FirstGroup (FGP)

Sector:

Commercial Transport

Index:

FTSE 250

179.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -1.90p
  • 52 Week High: 227.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 158.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 546.20m
  • Volume: 1,358,361
  • Market Cap: £977.70m
  • RiskGrade: 282

Dividend Data

  28-Mar-2629-Mar-2530-Mar-2425-Mar-2326-Mar-22
Interim Dividend2.20p1.70p1.50p0.90pn/a
Final Dividend5.00p4.80p4.00p2.90pn/a
Total Dividend7.20p6.50p5.50p2.90pn/a
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Fundamentals - based on IFRS

  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Income Statement 28-Mar-26 29-Mar-25 30-Mar-24 25-Mar-23 26-Mar-22
Continuing Operations          
Revenue 4,751.90 5,233.90 4,715.10 4,755.00 4,591.10
Operating Profit/(Loss) 219.40 222.60 46.50 153.90 122.80
Net Interest (69.80) (65.40) (82.00) (56.80) (140.50)
Profit Before Tax 156.70 164.90 (18.80) 97.10 (17.70)
Profit After Tax 119.40 133.60 (3.70) 86.70 (5.80)
Discontinued Operations          
Profit After Tax 2.10 4.70 (5.70) 8.60 647.80
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD 121.50 138.30 (9.40) 95.30 642.00
Attributable to:          
Equity Holders of Parent Company 118.30 127.50 (15.90) 87.10 636.40
Minority Interests 3.20 10.80 6.50 8.20 5.60
           
Continuing EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 21.00p 20.50p (1.50p) 10.60p (1.10p)
Earnings per Share - Diluted 20.20p 19.70p (1.50p) 10.30p (1.10p)
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 20.30p 19.40p 16.70p 11.60p 1.60p
Continuing and Discontinued EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 21.40p 21.30p (2.40p) 11.80p 60.20p
Earnings per Share - Diluted 20.60p 20.50p (2.40p) 11.40p 60.20p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 20.30p 19.40p 16.70p 11.60p 10.20p
           
Dividend per Share 7.20p 6.50p 5.50p 3.80p 1.10p
  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Balance Sheet 28-Mar-26 29-Mar-25 30-Mar-24 25-Mar-23 26-Mar-22
Assets          
Non-Current Assets          
Property, Plant & Equipment 1,727.10 2,037.20 2,155.40 2,329.70 1,692.70
Intangible Assets 178.90 159.50 121.40 110.40 105.90
Investment Properties n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Investments 4.30 2.60 2.60 2.50 2.20
Other Financial Assets 71.60 104.20 99.60 117.60 121.20
Other Non-Current Assets 45.60 74.10 46.40 91.70 345.20
  2,027.50 2,377.60 2,425.40 2,651.90 2,267.20
Current Assets          
Inventories 29.30 30.80 25.90 26.00 28.90
Trade & Other Receivables 576.40 761.60 852.60 920.60 682.30
Cash at Bank & in Hand 432.00 487.10 496.50 791.40 787.70
Current Asset Investments n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Current Assets 36.20 7.60 6.40 7.40 29.30
  1,073.90 1,287.10 1,381.40 1,745.40 1,528.20
           
Other Assets n/a n/a 0.60 8.90 38.50
Total Assets 3,101.40 3,664.70 3,807.40 4,406.20 3,833.90
           
Liabilities          
Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 447.10 481.40 626.50 554.70 677.00
Other Current Liabilities 1,014.80 1,227.40 1,376.60 1,444.60 1,398.00
  1,461.90 1,708.80 2,003.10 1,999.30 2,075.00
           
Net Current Assets cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a
           
Non-Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 710.20 991.30 1,018.30 1,512.30 736.80
Provisions 87.20 111.00 111.30 125.20 120.70
Other Non-Current Liabilities 122.60 141.10 33.00 18.60 16.30
  920.00 1,243.40 1,162.60 1,656.10 873.80
           
Other Liabilities n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Liabilities 2,381.90 2,952.20 3,165.70 3,655.40 2,948.80
           
Net Assets 719.50 712.50 641.70 750.80 885.10
           
Capital & Reserves          
Share Capital 28.50 37.50 37.50 37.50 37.50
Share Premium Account 693.30 693.30 693.30 693.20 692.80
Other Reserves (12.00) (32.80) (22.70) (10.00) 8.70
Retained Earnings 0.20 (1.30) (74.80) 19.50 137.60
Shareholders Funds 710.00 696.70 633.30 740.20 876.60
           
Minority Interests/Other Equity 9.50 15.80 8.40 10.60 8.50
Total Equity 719.50 712.50 641.70 750.80 885.10
Cash Flow 28-Mar-26 29-Mar-25 30-Mar-24 25-Mar-23 26-Mar-22
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 615.60 754.20 543.30 573.80 (12.20)
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 (186.20) (150.90) (10.20) 79.40 2,159.20
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 (453.50) (641.50) (776.30) (640.90) (2,890.00)
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash (24.10) (38.20) (243.20) 12.30 (743.00)
Ratios - based on IFRS 28-Mar-26 29-Mar-25 30-Mar-24 25-Mar-23 26-Mar-22
Continuing Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 8.3 8.5 10.8 8.7 67.1
PEG - Adjusted 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.0 n/a
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 5% 16% 44% 625% n/a
Dividend Cover 2.82 2.98 3.04 3.05 1.45
Revenue per Share 858.67p 875.67p 711.28p 643.00p 434.35p
Pre-Tax Profit per Share 28.32p 27.59p (2.84p) 13.13p (1.68p)
Operating Margin 4.62% 4.25% 0.99% 3.24% 2.67%
Return on Capital Employed 12.69% 10.78% 2.78% 5.43% 5.31%
Continuing & Discontinued Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 8.3 8.5 10.8 8.7 10.5
PEG - Adjusted 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.2
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 5% 16% 44% 14% 57%
Dividend Cover 2.82 2.98 3.04 3.05 9.27
           
Dividend Yield 4.3% 4.0% 3.0% 3.8% 1.0%
Dividend per Share Growth 10.77% 18.18% 44.74% 245.45% n/a
Operating Cash Flow per Share 111.24p 126.18p 81.96p 77.59p (1.15p)
Cash Incr/Decr per Share (4.36p) (6.39p) (36.69p) 1.66p (70.29p)
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) 97.69p 92.52p 78.49p 86.60p 73.72p
Net Gearing 102.15% 141.47% 181.32% 172.33% 71.42%

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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