p 48.15p |
123.70p 61.80p |
Earnings per Share - Adjusted | 166.00p | 94.80p | 87.50p | 83.60p | 61.80p |
Earnings per Share Growth - Basic | n/a n/a |
12% 24% |
431% 57% |
-67% -22% |
124% -51% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Diluted | n/a n/a |
12% 24% |
430% 57% |
-67% -22% |
124% -51% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted | 75% | 8% | 5% | 35% | -50% |
PE Ratio - Diluted | n/a n/a |
7.3 18.6 |
6.8 19.2 |
32.1 27.1 |
9.6 19.2 |
PEG - Diluted | n/a n/a |
0.6 0.8 |
0.0 0.3 |
n/a n/a |
0.1 n/a |
Tax Rate | 12.67% | 26.18% | 9.07% | 20.68% | (0.85%) |
Dividend Cover | 1.72 (0.07) |
1.11 1.10 |
1.08 0.94 |
1.04 0.60 |
0.63 0.63 |
Interest Cover | 0.48 0.48 |
10.24 3.89 |
7.76 3.52 |
2.28 2.78 |
4.25 2.93 |
Continuing & Discontinued Operations | |||||
Earnings per Share - Basic | (11.40p) 168.61p |
286.90p 93.32p |
2.21p 0.80p |
(5.70p) 1.86p |
34.45p 15.44p |
Earnings per Share - Diluted | (11.40p) 168.35p |
286.40p 93.14p |
2.20p 0.79p |
(5.70p) 1.86p |
34.45p 15.44p |
Earnings per Share - Adjusted | 166.00p | 94.80p | 0.88p | 83.60p | 15.44p |
Earnings per Share Growth - Basic | n/a 81% |
12,896% 11,635% |
n/a -57% |
n/a -88% |
-38% -88% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Diluted | n/a 81% |
12,897% 11,631% |
n/a -57% |
n/a -88% |
-38% -88% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted | 75% | 10,633% | -99% | 442% | -88% |
PE Ratio - Diluted | n/a 10.7 |
6.1 18.8 |
660.3 1,832.6 |
n/a 701.7 |
34.5 76.9 |
PEG - Diluted | n/a 0.1 |
0.0 0.0 |
n/a n/a |
n/a n/a |
n/a n/a |
Dividend Cover | 1.72 1.74 |
1.11 1.09 |
0.01 0.01 |
1.04 0.02 |
0.16 0.16 |
Return on Equity (ROE) | (1.16%) 17.07% |
28.18% 9.17% |
0.34% 0.12% |
(1.18%) 0.38% |
5.63% 2.52% |
Operating Cash Flow per Share | 138.90p | 154.30p | 174.58p | 125.93p | 115.17p |
Gross Cash Flow per Share | cn/a | cn/a | cn/a | cn/a | cn/a |
Cash Incr/Decr per Share | (14.64p) | (52.22p) | 1.39p | (35.08p) | 7.20p |
Capital Expenditure per Share | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Dividend per Share | 96.70p | 85.70p | 81.00p | 80.00p | 97.50p |
Dividend per Share Growth | 12.84% | 5.80% | 1.25% | (17.95%) | 10.29% |
Dividend Yield | 5.4% | 4.9% | 5.6% | 6.1% | 8.2% |
Shareholders Funds | 8,583.90 | 8,077.80 | 5,208.70 | 3,750.40 | 4,622.60 |
Net Borrowings £ (Millions) | 8,168.10 | 8,015.40 | 7,810.40 | 10,007.80 | 8,936.00 |
Net Asset Value per Share (inc. Intangibles) | 615.80p | 658.77p | 419.58p | 256.56p | 358.47p |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Gearing - inc Intangibles | 31-Mar-23 | 31-Mar-22 | 31-Mar-21 | 31-Mar-20 | 31-Mar-19 |
Shareholders' Funds inc Intangibles | 8,583.90 | 8,077.80 | 5,208.70 | 3,750.40 | 4,622.60 |
Net Borrowings £ (Millions) | 8,168.10 | 8,015.40 | 7,810.40 | 10,007.80 | 8,936.00 |
Net Gearing | 95.16% | 99.23% | 149.95% | 266.85% | 193.31% |
Cash & Near Cash | 891.80 | 1,049.30 | 1,600.20 | 164.60 | 431.60 |
Cash | 10.39% | 12.99% | 30.72% | 4.39% | 9.34% |
Gross Borrowings | 9,059.90 | 9,064.70 | 9,410.60 | 10,172.40 | 9,367.60 |
Gross Gearing | 105.55% | 112.22% | 180.67% | 271.24% | 202.65% |
Borrowings Under 5 years | 9,059.90 | 9,064.70 | 9,410.60 | 10,172.40 | 9,367.60 |
Under 5 years | 105.55% | 112.22% | 180.67% | 271.24% | 202.65% |
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-Mar-23 | 31-Mar-22 | 31-Mar-21 | 31-Mar-20 | 31-Mar-19 |
Shareholders' Funds exc Intangibles | 6,623.60 | 6,950.00 | 4,367.40 | 2,649.00 | 3,662.50 |
Net Borrowings £ (Millions) | 8,168.10 | 8,015.40 | 7,810.40 | 10,007.80 | 8,936.00 |
Net Gearing | 123.32% | 115.33% | 178.83% | 377.80% | 243.99% |
Cash & Near Cash | 891.80 | 1,049.30 | 1,600.20 | 164.60 | 431.60 |
Cash | 13.46% | 15.10% | 36.64% | 6.21% | 11.78% |
Gross Borrowings | 9,059.90 | 9,064.70 | 9,410.60 | 10,172.40 | 9,367.60 |
Gross Gearing | 136.78% | 130.43% | 215.47% | 384.01% | 255.77% |
Borrowings Under 5 years | 9,059.90 | 9,064.70 | 9,410.60 | 10,172.40 | 9,367.60 |
Under 5 years | 136.78% | 130.43% | 215.47% | 384.01% | 255.77% |
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-Mar-23 | 31-Mar-22 | 31-Mar-21 | 31-Mar-20 | 31-Mar-19 |
Quick Ratio | 1.13 | 1.43 | 1.22 | 0.63 | 0.99 |
Current Ratio | 1.21 | 1.49 | 1.29 | 0.67 | 1.03 |
* 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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