248.8
Revenue£M
322.4
344.2
367.3
387.9
408.5
426.1
448.0
470.0
497.2
527.3
262.8
5.24%
5.71%
86
20.01
Revenue growth%
7.16
4.34
6.00
3.23
4.79
2.91
3.36
4.83
2.51
1.61
3.38
2.91
3.85
84
8.73
Gross margin%
29.22
31.80
29.37
29.89
31.70
32.69
34.22
37.16
35.10
37.83
20.92
35.10
32.24
10
9.64
Operating margin%
1.18
0.99
3.47
4.48
2.68
3.09
3.39
1.40
0.40
0.40
3.74
1.40
2.04
75
9.52
Net margin%
8.07
5.16
3.39
5.74
4.96
5.83
2.94
3.77
1.78
0.77
14.99
2.94
4.37
51
14.09
P/E ratio (avg)x
10.69
10.66
12.10
13.27
14.06
16.90
16.85
18.26
21.32
20.89
23.19
18.26
15.45
69
7.284
EV/EBITx
16.44
16.73
15.34
16.61
15.38
13.55
12.84
12.82
13.65
13.42
23.70
13.42
14.49
54
2.20
FCF yield (avg)%
7.37
10.16
8.78
10.98
10.59
8.86
7.13
8.11
8.06
10.70
25.77
8.11
8.82
37
28.56
FCF margin%
5.23
6.01
5.32
7.37
10.00
12.86
12.41
14.02
14.91
17.07
21.52
14.02
11.20
11
1.353
FCF / Net incomex
0.393
0.351
0.360
0.340
0.305
0.282
0.284
0.308
0.283
0.282
0.141
0.283
0.307
7
26.97
ROIC%
13.47
15.47
15.54
13.18
15.51
16.24
15.88
16.80
15.74
16.34
16.08
16.24
15.64
62
29.27
Return on equity%
5.57
6.22
8.79
7.06
9.74
8.77
6.39
5.82
6.67
6.40
11.69
6.40
6.53
46
16.32
Return on assets%
9.40
9.86
9.86
9.70
12.68
14.93
13.12
13.96
11.82
12.43
5.07
13.12
12.13
20
1.25
EPS£
1.92
2.06
2.36
2.81
3.34
3.27
3.36
3.97
3.85
4.15
1.35
4.43%
7.82%
—
15.90
EPS growth%
20.41
23.19
23.75
22.78
24.11
24.37
21.64
19.08
20.18
18.75
19.56
20.18
22.21
64
0.92
Bookvalue per sh£
1.94
1.75
1.77
1.83
2.08
1.91
2.09
2.27
2.42
2.72
1.07
5.55%
3.62%
—
1.92
FCF per share£
0.59
0.61
0.63
0.59
0.68
0.75
0.72
0.76
0.88
0.88
0.42
5.19%
4.15%
—
0.80
Dividend per sh£
0.79
0.80
0.72
0.70
0.77
0.83
0.89
0.98
1.06
1.04
0.78
6.20%
3.39%
—
20.76
Div yield (avg)%
22.22
21.69
24.46
24.25
24.62
21.92
21.87
24.31
24.93
24.49
17.95
24.31
24.28
65
2.55
Payout ratio%
6.70
4.25
2.15
4.80
7.54
10.09
7.84
4.97
4.79
3.38
18.96
4.97
4.89
24
86.76
Shares (diluted)M
78.17
80.27
84.99
80.29
72.29
65.84
68.57
74.29
78.21
73.98
89.25
0.46%
(1.46%)
57
2.24
Buyback yield%
19.19
17.70
15.73
14.84
13.73
12.90
14.34
13.07
11.24
11.53
2.87
12.90
14.03
32
1.559
D/E ratiox
1.445
1.515
1.616
1.702
1.755
1.666
1.726
1.856
2.096
1.944
0.156
1.856
1.714
42
124.0
Enterprise value£M
426.3
402.1
451.8
478.5
480.5
436.3
437.3
434.0
399.6
406.3
181.6
(3.30%)
(1.22%)
32
56.11
LT debt£M
406.0
420.0
466.0
482.5
497.6
538.0
525.1
558.3
586.7
556.5
195.4
2.27%
3.45%
11
Revenue
£527.3M
5.71%
1.00×
Cost of revenue
£265.0M
5.55%
0.98×
Operating expenses
£78.47M
6.11%
1.04×
Goodwill & intangibles
16.44%
Spread over hurdle
11.68%