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42.20p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.20p
  • 52 Week High: 57.60
  • 52 Week Low: 30.85
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 247.66m
  • Volume: 12,631
  • Market Cap: £104.51m
  • RiskGrade: 190

Dividend Data

  27-Aug-2228-Aug-2129-Aug-2031-Aug-1931-Aug-18
Interim Dividend1.40p0.50pn/an/a3.10p
Final Dividend2.75p1.15pn/a1.00p6.70p
Total Dividend1.40p1.65pn/a1.00p3.10p
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Fundamentals - based on IFRS

  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Income Statement 27-Aug-22 28-Aug-21 29-Aug-20 31-Aug-19 31-Aug-18
Continuing Operations          
Revenue 1,089.30 1,109.60 1,164.50 1,303.50 1,534.30
Operating Profit/(Loss) 32.10 35.60 21.10 36.30 (30.00)
Net Interest (4.50) (5.20) (6.30) (6.00) (5.50)
Profit Before Tax 27.90 30.60 14.80 30.30 (35.50)
Profit After Tax 23.40 26.30 12.00 21.90 (38.10)
Discontinued Operations          
Profit After Tax n/a (0.10) (18.70) (53.40) (8.90)
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD 23.40 26.20 (6.70) (31.50) (47.00)
Attributable to:          
Equity Holders of Parent Company 23.40 26.20 (6.70) (31.50) (47.00)
Minority Interests n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
           
Continuing EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 9.80p 10.80p 4.90p 9.00p (15.50p)
Earnings per Share - Diluted 9.30p 10.20p 4.90p 9.00p (15.50p)
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 10.80p 10.80p 9.70p 11.50p 9.30p
Continuing and Discontinued EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 9.80p 10.80p (2.70p) (12.90p) (15.50p)
Earnings per Share - Diluted 9.30p 10.20p (2.70p) (12.90p) (15.50p)
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 10.80p 10.80p 4.30p 8.00p 9.30p
           
Dividend per Share 4.15p 1.65p n/a 1.00p 3.10p
  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Balance Sheet 27-Aug-22 28-Aug-21 29-Aug-20 31-Aug-19 31-Aug-18
Assets          
Non-Current Assets          
Property, Plant & Equipment 34.90 37.80 42.20 10.90 38.80
Intangible Assets 1.70 2.30 4.00 10.10 50.80
Investment Properties n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Investments 4.20 2.90 4.90 5.30 5.10
Other Financial Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Non-Current Assets 1.10 4.10 15.40 5.20 n/a
  41.90 47.10 66.50 31.50 94.70
Current Assets          
Inventories 15.60 13.20 14.10 16.20 13.30
Trade & Other Receivables 96.60 106.60 101.20 124.20 129.70
Cash at Bank & in Hand 35.30 19.30 50.60 24.00 18.00
Current Asset Investments n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Current Assets n/a n/a n/a 16.80 0.80
  147.50 139.10 165.90 181.20 161.80
           
Other Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Assets 189.40 186.20 232.40 212.70 256.50
           
Liabilities          
Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 13.90 27.10 135.90 48.30 50.00
Other Current Liabilities 143.30 140.40 148.00 181.40 189.60
  157.20 167.50 283.90 229.70 239.60
           
Net Current Assets cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a
           
Non-Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 60.80 73.40 27.60 49.60 51.30
Provisions 3.40 3.00 2.50 4.00 7.30
Other Non-Current Liabilities n/a n/a n/a 3.70 4.20
  64.20 76.40 30.10 57.30 62.80
           
Other Liabilities n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Liabilities 221.40 243.90 314.00 287.00 302.40
           
Net Assets (32.00) (57.70) (81.60) (74.30) (45.90)
           
Capital & Reserves          
Share Capital 12.40 12.40 12.40 12.40 12.40
Share Premium Account 60.50 60.50 60.50 60.50 60.50
Other Reserves (284.30) (283.60) (281.50) (281.50) (282.00)
Retained Earnings 179.40 153.00 127.00 134.30 163.20
Shareholders Funds (32.00) (57.70) (81.60) (74.30) (45.90)
           
Minority Interests/Other Equity n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Equity (32.00) (57.70) (81.60) (74.30) (45.90)
Cash Flow 27-Aug-22 28-Aug-21 29-Aug-20 31-Aug-19 31-Aug-18
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 49.80 41.40 23.40 23.00 37.50
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 12.30 4.40 (4.70) (8.00) 4.60
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 (46.10) (76.90) 24.10 (15.90) (39.60)
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash 16.00 (31.10) 42.80 (0.90) 2.50
Ratios - based on IFRS 27-Aug-22 28-Aug-21 29-Aug-20 31-Aug-19 31-Aug-18
Continuing Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 2.8 3.7 2.2 3.2 3.3
PEG - Adjusted n/a 0.3 n/a 0.1 n/a
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted n/a 11% -16% 24% -40%
Dividend Cover 2.60 6.55 n/a 11.50 3.00
Revenue per Share 439.84p 4.52p 470.20p 526.33p 619.52p
Pre-Tax Profit per Share 11.27p 0.12p 5.98p 12.23p (14.33p)
Operating Margin 2.95% 3.21% 1.81% 2.78% (1.96%)
Return on Capital Employed 72.97% 0.83% 26.24% 207.43% n/a
Continuing & Discontinued Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 2.8 370.6 4.9 4.7 3.3
PEG - Adjusted 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 9,807% -98% -46% -14% -40%
Dividend Cover 2.60 0.07 n/a 8.00 3.00
           
Dividend Yield 13.5% 4.1% 0.0% 2.7% 10.1%
Dividend per Share Growth 151.52% n/a n/a (67.74%) (68.37%)
Operating Cash Flow per Share 20.11p 16.72p 9.45p 9.29p 15.14p
Cash Incr/Decr per Share 6.46p (0.13p) 17.28p (0.36p) 1.01p
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) (13.61p) (24.23p) (34.56p) (34.08p) (39.05p)
Net Gearing n/a n/a n/a -99.46% 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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