£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Growth Metrics | 31-Dec-23 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-20 | 31-Dec-19 |
Annualisation Factor | 1.0 | 1.0 | n/a | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Dividend Yield | 4.7% | 3.5% | 2.5% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
Continuing Operations | |||||
PE Ratio - Adjusted | 8.4 | 11.4 | 19.6 | 27.9 | 11.8 |
PE Ratio - Diluted | 11.0 8.8 |
15.0 12.4 |
45.2 22.3 |
n/a 28.1 |
9.0 11.9 |
PEG - Adjusted | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | n/a | n/a |
PEG - Diluted | 0.6 0.4 |
0.1 0.2 |
n/a 0.3 |
n/a n/a |
0.0 n/a |
Return on Capital Employed | 26.00% 20.63% |
15.17% 14.42% |
0.13% 0.19% |
n/a 12.79% |
29.86% 24.84% |
Operating Margin | 3.61% 4.30% |
4.09% 4.43% |
2.63% 3.79% |
(1.36%) 2.40% |
4.78% 3.98% |
Continuing & Discontinued Operations | |||||
PE Ratio - Adjusted | 8.4 | 11.4 | 1,946.1 | 27.9 | 11.8 |
PE Ratio - Diluted | 11.0 8.8 |
n/a 205.6 |
3,044.0 1,793.4 |
n/a 28.1 |
9.0 11.9 |
PEG - Adjusted | 0.5 | 0.0 | n/a | n/a | 0.0 |
PEG - Diluted | n/a 0.0 |
n/a 0.3 |
n/a n/a |
n/a n/a |
0.0 0.0 |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Gearing | 31-Dec-23 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-20 | 31-Dec-19 |
Net Gearing | 68.44% | 57.21% | (4.93%) | 6.50% | 19.55% |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Value Metrics | 31-Dec-23 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-20 | 31-Dec-19 |
Price/Book Value | 8.4 | 7.9 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Price/Tangible Book Value | 11.8 | 8.6 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
Price/ Cash Flow | 5.0 | 6.2 | 9.4 | 10.2 | 8.8 |
Price/Revenue | 0.26 | 0.38 | 51.00 | 0.37 | 0.31 |
Price/R&D | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) | 84.80p | 104.41p | 188.54p | 161.30p | 176.32p |
Net Cash per Share | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Annualised Fundamentals | 31-Dec-23 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-20 | 31-Dec-19 |
Continuing Operations | |||||
Revenue | 11,447.00 | 8,133.00 | 69.66 | 6,837.80 | 9,379.70 |
EBITDA | 413.00 492.00 |
333.00 360.00 |
2.93 3.74 |
15.80 272.90 |
448.60 373.10 |
Depreciation | n/a n/a |
n/a n/a |
(1.10) (1.10) |
(108.80) (108.80) |
n/a n/a |
Net Interest | n/a n/a |
n/a n/a |
(0.33) (0.33) |
(36.60) (36.60) |
(47.10) (47.10) |
Profit Before Tax | 413.00 492.00 |
333.00 380.00 |
1.50 2.31 |
(129.60) 127.50 |
401.80 326.30 |
Revenue per Share | 2,781.38p | 2,160.75p | 17.83p | 1,735.86p | 2,294.73p |
Pre-Tax Profit per Share | 100.35p 119.55p |
88.47p 100.96p |
0.39p 0.59p |
(32.90p) 32.37p |
98.30p 79.83p |
Market Capitalisation £ (Millions) | 2,955.07 | 3,070.85 | 3,491.13 | 2,530.72 | 2,817.88 |
Enterprise Value (EV) £ (Millions) | 4,577.07 | 4,914.45 | 3,994.23 | 3,045.52 | 3,452.78 |
EBITDA/EV | 9.02% 10.75% |
6.78% 7.33% |
0.07% 0.09% |
0.52% 8.96% |
12.99% 10.81% |
Operating Margin | 3.61% 4.30% |
4.09% 4.43% |
2.63% 3.79% |
(1.36%) 2.40% |
4.78% 3.98% |
Capital Employed £ (Millions) | 2,385.00 | 2,636.00 | 1,369.60 | 1,283.20 | 1,503.20 |
Return on Capital Employed | 26.00% 20.63% |
15.17% 14.42% |
0.13% 0.19% |
n/a 12.79% |
29.86% 24.84% |
Invested Equity Capital £ (Millions) | 1,827.00 | 1,835.00 | 1,200.40 | 1,140.80 | 1,387.90 |
Earnings per Share - Basic | 65.60p 82.37p |
61.10p 73.86p |
20.30p 41.17p |
(36.00p) 23.08p |
79.00p 59.91p |
Earnings per Share - Diluted | 64.80p 81.30p |
54.60p 66.01p |
20.10p 40.70p |
(36.00p) 22.92p |
78.40p 59.48p |
Earnings per Share - Adjusted | 84.80p | 72.00p | 46.30p | 23.10p | 59.90p |
Earnings per Share Growth - Basic | 7% 12% |
201% 79% |
n/a 78% |
n/a -62% |
913% -6% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Diluted | 19% 23% |
172% 62% |
n/a 78% |
n/a -62% |
905% -6% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted | 18% | 56% | 100% | -61% | -6% |
PE Ratio - Diluted | 11.0 8.8 |
15.0 12.4 |
45.2 22.3 |
n/a 28.1 |
9.0 11.9 |
PEG - Diluted | 0.6 0.4 |
0.1 0.2 |
n/a 0.3 |
n/a n/a |
0.0 n/a |
Tax Rate | 31.48% | 29.43% | 43.41% | (7.33%) | 18.21% |
Dividend Cover | 2.50 2.43 |
2.50 2.56 |
2.06 1.83 |
3.35 3.34 |
6.73 6.73 |
Interest Cover | n/a n/a |
n/a n/a |
4.41 6.24 |
(1.54) 3.50 |
6.64 5.58 |
Continuing & Discontinued Operations | |||||
Earnings per Share - Basic | 65.60p 82.37p |
(2.90p) 4.46p |
0.30p 0.51p |
(36.00p) 23.08p |
79.00p 59.91p |
Earnings per Share - Diluted | 64.80p 81.30p |
(2.50p) 3.99p |
0.30p 0.51p |
(36.00p) 22.92p |
78.40p 59.48p |
Earnings per Share - Adjusted | 84.80p | 72.00p | 0.47p | 23.10p | 59.90p |
Earnings per Share Growth - Basic | n/a 1,746% |
n/a 770% |
n/a -98% |
n/a -62% |
3,954% 276% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Diluted | n/a 1,938% |
n/a 687% |
n/a -98% |
n/a -62% |
3,923% 276% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted | 18% | 15,306% | -98% | -61% | 276% |
PE Ratio - Diluted | 11.0 8.8 |
n/a 205.6 |
3,044.0 1,793.4 |
n/a 28.1 |
9.0 11.9 |
PEG - Diluted | n/a 0.0 |
n/a 0.3 |
n/a n/a |
n/a n/a |
0.0 0.0 |
Dividend Cover | 2.50 2.43 |
2.50 0.15 |
0.02 0.02 |
3.35 3.34 |
6.73 6.73 |
Return on Equity (ROE) | 14.78% 18.56% |
(0.61%) 0.92% |
0.10% 0.17% |
(12.45%) 7.97% |
23.27% 17.65% |
Operating Cash Flow per Share | 144.09p | 131.24p | 96.52p | 63.26p | 80.05p |
Gross Cash Flow per Share | cn/a | cn/a | cn/a | cn/a | cn/a |
Cash Incr/Decr per Share | (130.24p) | 102.29p | 0.46p | 24.70p | (6.07p) |
Capital Expenditure per Share | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Dividend per Share | 33.90p | 28.80p | 22.50p | 6.90p | 8.90p |
Dividend per Share Growth | 17.71% | 28.00% | 226.09% | (22.47%) | (66.79%) |
Dividend Yield | 4.7% | 3.5% | 2.5% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
Shareholders Funds | 1,521.00 | 1,533.00 | 1,108.90 | 1,041.90 | 1,278.30 |
Net Borrowings £ (Millions) | 1,041.00 | 876.60 | (54.70) | 67.70 | 249.90 |
Net Asset Value per Share (inc. Intangibles) | 60.74p | 95.38p | 183.01p | 156.41p | 171.35p |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Gearing - inc Intangibles | 31-Dec-23 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-20 | 31-Dec-19 |
Shareholders' Funds inc Intangibles | 1,521.00 | 1,533.00 | 1,108.90 | 1,041.90 | 1,278.30 |
Net Borrowings £ (Millions) | 1,041.00 | 876.60 | (54.70) | 67.70 | 249.90 |
Net Gearing | 68.44% | 57.21% | (4.93%) | 6.50% | 19.55% |
Cash & Near Cash | 689.00 | 1,064.00 | 596.40 | 481.20 | 423.00 |
Cash | 45.30% | 69.41% | 53.78% | 46.18% | 33.09% |
Gross Borrowings | 1,730.00 | 1,940.60 | 541.70 | 548.90 | 672.90 |
Gross Gearing | 113.74% | 126.61% | 48.85% | 52.68% | 52.64% |
Borrowings Under 5 years | 1,730.00 | 1,940.60 | 541.70 | 548.90 | 672.90 |
Under 5 years | 113.74% | 126.59% | 48.85% | 52.68% | 52.64% |
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-Dec-23 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-20 | 31-Dec-19 |
Shareholders' Funds exc Intangibles | 250.00 | 359.00 | 714.80 | 616.10 | 700.40 |
Net Borrowings £ (Millions) | 1,041.00 | 876.60 | (54.70) | 67.70 | 249.90 |
Net Gearing | 416.40% | 244.29% | (7.65%) | 10.99% | 35.68% |
Cash & Near Cash | 689.00 | 1,064.00 | 596.40 | 481.20 | 423.00 |
Cash | 275.60% | 296.38% | 83.44% | 78.10% | 60.39% |
Gross Borrowings | 1,730.00 | 1,940.60 | 541.70 | 548.90 | 672.90 |
Gross Gearing | 692.00% | 540.67% | 75.78% | 89.09% | 96.07% |
Borrowings Under 5 years | 1,730.00 | 1,940.60 | 541.70 | 548.90 | 672.90 |
Under 5 years | 692.00% | 540.56% | 75.78% | 89.09% | 96.07% |
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-Dec-23 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-20 | 31-Dec-19 |
Quick Ratio | 0.40 | 0.53 | 0.55 | 0.49 | 0.44 |
Current Ratio | 1.06 | 1.17 | 1.20 | 1.16 | 1.14 |
* 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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