£ (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 | 1.0 |
Dividend Yield | 8.7% | 6.2% | 5.9% | 6.8% | 5.5% |
Continuing Operations | |||||
PE Ratio - Adjusted | 9.1 | 12.4 | 19.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 |
PE Ratio - Diluted | 2.4 9.1 |
18.9 12.5 |
404.0 n/a |
n/a n/a |
n/a 9.6 |
PEG - Adjusted | n/a | 0.3 | 0.4 | n/a | n/a |
PEG - Diluted | 0.0 n/a |
0.0 n/a |
n/a n/a |
n/a n/a |
n/a 0.1 |
Return on Capital Employed | 16.53% 7.66% |
7.57% 8.96% |
0.07% 0.07% |
4.87% 3.99% |
n/a 4.98% |
Operating Margin | 30.33% 13.06% |
11.90% 13.67% |
10.85% 10.37% |
9.66% 7.91% |
(0.11%) 11.09% |
Continuing & Discontinued Operations | |||||
PE Ratio - Adjusted | 9.1 | 12.4 | 1,882.2 | 23.5 | 26.0 |
PE Ratio - Diluted | 2.4 9.1 |
18.9 12.5 |
40,020.6 n/a |
n/a n/a |
n/a 39.1 |
PEG - Adjusted | n/a | 0.0 | n/a | n/a | 3.2 |
PEG - Diluted | 0.0 n/a |
0.0 n/a |
n/a n/a |
n/a n/a |
n/a 3.6 |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Gearing | 31-Mar-23 | 31-Mar-22 | 31-Mar-21 | 31-Mar-20 | 31-Mar-19 |
Net Gearing | 87.02% | 115.16% | 110.99% | 103.05% | 66.16% |
£ (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 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Price/Tangible Book Value | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Price/ Cash Flow | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Price/Revenue | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Price/R&D | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) | 62.41p | 13.20p | 14.38p | 30.94p | 81.28p |
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 | 45,706.00 | 45,580.00 | 442.21 | 44,974.00 | 43,666.00 |
EBITDA | 23,512.00 15,620.00 |
15,282.00 16,087.00 |
190.33 188.19 |
4,344.00 3,558.00 |
(50.00) 4,843.00 |
Depreciation | (9,649.00) (9,649.00) |
(9,858.00) (9,858.00) |
(142.34) (142.34) |
n/a n/a |
n/a n/a |
Net Interest | (1,480.00) (1,879.00) |
(1,710.00) (1,682.00) |
(7.04) (7.04) |
(3,549.00) (4,882.00) |
(1,655.00) (1,655.00) |
Profit Before Tax | 12,816.00 4,745.00 |
4,103.00 5,199.00 |
44.41 42.58 |
795.00 (1,324.00) |
(2,613.00) 2,280.00 |
Revenue per Share | 165.12p | 157.11p | 1.49p | 152.86p | 158.17p |
Pre-Tax Profit per Share | 46.30p 17.14p |
14.14p 17.92p |
0.15p 0.14p |
2.70p (4.50p) |
(9.46p) 8.26p |
Market Capitalisation £ (Millions) | 25,734.70 | 35,975.92 | 38,003.64 | 32,561.98 | 40,283.73 |
Enterprise Value (EV) £ (Millions) | 92,330.70 | 106,265.92 | 104,072.64 | 108,854.98 | 94,818.73 |
EBITDA/EV | 25.46% 16.92% |
14.38% 15.14% |
0.18% 0.18% |
3.99% 3.27% |
(0.05%) 5.11% |
Operating Margin | 30.33% 13.06% |
11.90% 13.67% |
10.85% 10.37% |
9.66% 7.91% |
(0.11%) 11.09% |
Capital Employed £ (Millions) | 86,494.00 | 76,816.00 | 75,869.00 | 89,187.00 | 78,959.00 |
Return on Capital Employed | 16.53% 7.66% |
7.57% 8.96% |
0.07% 0.07% |
4.87% 3.99% |
n/a 4.98% |
Invested Equity Capital £ (Millions) | 65,742.00 | 57,184.00 | 59,646.00 | 64,992.00 | 63,938.00 |
Earnings per Share - Basic | 42.77¢ 11.45¢ |
7.71¢ 11.69¢ |
0.38¢ (0.24¢) |
(3.13¢) (11.86¢) |
(16.25¢) 16.96¢ |
Earnings per Share - Diluted | 42.62¢ 11.41¢ |
7.68¢ 11.65¢ |
0.38¢ (0.23¢) |
(3.13¢) (11.86¢) |
(16.25¢) 16.96¢ |
Earnings per Share - Adjusted | 11.45¢ | 11.68¢ | 8.08¢ | 5.60¢ | 6.27¢ |
Earnings per Share Growth - Basic | 455% -2% |
1,929% n/a |
n/a n/a |
n/a n/a |
n/a 113% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Diluted | 455% -2% |
1,921% n/a |
n/a n/a |
n/a n/a |
n/a 114% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted | -2% | 45% | 44% | -11% | -46% |
PE Ratio - Diluted | 2.4 9.1 |
18.9 12.5 |
404.0 n/a |
n/a n/a |
n/a 9.6 |
PEG - Diluted | 0.0 n/a |
0.0 n/a |
n/a n/a |
n/a n/a |
n/a 0.1 |
Tax Rate | 3.88% | 35.81% | 95.22% | 157.23% | (87.74%) |
Dividend Cover | 1.27 1.27 |
1.30 1.30 |
0.90 (0.03) |
0.62 (1.32) |
0.70 1.88 |
Interest Cover | 8.42 3.75 |
3.09 3.69 |
5.28 5.11 |
1.22 0.73 |
(0.25) 2.09 |
Continuing & Discontinued Operations | |||||
Earnings per Share - Basic | 42.77¢ 11.45¢ |
7.71¢ 11.69¢ |
n/a n/a |
(3.13¢) (11.86¢) |
(29.05¢) 4.16¢ |
Earnings per Share - Diluted | 42.62¢ 11.41¢ |
7.68¢ 11.65¢ |
n/a n/a |
(3.13¢) (11.86¢) |
(29.05¢) 4.16¢ |
Earnings per Share - Adjusted | 11.45¢ | 11.68¢ | 0.082¢ | 5.60¢ | 6.27¢ |
Earnings per Share Growth - Basic | 455% -2% |
200,905% n/a |
n/a n/a |
n/a n/a |
n/a 11% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Diluted | 455% -2% |
200,123% n/a |
n/a n/a |
n/a n/a |
n/a 11% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted | -2% | 14,221% | -98% | -11% | 8% |
PE Ratio - Diluted | 2.4 9.1 |
18.9 12.5 |
40,020.6 n/a |
n/a n/a |
n/a 39.1 |
PEG - Diluted | 0.0 n/a |
0.0 n/a |
n/a n/a |
n/a n/a |
n/a 3.6 |
Dividend Cover | 1.27 1.27 |
1.30 1.30 |
0.01 n/a |
0.62 (1.32) |
0.70 0.46 |
Return on Equity (ROE) | 18.01% 4.82% |
3.91% 5.93% |
n/a n/a |
(1.42%) (5.37%) |
(12.54%) 1.80% |
Operating Cash Flow per Share | 65.22p | 62.32p | 58.00p | 59.07p | 47.02p |
Gross Cash Flow per Share | cn/a | cn/a | cn/a | cn/a | cn/a |
Cash Incr/Decr per Share | 15.34p | 5.19p | (0.25p) | (0.21p) | 29.70p |
Capital Expenditure per Share | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Dividend per Share | 9.00¢ | 9.00¢ | 9.00¢ | 9.00¢ | 9.00¢ |
Dividend per Share Growth | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | (40.28%) |
Dividend Yield | 8.7% | 6.2% | 5.9% | 6.8% | 5.5% |
Shareholders Funds | 63,399.00 | 54,783.00 | 55,804.00 | 61,410.00 | 62,218.00 |
Net Borrowings £ (Millions) | 55,170.00 | 63,090.00 | 61,939.00 | 63,284.00 | 41,162.00 |
Net Asset Value per Share (inc. Intangibles) | 58.50p | 5.30p | 7.60p | 26.81p | 76.84p |
£ (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 | 63,399.00 | 54,783.00 | 55,804.00 | 61,410.00 | 62,218.00 |
Net Borrowings £ (Millions) | 55,170.00 | 63,090.00 | 61,939.00 | 63,284.00 | 41,162.00 |
Net Gearing | 87.02% | 115.16% | 110.99% | 103.05% | 66.16% |
Cash & Near Cash | 11,705.00 | 7,496.00 | 5,821.00 | 13,284.00 | 13,637.00 |
Cash | 18.46% | 13.68% | 10.43% | 21.63% | 21.92% |
Gross Borrowings | 66,875.00 | 70,586.00 | 67,760.00 | 76,568.00 | 54,799.00 |
Gross Gearing | 105.48% | 128.85% | 121.42% | 124.68% | 88.08% |
Borrowings Under 5 years | 66,875.00 | 70,586.00 | 67,760.00 | 76,568.00 | 54,799.00 |
Under 5 years | 105.48% | 128.85% | 121.42% | 124.68% | 88.08% |
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 | 16,192.00 | 1,539.00 | 2,255.00 | 7,887.00 | 21,213.00 |
Net Borrowings £ (Millions) | 55,170.00 | 63,090.00 | 61,939.00 | 63,284.00 | 41,162.00 |
Net Gearing | 340.72% | 4,099.42% | 2,746.74% | 802.38% | 194.04% |
Cash & Near Cash | 11,705.00 | 7,496.00 | 5,821.00 | 13,284.00 | 13,637.00 |
Cash | 72.29% | 487.07% | 258.14% | 168.43% | 64.29% |
Gross Borrowings | 66,875.00 | 70,586.00 | 67,760.00 | 76,568.00 | 54,799.00 |
Gross Gearing | 413.01% | 4,586.48% | 3,004.88% | 970.81% | 258.33% |
Borrowings Under 5 years | 66,875.00 | 70,586.00 | 67,760.00 | 76,568.00 | 54,799.00 |
Under 5 years | 413.01% | 4,586.48% | 3,004.88% | 970.81% | 258.33% |
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 | 0.86 | 0.79 | 0.96 | 0.99 | 1.53 |
Current Ratio | 0.89 | 0.82 | 0.98 | 1.01 | 1.56 |
* 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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