London Security (LSC)

Sector:

Support

 3,650.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.000p
  • 52 Week High: 3,800.00
  • 52 Week Low: 2,300.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 12.26m
  • Volume: 3
  • Market Cap: £447.47m
  • RiskGrade: 81
  • Beta: 0.01

Dividend Data

  31-Dec-2531-Dec-2431-Dec-2331-Dec-2231-Dec-21
Interim Dividend55.00p80.00p82.00p42.00pn/a
Final Dividend42.00p42.00p42.00p42.00pn/a
Total Dividend97.00p122.00p124.00p42.00pn/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 244.30 220.65 219.71 188.90 166.63
Operating Profit/(Loss) 32.67 29.65 31.58 27.17 27.17
Net Interest (0.17) 0.04 (0.04) (0.21) (0.18)
Profit Before Tax 32.49 29.70 31.54 26.95 27.00
Profit After Tax 23.78 21.67 23.26 20.23 20.01
Discontinued Operations          
Profit After Tax n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD 23.78 21.67 23.26 20.23 20.01
Attributable to:          
Equity Holders of Parent Company 23.78 21.67 23.26 20.22 19.91
Minority Interests n/a n/a n/a 0.01 0.10
           
Continuing EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 194.00p 176.70p 189.80p 164.90p 162.40p
Earnings per Share - Diluted 194.00p 176.70p 189.80p 164.90p 162.40p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 194.00p 176.70p 189.80p 164.90p 162.40p
Continuing and Discontinued EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 194.00p 176.70p 189.80p 164.90p 162.40p
Earnings per Share - Diluted 194.00p 176.70p 189.80p 164.90p 162.40p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 194.00p 176.70p 189.80p 164.90p 162.40p
           
Dividend per Share 97.00p 122.00p 123.00p 84.00p 80.00p
  £ (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 28.45 25.51 24.30 20.92 18.29
Intangible Assets 77.03 76.74 77.38 77.08 70.07
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 0.60 0.98 1.09 0.99 1.16
  106.08 103.24 102.77 98.99 89.52
Current Assets          
Inventories 23.15 21.48 22.14 22.26 16.42
Trade & Other Receivables 50.36 50.85 44.49 40.70 33.02
Cash at Bank & in Hand 45.87 29.56 32.74 33.96 35.68
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
  119.38 101.89 99.37 96.92 85.13
           
Other Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Assets 225.45 205.13 202.14 195.91 174.64
           
Liabilities          
Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 3.10 2.67 0.38 3.64 4.03
Other Current Liabilities 43.24 39.65 40.96 37.88 29.68
  46.34 42.32 41.34 41.52 33.71
           
Net Current Assets cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a
           
Non-Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 5.14 4.90 4.50 4.27 4.08
Provisions 1.57 1.84 0.14 2.35 1.88
Other Non-Current Liabilities 0.81 1.10 3.92 1.89 3.22
  7.51 7.84 8.56 8.51 9.18
           
Other Liabilities n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Liabilities 53.84 50.16 49.90 50.03 42.90
           
Net Assets 171.61 154.97 152.24 145.88 131.75
           
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 9.57 4.83 9.11 10.69 7.09
Retained Earnings 161.57 149.68 142.66 134.72 124.07
Shareholders Funds 171.61 154.97 152.24 145.88 131.63
           
Minority Interests/Other Equity n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.12
Total Equity 171.61 154.97 152.24 145.88 131.75
Cash Flow 31-Dec-25 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 38.93 25.82 29.75 23.32 26.68
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 (9.48) (9.77) (11.35) (11.16) (11.76)
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 (14.82) (17.88) (19.16) (15.26) (14.83)
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash 14.63 (1.83) (0.75) (3.10) 0.10
Ratios - based on IFRS 31-Dec-25 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21
Continuing Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 14.2 19.2 16.1 17.3 16.2
PEG - Adjusted 1.4 n/a 1.1 8.6 1.3
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 10% -7% 15% 2% 12%
Dividend Cover 2.00 1.45 1.54 1.96 2.03
Revenue per Share 1,992.75p 1,799.86p 1,792.13p 1,540.84p 1,359.23p
Pre-Tax Profit per Share 265.06p 242.24p 257.30p 219.86p 220.22p
Operating Margin 13.37% 13.44% 14.37% 14.38% 16.31%
Return on Capital Employed 31.29% 33.84% 39.54% 34.36% 37.92%
Continuing & Discontinued Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 14.2 19.2 16.1 17.3 16.2
PEG - Adjusted 1.4 n/a 1.1 8.6 1.3
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 10% -7% 15% 2% 12%
Dividend Cover 2.00 1.45 1.54 1.96 2.03
           
Dividend Yield 3.5% 3.6% 4.0% 2.9% 3.0%
Dividend per Share Growth (20.49%) (0.81%) 46.43% 5.00% n/a
Operating Cash Flow per Share 317.54p 210.63p 242.66p 190.25p 217.64p
Cash Incr/Decr per Share 119.31p (14.89p) (6.15p) (25.32p) 0.82p
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) 771.50p 638.10p 610.64p 561.24p 503.07p
Net Gearing -21.93% -14.19% -18.30% -17.86% -20.94%

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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