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Grafton Group Units

Current Price 932.50p Bid 920.30p Ask 932.50p Change 0.23%
Last Updated: 09/05/2024 04:52. Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes.
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Company Overview

Grafton Group distributes building materials to trade customers engaged in residential repair, maintenance and improvement projects, and house building. It's main operating units are Merchanting, Retailing and Manufacturing. Merchanting distributes building and plumbing materials. Retailing operates do-it-yourself and home improvement business and manufacturing comprises a manufacturer of dry mortar and a plastics manufacturing business. Its brands are Selco, Buildbase, Plumbase, Chadwicks, Heiton Buckley, Macnaughton and Panelling Centre.

Financial Highlights Year Ended 31/12/2023

Revenue
£2,319.24m
Operating Profit/Loss
£183.09m
Dividend yield (%)
3.90
Total dividend for year
n/ap
Dividend cover
2.16
P/E Ratio
11.70
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Key Personnel

Mr Eric Born
Chief Executive Officer
Mr David Arnold
Group CFO
Mr Ian Tyler
Independent Director
Mr Avis Darzins
Non-Executive Director
Mr Vincent C Crowley
Non-Executive Director
Ms Rosheen McGuckian
Non-Executive Director
Ms Susan Murray
Non-Executive Director
Mr Mark Robson
Non-Executive Director & Chairman
Mr Paul Hampden Smith
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

Stock Details

EPIC
GFTUL
ISIN
IE00B00MZ448
Shares in Issue
235.28m
Market cap
£2,193.98m

Analyst Views (1)

Strong Buy
 
0%
Buy
 
100.00%
Hold
 
0%
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
932.50p
Bid Price
920.30p
Ask Price
932.50p
Volume
39,078
Change Today
2.10p
% Change Today
0.23%
Open
930.00p
Previous Close
932.50p
Intraday High
945.90p
Intraday Low
921.00p
52 Week High
1,004.20p
52 Week Low
753.30p
52 week high and low figures quoted above are calculated from intraday price data.

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Income Statement

Year End Date
31 Dec 2023
31 Dec 2022
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Continuing Operations
Revenue
2,319.24
2,301.48
Operating Profit/Loss
183.09
264.27
Net Interest
0.42
-12.58
Pre-Tax Profit
183.51
251.68
Profit After Tax from continuing operations
148.72
208.62
Discontinued Operations
Profit After Tax
n/a
n/a
Profit/Loss for the Year
148.72
208.62
Attributable to:
Equity Holders of Parent Company
148.72
208.62
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 Dec 2023
31 Dec 2022
Basic
69.60p
89.30p
Diluted
69.60p
89.20p
Adjusted
77.90p
96.60p
Dividend per Share
n/ap
n/ap

Assets

Year End Date
31 Dec 2023
31 Dec 2022
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment
768.56
774.52
Intangible Assets
783.96
789.46
Investment Properties
24.61
26.08
Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Financial Assets
0.13
0.13
Other Non-Current Assets
16.47
13.10
Current Assets
Inventories
361.60
399.56
Trade & Other Receivables
262.96
267.89
Cash at Bank & In Hand
383.94
711.72
Current Asset Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Current Assets
204.29
4.36
Other Assets
n/a
n/a
Total Assets
2,806.51
2,986.83

Liabilities

Year End Date
31 Dec 2023
31 Dec 2022
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Current Liabilities
Borrowings
64.89
60.10
Other Current Liabilities
428.07
447.18
Total Current Liabilities
492.96
507.29
Non-Current Liabilities
Borrowings
568.31
642.70
Provisions
74.08
76.20
Other Non-Current Liabilities
15.36
15.07
Total Non-Current Liabilities
657.76
733.97
Other Liabilities
n/a
n/a
Total Liabilities
1,150.71
1,241.25

Net Assets

Year End Date
31 Dec 2023
31 Dec 2022
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Net Assets
1,655.80
1,745.58

Capital & Reserves

Year End Date
31 Dec 2023
31 Dec 2022
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Share Capital
7.09
7.87
Share Premium Account
223.86
221.98
Other Reserves
91.85
104.68
Retained Earnings
1,332.99
1,411.05
Shareholders Funds
1,655.80
1,745.58
Minority Interests/Other Equity
n/a
n/a
Total Equity
1,655.80
1,745.58

Dividend History

Type
Ex-Dividend Date
Payment Date
Payment
Final
11 Apr 2024
09 May 2024
26.00p
Interim
21 Sep 2023
20 Oct 2023
10.00p
Final
13 Apr 2023
11 May 2023
23.75p
Interim
08 Sep 2022
07 Oct 2022
9.25p
Final
07 Apr 2022
05 May 2022
22.00p
Interim
02 Sep 2021
01 Oct 2021
8.50p
Final
08 Apr 2021
05 May 2021
14.50p
Interim
28 Jan 2021
19 Feb 2021
12.50p
Interim
26 Sep 2019
11 Oct 2019
6.50p
Final
07 Mar 2019
05 Apr 2019
12.00p
Interim
30 Aug 2018
28 Sep 2018
6.00p
Final
08 Mar 2018
06 Apr 2018
10.25p
Interim
07 Sep 2017
06 Oct 2017
5.25p
Final
16 Mar 2017
13 Apr 2017
9.00p
Interim
08 Sep 2016
07 Oct 2016
4.75p
2nd Interim
17 Mar 2016
15 Apr 2016
8.00p
2nd Interim
17 Mar 2016
15 Apr 2016
8.00p
2nd Interim
17 Mar 2016
15 Apr 2016
8.00p
2nd Interim
17 Mar 2016
15 Apr 2016
8.00p

Dividend Metrics

Year End Date
31 Dec 2023
31 Dec 2022
Dividend growth
9.09%
8.20%
Dividend yield
3.90%
4.20%
Dividend cover
2.16
2.93


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