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712.50p
   
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      22.50p
  • 52 Week High: 730.00
  • 52 Week Low: 485.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 40.15m
  • Volume: 59,068
  • Market Cap: £286.10m
  • RiskGrade: 195

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Dividend Data

  31-Mar-2431-Mar-2331-Mar-2231-Mar-2131-Mar-20
Interim Dividend11.50p11.00p10.50pn/a8.45p
Final Dividend27.50p26.50p25.50p25.00p22.00p
Total Dividend39.00p37.50p36.00p25.00p8.45p
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Fundamentals - based on IFRS

  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Income Statement 31-Mar-24 31-Mar-23 31-Mar-22 31-Mar-21 31-Mar-20
Continuing Operations          
Revenue 368.69 371.52 350.92 308.00 362.93
Operating Profit/(Loss) 12.48 39.28 43.00 5.68 37.21
Net Interest (9.64) (8.57) (7.35) (7.75) (8.84)
Profit Before Tax 2.85 30.71 35.64 (2.27) 28.37
Profit After Tax (5.29) 23.01 25.53 (4.60) 18.59
Discontinued Operations          
Profit After Tax n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD (5.29) 23.01 25.53 (4.60) 18.59
Attributable to:          
Equity Holders of Parent Company (5.29) 23.01 25.53 (4.60) 18.59
Minority Interests n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
           
Continuing EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic (13.41p) 58.05p 64.49p (11.62p) 46.92p
Earnings per Share - Diluted (13.41p) 57.76p 63.83p (11.62p) 46.17p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 74.80p 79.00p 71.20p 46.56p 90.21p
Continuing and Discontinued EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic (13.41p) 58.05p 64.49p (11.62p) 46.92p
Earnings per Share - Diluted (13.41p) 57.76p 63.83p (11.62p) 46.17p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 74.80p 79.00p 71.20p 46.56p 90.21p
           
Dividend per Share 39.00p 37.50p 36.00p 25.00p 8.45p
  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Balance Sheet 31-Mar-24 31-Mar-23 31-Mar-22 31-Mar-21 31-Mar-20
Assets          
Non-Current Assets          
Property, Plant & Equipment 315.59 307.02 301.68 290.71 316.33
Intangible Assets 28.57 57.75 62.42 64.37 74.27
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 1.85 2.30 2.74 2.17 3.02
  346.01 367.07 366.84 357.25 393.61
Current Assets          
Inventories 9.55 8.91 7.96 7.34 9.07
Trade & Other Receivables 78.33 82.25 76.06 66.47 84.26
Cash at Bank & in Hand 6.06 11.14 13.62 15.92 20.09
Current Asset Investments n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Current Assets n/a n/a n/a 0.82 1.00
  93.94 102.30 97.63 90.55 114.43
           
Other Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Assets 439.96 469.37 464.47 447.80 508.05
           
Liabilities          
Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 16.32 14.62 14.15 89.49 23.85
Other Current Liabilities 73.22 72.18 80.83 83.49 75.19
  89.54 86.81 94.98 172.98 99.04
           
Net Current Assets cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a
           
Non-Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 176.92 189.40 187.72 109.42 227.90
Provisions 19.81 18.23 15.19 12.29 11.19
Other Non-Current Liabilities 0.67 n/a n/a n/a n/a
  197.40 207.64 202.91 121.71 239.09
           
Other Liabilities n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Liabilities 286.94 294.44 297.88 294.68 338.12
           
Net Assets 153.02 174.93 166.59 153.12 169.92
           
Capital & Reserves          
Share Capital 2.01 2.01 2.01 2.01 2.01
Share Premium Account 16.19 16.19 16.19 16.19 16.19
Other Reserves (1.74) (0.22) (0.72) (1.31) (2.33)
Retained Earnings 136.56 156.95 149.10 136.20 154.02
Shareholders Funds 153.02 174.93 166.59 153.09 169.89
           
Minority Interests/Other Equity n/a n/a n/a 0.03 0.03
Total Equity 153.02 174.93 166.59 153.12 169.92
Cash Flow 31-Mar-24 31-Mar-23 31-Mar-22 31-Mar-21 31-Mar-20
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 89.64 66.31 76.71 101.61 84.89
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 (47.06) (38.46) (53.55) (29.05) (36.63)
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 (47.63) (30.49) (25.49) (70.55) (45.98)
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash (5.05) (2.63) (2.34) 2.01 2.27
Ratios - based on IFRS 31-Mar-24 31-Mar-23 31-Mar-22 31-Mar-21 31-Mar-20
Continuing Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 7.4 8.5 11.8 17.5 7.1
PEG - Adjusted n/a 0.8 0.2 n/a n/a
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted -5% 11% 53% -48% -5%
Dividend Cover 1.92 2.11 1.98 1.86 10.68
Revenue per Share 918.19p 925.23p 873.92p 7.74p 903.84p
Pre-Tax Profit per Share 7.09p 76.47p 88.77p (0.057p) 70.65p
Operating Margin 3.39% 10.57% 12.25% 1.84% 10.25%
Return on Capital Employed 3.70% 11.57% 13.39% 0.02% 10.38%
Continuing & Discontinued Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 7.4 8.5 11.8 1,732.0 7.1
PEG - Adjusted n/a 0.8 0.0 n/a n/a
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted -5% 11% 15,050% -100% -5%
Dividend Cover 1.92 2.11 1.98 0.02 10.68
           
Dividend Yield 7.1% 5.6% 4.3% 3.1% 1.3%
Dividend per Share Growth 4.00% 4.17% 44.00% 195.86% (72.02%)
Operating Cash Flow per Share 223.25p 165.14p 191.03p 253.05p 211.40p
Cash Incr/Decr per Share (12.58p) (6.56p) (5.83p) 0.051p 5.66p
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) 309.93p 291.83p 259.41p 221.02p 238.22p
Net Gearing 122.32% 110.26% 113.00% 119.53% 136.35%

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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