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Current Price 98.10p Bid 96.20p Ask 100.00p Change 1.66%
Last Updated: 05/12/2025 08:05. 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 31/01/2025

Revenue
£542.50m
Operating Profit/Loss
£79.30m
Dividend yield (%)
5.10
Total dividend for year
n/ap
Dividend cover
2.98
P/E Ratio
6.60
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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
£334.22m

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
98.10p
Bid Price
96.20p
Ask Price
100.00p
Volume
93,285
Change Today
1.60p
% Change Today
1.66%
Open
96.45p
Previous Close
98.10p
Intraday High
98.40p
Intraday Low
96.10p
52 Week High
110.50p
52 Week Low
80.40p
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 2025
31 Jan 2024
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Continuing Operations
Revenue
542.50
510.90
Operating Profit/Loss
79.30
76.40
Net Interest
-15.20
-13.40
Pre-Tax Profit
64.10
65.60
Profit After Tax from continuing operations
47.80
49.50
Discontinued Operations
Profit After Tax
n/a
n/a
Profit/Loss for the Year
47.80
49.50
Attributable to:
Equity Holders of Parent Company
47.80
49.50
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 2025
31 Jan 2024
Basic
13.80p
14.40p
Diluted
13.70p
14.30p
Adjusted
14.30p
13.50p
Dividend per Share
n/ap
n/ap

Assets

Year End Date
31 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2024
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment
158.90
145.10
Intangible Assets
356.50
331.40
Investment Properties
n/a
n/a
Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Financial Assets
n/a
n/a
Other Non-Current Assets
1.50
1.80
Current Assets
Inventories
61.10
50.00
Trade & Other Receivables
17.00
11.60
Cash at Bank & In Hand
16.50
11.30
Current Asset Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Current Assets
4.10
0.90
Other Assets
n/a
n/a
Total Assets
615.60
552.10

Liabilities

Year End Date
31 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2024
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Current Liabilities
Borrowings
21.80
32.40
Other Current Liabilities
82.50
89.70
Total Current Liabilities
104.30
122.10
Non-Current Liabilities
Borrowings
162.60
113.40
Provisions
1.40
n/a
Other Non-Current Liabilities
0.40
0.80
Total Non-Current Liabilities
164.40
114.20
Other Liabilities
n/a
n/a
Total Liabilities
268.70
236.30

Net Assets

Year End Date
31 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2024
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Net Assets
346.90
315.80

Capital & Reserves

Year End Date
31 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2024
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Share Capital
3.50
3.50
Share Premium Account
203.20
202.70
Other Reserves
2.50
1.20
Retained Earnings
137.70
108.40
Shareholders Funds
346.90
315.80
Minority Interests/Other Equity
n/a
n/a
Total Equity
346.90
315.80

Dividend History

Type
Ex-Dividend Date
Payment Date
Payment
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 2025
31 Jan 2024
Dividend growth
6.67%
n/a%
Dividend yield
5.10%
4.80%
Dividend cover
2.98
3.00


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