Softcat (SCT)

Sector:

IT Services

Index:

FTSE 250

1,606.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      9.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,855.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 1,232.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 199.77m
  • Volume: 944
  • Market Cap: £3,208.30m
  • RiskGrade: 559
  • Beta: 1.10

Dividend Data

  31-Jul-2431-Jul-2331-Jul-2231-Jul-2131-Jul-20
Interim Dividend8.50p8.00p7.30p6.40pn/a
Final Dividend18.10p17.00p16.60p14.40p16.60p
Total Dividend26.60p25.00p23.90p20.80p16.60p
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Fundamentals - based on IFRS

  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Income Statement 31-Jul-24 31-Jul-23 31-Jul-22 31-Jul-21 31-Jul-20
Continuing Operations          
Revenue 962.63 985.30 1,077.95 784.05 1,077.13
Operating Profit/(Loss) 154.06 140.90 136.15 119.42 93.73
Net Interest 5.34 0.97 n/a (0.45) (0.12)
Profit Before Tax 159.40 141.86 136.14 118.97 93.62
Profit After Tax 119.04 112.03 110.40 96.18 75.66
Discontinued Operations          
Profit After Tax n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD 119.04 112.03 110.40 96.18 75.66
Attributable to:          
Equity Holders of Parent Company 119.04 112.03 110.40 96.18 75.66
Minority Interests n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
           
Continuing EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 59.70p 56.20p 55.50p 48.40p 38.20p
Earnings per Share - Diluted 59.40p 56.00p 55.30p 48.20p 38.00p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 59.70p 56.20p 55.50p 48.40p 38.20p
Continuing and Discontinued EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 59.70p 56.20p 55.50p 48.40p 38.20p
Earnings per Share - Diluted 59.40p 56.00p 55.30p 48.20p 38.00p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 59.70p 56.20p 55.50p 48.40p 38.20p
           
Dividend per Share 44.70p 29.60p 23.90p 20.80p 16.60p
  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Balance Sheet 31-Jul-24 31-Jul-23 31-Jul-22 31-Jul-21 31-Jul-20
Assets          
Non-Current Assets          
Property, Plant & Equipment 19.90 21.32 17.43 18.77 20.59
Intangible Assets 11.61 7.16 7.98 5.20 1.30
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 2.57 3.00 2.51 3.15 2.41
  34.08 31.47 27.92 27.13 24.30
Current Assets          
Inventories 2.92 3.59 5.10 38.41 11.74
Trade & Other Receivables 585.30 490.04 541.72 330.10 314.12
Cash at Bank & in Hand 158.45 122.62 97.32 101.72 80.14
Current Asset Investments n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Current Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.64
  746.67 616.25 644.14 470.23 406.64
           
Other Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Assets 780.75 647.72 672.06 497.36 430.95
           
Liabilities          
Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 2.25 2.73 2.72 2.60 1.87
Other Current Liabilities 463.20 383.48 450.67 306.29 277.80
  465.46 386.22 453.39 308.88 279.66
           
Net Current Assets cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a
           
Non-Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 8.10 7.03 3.95 5.70 7.97
Provisions n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Non-Current Liabilities 9.15 3.03 3.62 3.63 2.57
  17.26 10.06 7.57 9.33 10.54
           
Other Liabilities n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Liabilities 482.71 396.28 460.96 318.21 290.20
           
Net Assets 298.04 251.45 211.10 179.14 140.75
           
Capital & Reserves          
Share Capital 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10
Share Premium Account 4.98 4.98 4.98 4.98 4.98
Other Reserves 2.45 2.56 3.56 n/a n/a
Retained Earnings 290.51 243.81 202.46 174.07 135.67
Shareholders Funds 298.04 251.45 211.10 179.14 140.75
           
Minority Interests/Other Equity n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Equity 298.04 251.45 211.10 179.14 140.75
Cash Flow 31-Jul-24 31-Jul-23 31-Jul-22 31-Jul-21 31-Jul-20
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 115.61 104.80 83.64 91.25 64.17
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 (1.35) (2.07) (1.89) (6.44) (8.76)
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 (78.42) (77.22) (86.64) (63.23) (54.54)
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash 35.83 25.51 (4.89) 21.58 0.88
Ratios - based on IFRS 31-Jul-24 31-Jul-23 31-Jul-22 31-Jul-21 31-Jul-20
Continuing Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 27.2 26.7 25.1 39.9 33.0
PEG - Adjusted 4.5 26.7 1.7 1.5 3.3
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 6% 1% 15% 27% 10%
Dividend Cover 1.34 1.90 2.32 2.33 2.30
Revenue per Share 482.55p 494.54p 541.75p 3.99p 543.65p
Pre-Tax Profit per Share 79.90p 71.20p 68.42p 0.60p 47.25p
Operating Margin 16.00% 14.30% 12.63% 15.23% 8.70%
Return on Capital Employed 51.91% 55.46% 64.90% 0.66% 62.79%
Continuing & Discontinued Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 27.2 26.7 25.1 3,956.6 33.0
PEG - Adjusted 4.5 26.7 0.0 n/a 3.3
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 6% 1% 11,260% -99% 10%
Dividend Cover 1.34 1.90 2.32 0.02 2.30
           
Dividend Yield 2.7% 2.0% 1.7% 1.1% 1.3%
Dividend per Share Growth 51.01% 23.85% 14.90% 25.30% 11.41%
Operating Cash Flow per Share 57.95p 52.60p 42.04p 45.96p 32.39p
Cash Incr/Decr per Share 17.96p 12.80p (2.46p) 0.11p 0.44p
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) 143.58p 122.61p 102.08p 87.60p 70.38p
Net Gearing -49.69% -44.88% -42.94% -52.15% -49.95%

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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