S4 Capital (SFOR)

Sector:

Media

 52.30p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.000p
  • 52 Week High: 54.50
  • 52 Week Low: 15.98
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 670.05m
  • Volume: 0
  • Market Cap: £350.44m
  • Beta: 0.03

Dividend Data

  31-Dec-2531-Dec-2431-Dec-2331-Dec-2231-Dec-21
Total Dividend1.10p1.00pn/an/an/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 754.80 848.20 1,011.50 1,069.50 686.60
Operating Profit/(Loss) 2.70 (302.80) 20.20 (135.30) (42.06)
Net Interest (25.70) (26.40) (35.40) (25.70) (12.25)
Profit Before Tax (23.80) (330.90) (13.90) (159.70) (55.65)
Profit After Tax (24.80) (306.90) (14.30) (160.50) (56.72)
Discontinued Operations          
Profit After Tax n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD (24.80) (306.90) (14.30) (160.50) (56.72)
Attributable to:          
Equity Holders of Parent Company (24.80) (306.90) (14.30) (160.50) (56.72)
Minority Interests n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
           
Continuing EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic (3.70p) (45.70p) (2.20p) (27.20p) (10.30p)
Earnings per Share - Diluted (3.70p) (45.70p) (2.20p) (27.20p) (10.30p)
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 5.00p 5.20p 4.40p 11.40p 13.00p
Continuing and Discontinued EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic (3.70p) (45.70p) (2.20p) (27.20p) (10.30p)
Earnings per Share - Diluted (3.70p) (45.70p) (2.20p) (27.20p) (10.30p)
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 5.00p 5.20p 4.40p 11.40p 13.00p
           
Dividend per Share 1.10p 1.00p n/a n/a n/a
  £ (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 37.20 51.10 85.40 85.40 58.16
Intangible Assets 639.40 706.40 1,164.00 1,164.00 981.28
Investment Properties n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Investments 0.80 0.80 n/a n/a n/a
Other Financial Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Non-Current Assets 51.20 58.20 27.10 17.60 9.71
  728.60 816.50 1,276.50 1,267.00 1,049.15
Current Assets          
Inventories n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Trade & Other Receivables 374.20 450.80 442.40 442.40 335.50
Cash at Bank & in Hand 240.80 168.40 223.60 223.60 301.02
Current Asset Investments n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Current Assets 4.00 9.60 n/a n/a n/a
  619.00 628.80 666.00 666.00 636.52
           
Other Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Assets 1,347.60 1,445.30 1,942.50 1,933.00 1,685.66
           
Liabilities          
Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 12.10 13.00 16.00 16.00 339.99
Other Current Liabilities 470.60 491.00 626.50 626.50 103.22
  482.70 504.00 642.50 642.50 443.21
           
Net Current Assets cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a
           
Non-Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 343.70 336.90 369.30 369.30 13.07
Provisions 15.20 22.10 34.20 59.80 6.55
Other Non-Current Liabilities n/a 4.80 11.30 11.30 421.59
  358.90 363.80 414.80 440.40 441.21
           
Other Liabilities n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Liabilities 841.60 867.80 1,057.30 1,082.90 884.43
           
Net Assets 506.00 577.50 885.20 850.10 801.24
           
Capital & Reserves          
Share Capital 167.50 154.90 142.00 142.00 138.83
Share Premium Account 205.20 164.90 5.90 5.90 446.91
Other Reserves (50.00) 47.80 223.70 223.70 260.17
Retained Earnings 183.20 209.80 513.50 478.40 (44.77)
Shareholders Funds 505.90 577.40 885.10 850.00 801.14
           
Minority Interests/Other Equity 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10
Total Equity 506.00 577.50 885.20 850.10 801.24
Cash Flow 31-Dec-25 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 124.10 84.10 (10.70) 78.30 54.62
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 (3.00) (12.30) (13.30) (139.80) (106.62)
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 (43.40) (44.50) (43.00) (32.40) 208.43
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash 77.70 27.30 (67.00) (93.90) 156.43
Ratios - based on IFRS 31-Dec-25 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21
Continuing Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 4.1 6.3 12.1 16.6 48.8
PEG - Adjusted n/a 0.4 n/a n/a 0.8
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted -4% 18% -61% -12% 65%
Dividend Cover 4.55 5.20 n/a n/a n/a
Revenue per Share 112.65p 126.59p 150.96p 159.61p 102.47p
Pre-Tax Profit per Share (3.55p) (49.38p) (2.07p) (23.83p) (8.30p)
Operating Margin 0.36% (35.70%) 2.00% (12.65%) (6.13%)
Return on Capital Employed n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Continuing & Discontinued Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 4.1 6.3 12.1 16.6 48.8
PEG - Adjusted n/a 0.4 n/a n/a 0.8
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted -4% 18% -61% -12% 65%
Dividend Cover 4.55 5.20 n/a n/a n/a
           
Dividend Yield 5.4% 3.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Dividend per Share Growth 10.00% n/a n/a n/a n/a
Operating Cash Flow per Share 18.52p 12.55p (1.60p) 11.69p 8.15p
Cash Incr/Decr per Share 11.60p 4.07p (10.00p) (14.01p) 23.35p
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) (19.91p) (19.24p) (41.61p) (46.85p) (26.87p)
Net Gearing 22.73% 31.43% 18.27% 19.02% 6.50%

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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Note 2: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 3: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 4: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

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