Law Debenture Corp Plc/Fund (LWDBL)

1,012.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.080p
  • 52 Week High: 1,012.00
  • 52 Week Low: 788.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 118.33m
  • Volume: 6,732
  • Market Cap: £1,197.49m

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 98.30 94.61 89.03 76.32 57.14
Operating Profit/(Loss) 47.41 46.65 46.29 36.61 27.98
Profit Before Tax 45.77 45.01 44.65 35.29 26.66
Profit After Tax 43.87 43.39 43.26 34.08 25.48
           
Earnings per Share - Basic 33.48p 33.43p 34.44p 28.09p 21.56p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 33.48p 33.43p 34.44p 28.09p 21.56p
           
Dividend per Share 33.50p 32.00p 30.50p 29.00p 27.50p
  £ (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 5.78 6.40 6.84 7.52 6.50
Intangible Assets 4.61 22.04 22.45 22.49 2.53
Other Non-Current Assets 10.48 7.44 7.40 6.58 0.77
  1,062.90 1,001.10 927.69 1,029.06 822.10
Current Assets          
Inventories n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Cash at Bank & in Hand 38.35 31.44 49.56 35.88 41.76
Other Current Assets 6.66 8.60 5.44 6.61 6.53
  62.77 61.54 76.44 62.96 64.42
           
Other Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Assets 1,125.67 1,062.64 1,004.13 1,092.02 886.52
Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 1.02 1.02 0.99 0.29 n/a
Other Current Liabilities 32.55 34.59 29.19 37.42 32.87
           
Current Liabilities 33.57 35.62 30.18 37.70 32.87
           
Net Current Assets cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a
           
Borrowings 168.06 168.60 169.57 170.36 119.81
Other Non-Current Liabilities 1.87 2.40 3.98 4.05 6.85
Non-Current Liabilities 171.34 172.80 174.89 175.48 126.66
           
Other Liabilities n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Liabilities 204.91 208.41 205.07 213.18 159.53
           
Net Assets 920.76 854.23 799.07 878.84 726.99
           
Shareholders Funds 920.76 854.23 799.07 878.84 726.99
           
Minority Interests/Other Equity n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Equity 920.76 854.23 799.07 878.84 726.99
Cash Flow 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 46.88 44.23 38.78 31.67 31.82
Net Cash Flow from Investing Activities (0.32) (36.57) (25.71) (78.94) (8.58)
Net Cash Flow from Financing Activities (39.42) (24.90) (2.71) 40.49 (52.51)
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash 7.14 (17.24) 10.36 (6.80) (29.27)
Ratios - based on IFRS 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20
Continuing Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 26.6 24.0 22.4 28.4 32.0
PEG - Adjusted n/a n/a 1.0 0.9 n/a
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 0% -3% 23% 30% -30%
Dividend Cover 1.00 1.04 1.13 0.97 0.78
Revenue per Share 75.03p 72.90p 70.87p 62.92p 48.36p
Pre-Tax Profit per Share 34.93p 34.68p 35.54p 29.09p 22.56p
Operating Margin 48.22% 49.31% 51.99% 47.96% 48.96%
Return on Capital Employed n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
           
Dividend Yield 3.8% 4.0% 3.9% 3.6% 4.0%
Dividend per Share Growth 4.69% 4.92% 5.17% 5.45% 5.77%
Operating Cash Flow per Share 35.78p 34.08p 30.87p 26.10p 26.93p
Cash Incr/Decr per Share 5.45p (13.28p) 8.24p (5.60p) (24.77p)
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) 699.23p 641.20p 618.18p 705.92p 613.06p
Net Gearing 14.20% 16.18% 15.14% 15.33% 10.74%

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

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