FirstGroup (FGP)

Sector:

Commercial Transport

Index:

FTSE 250

146.40p
   
  • Change Today:
      2.00p
  • 52 Week High: 187.70
  • 52 Week Low: 133.20
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 614.52m
  • Volume: 1,119,953
  • Market Cap: £899.66m
  • RiskGrade: 282
  • Beta: 1.05

Dividend Data

  30-Mar-2425-Mar-2326-Mar-2227-Mar-2128-Mar-20
Interim Dividend1.50p0.90pn/an/an/a
Final Dividend4.00p2.90p1.10pn/an/a
Total Dividend5.50p2.90p1.10pn/an/a
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Fundamentals - based on IFRS

  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Income Statement 30-Mar-24 25-Mar-23 26-Mar-22 27-Mar-21 28-Mar-20
Continuing Operations          
Revenue 4,715.10 4,755.00 4,591.10 4,318.80 4,642.80
Operating Profit/(Loss) 46.50 153.90 122.80 171.00 (215.20)
Net Interest (65.30) (56.80) (140.50) (143.70) (123.00)
Profit Before Tax (18.80) 97.10 (17.70) 29.10 (338.20)
Profit After Tax (3.70) 86.70 (5.80) 22.80 (334.60)
Discontinued Operations          
Profit After Tax (5.70) 8.60 647.80 68.30 10.00
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD (9.40) 95.30 642.00 91.10 (324.60)
Attributable to:          
Equity Holders of Parent Company (15.90) 87.10 636.40 78.40 (327.20)
Minority Interests 6.50 8.20 5.60 12.70 2.60
           
Continuing EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic (1.50p) 10.60p (1.10p) 0.90p (27.80p)
Earnings per Share - Diluted (1.50p) 10.30p (1.10p) 0.90p (27.80p)
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 16.70p 11.60p 1.60p (2.80p) (3.40p)
Continuing and Discontinued EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic (2.40p) 11.80p 60.20p 6.50p (27.00p)
Earnings per Share - Diluted (2.40p) 11.40p 60.20p 6.40p (27.00p)
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 16.70p 11.60p 10.20p 6.50p (3.40p)
           
Dividend per Share 5.50p 3.80p 1.10p n/a n/a
  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Balance Sheet 30-Mar-24 25-Mar-23 26-Mar-22 27-Mar-21 28-Mar-20
Assets          
Non-Current Assets          
Property, Plant & Equipment 2,155.40 2,329.70 1,692.70 2,443.70 4,374.50
Intangible Assets 121.40 110.40 105.90 100.10 1,715.10
Investment Properties n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Investments 2.60 2.50 2.20 8.30 32.90
Other Financial Assets 99.60 117.60 121.20 n/a n/a
Other Non-Current Assets 46.40 91.70 345.20 89.10 102.60
  2,425.40 2,651.90 2,267.20 2,641.20 6,225.10
Current Assets          
Inventories 25.90 26.00 28.90 29.40 63.30
Trade & Other Receivables 852.60 920.60 682.30 676.70 1,170.60
Cash at Bank & in Hand 496.50 791.40 787.70 1,438.90 968.90
Current Asset Investments n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Current Assets 6.40 7.40 29.30 15.30 14.60
  1,381.40 1,745.40 1,528.20 2,160.30 2,217.40
           
Other Assets 0.60 8.90 38.50 3,491.40 1.00
Total Assets 3,807.40 4,406.20 3,833.90 8,292.90 8,443.50
           
Liabilities          
Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 626.50 554.70 677.00 1,326.20 776.70
Other Current Liabilities 1,376.60 1,444.60 1,398.00 1,722.80 2,143.60
  2,003.10 1,999.30 2,075.00 3,049.00 2,920.30
           
Net Current Assets cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a
           
Non-Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 1,018.30 1,512.30 736.80 2,492.00 3,502.90
Provisions 111.30 125.20 120.70 135.50 457.80
Other Non-Current Liabilities 33.00 18.60 16.30 325.70 385.80
  1,162.60 1,656.10 873.80 2,953.20 4,346.50
           
Other Liabilities n/a n/a n/a 1,136.60 n/a
Total Liabilities 3,165.70 3,655.40 2,948.80 7,138.80 7,266.80
           
Net Assets 641.70 750.80 885.10 1,154.10 1,176.70
           
Capital & Reserves          
Share Capital 37.50 37.50 37.50 61.10 61.00
Share Premium Account 693.30 693.20 692.80 689.60 688.60
Other Reserves (22.70) (10.00) 8.70 516.90 601.70
Retained Earnings (74.80) 19.50 137.60 (89.60) (141.50)
Shareholders Funds 633.30 740.20 876.60 1,178.00 1,209.80
           
Minority Interests/Other Equity 8.40 10.60 8.50 (23.90) (33.10)
Total Equity 641.70 750.80 885.10 1,154.10 1,176.70
Cash Flow 30-Mar-24 25-Mar-23 26-Mar-22 27-Mar-21 28-Mar-20
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 543.30 573.80 (12.20) 1,204.40 957.10
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 (10.20) 79.40 2,159.20 (301.00) (303.40)
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 (776.30) (640.90) (2,890.00) (326.90) (480.50)
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash (243.20) 12.30 (743.00) 576.50 173.20
Ratios - based on IFRS 30-Mar-24 25-Mar-23 26-Mar-22 27-Mar-21 28-Mar-20
Continuing Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 10.8 8.7 67.1 n/a n/a
PEG - Adjusted 0.2 0.0 n/a n/a n/a
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 44% 625% n/a n/a n/a
Dividend Cover 3.04 3.05 1.45 n/a n/a
Revenue per Share 711.28p 643.00p 434.35p 3.62p 385.53p
Pre-Tax Profit per Share (2.84p) 13.13p (1.68p) 0.024p (28.08p)
Operating Margin 0.99% 3.24% 2.67% 3.96% (4.64%)
Return on Capital Employed 2.04% 5.43% 5.31% 0.03% n/a
Continuing & Discontinued Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 10.8 8.7 10.5 1,406.0 n/a
PEG - Adjusted 0.2 0.6 0.0 n/a n/a
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 44% 14% 15,447% n/a n/a
Dividend Cover 3.04 3.05 9.27 n/a n/a
           
Dividend Yield 3.0% 3.8% 1.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Dividend per Share Growth 44.74% 245.45% n/a n/a n/a
Operating Cash Flow per Share 81.96p 77.59p (1.15p) 100.07p 79.04p
Cash Incr/Decr per Share (36.69p) 1.66p (70.29p) 0.48p 14.38p
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) 78.49p 86.60p 73.72p 87.57p (44.46p)
Net Gearing 181.32% 172.33% 71.42% 201.98% 273.66%

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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