Costain Group (COST)

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107.60p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.20p
  • 52 Week High: 111.50
  • 52 Week Low: 75.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 268.77m
  • Volume: 860,455
  • Market Cap: £289.19m
  • RiskGrade: 234

Dividend Data

  31-Dec-2431-Dec-2331-Dec-2231-Dec-2131-Dec-20
Interim Dividend0.40pn/an/an/an/a
Final Dividend2.00p0.80pn/an/an/a
Total Dividend2.40p1.20pn/an/a3.80p
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Fundamentals - based on IFRS

  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Income Statement 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20
Continuing Operations          
Revenue 1,251.10 1,332.00 1,421.40 1,135.20 978.40
Operating Profit/(Loss) 31.10 26.80 34.90 (9.50) (92.00)
Net Interest 5.40 4.10 (2.10) (3.80) (4.30)
Profit Before Tax 36.50 30.90 32.80 (13.30) (96.10)
Profit After Tax 30.60 22.10 25.90 (5.80) (78.00)
Discontinued Operations          
Profit After Tax n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD 30.60 22.10 25.90 (5.80) (78.00)
Attributable to:          
Equity Holders of Parent Company 30.60 22.10 25.90 (5.80) (78.00)
Minority Interests n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
           
Continuing EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 11.30p 8.10p 9.40p (2.10p) (36.70p)
Earnings per Share - Diluted 11.10p 7.80p 9.40p (2.10p) (36.70p)
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 14.60p 11.30p 9.90p 9.60p (36.70p)
Continuing and Discontinued EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 11.30p 8.10p 9.40p (2.10p) (36.70p)
Earnings per Share - Diluted 11.10p 7.80p 9.40p (2.10p) (36.70p)
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 14.60p 11.30p 9.90p 9.60p (36.70p)
           
Dividend per Share 2.40p 1.20p n/a n/a n/a
  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Balance Sheet 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20
Assets          
Non-Current Assets          
Property, Plant & Equipment 35.30 26.80 26.60 32.00 39.90
Intangible Assets 51.20 26.80 52.20 52.50 52.10
Investment Properties n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Investments 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40
Other Financial Assets n/a 18.90 n/a n/a n/a
Other Non-Current Assets 67.80 71.20 82.20 88.00 27.10
  154.70 144.10 161.40 172.90 119.50
Current Assets          
Inventories n/a n/a 0.20 0.30 0.60
Trade & Other Receivables 185.30 198.30 187.40 199.60 218.70
Cash at Bank & in Hand 158.50 164.40 123.80 159.40 150.90
Current Asset Investments n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Current Assets 48.70 35.40 9.40 0.20 0.20
  392.50 398.10 320.80 359.50 370.40
           
Other Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Assets 547.20 542.20 482.20 532.40 489.90
           
Liabilities          
Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 13.00 10.30 9.10 16.00 19.70
Other Current Liabilities 283.90 296.30 242.10 265.40 246.60
  296.90 306.60 251.20 281.40 266.30
           
Net Current Assets cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a
           
Non-Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 12.80 14.00 15.00 50.20 60.40
Provisions n/a n/a 3.70 n/a n/a
Other Non-Current Liabilities 1.80 2.20 1.10 1.80 6.70
  14.60 16.20 19.80 52.00 67.10
           
Other Liabilities n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Liabilities 311.50 322.80 271.00 333.40 333.40
           
Net Assets 235.70 219.40 211.20 199.00 156.50
           
Capital & Reserves          
Share Capital 2.70 138.30 137.50 137.50 137.50
Share Premium Account 16.50 16.40 16.40 16.40 16.40
Other Reserves 136.40 (1.30) 0.60 0.60 0.30
Retained Earnings 80.10 66.00 56.70 44.50 2.30
Shareholders Funds 235.70 219.40 211.20 199.00 156.50
           
Minority Interests/Other Equity n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Equity 235.70 219.40 211.20 199.00 156.50
Cash Flow 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 41.70 69.60 14.10 29.50 (47.00)
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 (9.00) (0.10) (1.30) (2.20) 4.70
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 (25.60) (15.00) (48.40) (18.80) 12.90
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash (5.90) 40.60 (35.60) 8.50 (29.40)
Ratios - based on IFRS 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20
Continuing Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 7.3 5.6 4.0 5.6 n/a
PEG - Adjusted 0.3 0.4 1.3 n/a n/a
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 29% 14% 3% n/a n/a
Dividend Cover 6.08 9.42 n/a n/a n/a
Revenue per Share 465.50p 495.60p 528.86p 4.26p 364.03p
Pre-Tax Profit per Share 13.58p 11.50p 12.20p (0.050p) (35.76p)
Operating Margin 2.49% 2.01% 2.46% (0.84%) (9.40%)
Return on Capital Employed n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Continuing & Discontinued Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 7.3 5.6 4.0 551.1 n/a
PEG - Adjusted 0.3 0.4 0.0 n/a n/a
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 29% 14% 10,116% n/a n/a
Dividend Cover 6.08 9.42 n/a n/a n/a
           
Dividend Yield 2.3% 1.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Dividend per Share Growth 100.00% n/a n/a n/a n/a
Operating Cash Flow per Share 15.52p 25.90p 5.25p 10.98p (17.49p)
Cash Incr/Decr per Share (2.19p) 15.11p (13.25p) 0.032p (10.94p)
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) 68.65p 71.66p 59.16p 54.51p 38.84p
Net Gearing -56.30% -63.86% -47.21% -46.83% -45.24%

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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