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Chemring Group

Current Price 211.00p Bid 215.00p Ask 219.50p Change -4.09%
Last Updated: 27/05/2020 11:27. Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes.
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Company Overview

With origins dating back to the early twentieth century, Chemring is a specialist defence manufacturer producing decoy measures to protect air, sea and land platforms against guided missile threats. The group, which floated in 1974, employs over 2000 people at 14 operations in the UK, US, Germany, Spain, France and Australia.

Financial Highlights Year Ended 31/10/2019

Revenue
£335.20m
Operating Profit/Loss
£31.30m
Dividend yield (%)
1.80
Total dividend for year
3.6000p
Dividend cover
3.11
P/E Ratio
17.90
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Key Personnel

Mr Carl-Peter Forster
Chairman
Mr Andrew Davies
Finance Director
Mr Michael Ord
Group Chief Executive
Mr Andrew Lewis
Group Finance Director
Mr Stephen King
Non-Executive Director
Ms Laurie Bowen
Non-Executive Director
Ms Sarah Ellard
Secretary and Group Legal Director

Stock Details

EPIC
CHG
ISIN
GB00B45C9X44
Shares in Issue
281.89m
Market cap
£594.78m
Sector
Defense and Aeronautics

Analyst Views (5)

Strong Buy
 
60.00%
Buy
 
20.00%
Hold
 
20.00%
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 view held by Redmayne Bentley and is not advice.

Price Summary

Mid Price
211.00p
Bid Price
215.00p
Ask Price
219.50p
Volume
91,871
Change Today
-9.00p
% Change Today
-4.09%
Open
229.50p
Previous Close
220.00p
Intraday High
229.50p
Intraday Low
206.00p
52 Week High
286.00p
52 Week Low
150.00p
52 week high and low figures quoted above are calculated from intraday price data.

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Income Statement

Year End Date
31 Oct 2019
31 Oct 2018
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Continuing Operations
Revenue
335.20
297.40
Operating Profit/Loss
31.30
-15.90
Net Interest
-4.60
-6.10
Pre-Tax Profit
26.70
-22.00
Profit After Tax from continuing operations
23.10
-40.80
Discontinued Operations
Profit After Tax
-1.20
-65.00
Profit/Loss for the Year
21.90
-105.80
Attributable to:
Equity Holders of Parent Company
21.90
-105.80
Minority Interests
n/a
n/a
Total Dividend Paid
3.6000p
3.3000p
Retained Profit/(Loss) for the Financial Year
n/a
n/a

Earnings per Share

Year End Date
31 Oct 2019
31 Oct 2018
Basic
8.20p
-14.60p
Diluted
8.10p
-14.60p
Adjusted
12.20p
9.10p
Dividend per Share
3.6000p
3.3000p

Assets

Year End Date
31 Oct 2019
31 Oct 2018
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment
170.00
148.10
Intangible Assets
133.80
146.80
Investment Properties
n/a
n/a
Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Financial Assets
n/a
n/a
Other Non-Current Assets
54.20
68.30
Current Assets
Inventories
78.10
71.40
Trade & Other Receivables
53.70
62.20
Cash at Bank & In Hand
1.30
9.60
Current Asset Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Current Assets
0.20
0.10
Other Assets
7.00
43.70
Total Assets
498.30
550.20

Liabilities

Year End Date
31 Oct 2019
31 Oct 2018
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Current Liabilities
Borrowings
69.20
n/a
Other Current Liabilities
78.00
76.40
Total Current Liabilities
147.20
76.40
Non-Current Liabilities
Borrowings
7.70
91.30
Provisions
35.40
61.10
Other Non-Current Liabilities
0.40
0.30
Total Non-Current Liabilities
43.50
152.70
Other Liabilities
1.80
26.90
Total Liabilities
192.50
256.00

Net Assets

Year End Date
31 Oct 2019
31 Oct 2018
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Net Assets
305.80
294.20

Capital & Reserves

Year End Date
31 Oct 2019
31 Oct 2018
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Share Capital
2.80
2.80
Share Premium Account
306.20
305.40
Other Reserves
-3.90
-13.30
Retained Earnings
8.50
7.10
Shareholders Funds
313.60
302.00
Minority Interests/Other Equity
-7.80
-7.80
Total Equity
305.80
294.20

Dividend History

Type
Ex-Dividend Date
Payment Date
Payment
Final
02 Apr 2020
24 Apr 2020
2.40p
Interim
29 Aug 2019
13 Sep 2019
1.20p
Final
04 Apr 2019
18 Apr 2019
2.20p
Interim
30 Aug 2018
14 Sep 2018
1.10p
Final
05 Apr 2018
20 Apr 2018
2.00p
Interim
31 Aug 2017
15 Sep 2017
1.00p
Final
27 Apr 2017
18 May 2017
1.30p
Interim
03 Sep 2015
25 Sep 2015
2.40p

Dividend Metrics

Year End Date
31 Oct 2019
31 Oct 2018
Dividend growth
9.09%
10.00%
Dividend yield
1.80%
1.80%
Dividend cover
3.11
2.09
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