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Current Price 103.10p Bid 101.60p Ask 103.40p Change -0.10%
Last Updated: 09/05/2024 15:27. Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes.
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Company Overview

Card Factory is a retailer of greetings cards and associated gift and party products. The company, which was founded by a Yorkshire entrepreneur as a back-of-the-van stall, was floated in London by private equity group Charterhouse with a valuation of £700m in May 2014. No-frills Card Factory had a total store estate of 865 at its January 2017 year end. It has an online presence offering personalised cards and gifts at gettingpersonal.co.uk.

Financial Highlights Year Ended 31/01/2024

Revenue
£510.90m
Operating Profit/Loss
£76.40m
Dividend yield (%)
4.80
Total dividend for year
n/ap
Dividend cover
3.00
P/E Ratio
7.00
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Key Personnel

Mr Paul Moody
Chairman
Mr Darcy Willson Rymer
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Matthias Seeger
Chief Financial Officer
Mr Robert McWilliam
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Roger Whiteside
Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms Indira Thambiah
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Nathan Lane
Non-Executive Director

Stock Details

EPIC
CARDL
ISIN
GB00BLY2F708
Shares in Issue
340.70m
Market cap
£351.26m

Analyst Views (4)

Strong Buy
 
50.00%
Buy
 
0%
Hold
 
50.00%
Sell
 
0%
Strong Sell
 
0%
This information is provided by Web Financial Group (UK) Limited. It is subject to change without notice and doesn't reflect the views held by Redmayne Bentley and is not advice.

Price Summary

Mid Price
103.10p
Bid Price
101.60p
Ask Price
103.40p
Volume
3,873
Change Today
-0.10p
% Change Today
-0.10%
Open
102.10p
Previous Close
103.20p
Intraday High
103.10p
Intraday Low
102.10p
52 Week High
113.20p
52 Week Low
85.60p
52 week high and low figures quoted above are calculated from intraday price data.

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Income Statement

Year End Date
31 Jan 2024
31 Jan 2023
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Continuing Operations
Revenue
510.90
463.40
Operating Profit/Loss
76.40
63.80
Net Interest
-13.40
-11.40
Pre-Tax Profit
65.60
52.40
Profit After Tax from continuing operations
49.50
44.20
Discontinued Operations
Profit After Tax
n/a
n/a
Profit/Loss for the Year
49.50
44.20
Attributable to:
Equity Holders of Parent Company
49.50
44.20
Minority Interests
n/a
n/a
Total Dividend Paid
n/ap
n/ap
Retained Profit/(Loss) for the Financial Year
n/a
n/a

Earnings per Share

Year End Date
31 Jan 2024
31 Jan 2023
Basic
14.40p
12.90p
Diluted
14.30p
12.80p
Adjusted
13.50p
12.90p
Dividend per Share
n/ap
n/ap

Assets

Year End Date
31 Jan 2024
31 Jan 2023
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment
145.10
132.70
Intangible Assets
331.40
326.30
Investment Properties
n/a
n/a
Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Financial Assets
n/a
0.50
Other Non-Current Assets
1.80
2.10
Current Assets
Inventories
50.00
45.30
Trade & Other Receivables
11.60
13.30
Cash at Bank & In Hand
11.30
11.70
Current Asset Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Current Assets
0.90
5.30
Other Assets
n/a
n/a
Total Assets
552.10
537.20

Liabilities

Year End Date
31 Jan 2024
31 Jan 2023
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Current Liabilities
Borrowings
32.40
77.40
Other Current Liabilities
89.70
95.60
Total Current Liabilities
122.10
173.00
Non-Current Liabilities
Borrowings
113.40
95.50
Provisions
0.80
n/a
Other Non-Current Liabilities
n/a
0.50
Total Non-Current Liabilities
114.20
96.00
Other Liabilities
n/a
n/a
Total Liabilities
236.30
269.00

Net Assets

Year End Date
31 Jan 2024
31 Jan 2023
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Net Assets
315.80
268.20

Capital & Reserves

Year End Date
31 Jan 2024
31 Jan 2023
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Share Capital
3.50
3.40
Share Premium Account
202.70
202.20
Other Reserves
1.60
5.60
Retained Earnings
108.00
57.00
Shareholders Funds
315.80
268.20
Minority Interests/Other Equity
n/a
n/a
Total Equity
315.80
268.20

Dividend History

Type
Ex-Dividend Date
Payment Date
Payment
Final
30 May 2024
28 Jun 2024
4.50p
Interim
07 Nov 2019
19 Dec 2019
2.90p
Interim
07 Nov 2019
19 Dec 2019
2.90p
Final
09 May 2019
18 Jun 2019
6.40p
Interim
08 Nov 2018
14 Dec 2018
2.90p
Interim
08 Nov 2018
14 Dec 2018
2.90p
Final
03 May 2018
08 Jun 2018
6.40p
Interim
09 Nov 2017
15 Dec 2017
2.90p
Interim
09 Nov 2017
15 Dec 2017
2.90p
Final
04 May 2017
09 Jun 2017
6.30p
Interim
20 Oct 2016
25 Nov 2016
2.80p
Interim
20 Oct 2016
25 Nov 2016
2.80p
Final
05 May 2016
10 Jun 2016
6.00p
Interim
15 Oct 2015
27 Nov 2015
2.50p
Interim
15 Oct 2015
27 Nov 2015
2.50p
Interim
30 Apr 2015
05 Jun 2015
2.30p
Interim
30 Apr 2015
05 Jun 2015
2.30p

Dividend Metrics

Year End Date
31 Jan 2024
31 Jan 2023
Dividend growth
n/a%
n/a%
Dividend yield
4.80%
n/a%
Dividend cover
3.00
n/a


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