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Group Ratio Analysis
| Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | |
| Earnings Per Share (pence per share) Shareholders' Profit after tax/Number Of shares |
124.33p | 211.76p | 264.38p | 208.68p | 122.75p | 84.47p | 118.11p | 159.79p | 107.93p | 167.82p |
| Return On Capital Employed Profit Before Interest & Tax /Total Assets Less Current Liabilities |
19.7% | 25.9% | 28.1% | 22.3% | 12.0% | 8.5% | 12.5% | 13.1% | 10.4% | 13.1% |
| Gross Profit % Gross Profit/Turnover |
28.5% | 31.9% | 34.2% | 32.5% | 27.8% | 25.6% | 28.5% | 31.9% | 24.0% | 29.9% |
| Stock Turnover Stock * 365 Days/Cost Of Sales |
154 | 134 | 132 | 139 | 146 | 140 | 118 | 213 | 149 | 137 |
* Data will be made available upon publication of the full annual report for the year ending 30th April 2021
Earning per Share (EPS)
Return on Capital Employed
(Profit before tax & interest / Total Assets less current liabilities)
| Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | |
| Debtors Collection Trade Debtors * 365/Turnover |
71 | 89 | 81 | 67 | 85 | 60 | 54 | 67 | 60 | 54 |
| Current Ratio Current Assets/Current Liabilities |
1.81 | 2.00 | 1.80 | 2.23 | 1.65 | 1.93 | 1.51 | 1.58 | 1.43 | 2.11 |
| Acid Test Current Assets Less Stock/Current Liabilities |
0.89 | 0.13 | 1.03 | 1.21 | 0.88 | 0.91 | 0.84 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 1.35 |
* Data will be made available upon publication of the full annual report for the year ending 30th April 2021
| Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | |
| Balance Sheet Gearing (Inc. def. con.) Net Borrowings+ deferred purchase consideration/Shareholders Funds |
33.1% | 24.1% | 5.6% | 12.3% | 26.1% | 31.9% | 11.31% | 20.2% | 19.4% | 17.2% |
| Balance Sheet Gearing (Exc. def. con.) Net Borrowing/Shareholders Funds |
25.9% | 23.3% | 4.9% | 11.7% | 25.6% | 31.4% | 10.8% | 20% | 17.9% | 15.4% |
| Interest Cover Profit Before Interest & Tax/Net Interest Payable |
11.2 | 18.9 |
32.7 | 30.4 | 16.9 | 11.6 | 23.5 | 71.1 | 16.0 | 26.8 |
| Dividend Cover Profit After Tax/Dividend Payable |
4 | 4.1 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
* Data will be made available upon publication of the full annual report for the year ending 30th April 2021
Current Ratio
(Current Assets / Current Liabilities)
Balance Sheet Gearing (%)
(Excluding operating lease debt)
| Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | |
| Quality Of Earnings Operating Cash Flow/Profit Before Interest & Tax Plus Depreciation & Amort |
68% | 73% | 120% | 91% | 73% | 53% | 175% | 63% | 110% | 101% |
| Years To Repay Debt Net Borrowings/Cash Flow Before Investing & Financing |
1.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Interest Cash Cover Cash Flow From Operations/Net Interest Paid |
12.4 | 16.4 |
41.0 | 33.6 | 19.5 | 9.68 | 47.2 | 25.3 | 28.6 | 34.1 |
* Data will be made available upon publication of the full annual report for the year ending 30th April 2021
| Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | ||
| Net Current Assets % Change | 6% | 28% | -12% | 22% | -24% | 14% | -36% | 54% | -19% | 84% | |
| Turnover % Change | 16% | 18% | 3% | -3% | -3% | 6.5% | -5% | 2% | 14% | (9%) | |
| Gross Profit % Change | 21% | 32% | 10% | -9% | -17% | -1.7% | 6% | 14% | -14% | 12% | |
| Pre Tax Profit % Change | 51% | 65% | 19% | -17% | -39% | -25% | 44% | 23% | -26% | 36% | |
| Dividend % Change | Ordinary | 10% | 10% | 20% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 97% | 15% | -13% | 31% |
| “Extraordinary (% of ordinary)” |
- | 50% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 10% | 65% | 20% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 97% | 15% | -13% | 31% | |
* Data will be made available upon publication of the full annual report for the year ending 30th April 2021
Interest Cover
(Profit before tax & interest / Net interest Payable)
Quality of Earnings (%)
(Operating cash flow / Profit Before tax & interest Plus depreciation & amortisation)
