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Current Price 71.20p Bid 70.40p Ask 71.60p Change 0.42%
Last Updated: 25/05/2026 10:16. 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 31/01/2026

Revenue
£582.70m
Operating Profit/Loss
£59.40m
Dividend yield (%)
7.40
Total dividend for year
n/ap
Dividend cover
2.36
P/E Ratio
5.70
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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
Ms Indira Thambiah
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mrs Pamela Powell
Senior Non-Executive Director

Stock Details

EPIC
CARDL
ISIN
GB00BLY2F708
Shares in Issue
340.70m
Market cap
£242.58m

Analyst Views (2)

Strong Buy
 
0%
Buy
 
50.00%
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
71.20p
Bid Price
70.40p
Ask Price
71.60p
Volume
79,372
Change Today
0.30p
% Change Today
0.42%
Open
71.30p
Previous Close
71.20p
Intraday High
71.75p
Intraday Low
70.90p
52 Week High
110.50p
52 Week Low
59.50p
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 2026
31 Jan 2025
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Continuing Operations
Revenue
582.70
542.50
Operating Profit/Loss
59.40
79.30
Net Interest
-15.50
-15.20
Pre-Tax Profit
43.90
64.10
Profit After Tax from continuing operations
31.20
47.80
Discontinued Operations
Profit After Tax
n/a
n/a
Profit/Loss for the Year
31.20
47.80
Attributable to:
Equity Holders of Parent Company
31.20
47.80
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 2026
31 Jan 2025
Basic
9.00p
13.80p
Diluted
8.90p
13.70p
Adjusted
11.80p
14.30p
Dividend per Share
n/ap
n/ap

Assets

Year End Date
31 Jan 2026
31 Jan 2025
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment
166.40
158.90
Intangible Assets
388.80
356.50
Investment Properties
n/a
n/a
Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Financial Assets
0.70
0.90
Other Non-Current Assets
0.90
0.60
Current Assets
Inventories
58.90
61.70
Trade & Other Receivables
20.80
17.00
Cash at Bank & In Hand
18.80
16.50
Current Asset Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Current Assets
5.60
3.50
Other Assets
n/a
n/a
Total Assets
660.90
615.60

Liabilities

Year End Date
31 Jan 2026
31 Jan 2025
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Current Liabilities
Borrowings
34.30
21.80
Other Current Liabilities
82.10
82.50
Total Current Liabilities
116.40
104.30
Non-Current Liabilities
Borrowings
174.20
162.60
Provisions
12.40
1.40
Other Non-Current Liabilities
3.40
0.40
Total Non-Current Liabilities
190.00
164.40
Other Liabilities
n/a
n/a
Total Liabilities
306.40
268.70

Net Assets

Year End Date
31 Jan 2026
31 Jan 2025
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Net Assets
354.50
346.90

Capital & Reserves

Year End Date
31 Jan 2026
31 Jan 2025
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Share Capital
3.50
3.50
Share Premium Account
203.80
203.20
Other Reserves
-6.00
2.50
Retained Earnings
153.20
137.70
Shareholders Funds
354.50
346.90
Minority Interests/Other Equity
n/a
n/a
Total Equity
354.50
346.90

Dividend History

Type
Ex-Dividend Date
Payment Date
Payment
Final
28 May 2026
03 Jul 2026
3.70p
Interim
06 Nov 2025
12 Dec 2025
1.30p
Final
29 May 2025
27 Jun 2025
3.60p
Interim
31 Oct 2024
11 Dec 2024
1.20p
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 2026
31 Jan 2025
Dividend growth
4.17%
6.67%
Dividend yield
7.40%
5.10%
Dividend cover
2.36
2.98


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