638.3
Revenue£M
756.3
757.0
788.9
810.5
831.6
861.2
900.2
936.4
962.8
983.4
670.6
3.41%
2.87%
88
25.18
Revenue growth%
20.55
21.22
20.01
22.60
21.35
22.58
22.27
22.02
24.57
24.72
3.31
22.58
22.15
14
13.04
Gross margin%
12.06
12.08
11.98
14.16
15.85
17.62
18.89
17.22
19.00
17.63
2.83
17.63
16.54
7
23.28
Operating margin%
0.40
1.61
0.40
2.38
4.25
3.44
3.90
5.15
5.50
5.63
22.37
5.15
3.67
7
25.01
Net margin%
12.45
11.83
8.85
8.66
9.97
9.03
6.48
8.34
10.33
7.59
6.93
8.34
8.94
77
13.02
P/E ratio (avg)x
56.11
57.76
61.99
75.19
88.41
98.48
105.1
127.2
136.3
134.4
6.439
127.2
93.45
51
26.47
EV/EBITx
25.65
27.23
26.99
26.52
27.51
27.53
26.51
26.51
23.51
23.35
7.983
26.51
26.52
5
29.31
FCF yield (avg)%
10.33
12.17
10.16
11.61
11.82
14.52
13.12
10.49
12.99
13.99
4.16
13.12
11.99
12
26.68
FCF margin%
25.33
23.42
21.39
20.07
18.81
21.78
18.94
20.62
18.30
17.54
3.89
18.94
20.35
40
1.618
FCF / Net incomex
0.924
0.847
0.945
0.880
0.906
0.923
1.035
1.067
1.197
1.119
1.750
1.067
0.934
84
10.35
ROIC%
34.47
33.87
36.04
36.03
38.74
36.13
38.41
39.54
37.46
38.55
9.20
38.41
36.79
47
21.14
Return on equity%
9.80
9.93
10.12
9.01
10.05
11.72
11.72
12.48
12.13
9.73
25.41
11.72
10.08
48
13.89
Return on assets%
4.94
5.79
4.73
5.57
7.34
7.12
5.66
5.57
3.80
1.97
3.31
5.57
5.57
66
19.23
EPS£
19.71
19.90
21.51
20.85
23.01
23.50
24.48
23.57
26.22
29.92
20.51
5.40%
4.47%
—
7.12
EPS growth%
0.40
2.33
3.97
4.51
7.37
6.79
8.58
7.85
9.55
8.21
25.50
8.21
7.08
8
28.29
Bookvalue per sh£
21.02
18.71
17.37
17.98
15.82
15.37
15.43
16.71
14.10
13.83
30.36
(2.64%)
(3.69%)
—
10.60
FCF per share£
57.13
63.63
70.07
81.02
89.58
97.25
106.31
126.18
132.86
156.91
25.32
11.86%
11.08%
—
9.00
Dividend per sh£
16.77
19.09
21.86
23.00
26.35
25.87
24.40
24.44
25.93
27.95
20.45
1.19%
6.65%
—
14.39
Div yield (avg)%
9.78
10.69
8.86
10.04
9.91
7.22
9.76
8.68
6.44
4.20
29.91
7.22
9.31
51
6.69
Payout ratio%
9.62
11.71
14.21
15.79
13.84
15.90
17.60
20.47
22.70
21.62
21.42
20.47
15.85
49
32.06
Shares (diluted)M
66.71
77.13
79.83
85.42
92.75
96.56
106.5
107.3
114.5
136.4
32.97
8.01%
9.50%
8
4.38
Buyback yield%
23.74
21.58
20.45
19.15
16.67
16.25
16.74
15.76
17.50
16.51
8.26
16.51
17.12
30
1.207
D/E ratiox
1.351
1.210
1.088
1.170
1.060
1.179
1.167
1.247
1.238
1.321
1.360
1.238
1.195
47
0.117
Enterprise value£B
1.004
1.052
1.125
1.146
1.132
1.182
1.128
1.051
1.032
0.999
1.058
(2.46%)
0.90%
79
0.651
LT debt£B
0.783
0.724
0.820
0.944
1.084
1.139
1.121
1.125
1.066
1.022
0.703
(1.17%)
2.41%
36
Revenue
£983.4M
2.87%
1.00×
Cost of revenue
£525.8M
3.22%
1.04×
Operating expenses
£192.8M
2.37%
0.95×
Goodwill & intangibles
19.55%
Spread over hurdle
52.83%