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FTSE 100

15,275.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -10.00p
  • 52 Week High: 15,715.00
  • 52 Week Low: 11,575.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 119.66m
  • Volume: 427,133
  • Market Cap: £18,278m
  • RiskGrade: 153

Dividend Data

  31-Jan-2625-Jan-2527-Jan-2428-Jan-2329-Jan-22
Interim Dividend87.00p75.00p66.00p66.00pn/a
Final Dividend181.00p158.00p141.00p140.00pn/a
Total Dividend268.00p233.00p207.00p66.00pn/a
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Fundamentals - based on IFRS

  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Income Statement 31-Jan-26 25-Jan-25 27-Jan-24 28-Jan-23 29-Jan-22
Continuing Operations          
Revenue 6,901.30 6,118.10 5,491.00 5,034.00 4,376.50
Operating Profit/(Loss) 1,270.90 1,068.70 981.00 927.20 900.60
Net Interest (86.20) (88.40) (80.70) (72.20) (82.30)
Profit Before Tax 1,192.60 987.00 1,015.80 869.30 823.10
Profit After Tax 898.00 743.20 800.50 710.70 677.50
Discontinued Operations          
Profit After Tax n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD 898.00 743.20 800.50 710.70 677.50
Attributable to:          
Equity Holders of Parent Company 888.50 736.10 802.30 711.70 677.50
Minority Interests 9.50 7.10 (1.80) (1.00) n/a
           
Continuing EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 760.10p 615.10p 661.60p 573.40p 530.80p
Earnings per Share - Diluted 745.40p 605.50p 655.90p 570.50p 524.00p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 760.10p 615.10p 661.60p 573.40p 530.80p
Continuing and Discontinued EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 760.10p 615.10p 661.60p 573.40p 530.80p
Earnings per Share - Diluted 745.40p 605.50p 655.90p 570.50p 524.00p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 760.10p 615.10p 661.60p 573.40p 530.80p
           
Dividend per Share 268.00p 233.00p 207.00p 206.00p 127.00p
  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Balance Sheet 31-Jan-26 25-Jan-25 27-Jan-24 28-Jan-23 29-Jan-22
Assets          
Non-Current Assets          
Property, Plant & Equipment 1,400.80 1,423.70 1,422.10 1,306.80 1,240.20
Intangible Assets 713.70 735.40 757.20 137.10 79.30
Investment Properties n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Investments 35.20 32.70 38.00 114.60 46.20
Other Financial Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a 18.00
Other Non-Current Assets 23.20 30.80 59.30 190.80 190.90
  2,172.90 2,222.60 2,276.60 1,749.30 1,574.60
Current Assets          
Inventories 949.50 865.20 769.00 662.20 633.00
Trade & Other Receivables 1,660.60 1,508.40 1,452.80 1,425.50 1,280.90
Cash at Bank & in Hand 96.20 200.40 188.30 105.00 433.00
Current Asset Investments n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Current Assets 36.10 75.90 37.60 41.80 60.30
  2,742.40 2,649.90 2,447.70 2,234.50 2,407.20
           
Other Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Assets 4,915.30 4,872.50 4,724.30 3,983.80 3,981.80
           
Liabilities          
Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 264.10 231.40 226.50 248.50 395.70
Other Current Liabilities 1,290.00 1,335.00 1,019.20 844.80 812.40
  1,554.10 1,566.40 1,245.70 1,093.30 1,208.10
           
Net Current Assets cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a
           
Non-Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 1,431.70 1,387.40 899.40 1,667.80 1,710.60
Provisions 93.20 113.80 100.50 33.80 21.90
Other Non-Current Liabilities 55.80 50.60 839.90 23.80 31.20
  1,580.70 1,551.80 1,839.80 1,725.40 1,763.70
           
Other Liabilities n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Liabilities 3,134.80 3,118.20 3,085.50 2,818.70 2,971.80
           
Net Assets 1,780.50 1,754.30 1,638.80 1,165.10 1,010.00
           
Capital & Reserves          
Share Capital 12.30 12.40 12.40 12.90 13.30
Share Premium Account 54.20 54.20 54.20 0.90 0.90
Other Reserves (1,898.00) (1,849.80) (1,826.30) (1,838.10) (1,735.20)
Retained Earnings 3,494.00 3,419.50 3,271.30 2,984.80 2,731.00
Shareholders Funds 1,662.50 1,636.30 1,511.90 1,160.50 1,010.00
           
Minority Interests/Other Equity 118.00 118.00 126.90 4.60 n/a
Total Equity 1,780.50 1,754.30 1,638.80 1,165.10 1,010.00
Cash Flow 31-Jan-26 25-Jan-25 27-Jan-24 28-Jan-23 29-Jan-22
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 1,233.60 1,133.90 1,120.30 798.80 971.40
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 (119.90) (181.20) (334.40) (271.40) (292.50)
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 (1,225.00) (939.60) (663.30) (727.10) (993.40)
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash (111.30) 13.10 122.60 (199.70) (314.50)
Ratios - based on IFRS 31-Jan-26 25-Jan-25 27-Jan-24 28-Jan-23 29-Jan-22
Continuing Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 17.5 15.2 12.9 11.6 14.3
PEG - Adjusted 0.7 n/a 0.9 1.4 0.1
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 24% -7% 15% 8% 138%
Dividend Cover 2.84 2.64 3.20 2.78 4.18
Revenue per Share 5,903.59p 5,111.19p 4,526.79p 4,056.41p 3,429.86p
Pre-Tax Profit per Share 1,020.19p 824.56p 837.43p 700.48p 645.06p
Operating Margin 18.42% 17.47% 17.87% 18.42% 20.58%
Return on Capital Employed 44.78% 39.08% 52.02% 31.61% 29.60%
Continuing & Discontinued Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 17.5 15.2 12.9 11.6 14.3
PEG - Adjusted 0.7 n/a 0.9 1.4 0.1
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 24% -7% 15% 8% 138%
Dividend Cover 2.84 2.64 3.20 2.78 4.18
           
Dividend Yield 2.0% 2.5% 2.4% 3.1% 1.7%
Dividend per Share Growth 15.02% 12.56% 0.49% 62.20% n/a
Operating Cash Flow per Share 1,055.26p 947.28p 923.58p 643.67p 761.28p
Cash Incr/Decr per Share (95.21p) 10.94p 101.07p (160.92p) (246.47p)
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) 912.58p 851.21p 726.79p 828.36p 729.39p
Net Gearing 96.22% 86.68% 62.01% 156.08% 165.67%

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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