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Group Ratio Analysis
Apr-10 | Apr-11 | Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | |
Earnings Per Share (pence per share) Shareholders' Profit after tax/Number Of shares |
118.15p | 50.89p | 124.33p | 211.76p | 264.38p | 208.68p | 122.75p | 84.47p | 118.11p | 159.79p | 109.25p |
Return On Capital Employed Profit Before Interest & Tax /Total Assets Less Current Liabilities |
23.30% | 14.00% | 19.70% | 25.90% | 28.16% | 22.31% | 12.02% | 8.58% | 12.53% | 13.17% | 10.44% |
Gross Profit % Gross Profit/Turnover |
29.90% | 27.30% | 28.50% | 31.95% | 34.26% | 32.50% | 27.80% | 25.65% | 28.58% | 31.98% | 24.06% |
Stock Turnover Stock * 365 Days/Cost Of Sales |
101 | 136 | 154 | 134 | 132 | 139 | 146 | 140 | 118 | 213 | 149 |
Earning per Share (EPS)
Return on Capital Employed
(Profit before tax & interest / Total Assets less current liabilities)
Apr-10 | Apr-11 | Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | |
Debtors Collection Trade Debtors * 365/Turnover |
80 | 92 | 71 | 89 | 81 | 67 | 85 | 60 | 54 | 67 | 60 |
Current Ratio Current Assets/Current Liabilities |
1.9 | 1.84 | 1.81 | 2.00 | 1.80 | 2.23 | 1.65 | 1.93 | 1.51 | 1.58 | 1.43 |
Acid Test Current Assets Less Stock/Current Liabilities |
1.23 | 1.06 | 0.89 | 0.13 | 1.03 | 1.21 | 0.88 | 0.91 | 0.84 | 0.71 | 0.72 |
Apr-10 | Apr-11 | Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | |
Balance Sheet Gearing (Inc. def. con.) Net Borrowings+ deferred purchase consideration/Shareholders Funds |
17.3% | 35.0% | 33.1% | 24.1% | 5.6% | 12.3% | 26.1% | 31.9% | 11.31% | 20.2% | 17.9% |
Balance Sheet Gearing (Exc. def. con.) Net Borrowing/Shareholders Funds |
1.8% | 22.1% | 25.9% | 23.3% | 4.9% | 11.7% | 25.6% | 31.4% | 10.8% | 20% | 17.9% |
Interest Cover Profit Before Interest & Tax/Net Interest Payable |
14.9 | 8.7 | 11.2 | 18.9 |
32.7 | 30.4 | 16.9 | 11.6 | 23.5 | 71.1 | 16.0 |
Dividend Cover Profit After Tax/Dividend Payable |
4.7 | 2 | 4 | 4.1 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
Current Ratio
(Current Assets / Current Liabilities)
Balance Sheet Gearing (%)
(Net Borrowings + deferred consideration / Shareholder Funds)
Apr-10 | Apr-11 | Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | |
Quality Of Earnings Operating Cash Flow/Profit Before Interest & Tax Plus Depreciation & Amort |
72% | 29% | 68% | 73% | 120% | 91% | 73% | 53% | 175% | 63% | 110% |
Years To Repay Debt Net Borrowings/Cash Flow Before Investing & Financing |
0.1 | 19 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
Interest Cash Cover Cash Flow From Operations/Net Interest Paid |
13.2 | 5.7 | 12.4 | 16.4 |
41.0 | 33.6 | 19.5 | 9.68 | 47.2 | 25.3 | 28.6 |
Apr-10 | Apr-11 | Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | ||
Net Current Assets % Change | 130% | 12% | 6% | 28% | -12% | 22% | -24% | 14% | -36% | 54% | -19% | |
Turnover % Change | -7% | 0% | 16% | 18% | 3% | -3% | -3% | 6.5% | -5% | 2% | 14% | |
Gross Profit % Change | -3% | -9% | 21% | 32% | 10% | -9% | -17% | -1.7% | 6% | 14% | -14% | |
Pre Tax Profit % Change | 1% | -39% | 51% | 65% | 19% | -17% | -39% | -25% | 44% | 23% | -26% | |
Dividend % Change | Ordinary | 0% | 5% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 97% | 15% | -13% |
“Extraordinary (% of ordinary)” |
- | - | - | 50% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Total | 0% | 5% | 10% | 65% | 20% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 97% | 15% | -13% |
Interest Cover
(Profit before tax & interest / Net interest Payable)
Quality of Earnings (%)
(Operating cash flow / Profit Before tax & interest Plus depreciation & amortisation)
Apr-10 | Apr-11 | Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | |
Net Current Assets % Change | 130% | 12% | 6% | 28% | -12% | 2% | -24% | 14% | -36% | 54% | -19% |
Turnover % Change | -7% | 0% | 16% | 18% | 3% | -3% | -3% | 7% | -5% | 2% | 14% |