London Security (LSC)

Sector:

Support

 3,800.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.000p
  • 52 Week High: 3,900.00
  • 52 Week Low: 3,050.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 12.26m
  • Volume: 0
  • Market Cap: £465.88m
  • RiskGrade: 81

Dividend Data

  31-Dec-2431-Dec-2331-Dec-2231-Dec-2131-Dec-20
Interim Dividend80.00p82.00p42.00p40.00pn/a
Final Dividend42.00p42.00p42.00p42.00pn/a
Total Dividend122.00p124.00p42.00p82.00p80.00p
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Fundamentals - based on IFRS

  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Income Statement 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20
Continuing Operations          
Revenue 220.65 219.71 188.90 166.63 152.72
Operating Profit/(Loss) 29.65 31.58 27.17 27.17 24.70
Net Interest 0.04 (0.04) (0.21) (0.18) (0.12)
Profit Before Tax 29.70 31.54 26.95 27.00 24.58
Profit After Tax 21.67 23.26 20.23 20.01 18.04
Discontinued Operations          
Profit After Tax n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD 21.67 23.26 20.23 20.01 18.04
Attributable to:          
Equity Holders of Parent Company 21.67 23.26 20.22 19.91 17.85
Minority Interests n/a n/a 0.01 0.10 0.19
           
Continuing EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 176.70p 189.80p 164.90p 162.40p 145.60p
Earnings per Share - Diluted 176.70p 189.80p 164.90p 162.40p 145.60p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 176.70p 189.80p 164.90p 162.40p 145.60p
Continuing and Discontinued EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 176.70p 189.80p 164.90p 162.40p 145.60p
Earnings per Share - Diluted 176.70p 189.80p 164.90p 162.40p 145.60p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 176.70p 189.80p 164.90p 162.40p 145.60p
           
Dividend per Share 122.00p 123.00p 84.00p 80.00p 80.00p
  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Balance Sheet 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20
Assets          
Non-Current Assets          
Property, Plant & Equipment 25.51 24.30 20.92 18.29 16.30
Intangible Assets 76.74 77.38 77.08 70.07 66.31
Investment Properties n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Investments n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Financial Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Non-Current Assets 0.98 1.09 0.99 1.16 1.24
  103.24 102.77 98.99 89.52 83.85
Current Assets          
Inventories 21.48 22.14 22.26 16.42 14.95
Trade & Other Receivables 50.85 44.49 40.70 33.02 33.17
Cash at Bank & in Hand 29.56 32.74 33.96 35.68 37.46
Current Asset Investments n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Current Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
  101.89 99.37 96.92 85.13 85.58
           
Other Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Assets 205.13 202.14 195.91 174.64 169.43
           
Liabilities          
Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 0.22 0.38 3.64 4.03 3.97
Other Current Liabilities 42.09 40.96 37.88 29.68 29.67
  42.32 41.34 41.52 33.71 33.64
           
Net Current Assets cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a
           
Non-Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 4.90 4.50 4.27 4.08 5.02
Provisions n/a 0.14 2.35 1.88 1.32
Other Non-Current Liabilities 2.94 3.92 1.89 3.22 3.33
  7.84 8.56 8.51 9.18 9.66
           
Other Liabilities n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Liabilities 50.16 49.90 50.03 42.90 43.31
           
Net Assets 154.97 152.24 145.88 131.75 126.12
           
Capital & Reserves          
Share Capital 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12
Share Premium Account 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.34
Other Reserves 4.83 9.11 10.69 7.09 10.87
Retained Earnings 149.68 142.66 134.72 124.07 114.41
Shareholders Funds 154.97 152.24 145.88 131.63 125.75
           
Minority Interests/Other Equity n/a n/a n/a 0.12 0.38
Total Equity 154.97 152.24 145.88 131.75 126.12
Cash Flow 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 25.82 29.75 23.32 26.68 27.22
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 (9.77) (11.35) (11.16) (11.76) (6.33)
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 (17.88) (19.16) (15.26) (14.83) (11.67)
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash (1.83) (0.75) (3.10) 0.10 9.21
Ratios - based on IFRS 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20
Continuing Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 19.2 16.1 17.3 16.2 15.9
PEG - Adjusted n/a 1.1 8.6 1.3 2.3
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted -7% 15% 2% 12% 7%
Dividend Cover 1.45 1.54 1.96 2.03 1.82
Revenue per Share 1,799.80p 1,792.07p 1,540.78p 1,359.18p 1,245.71p
Pre-Tax Profit per Share 242.23p 257.30p 219.85p 220.21p 200.47p
Operating Margin 13.44% 14.37% 14.38% 16.31% 16.17%
Return on Capital Employed 35.58% 39.54% 34.36% 37.92% 35.23%
Continuing & Discontinued Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 19.2 16.1 17.3 16.2 15.9
PEG - Adjusted n/a 1.1 8.6 1.3 2.3
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted -7% 15% 2% 12% 7%
Dividend Cover 1.45 1.54 1.96 2.03 1.82
           
Dividend Yield 3.6% 4.0% 2.9% 3.0% 3.4%
Dividend per Share Growth (0.81%) 46.43% 5.00% n/a 33.33%
Operating Cash Flow per Share 210.62p 242.65p 190.24p 217.63p 222.03p
Cash Incr/Decr per Share (14.89p) (6.15p) (25.32p) 0.82p 75.15p
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) 638.07p 610.62p 561.22p 503.05p 487.87p
Net Gearing -15.77% -18.30% -17.86% -20.94% -22.64%

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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