£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Growth Metrics | 30-Apr-24 | 30-Apr-23 | 30-Apr-22 | 30-Apr-21 | 30-Apr-20 |
Annualisation Factor | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | n/a | 0.2 |
Dividend Yield | 6.7% | 6.4% | 5.3% | 4.2% | 7.3% |
Continuing Operations | |||||
PE Ratio - Adjusted | 6.3 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 11.7 | 5.8 |
PE Ratio - Diluted | 7.1 6.2 |
6.4 6.4 |
9.8 9.5 |
13.9 12.9 |
44.9 6.2 |
PEG - Adjusted | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 11.7 | n/a |
PEG - Diluted | n/a 1.0 |
0.1 0.2 |
0.2 0.2 |
0.0 n/a |
n/a n/a |
Return on Capital Employed | 11.77% 12.88% |
13.30% 13.30% |
11.37% 11.05% |
0.07% 0.08% |
0.47% 1.14% |
Operating Margin | 10.64% 11.65% |
13.56% 13.56% |
12.00% 11.79% |
7.55% 8.14% |
3.83% 9.19% |
Continuing & Discontinued Operations | |||||
PE Ratio - Adjusted | 6.3 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 1,163.3 | 29.2 |
PE Ratio - Diluted | 7.1 6.2 |
6.4 6.4 |
9.8 9.5 |
1,376.4 1,274.1 |
224.7 30.8 |
PEG - Adjusted | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | n/a | n/a |
PEG - Diluted | n/a 1.0 |
0.1 0.2 |
0.0 0.0 |
n/a n/a |
n/a n/a |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Gearing | 30-Apr-24 | 30-Apr-23 | 30-Apr-22 | 30-Apr-21 | 30-Apr-20 |
Net Gearing | 71.14% | 69.82% | 61.53% | 58.40% | 66.07% |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Value Metrics | 30-Apr-24 | 30-Apr-23 | 30-Apr-22 | 30-Apr-21 | 30-Apr-20 |
Price/Book Value | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
Price/Tangible Book Value | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
Price/ Cash Flow | 7.9 | 10.3 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 8.2 |
Price/Revenue | 0.47 | 0.58 | 0.79 | 79.98 | 1.78 |
Price/R&D | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) | 360.72p | 326.24p | 276.64p | 253.07p | 368.75p |
Net Cash per Share | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Annualised Fundamentals | 30-Apr-24 | 30-Apr-23 | 30-Apr-22 | 30-Apr-21 | 30-Apr-20 |
Continuing Operations | |||||
Revenue | 1,833.13 | 1,489.75 | 1,243.56 | 11.20 | 155.70 |
EBITDA | 195.13 213.65 |
202.04 202.04 |
367.22 364.52 |
2.91 2.98 |
48.33 56.68 |
Depreciation | n/a n/a |
n/a n/a |
(217.93) (217.93) |
(2.07) (2.07) |
(42.37) (42.37) |
Net Interest | (33.03) (33.03) |
(23.32) (23.32) |
(16.60) (15.10) |
(0.17) (0.17) |
(3.27) (3.16) |
Profit Before Tax | 162.10 180.62 |
178.73 178.73 |
132.69 131.49 |
0.68 0.74 |
2.69 11.15 |
Revenue per Share | 809.93p | 645.53p | 505.52p | 4.55p | 100.77p |
Pre-Tax Profit per Share | 71.62p 79.80p |
77.44p 77.44p |
53.94p 53.45p |
0.28p 0.30p |
1.74p 7.22p |
Market Capitalisation £ (Millions) | 946.22 | 925.30 | 976.98 | 895.77 | 239.29 |
Enterprise Value (EV) £ (Millions) | 1,718.88 | 1,618.91 | 1,576.66 | 1,437.28 | 882.99 |
EBITDA/EV | 11.35% 12.43% |
12.48% 12.48% |
23.29% 23.12% |
0.20% 0.21% |
5.47% 6.42% |
Operating Margin | 10.64% 11.65% |
13.56% 13.56% |
12.00% 11.79% |
7.55% 8.14% |
3.83% 9.19% |
Capital Employed £ (Millions) | 1,658.40 | 1,519.37 | 1,326.01 | 1,195.78 | 1,251.98 |
Return on Capital Employed | 11.77% 12.88% |
13.30% 13.30% |
11.37% 11.05% |
0.07% 0.08% |
0.47% 1.14% |
Invested Equity Capital £ (Millions) | 1,103.34 | 1,052.51 | 985.14 | 939.60 | 910.09 |
Earnings per Share - Basic | 55.20p 63.42p |
60.30p 60.33p |
41.30p 42.78p |
26.60p 28.77p |
5.00p 29.36p |
Earnings per Share - Diluted | 54.00p 62.04p |
58.70p 58.73p |
40.40p 41.89p |
26.20p 28.30p |
4.00p 29.16p |
Earnings per Share - Adjusted | 61.40p | 55.60p | 50.80p | 31.00p | 30.80p |
Earnings per Share Growth - Basic | -8% 5% |
46% 41% |
55% 49% |
432% -2% |
-90% -44% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Diluted | -8% 6% |
45% 40% |
54% 48% |
555% -3% |
-92% -43% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted | 10% | 9% | 64% | 1% | -40% |
PE Ratio - Diluted | 7.1 6.2 |
6.4 6.4 |
9.8 9.5 |
13.9 12.9 |
44.9 6.2 |
PEG - Diluted | n/a 1.0 |
0.1 0.2 |
0.2 0.2 |
0.0 n/a |
n/a n/a |
Tax Rate | 22.88% | 22.09% | 23.47% | 2.40% | 43.05% |
Dividend Cover | 2.38 2.46 |
2.32 2.51 |
2.42 2.04 |
2.01 1.87 |
2.35 2.24 |
Interest Cover | 5.82 6.37 |
8.64 8.64 |
8.99 9.71 |
5.01 5.40 |
1.82 4.50 |
Continuing & Discontinued Operations | |||||
Earnings per Share - Basic | 55.20p 63.42p |
60.30p 60.33p |
41.30p 42.78p |
0.27p 0.29p |
1.00p 5.87p |
Earnings per Share - Diluted | 54.00p 62.04p |
58.70p 58.73p |
40.40p 41.89p |
0.26p 0.29p |
0.80p 5.83p |
Earnings per Share - Adjusted | 61.40p | 55.60p | 50.80p | 0.31p | 6.15p |
Earnings per Share Growth - Basic | -8% 5% |
46% 41% |
15,282% 14,631% |
-73% -95% |
-98% -89% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Diluted | -8% 6% |
45% 40% |
15,176% 14,562% |
-67% -95% |
-98% -89% |
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted | 10% | 9% | 16,134% | -95% | -88% |
PE Ratio - Diluted | 7.1 6.2 |
6.4 6.4 |
9.8 9.5 |
1,376.4 1,274.1 |
224.7 30.8 |
PEG - Diluted | n/a 1.0 |
0.1 0.2 |
0.0 0.0 |
n/a n/a |
n/a n/a |
Dividend Cover | 2.38 2.46 |
2.32 2.51 |
2.42 2.04 |
0.02 0.02 |
0.47 0.45 |
Return on Equity (ROE) | 11.33% 13.01% |
13.23% 13.23% |
10.31% 10.68% |
0.07% 0.08% |
0.17% 1.00% |
Operating Cash Flow per Share | 48.72p | 36.54p | 51.89p | 56.03p | 21.81p |
Gross Cash Flow per Share | cn/a | cn/a | cn/a | cn/a | cn/a |
Cash Incr/Decr per Share | (7.83p) | (1.68p) | 3.58p | (0.040p) | 2.17p |
Capital Expenditure per Share | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Dividend per Share | 25.80p | 24.00p | 21.00p | 15.40p | 13.10p |
Dividend per Share Growth | 7.50% | 14.29% | 36.36% | 17.56% | (9.66%) |
Dividend Yield | 6.7% | 6.4% | 5.3% | 4.2% | 7.3% |
Shareholders Funds | 1,043.40 | 994.59 | 946.76 | 908.13 | 871.57 |
Net Borrowings £ (Millions) | 742.23 | 694.43 | 582.55 | 530.34 | 575.87 |
Net Asset Value per Share (inc. Intangibles) | 360.72p | 326.24p | 276.64p | 253.07p | 368.75p |
£ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
Gearing - inc Intangibles | 30-Apr-24 | 30-Apr-23 | 30-Apr-22 | 30-Apr-21 | 30-Apr-20 |
Shareholders' Funds inc Intangibles | 1,043.40 | 994.59 | 946.76 | 908.13 | 871.57 |
Net Borrowings £ (Millions) | 742.23 | 694.43 | 582.55 | 530.34 | 575.87 |
Net Gearing | 71.14% | 69.82% | 61.53% | 58.40% | 66.07% |
Cash & Near Cash | 39.80 | 14.12 | 24.56 | 11.17 | 67.84 |
Cash | 3.81% | 1.42% | 2.59% | 1.23% | 7.78% |
Gross Borrowings | 782.03 | 708.56 | 607.11 | 541.51 | 643.71 |
Gross Gearing | 74.95% | 71.24% | 64.12% | 59.63% | 73.86% |
Borrowings Under 5 years | 782.03 | 708.56 | 607.11 | 541.51 | 643.71 |
Under 5 years | 74.95% | 71.24% | 64.12% | 59.63% | 73.86% |
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 | 30-Apr-24 | 30-Apr-23 | 30-Apr-22 | 30-Apr-21 | 30-Apr-20 |
Shareholders' Funds exc Intangibles | 816.42 | 752.89 | 680.52 | 622.80 | 569.75 |
Net Borrowings £ (Millions) | 742.23 | 694.43 | 582.55 | 530.34 | 575.87 |
Net Gearing | 90.91% | 92.24% | 85.60% | 85.16% | 101.07% |
Cash & Near Cash | 39.80 | 14.12 | 24.56 | 11.17 | 67.84 |
Cash | 4.88% | 1.88% | 3.61% | 1.79% | 11.91% |
Gross Borrowings | 782.03 | 708.56 | 607.11 | 541.51 | 643.71 |
Gross Gearing | 95.79% | 94.11% | 89.21% | 86.95% | 112.98% |
Borrowings Under 5 years | 782.03 | 708.56 | 607.11 | 541.51 | 643.71 |
Under 5 years | 95.79% | 94.11% | 89.21% | 86.95% | 112.98% |
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 | 30-Apr-24 | 30-Apr-23 | 30-Apr-22 | 30-Apr-21 | 30-Apr-20 |
Quick Ratio | 1.05 | 1.15 | 1.21 | 1.14 | 1.11 |
Current Ratio | 1.13 | 1.28 | 1.27 | 1.22 | 1.26 |
* 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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