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Group Ratio Analysis
| Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Apr-22 | Apr-23 | |
| Earnings Per Share (Pence per
Share) Shareholders' Profit After Tax/Number of Shares |
264.38p | 208.68p | 122.75p | 84.47p | 118.11p | 159.79p | 107.93p | 167.82p | 169.14p | 206.81p |
| Return On Capital Employed Operating Profit/Capital Employed (Net Debt + Equity Shareholders Funds) |
32.2% | 22.4% | 12.1% | 8.6% | 12.6% | 13.2% | 10.4% | 13.1% | 12.7% | 12.9% |
| Gross Profit % Gross Profit/Turnover |
34.3% | 32.5% | 27.8% | 25.6% | 28.6% | 32.0% | 24.1% | 29.7% | 29.6% | 24.9% |
| Stock Turnover Stock * 365 Days/Cost of Sales |
132 | 139 | 146 | 140 | 118 | 213 | 149 | 137 | 145 | 125 |
Earning per Share (EPS)
Return on Capital Employed
(Profit before tax & interest / Total Assets less current liabilities)
| Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Apr-22 | Apr-23 | |
| Debtors Collection Trade Debtors * 365/Turnover |
81 | 67 | 85 | 60 | 54 | 67 | 60 | 54 | 57 | 55 |
| Current Ratio Current Assets/Current Liabilities |
1.80 | 2.23 | 1.65 | 1.93 | 1.51 | 1.58 | 1.43 | 2.11 | 1.93 | 1.64 |
| Acid Test Current Assets Less Stock/Current Liabilities |
1.03 | 1.21 | 0.88 | 0.91 | 0.84 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 1.35 | 1.11 | 1.00 |
| Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Apr-22 | Apr-23 | |
| Balance Sheet Gearing (Inc. def. con.) Net Borrowings+ deferred purchase consideration/Shareholders Funds |
5.6% | 12.3% | 26.1% | 31.9% | 11.3% | 20.2% | 17.9% | 15.4% | 25.8% | 26.3% |
| Balance Sheet Gearing (Exc. def. con.) Net Borrowing/Shareholders Funds |
5.0% | 11.7% | 25.6% | 31.4% | 10.8% | 20.0% | 17.9% | 15.4% | 25.8% | 26.3% |
| Interest Cover Profit Before Interest & Tax/Net Interest Payable |
32.7 | 30.4 | 16.9 | 11.6 | 23.5 | 71.1 | 16.0 | 26.8 | 15.7% | 14.2% |
| Dividend Cover Profit After Tax/Dividend Payable |
6.4 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
Current Ratio
(Current Assets / Current Liabilities)
Balance Sheet Gearing (%)
(Excluding operating lease debt)
| Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Apr-22 | Apr-23 | |
| Quality Of Earnings Operating Cash Flow/Profit Before Interest & Tax Plus Depreciation & Amort |
120% | 91% | 73% | 53% | 175% | 63% | 110% | 101% | 79% | 123% |
| Years To Repay Debt Net Borrowings/Cash Flow Before Investing & Financing |
0.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
| Interest Cash Cover Cash Flow From Operations/Net Interest Paid |
41.0 | 32.3 | 19.0 | 9.7 | 47.2 | 25.3 | 26.7 | 34.1 | 15.1 | 17.0 |
| Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Apr-22 | Apr-23 | ||
| Net Current Assets % Change | -12% | 22% | -24% | 14% | -36% | 54% | -19% | 84% | -8% | 3% | |
| Turnover % Change | 3% | -3% | -3% | 7% | -5% | 2% | 14% | -9% | 10% | 29% | |
| Gross Profit % Change | 10% | -8% | -17% | -2% | 6% | 14% | -14% | 12% | 9% | 8% | |
| Pre Tax Profit % Change | 19% | -17% | -39% | -25% | 44% | 23% | -26% | 36% | 21% | 11% | |
| Dividend % Change | Ordinary | 20% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 97% | 15% | -13% | 31% | 5% | 7% |
| “Extraordinary (% of ordinary)” |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 20% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 97% | 15% | -13% | 31% | 5% | 7% | |
Interest Cover
(Profit before tax & interest / Net interest Payable)
Quality of Earnings (%)
(Operating cash flow / Profit Before tax & interest Plus depreciation & amortisation)
