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Current Price 91.80p Bid 90.00p Ask 93.30p Change -1.08%
Last Updated: 19/03/2024 05:13. 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 31/01/2020

Revenue
£451.50m
Operating Profit/Loss
£73.60m
Dividend yield (%)
3.30
Total dividend for year
n/ap
Dividend cover
5.41
P/E Ratio
5.60

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
£312.76m

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
91.80p
Bid Price
90.00p
Ask Price
93.30p
Volume
10,548
Change Today
-1.00p
% Change Today
-1.08%
Open
92.95p
Previous Close
91.80p
Intraday High
93.50p
Intraday Low
91.30p
52 Week High
113.80p
52 Week Low
83.80p
52 week high and low figures quoted above are calculated from intraday price data.

Intra-Day Chart

Income Statement

Year End Date
31 Jan 2020
31 Jan 2019
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Continuing Operations
Revenue
451.50
436.00
Operating Profit/Loss
73.60
76.90
Net Interest
-8.40
-8.70
Pre-Tax Profit
65.20
68.20
Profit After Tax from continuing operations
51.60
52.70
Discontinued Operations
Profit After Tax
n/a
n/a
Profit/Loss for the Year
51.60
52.70
Attributable to:
Equity Holders of Parent Company
51.60
52.70
Minority Interests
n/a
n/a
Total Dividend Paid
n/ap
14.3000p
Retained Profit/(Loss) for the Financial Year
n/a
n/a

Earnings per Share

Year End Date
31 Jan 2020
31 Jan 2019
Basic
15.10p
15.40p
Diluted
15.10p
15.40p
Adjusted
15.70p
18.00p
Dividend per Share
n/ap
14.3000p

Assets

Year End Date
31 Jan 2020
31 Jan 2019
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment
174.00
176.30
Intangible Assets
319.80
320.20
Investment Properties
n/a
n/a
Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Financial Assets
0.50
0.10
Other Non-Current Assets
2.70
2.40
Current Assets
Inventories
54.40
68.60
Trade & Other Receivables
10.80
8.60
Cash at Bank & In Hand
5.50
3.80
Current Asset Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Current Assets
1.10
2.30
Other Assets
n/a
n/a
Total Assets
568.80
582.30

Liabilities

Year End Date
31 Jan 2020
31 Jan 2019
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Current Liabilities
Borrowings
44.30
39.00
Other Current Liabilities
52.50
66.10
Total Current Liabilities
96.80
105.10
Non-Current Liabilities
Borrowings
249.20
256.00
Provisions
n/a
n/a
Other Non-Current Liabilities
1.30
1.10
Total Non-Current Liabilities
250.50
257.10
Other Liabilities
n/a
n/a
Total Liabilities
347.30
362.20

Net Assets

Year End Date
31 Jan 2020
31 Jan 2019
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Net Assets
221.50
220.10

Capital & Reserves

Year End Date
31 Jan 2020
31 Jan 2019
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Share Capital
3.40
3.40
Share Premium Account
202.20
202.20
Other Reserves
1.70
3.50
Retained Earnings
14.20
11.00
Shareholders Funds
221.50
220.10
Minority Interests/Other Equity
n/a
n/a
Total Equity
221.50
220.10

Dividend History

Type
Ex-Dividend Date
Payment Date
Payment
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 2020
31 Jan 2019
Dividend growth
-68.82%
n/a%
Dividend yield
3.30%
5.20%
Dividend cover
5.41
1.94


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