£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-20 | 31-Dec-19 | 31-Dec-18 | |
Continuing Operations | |||||
Revenue | 732.10 | 625.20 | 660.50 | 694.70 | 637.90 |
EBITDA | 133.30 | 116.00 | 87.10 | 86.30 | 104.40 |
Depreciation & Amortisation | (36.20) | (38.70) | (23.30) | n/a | (24.30) |
Operating Profit/(Loss) | 97.10 | 77.30 | 63.80 | 86.30 | 80.10 |
Interest Payable | (9.70) | (6.70) | (7.90) | (8.80) | (4.40) |
Interest Receivable/Investment Income | 0.50 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.50 | 0.60 |
Group Profit after Interest | 87.90 | 71.20 | 56.10 | 61.80 | 74.70 |
Share of Assoc Cos/JV Profits | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Profit Before Tax | 87.90 | 71.20 | 56.10 | 61.80 | 74.70 |
Tax | (19.70) | (15.50) | (12.40) | (11.30) | (14.90) |
Profit After Tax | 68.20 | 55.70 | 43.70 | 50.50 | 59.80 |
Discontinued Operations | |||||
Profit After Tax | 5.20 | 6.40 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
PROFIT FOR PERIOD | 73.40 | 62.10 | 44.10 | 68.10 | 61.40 |
Attributable to: | |||||
Equity Holders of Parent Company | 73.40 | 62.10 | 44.10 | 68.10 | 61.40 |
Minority Interests | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Equity Dividends | cn/a | cn/a | cn/a | cn/a | cn/a |
Retained Profit/(Loss) for the Financial Year | c73.40 | c62.10 | c44.10 | c68.10 | c61.40 |
Per Share Record - Normalised | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-20 | 31-Dec-19 | 31-Dec-18 |
Continuing EPS | |||||
Earnings per Share - Basic | 85.36p | 69.97p | 54.97p | 63.76p | 75.89p |
Earnings per Share - Diluted | 84.72p | 69.11p | 54.69p | 63.44p | 75.22p |
Earnings per Share - Adjusted | 85.40p | 70.00p | 63.20p | 80.70p | 77.80p |
Continuing and Discontinued EPS | |||||
Earnings per Share - Basic | 91.86p | 0.79p | 55.47p | 85.98p | 38.96p |
Earnings per Share - Diluted | 91.18p | 0.78p | 55.19p | 85.55p | 38.62p |
Earnings per Share - Adjusted | 91.90p | 77.90p | 63.20p | 80.70p | 77.80p |
Dividend per Share | 35.00p | 31.00p | 26.70p | 10.60p | 31.80p |
Key Financals | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-20 | 31-Dec-19 | 31-Dec-18 |
Shares in Issue (millions) | |||||
Shares in Issue - Year End | 80.00 | 79.80 | 79.50 | 79.40 | 79.01 |
Weighted Average | 79.90 | 79.60 | 79.50 | 79.20 | 78.80 |
Diluted | 80.50 | 80.60 | 79.90 | 79.60 | 79.50 |
Performance Ratios | |||||
Continuing Operations | |||||
Operating Margin | 13.26% | 12.36% | 9.66% | 12.42% | 12.56% |
Return on Capital Employed | 26.16% | 0.23% | 20.34% | 20.22% | 13.60% |
Continuing Operations & Discontinued Operations | |||||
Return on Equity | 17.93% | 0.18% | 13.28% | 21.40% | 10.14% |
Financial Status | |||||
Continuing Operations | |||||
Interest Cover - Continuing | 10.06 | 11.63 | 8.10 | 8.02 | 17.98 |
Revenue per Share | 916.27p | 7.93p | 830.82p | 877.15p | 404.76p |
Pre-Tax Profit Per Share - Continuing | 110.01p | 0.90p | 70.57p | 78.03p | 47.40p |
Market Data | |||||
Continuing Operations | |||||
Earnings Per Share Growth - Basic | 22% | 27% | -14% | -16% | 57% |
Earnings Per Share Growth - Diluted | 23% | 26% | -14% | -16% | 56% |
PE Ratio - Company Adjusted | 13.7 | 25.7 | 25.7 | 23.1 | 15.8 |
PEG - Company Adjusted | 0.6 | 1.0 | n/a | n/a | 0.3 |
Dividend Cover | 2.44 | 2.26 | 2.06 | 6.02 | 2.39 |
Continuing Operations & Discontinued Operations | |||||
Earnings per Share - Company Adjusted | 11,566% | -99% | -36% | 121% | -39% |
Earnings per Share - Diluted | 11,624% | -99% | -36% | 122% | -40% |
PE Ratio - Company Adjusted | 12.8 | 2,280.7 | 25.4 | 17.1 | 30.8 |
PEG - Company Adjusted | 0.0 | n/a | n/a | 0.1 | n/a |
Dividend Cover | 2.62 | 0.03 | 2.08 | 8.11 | 1.23 |
Market Capitalisation £ (Millions) | 937.60 | 1,433.21 | 1,120.95 | 1,169.56 | 948.15 |
Dividend per Share | 35.00p | 31.00p | 26.70p | 10.60p | 31.80p |
Dividend Yield | 3.0% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 0.7% | 2.6% |
Dividend per Share Growth | 12.90% | 16.10% | 151.89% | (66.67%) | 20.45% |
* GAAP
a. Includes discontinued activities
b. Includes preference dividends
c. Not disclosed under IFRS
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