Relx plc (REL)

Sector:

IT Services

Index:

FTSE 100

2,466.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -16.00p
  • 52 Week High: 4,129.00
  • 52 Week Low: 2,013.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 1,772.62m
  • Volume: 4,259,594
  • Market Cap: £43,713m
  • RiskGrade: 128
  • Beta: 0.00

Dividend Data

  31-Dec-2531-Dec-2431-Dec-2331-Dec-2231-Dec-21
Interim Dividend19.50p18.20p17.00p15.70pn/a
Final Dividend48.00p44.80p41.80p38.90pn/a
Total Dividend67.50p63.00p58.80p15.70pn/a
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Fundamentals - based on IFRS

  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Income Statement 31-Dec-25 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21
Continuing Operations          
Revenue 9,434.00 9,590.00 9,161.00 8,553.00 7,244.00
Operating Profit/(Loss) 2,861.00 3,027.00 2,682.00 2,323.00 1,855.00
Net Interest (298.00) (286.00) (315.00) (201.00) (142.00)
Profit Before Tax 2,557.00 2,750.00 2,295.00 2,113.00 1,797.00
Profit After Tax 1,944.00 2,078.00 1,788.00 1,632.00 1,471.00
Discontinued Operations          
Profit After Tax n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD 1,944.00 2,078.00 1,788.00 1,632.00 1,471.00
Attributable to:          
Equity Holders of Parent Company 1,934.00 2,065.00 1,781.00 1,634.00 1,471.00
Minority Interests 13.00 10.00 7.00 (2.00) n/a
           
Continuing EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 112.60p 103.60p 94.10p 85.20p 76.30p
Earnings per Share - Diluted 103.10p 112.00p 93.60p 84.70p 75.80p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 128.50p 120.10p 114.00p 102.20p 87.60p
Continuing and Discontinued EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 112.60p 103.60p 94.10p 85.20p 76.30p
Earnings per Share - Diluted 103.10p 112.00p 94.10p 84.70p 75.80p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 128.50p 120.10p 114.00p 102.20p 87.60p
           
Dividend per Share 67.50p 63.00p 58.80p 54.60p 49.80p
  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Balance Sheet 31-Dec-25 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21
Assets          
Non-Current Assets          
Property, Plant & Equipment 171.00 159.00 212.00 271.00 292.00
Intangible Assets 11,380.00 11,002.00 11,261.00 11,912.00 10,670.00
Investment Properties n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Investments 261.00 295.00 97.00 286.00 212.00
Other Financial Assets 39.00 62.00 47.00 11.00 52.00
Other Non-Current Assets 286.00 279.00 426.00 280.00 275.00
  12,137.00 11,797.00 12,043.00 12,760.00 11,501.00
Current Assets          
Inventories 331.00 311.00 318.00 309.00 253.00
Trade & Other Receivables 2,511.00 2,468.00 2,323.00 2,405.00 1,960.00
Cash at Bank & in Hand 119.00 131.00 155.00 334.00 113.00
Current Asset Investments n/a n/a n/a 21.00 n/a
Other Current Assets 35.00 50.00 34.00 n/a 31.00
  2,996.00 2,960.00 2,830.00 3,069.00 2,357.00
           
Other Assets n/a n/a 44.00 n/a n/a
Total Assets 15,133.00 14,757.00 14,917.00 15,829.00 13,858.00
           
Liabilities          
Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 1,412.00 1,571.00 3,971.00 870.00 232.00
Other Current Liabilities 4,306.00 4,422.00 1,505.00 4,317.00 3,516.00
  5,718.00 5,993.00 5,476.00 5,187.00 3,748.00
           
Net Current Assets cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a
           
Non-Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 5,132.00 5,696.00 5,184.00 5,860.00 5,935.00
Provisions 475.00 411.00 7.00 605.00 614.00
Other Non-Current Liabilities 304.00 267.00 797.00 423.00 337.00
  5,911.00 6,374.00 5,988.00 6,888.00 6,886.00
           
Other Liabilities n/a n/a 14.00 n/a n/a
Total Liabilities 11,629.00 12,367.00 11,478.00 12,075.00 10,634.00
           
Net Assets 3,504.00 2,390.00 3,439.00 3,754.00 3,224.00
           
Capital & Reserves          
Share Capital 272.00 264.00 275.00 279.00 286.00
Share Premium Account 1,605.00 1,647.00 1,558.00 1,517.00 1,491.00
Other Reserves 1,604.00 455.00 1,627.00 1,980.00 (626.00)
Retained Earnings n/a n/a n/a n/a 2,081.00
Shareholders Funds 3,481.00 2,366.00 3,460.00 3,776.00 3,232.00
           
Minority Interests/Other Equity 23.00 24.00 (21.00) (22.00) (8.00)
Total Equity 3,504.00 2,390.00 3,439.00 3,754.00 3,224.00
Cash Flow 31-Dec-25 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 2,608.00 2,836.00 2,457.00 2,401.00 2,016.00
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 (575.00) (770.00) (569.00) (859.00) (384.00)
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 (2,065.00) (2,051.00) (2,057.00) (1,334.00) (1,606.00)
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash (32.00) 15.00 (169.00) 208.00 26.00
Ratios - based on IFRS 31-Dec-25 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21
Continuing Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 23.5 30.2 27.3 22.4 27.4
PEG - Adjusted 3.4 6.0 2.3 1.3 3.0
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 7% 5% 12% 17% 9%
Dividend Cover 1.90 1.91 1.94 1.87 1.76
Revenue per Share 514.28p 513.96p 484.25p 445.82p 375.73p
Pre-Tax Profit per Share 139.39p 147.38p 121.31p 110.14p 93.20p
Operating Margin 30.33% 31.56% 29.28% 27.16% 25.61%
Return on Capital Employed n/a n/a 194.78% n/a n/a
Continuing & Discontinued Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 23.5 30.2 27.3 22.4 27.4
PEG - Adjusted 3.4 6.0 2.3 1.3 3.0
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 7% 5% 12% 17% 9%
Dividend Cover 1.90 1.91 1.94 1.87 1.76
           
Dividend Yield 2.2% 1.7% 1.9% 2.4% 2.1%
Dividend per Share Growth 7.14% 7.14% 7.69% 9.64% 5.96%
Operating Cash Flow per Share 142.17p 151.99p 129.88p 125.15p 104.56p
Cash Incr/Decr per Share (1.74p) 0.80p (8.93p) 10.84p 1.35p
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) (429.35p) (461.55p) (413.47p) (425.23p) (386.20p)
Net Gearing 184.57% 301.61% 260.12% 169.39% 187.31%

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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