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Group Ratio Analysis
| Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Apr-22 | Apr-23 | Apr-24 | |
| Earnings Per Share (Pence per
Share) Shareholders' Profit After Tax/Number of Shares |
208.68p | 122.75p | 84.47p | 118.11p | 159.79p | 107.93p | 167.82p | 169.14p | 206.82p | 225.08p |
| Return On Capital Employed Operating Profit/Capital Employed (Net Debt + Equity Shareholders Funds) |
22.4% | 12.1% | 8.6% | 12.6% | 13.2% | 10.4% | 13.1% | 12.7% | 12.9% | 16.3% |
| Gross Profit % Gross Profit/Turnover |
41.4% | 37.4% | 35.5% | 38.0% | 42.7% | 37.0% | 42.0% | 41.6% | 37.0% | 40.7% |
| Stock Turnover Stock * 365 Days/Cost of Sales |
161 | 168 | 162 | 136 | 253 | 180 | 166 | 175 | 150 | 151 |
Earning per Share (EPS)
Return on Capital Employed
(Profit before tax & interest / Total Assets less current liabilities)
| Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Apr-22 | Apr-23 | Apr-24 | |
| Debtors Collection Trade Debtors * 365/Turnover |
67 | 85 | 60 | 54 | 67 | 60 | 54 | 57 | 55 | 50 |
| Current Ratio Current Assets/Current Liabilities |
2.23 | 1.65 | 1.93 | 1.51 | 1.58 | 1.43 | 2.11 | 1.94 | 1.64 | 2.21 |
| Acid Test Current Assets Less Stock/Current Liabilities |
1.21 | 0.88 | 0.91 | 0.84 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 1.35 | 1.12 | 1.00 | 1.44 |
| Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Apr-22 | Apr-23 | Apr-24 | |
| Balance Sheet Gearing (Inc. def. con.) Net Borrowings+ deferred purchase consideration/Shareholders Funds |
12.3% | 26.1% | 31.9% | 11.3% | 20.2% | 17.9% | 15.4% | 25.8% | 26.3% | 35.1% |
| Balance Sheet Gearing (Exc. def. con.) Net Borrowing/Shareholders Funds |
11.7% | 25.6% | 31.4% | 10.8% | 20.0% | 17.9% | 15.4% | 25.8% | 26.3% | 35.1% |
| Interest Cover Profit Before Interest & Tax/Net Interest Payable |
30.4 | 16.9 | 11.6 | 23.5 | 71.1 | 16.0 | 26.8 | 15.7% | 14.2% | 9.4% |
| Dividend Cover Profit After Tax/Dividend Payable |
5.1 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
Current Ratio
(Current Assets / Current Liabilities)
Balance Sheet Gearing (%)
(Excluding operating lease debt)
| Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Apr-22 | Apr-23 | Apr-24 | |
| Quality Of Earnings Operating Cash Flow/Profit Before Interest & Tax Plus Depreciation & Amort |
91% | 73% | 53% | 175% | 63% | 110% | 101% | 79% | 123% | 95% |
| Years To Repay Debt Net Borrowings/Cash Flow Before Investing & Financing |
0.5 | 2.2 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| Interest Cash Cover Cash Flow From Operations/Net Interest Paid |
32.3 | 19.0 | 9.7 | 47.2 | 25.3 | 26.7 | 29.6 | 15.1 | 17.0 | 6.6 |
| Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Apr-22 | Apr-23 | Apr-24 | ||
| Net Current Assets % Change | 22% | -24% | 14% | -36% | 54% | -19% | 84% | -8% | 3% | 54% | |
| Turnover % Change | -3% | -3% | 7% | -5% | 2% | 14% | -9% | 10% | 29% | 3% | |
| Gross Profit % Change | -6% | -12% | 1% | 2% | 14% | -1% | 3% | 9% | 15% | 13% | |
| Pre Tax Profit % Change | -17% | -39% | -25% | 44% | 23% | -26% | 36% | 21% | 11% | 9% | |
| Dividend % Change | Ordinary | 0% | 0% | 0% | 97% | 15% | -13% | 31% | 5% | 4% | 16% |
| “Extraordinary (% of ordinary)” |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 0% | 0% | 0% | 97% | 15% | -13% | 31% | 5% | 4% | 16% | |
Interest Cover
(Profit before tax & interest / Net interest Payable)
Quality of Earnings (%)
(Operating cash flow / Profit Before tax & interest Plus depreciation & amortisation)
