Equals Group (EQLS)

Sector:

Financials

Index:

FTSE AIM All-Share

116.67p
   
  • Change Today:
    -1.33p
  • 52 Week High: 131.50
  • 52 Week Low: 104.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 190.37m
  • Volume: 465,017
  • Market Cap: £222.10m
  • RiskGrade: 292
  • Beta: 0.18

Dividend Data

  31-Dec-2331-Dec-2231-Dec-2131-Dec-2031-Dec-19
Interim Dividend0.50pn/an/an/an/a
Final Dividend1.00pn/an/an/an/a
Total Dividend1.50pn/an/an/an/a
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Fundamentals - based on IFRS

  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Income Statement 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20 31-Dec-19
Continuing Operations          
Revenue 95.71 69.68 44.09 28.96 30.94
Operating Profit/(Loss) 8.93 3.70 (3.33) (8.65) (7.73)
Net Interest (0.17) (0.28) (0.49) (0.39) (0.23)
Profit Before Tax 9.15 3.42 (3.82) (9.05) (7.96)
Profit After Tax 7.75 3.55 (2.26) (6.93) (5.37)
Discontinued Operations          
Profit After Tax n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD 7.75 3.55 (2.26) (6.93) (5.37)
Attributable to:          
Equity Holders of Parent Company 7.75 3.24 (2.42) (6.91) (5.34)
Minority Interests n/a 0.31 0.16 (0.02) (0.03)
           
Continuing EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 4.22p 1.80p (0.014p) (3.87p) (3.20p)
Earnings per Share - Diluted 4.00p 1.73p (0.014p) (3.87p) (3.12p)
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 7.16p 3.15p n/a (3.87p) (0.86p)
Continuing and Discontinued EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 4.22p 1.80p (0.014p) (3.87p) (3.20p)
Earnings per Share - Diluted 4.00p 1.73p (0.014p) (3.87p) (3.12p)
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 7.16p 3.15p n/a (3.87p) (0.86p)
           
Dividend per Share 1.50p n/a n/a n/a n/a
  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Balance Sheet 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20 31-Dec-19
Assets          
Non-Current Assets          
Property, Plant & Equipment 4.00 4.51 6.13 7.71 8.92
Intangible Assets 45.63 30.01 30.96 34.85 33.32
Investment Properties n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Investments n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Financial Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Non-Current Assets 0.96 1.83 0.95 3.19 2.44
  50.59 36.35 38.04 45.75 44.68
Current Assets          
Inventories 0.37 0.29 0.17 0.19 0.26
Trade & Other Receivables 13.43 10.27 8.26 9.59 11.35
Cash at Bank & in Hand 18.66 15.04 13.10 10.03 11.27
Current Asset Investments n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Current Assets 4.76 5.62 2.99 4.39 4.56
  37.23 31.23 24.52 24.20 27.44
           
Other Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Assets 87.81 67.57 62.56 69.95 72.12
           
Liabilities          
Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 0.75 0.78 1.18 0.90 0.81
Other Current Liabilities 26.59 20.47 14.15 15.16 12.14
  27.34 21.25 15.32 16.06 12.95
           
Net Current Assets cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a
           
Non-Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 2.73 3.42 6.08 7.51 6.43
Provisions n/a n/a n/a 3.74 3.23
Other Non-Current Liabilities n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
  2.73 3.42 6.08 11.25 9.66
           
Other Liabilities n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Liabilities 30.07 24.67 21.41 27.31 22.61
           
Net Assets 57.74 42.90 41.15 42.64 49.52
           
Capital & Reserves          
Share Capital 1.87 1.81 1.79 1.79 1.79
Share Premium Account 28.50 53.40 53.22 53.00 53.00
Other Reserves 19.12 11.84 10.47 10.01 9.95
Retained Earnings 8.26 (24.15) (24.59) (22.26) (15.34)
Shareholders Funds 57.74 42.90 40.89 42.54 49.40
           
Minority Interests/Other Equity n/a n/a 0.26 0.10 0.12
Total Equity 57.74 42.90 41.15 42.64 49.52
Cash Flow 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20 31-Dec-19
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 12.48 11.52 7.57 2.85 2.77
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 (7.10) (5.33) (3.64) (4.95) (15.37)
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 (1.77) (4.26) (0.86) 0.86 16.00
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash 3.62 1.94 3.07 (1.23) 3.40
Ratios - based on IFRS 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20 31-Dec-19
Continuing Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 17.0 28.4 321,973.4 n/a n/a
PEG - Adjusted 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a n/a
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 127% 1,560,233% n/a n/a n/a
Dividend Cover 4.77 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Revenue per Share 50.28p 36.60p 0.23p 15.21p 16.25p
Pre-Tax Profit per Share 4.80p 1.79p (0.020p) (4.75p) (4.18p)
Operating Margin 9.33% 5.30% (7.55%) (29.89%) (24.98%)
Return on Capital Employed 59.72% 21.62% n/a n/a n/a
Continuing & Discontinued Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 17.0 28.4 31,897,423.5 n/a n/a
PEG - Adjusted 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a n/a
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 127% 154,579,731% n/a n/a n/a
Dividend Cover 4.77 n/a n/a n/a n/a
           
Dividend Yield 1.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Dividend per Share Growth n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Operating Cash Flow per Share 6.56p 6.05p 0.040p 1.50p 1.46p
Cash Incr/Decr per Share 1.90p 1.02p 0.016p (0.65p) 1.79p
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) 6.36p 6.77p 5.35p 4.09p 8.51p
Net Gearing -26.29% -25.28% -14.29% -3.82% -8.14%

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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