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Pennon Group

Current Price 706.50p Bid 705.50p Ask 707.00p Change -0.77%
Last Updated: 09/05/2024 05:20. Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes.
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Company Overview

Founded in 1989, Pennon is a FTSE 250 listed company and one of the leading businesses in the UK water sector, providing clean water and wastewater services through our businesses across the Great South West, serving a population of c.3.5 million, across nine counties and c.380,000 business customers across the UK.

Financial Highlights Year Ended 31/03/2020

Revenue
£1,389.90m
Operating Profit/Loss
£357.40m
Dividend yield (%)
4.00
Total dividend for year
43.7700p
Dividend cover
1.41
P/E Ratio
17.60

Key Personnel

Mr Steve Buck
Director
Ms Susan Davy
Group Finance Director
Mr Jon Butterworth
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Dorothy Burwell
Non-Executive Director
Mr Iain Evans
Non-Executive Director
Mr Loraine Woodhouse
Non-Executive Director
Ms Claire Ighodaro CBE
Non-Executive Director
Ms Gill Rider
Senior Independent Director

Stock Details

EPIC
PNNL
ISIN
GB00B18V8630
Shares in Issue
412.32m
Market cap
£2,913.06m

Analyst Views (3)

Strong Buy
 
0%
Buy
 
66.67%
Hold
 
33.33%
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
706.50p
Bid Price
705.50p
Ask Price
707.00p
Volume
104,119
Change Today
-5.50p
% Change Today
-0.77%
Open
707.25p
Previous Close
706.50p
Intraday High
715.00p
Intraday Low
701.50p
52 Week High
868.50p
52 Week Low
555.50p
52 week high and low figures quoted above are calculated from intraday price data.

Intra-Day Chart

Income Statement

Year End Date
31 Mar 2020
31 Mar 2019
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Continuing Operations
Revenue
1,389.90
1,478.20
Operating Profit/Loss
357.40
325.30
Net Interest
-70.70
-77.40
Pre-Tax Profit
301.50
260.30
Profit After Tax from continuing operations
206.30
222.60
Discontinued Operations
Profit After Tax
n/a
n/a
Profit/Loss for the Year
206.30
222.60
Attributable to:
Equity Holders of Parent Company
207.40
222.90
Minority Interests
-1.10
-0.30
Total Dividend Paid
43.7700p
41.0600p
Retained Profit/(Loss) for the Financial Year
n/a
n/a

Earnings per Share

Year End Date
31 Mar 2020
31 Mar 2019
Basic
27.70p
38.20p
Diluted
27.60p
38.10p
Adjusted
61.70p
57.80p
Dividend per Share
43.7700p
41.0600p

Assets

Year End Date
31 Mar 2020
31 Mar 2019
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment
3,171.80
4,509.40
Intangible Assets
43.50
477.10
Investment Properties
n/a
n/a
Investments
n/a
51.10
Other Financial Assets
4.10
70.50
Other Non-Current Assets
6.60
256.40
Current Assets
Inventories
4.90
28.80
Trade & Other Receivables
185.80
484.80
Cash at Bank & In Hand
665.90
569.60
Current Asset Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Current Assets
4.60
11.80
Other Assets
2,675.30
n/a
Total Assets
6,762.50
6,459.50

Liabilities

Year End Date
31 Mar 2020
31 Mar 2019
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Current Liabilities
Borrowings
59.90
150.40
Other Current Liabilities
124.50
360.70
Total Current Liabilities
184.40
511.10
Non-Current Liabilities
Borrowings
3,654.90
3,498.70
Provisions
261.60
508.20
Other Non-Current Liabilities
193.20
261.70
Total Non-Current Liabilities
4,109.70
4,268.60
Other Liabilities
756.30
n/a
Total Liabilities
5,050.40
4,779.70

Net Assets

Year End Date
31 Mar 2020
31 Mar 2019
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Net Assets
1,712.10
1,679.80

Capital & Reserves

Year End Date
31 Mar 2020
31 Mar 2019
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Share Capital
171.30
171.10
Share Premium Account
227.00
223.60
Other Reserves
144.20
144.20
Retained Earnings
872.80
843.00
Shareholders Funds
1,415.30
1,381.90
Minority Interests/Other Equity
296.80
297.90
Total Equity
1,712.10
1,679.80

Dividend History

Type
Ex-Dividend Date
Payment Date
Payment
Interim
25 Jan 2024
05 Apr 2024
14.04p
Final
20 Jul 2023
04 Sep 2023
29.77p
Interim
26 Jan 2023
05 Apr 2023
12.96p
Final
21 Jul 2022
05 Sep 2022
26.83p
Interim
27 Jan 2022
05 Apr 2022
11.70p
Final
22 Jul 2021
02 Sep 2021
14.97p
Special
01 Jul 2021
16 Jul 2021
355.00p
Special
05 Jul 2021
16 Jul 2021
355.00p
Interim
28 Jan 2021
01 Apr 2021
6.77p
Final
23 Jul 2020
02 Sep 2020
30.11p
Interim
23 Jan 2020
03 Apr 2020
13.66p
Final
25 Jul 2019
03 Sep 2019
28.22p
Interim
24 Jan 2019
04 Apr 2019
12.84p
Final
05 Jul 2018
04 Sep 2018
26.62p
Interim
25 Jan 2018
04 Apr 2018
11.97p
Final
06 Jul 2017
01 Sep 2017
24.87p
Interim
02 Feb 2017
04 Apr 2017
11.09p
Final
07 Jul 2016
02 Sep 2016
23.12p
Interim
28 Jan 2016
01 Apr 2016
10.46p
Final
06 Aug 2015
02 Oct 2015
21.82p
Interim
29 Jan 2015
02 Apr 2015
9.98p

Dividend Metrics

Year End Date
31 Mar 2020
31 Mar 2019
Dividend growth
6.60%
6.40%
Dividend yield
4.00%
5.50%
Dividend cover
1.41
1.41


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