Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (AFM)

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FTSE AIM 100

337.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      6.50p
  • 52 Week High: 499.50
  • 52 Week Low: 305.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 122.01m
  • Volume: 351,265
  • Market Cap: £411.78m
  • RiskGrade: 82

Dividend Data

  31-Mar-2331-Mar-2231-Mar-2131-Mar-2031-Mar-19
Interim Dividend3.70p2.90p2.10p2.10p1.91p
Final Dividend10.50p7.50p4.85pn/a4.09p
Total Dividend14.20p10.40p6.95p2.10p6.00p
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Fundamentals - based on IFRS

  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Income Statement 31-Mar-23 31-Mar-22 31-Mar-21 31-Mar-20 31-Mar-19
Continuing Operations          
Revenue 228.72 158.01 98.07 90.90 77.66
Operating Profit/(Loss) 28.64 17.77 10.18 10.43 12.57
Net Interest (2.86) (2.89) (1.21) (1.13) (0.05)
Profit Before Tax 25.77 14.88 8.97 9.29 12.52
Profit After Tax 17.96 8.51 5.83 6.17 9.20
Discontinued Operations          
Profit After Tax n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD 17.96 8.51 5.83 6.17 9.20
Attributable to:          
Equity Holders of Parent Company 17.96 8.51 5.83 6.17 9.20
Minority Interests n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
           
Continuing EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 15.82p 7.69p 5.75p 6.11p 9.05p
Earnings per Share - Diluted 14.79p 7.25p 5.50p 5.85p 8.84p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 29.27p 21.46p 14.91p 14.21p 12.05p
Continuing and Discontinued EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 15.82p 7.69p 5.75p 6.11p 9.05p
Earnings per Share - Diluted 14.79p 7.25p 5.50p 5.85p 8.84p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 29.27p 21.46p 14.91p 14.21p 12.05p
           
Dividend per Share 14.20p 10.40p 6.95p 2.10p 6.00p
  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Balance Sheet 31-Mar-23 31-Mar-22 31-Mar-21 31-Mar-20 31-Mar-19
Assets          
Non-Current Assets          
Property, Plant & Equipment 5.12 3.11 2.23 3.14 0.41
Intangible Assets 131.26 132.32 84.71 90.33 75.93
Investment Properties n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Investments n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Financial Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Non-Current Assets 3.14 0.80 0.15 n/a n/a
  139.53 136.24 87.10 93.47 76.34
Current Assets          
Inventories n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Trade & Other Receivables 34.13 29.57 17.94 21.21 19.68
Cash at Bank & in Hand 59.22 63.52 34.01 26.00 18.58
Current Asset Investments n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Current Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
  93.34 93.08 51.95 47.21 38.26
           
Other Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Assets 232.87 229.32 139.05 140.68 114.60
           
Liabilities          
Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 2.10 1.13 0.51 5.79 n/a
Other Current Liabilities 65.19 64.74 29.03 30.08 21.79
  67.29 65.87 29.55 35.87 21.79
           
Net Current Assets cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a
           
Non-Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 2.06 1.27 1.38 1.88 n/a
Provisions 2.78 4.33 3.02 4.44 3.19
Other Non-Current Liabilities 11.40 25.10 10.74 7.10 0.49
  16.24 30.71 15.14 13.42 3.68
           
Other Liabilities n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Liabilities 83.53 96.58 44.69 49.29 25.46
           
Net Assets 149.34 132.74 94.36 91.39 89.14
           
Capital & Reserves          
Share Capital 0.09 0.09 0.08 0.08 0.08
Share Premium Account 119.44 119.44 89.40 89.40 89.40
Other Reserves 24.25 12.84 4.35 5.06 2.83
Retained Earnings 5.56 0.38 0.54 (3.15) (3.16)
Shareholders Funds 149.34 132.74 94.36 91.39 89.14
           
Minority Interests/Other Equity n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Equity 149.34 132.74 94.36 91.39 89.14
Cash Flow 31-Mar-23 31-Mar-22 31-Mar-21 31-Mar-20 31-Mar-19
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 30.59 33.51 21.03 18.21 16.37
Returns On Investment & Servicing of Finance fn/a fn/a fn/a fn/a fn/a
Taxation Paid fn/a fn/a fn/a fn/a fn/a
Net Cash Flow from Investing Activities (21.64) (24.48) (2.90) (9.07) (1.84)
Acquisitions & Disposals gn/a gn/a gn/a gn/a gn/a
Dividends Paid fn/a fn/a fn/a fn/a fn/a
Management of Liquid Resources cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a
Net Cash Flow from Financing Activities (16.27) 19.96 (8.53) (2.14) (5.73)
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash (7.32) 28.98 9.60 6.99 8.80
Ratios - based on IFRS 31-Mar-23 31-Mar-22 31-Mar-21 31-Mar-20 31-Mar-19
Continuing Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 14.6 15.3 17.3 8.3 20.1
PEG - Adjusted 0.4 0.3 3.5 0.5 0.9
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 36% 44% 5% 18% 23%
Dividend Cover 2.06 2.06 2.15 6.77 2.01
Revenue per Share 187.46p 129.50p 0.81p 74.50p 63.65p
Pre-Tax Profit per Share 21.12p 12.20p 0.074p 7.61p 10.26p
Operating Margin 12.52% 11.25% 10.38% 11.47% 16.19%
Return on Capital Employed 114.45% 248.22% 0.71% 79.10% 76.65%
Continuing & Discontinued Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 14.6 15.3 1,714.3 8.3 20.1
PEG - Adjusted 0.4 0.0 n/a 0.5 0.9
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 36% 14,159% -99% 18% 23%
Dividend Cover 2.06 2.06 0.02 6.77 2.01
           
Dividend Yield 3.3% 3.2% 2.7% 1.8% 2.5%
Dividend per Share Growth 36.54% 49.64% 230.95% (65.00%) 16.05%
Operating Cash Flow per Share 25.07p 27.46p 17.24p 14.92p 13.41p
Cash Incr/Decr per Share (6.00p) 23.75p 0.079p 5.73p 7.21p
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) 14.81p 0.34p 7.91p 0.87p 10.83p
Net Gearing -36.87% -46.03% -34.03% -20.06% n/a

Key

* GAAP

a. Includes discontinued activities

b. Including assets due in more than one year

c. Not disclosed under IFRS

d. Total fixed assets

e. Includes borrowings

f. Included in cash flow from operating activities under IFRS

g. Included in net cash from investing activities under IFRS

h. Pre-tax

i. Capital expenditure

j. Based on operating cash flow before tax

k. Issue of ordinary shares

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

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