FirstGroup (FGP)

Sector:

Commercial Transport

Index:

FTSE 250

219.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -0.80p
  • 52 Week High: 233.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 133.20p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 564.61m
  • Volume: 760,089
  • Market Cap: £1,236.50m
  • RiskGrade: 282
  • Beta: 0.00

Dividend Data

  29-Mar-2530-Mar-2425-Mar-2326-Mar-2227-Mar-21
Interim Dividend1.70p1.50p0.90pn/an/a
Final Dividend4.80p4.00p2.90p1.10pn/a
Total Dividend6.50p5.50p2.90p1.10pn/a
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Fundamentals - based on IFRS

  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Income Statement 29-Mar-25 30-Mar-24 25-Mar-23 26-Mar-22 27-Mar-21
Continuing Operations          
Revenue 5,066.30 4,715.10 4,755.00 4,591.10 4,318.80
Operating Profit/(Loss) 222.60 46.50 153.90 122.80 171.00
Net Interest (65.40) (82.00) (56.80) (140.50) (143.70)
Profit Before Tax 164.90 (18.80) 97.10 (17.70) 29.10
Profit After Tax 133.60 (3.70) 86.70 (5.80) 22.80
Discontinued Operations          
Profit After Tax 4.70 (5.70) 8.60 647.80 68.30
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD 138.30 (9.40) 95.30 642.00 91.10
Attributable to:          
Equity Holders of Parent Company 127.50 (15.90) 87.10 636.40 78.40
Minority Interests 10.80 6.50 8.20 5.60 12.70
           
Continuing EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 20.50p (1.50p) 10.60p (1.10p) 0.90p
Earnings per Share - Diluted 19.70p (1.50p) 10.30p (1.10p) 0.90p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 19.40p 16.70p 11.60p 1.60p (2.80p)
Continuing and Discontinued EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 21.30p (2.40p) 11.80p 60.20p 6.50p
Earnings per Share - Diluted 20.50p (2.40p) 11.40p 60.20p 6.40p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 19.40p 16.70p 11.60p 10.20p 6.50p
           
Dividend per Share 6.50p 5.50p 3.80p 1.10p n/a
  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Balance Sheet 29-Mar-25 30-Mar-24 25-Mar-23 26-Mar-22 27-Mar-21
Assets          
Non-Current Assets          
Property, Plant & Equipment 2,028.00 2,155.40 2,329.70 1,692.70 2,443.70
Intangible Assets 164.30 121.40 110.40 105.90 100.10
Investment Properties n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Investments 2.60 2.60 2.50 2.20 8.30
Other Financial Assets 104.20 99.60 117.60 121.20 n/a
Other Non-Current Assets 74.80 46.40 91.70 345.20 89.10
  2,373.90 2,425.40 2,651.90 2,267.20 2,641.20
Current Assets          
Inventories 30.80 25.90 26.00 28.90 29.40
Trade & Other Receivables 761.60 852.60 920.60 682.30 676.70
Cash at Bank & in Hand 487.10 496.50 791.40 787.70 1,438.90
Current Asset Investments n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Current Assets 7.60 6.40 7.40 29.30 15.30
  1,287.10 1,381.40 1,745.40 1,528.20 2,160.30
           
Other Assets n/a 0.60 8.90 38.50 3,491.40
Total Assets 3,661.00 3,807.40 4,406.20 3,833.90 8,292.90
           
Liabilities          
Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 482.90 626.50 554.70 677.00 1,326.20
Other Current Liabilities 1,367.00 1,376.60 1,444.60 1,398.00 1,722.80
  1,849.90 2,003.10 1,999.30 2,075.00 3,049.00
           
Net Current Assets cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a
           
Non-Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 979.00 1,018.30 1,512.30 736.80 2,492.00
Provisions 114.00 111.30 125.20 120.70 135.50
Other Non-Current Liabilities 5.60 33.00 18.60 16.30 325.70
  1,098.60 1,162.60 1,656.10 873.80 2,953.20
           
Other Liabilities n/a n/a n/a n/a 1,136.60
Total Liabilities 2,948.50 3,165.70 3,655.40 2,948.80 7,138.80
           
Net Assets 712.50 641.70 750.80 885.10 1,154.10
           
Capital & Reserves          
Share Capital 37.50 37.50 37.50 37.50 61.10
Share Premium Account 693.30 693.30 693.20 692.80 689.60
Other Reserves (32.80) (22.70) (10.00) 8.70 516.90
Retained Earnings (1.30) (74.80) 19.50 137.60 (89.60)
Shareholders Funds 696.70 633.30 740.20 876.60 1,178.00
           
Minority Interests/Other Equity 15.80 8.40 10.60 8.50 (23.90)
Total Equity 712.50 641.70 750.80 885.10 1,154.10
Cash Flow 29-Mar-25 30-Mar-24 25-Mar-23 26-Mar-22 27-Mar-21
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 754.20 543.30 573.80 (12.20) 1,204.40
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 (150.90) (10.20) 79.40 2,159.20 (301.00)
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 (641.50) (776.30) (640.90) (2,890.00) (326.90)
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash (38.20) (243.20) 12.30 (743.00) 576.50
Ratios - based on IFRS 29-Mar-25 30-Mar-24 25-Mar-23 26-Mar-22 27-Mar-21
Continuing Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 8.5 10.8 8.7 67.1 n/a
PEG - Adjusted 0.5 0.2 0.0 n/a n/a
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 16% 44% 625% n/a n/a
Dividend Cover 2.98 3.04 3.05 1.45 n/a
Revenue per Share 847.63p 711.28p 643.00p 434.35p 3.62p
Pre-Tax Profit per Share 27.59p (2.84p) 13.13p (1.68p) 0.024p
Operating Margin 4.39% 0.99% 3.24% 2.67% 3.96%
Return on Capital Employed 10.84% 2.78% 5.43% 5.31% 0.03%
Continuing & Discontinued Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 8.5 10.8 8.7 10.5 1,406.0
PEG - Adjusted 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.0 n/a
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 16% 44% 14% 15,447% n/a
Dividend Cover 2.98 3.04 3.05 9.27 n/a
           
Dividend Yield 4.0% 3.0% 3.8% 1.0% 0.0%
Dividend per Share Growth 18.18% 44.74% 245.45% n/a n/a
Operating Cash Flow per Share 126.18p 81.96p 77.59p (1.15p) 100.07p
Cash Incr/Decr per Share (6.39p) (36.69p) 1.66p (70.29p) 0.48p
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) 91.72p 78.49p 86.60p 73.72p 87.57p
Net Gearing 139.92% 181.32% 172.33% 71.42% 201.98%

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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