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52.20p
   
  • Change Today:
    -1.20p
  • 52 Week High: 68.60
  • 52 Week Low: 47.50
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 247.66m
  • Volume: 143,713
  • Market Cap: £129.28m
  • RiskGrade: 190
  • Beta: 0.00

Dividend Data

  31-Aug-2431-Aug-2327-Aug-2228-Aug-2129-Aug-20
Interim Dividend1.75p1.40p1.40p0.50p3.10p
Final Dividend3.40p2.75p2.75p1.15p1.00p
Total Dividend5.15p4.15p1.40p1.65p1.00p
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Fundamentals - based on IFRS

  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Income Statement 31-Aug-24 31-Aug-23 27-Aug-22 28-Aug-21 29-Aug-20
Continuing Operations          
Revenue 1,103.70 1,091.90 1,089.30 1,109.60 1,164.50
Operating Profit/(Loss) 40.00 38.30 32.40 35.60 21.10
Net Interest (5.90) (6.50) (9.50) (5.20) (6.30)
Profit Before Tax 34.10 31.80 27.90 30.60 14.80
Profit After Tax 25.50 25.10 23.40 26.30 12.00
Discontinued Operations          
Profit After Tax n/a n/a n/a (0.10) (18.70)
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD 25.50 25.10 23.40 26.20 (6.70)
Attributable to:          
Equity Holders of Parent Company 25.50 25.10 23.40 26.20 (6.70)
Minority Interests n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
           
Continuing EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 10.60p 10.60p 9.80p 10.80p 4.90p
Earnings per Share - Diluted 10.20p 10.00p 9.30p 10.20p 4.90p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 10.30p 10.80p 10.80p 10.80p 9.70p
Continuing and Discontinued EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 10.60p 10.60p 9.80p 10.80p (2.70p)
Earnings per Share - Diluted 10.20p 10.00p 9.30p 10.20p (2.70p)
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 10.30p 10.80p 10.80p 10.80p 4.30p
           
Dividend per Share 7.15p 4.15p 4.15p 1.65p n/a
  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Balance Sheet 31-Aug-24 31-Aug-23 27-Aug-22 28-Aug-21 29-Aug-20
Assets          
Non-Current Assets          
Property, Plant & Equipment 39.20 30.60 34.90 37.80 42.20
Intangible Assets 2.40 1.90 1.70 2.30 4.00
Investment Properties n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Investments 4.60 4.40 4.20 2.90 4.90
Other Financial Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Non-Current Assets 1.30 1.70 1.10 4.10 15.40
  47.50 38.60 41.90 47.10 66.50
Current Assets          
Inventories 22.10 17.70 15.60 13.20 14.10
Trade & Other Receivables 102.10 101.10 96.60 106.60 101.20
Cash at Bank & in Hand 7.00 37.30 35.30 19.30 50.60
Current Asset Investments n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Current Assets 0.90 0.60 n/a n/a n/a
  132.10 156.70 147.50 139.10 165.90
           
Other Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Assets 179.60 195.30 189.40 186.20 232.40
           
Liabilities          
Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 5.50 14.90 13.90 27.10 135.90
Other Current Liabilities 129.80 144.00 143.30 140.40 148.00
  135.30 158.90 157.20 167.50 283.90
           
Net Current Assets cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a
           
Non-Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 43.00 48.50 60.80 73.40 27.60
Provisions 4.60 4.20 3.40 3.00 2.50
Other Non-Current Liabilities n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
  47.60 52.70 64.20 76.40 30.10
           
Other Liabilities n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Liabilities 182.90 211.60 221.40 243.90 314.00
           
Net Assets (3.30) (16.30) (32.00) (57.70) (81.60)
           
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 (283.60) (284.10) (284.30) (283.60) (281.50)
Retained Earnings 207.40 194.90 179.40 153.00 127.00
Shareholders Funds (3.30) (16.30) (32.00) (57.70) (81.60)
           
Minority Interests/Other Equity n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Equity (3.30) (16.30) (32.00) (57.70) (81.60)
Cash Flow 31-Aug-24 31-Aug-23 27-Aug-22 28-Aug-21 29-Aug-20
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 22.40 36.40 49.80 41.40 23.40
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 (3.80) (3.50) 12.30 4.40 (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 (48.90) (30.90) (46.10) (76.90) 24.10
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash (30.30) 2.00 16.00 (31.10) 42.80
Ratios - based on IFRS 31-Aug-24 31-Aug-23 27-Aug-22 28-Aug-21 29-Aug-20
Continuing Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 5.6 3.9 2.8 3.7 2.2
PEG - Adjusted n/a n/a n/a 0.3 n/a
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted -5% n/a n/a 11% -16%
Dividend Cover 1.44 2.60 2.60 6.55 n/a
Revenue per Share 445.65p 440.89p 439.84p 4.52p 470.20p
Pre-Tax Profit per Share 13.77p 12.84p 11.27p 0.12p 5.98p
Operating Margin 3.62% 3.51% 2.97% 3.21% 1.81%
Return on Capital Employed 84.39% 77.53% 84.23% 0.83% 26.24%
Continuing & Discontinued Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 5.6 3.9 2.8 370.6 4.9
PEG - Adjusted n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted -5% n/a 9,807% -98% -46%
Dividend Cover 1.44 2.60 2.60 0.07 n/a
           
Dividend Yield 12.5% 9.8% 13.5% 4.1% 0.0%
Dividend per Share Growth 72.29% n/a 151.52% n/a n/a
Operating Cash Flow per Share 9.04p 14.70p 20.11p 16.72p 9.45p
Cash Incr/Decr per Share (12.23p) 0.81p 6.46p (0.13p) 17.28p
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) (2.30p) (7.35p) (13.61p) (24.23p) (34.56p)
Net Gearing n/a n/a n/a n/a 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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