Auto Trader Group (AUTO)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 100

800.20p
   
  • Change Today:
      4.80p
  • 52 Week High: 908.40
  • 52 Week Low: 707.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 876.70m
  • Volume: 4,010,460
  • Market Cap: £7,015m
  • RiskGrade: 131
  • Beta: 0.01

Dividend Data

  31-Mar-2531-Mar-2431-Mar-2331-Mar-2231-Mar-21
Interim Dividend3.50p3.20p2.80p2.70p2.40p
Final Dividend7.10p6.40p5.60p5.50p5.00p
Total Dividend10.60p9.60p8.40p8.20p5.00p
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Fundamentals - based on IFRS

  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Income Statement 31-Mar-25 31-Mar-24 31-Mar-23 31-Mar-22 31-Mar-21
Continuing Operations          
Revenue 601.10 570.90 500.20 432.70 262.80
Operating Profit/(Loss) 373.20 345.90 277.60 300.70 158.80
Net Interest (1.10) (3.50) (3.10) (2.60) (3.80)
Profit Before Tax 375.70 345.20 293.60 301.00 157.40
Profit After Tax 282.60 256.90 233.90 244.70 127.80
Discontinued Operations          
Profit After Tax n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD 282.60 256.90 233.90 244.70 127.80
Attributable to:          
Equity Holders of Parent Company 282.60 256.90 233.90 244.70 127.80
Minority Interests n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
           
Continuing EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 31.66p 28.15p 25.01p 25.61p 13.24p
Earnings per Share - Diluted 31.56p 28.07p 24.77p 25.56p 13.21p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 31.66p 29.37p 27.12p 25.61p 13.24p
Continuing and Discontinued EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 31.66p 28.15p 25.01p 25.61p 13.24p
Earnings per Share - Diluted 31.56p 28.07p 24.77p 25.56p 13.21p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 31.66p 29.37p 27.12p 25.61p 13.24p
           
Dividend per Share 10.60p 9.60p 8.40p 8.20p 5.00p
  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Balance Sheet 31-Mar-25 31-Mar-24 31-Mar-23 31-Mar-22 31-Mar-21
Assets          
Non-Current Assets          
Property, Plant & Equipment 13.40 14.90 15.90 14.70 11.20
Intangible Assets 472.20 487.70 501.00 355.60 358.20
Investment Properties n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Investments 48.70 49.50 51.60 49.70 54.60
Other Financial Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Non-Current Assets 1.30 0.60 0.50 5.10 4.90
  535.60 552.70 569.00 425.10 428.90
Current Assets          
Inventories 2.00 2.60 3.60 n/a n/a
Trade & Other Receivables 84.70 83.30 72.90 65.90 59.60
Cash at Bank & in Hand 15.30 18.70 16.60 51.30 45.70
Current Asset Investments n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Current Assets 2.00 0.70 0.60 0.60 0.30
  104.00 105.30 93.70 117.80 105.60
           
Other Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Assets 639.60 658.00 662.70 542.90 534.50
           
Liabilities          
Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 2.10 2.40 3.60 3.00 2.50
Other Current Liabilities 58.90 60.90 54.30 50.70 22.30
  61.00 63.30 57.90 53.70 24.80
           
Net Current Assets cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a
           
Non-Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 0.40 30.10 62.10 6.50 32.60
Provisions 1.60 4.50 7.10 1.30 1.10
Other Non-Current Liabilities 7.20 7.80 8.30 8.90 17.30
  9.20 42.40 77.50 16.70 51.00
           
Other Liabilities n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Liabilities 70.20 105.70 135.40 70.40 75.80
           
Net Assets 569.40 552.30 527.30 472.50 458.70
           
Capital & Reserves          
Share Capital 8.90 9.20 9.30 9.50 9.70
Share Premium Account 182.60 182.60 182.60 182.60 182.40
Other Reserves (1,060.00) (1,060.00) (1,054.90) 250.20 (1,040.70)
Retained Earnings 1,437.90 1,420.50 1,390.30 30.20 1,307.30
Shareholders Funds 569.40 552.30 527.30 472.50 458.70
           
Minority Interests/Other Equity n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Equity 569.40 552.30 527.30 472.50 458.70
Cash Flow 31-Mar-25 31-Mar-24 31-Mar-23 31-Mar-22 31-Mar-21
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 304.60 287.50 266.90 271.90 124.70
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 1.60 1.80 (126.40) 5.00 (11.40)
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 (309.60) (287.20) (175.20) (271.30) (105.20)
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash (3.40) 2.10 (34.70) 5.60 8.10
Ratios - based on IFRS 31-Mar-25 31-Mar-24 31-Mar-23 31-Mar-22 31-Mar-21
Continuing Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 23.5 23.8 22.7 24.7 41.9
PEG - Adjusted 2.9 3.0 3.8 0.3 n/a
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 8% 8% 6% 93% -40%
Dividend Cover 2.99 3.06 3.23 3.12 2.65
Revenue per Share 68.56p 65.12p 53.49p 45.28p 27.23p
Pre-Tax Profit per Share 42.85p 39.38p 31.40p 31.50p 16.31p
Operating Margin 62.09% 60.59% 55.50% 69.49% 60.43%
Return on Capital Employed 371.96% 343.21% 299.39% 237.74% 117.92%
Continuing & Discontinued Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 23.5 23.8 22.7 24.7 41.9
PEG - Adjusted 2.9 3.0 3.8 0.3 n/a
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 8% 8% 6% 93% -40%
Dividend Cover 2.99 3.06 3.23 3.12 2.65
           
Dividend Yield 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3% 0.9%
Dividend per Share Growth 10.42% 14.29% 2.44% 64.00% 108.33%
Operating Cash Flow per Share 34.74p 32.79p 28.54p 28.45p 12.92p
Cash Incr/Decr per Share (0.39p) 0.24p (3.71p) 0.59p 0.84p
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) 11.09p 7.37p 2.81p 12.23p 10.41p
Net Gearing -2.25% 2.50% 9.31% -8.85% -2.31%

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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