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Chesnara Plc

Current Price 256.00p Bid 256.00p Ask 261.50p Change -0.97%
Last Updated: 19/03/2024 02:51. Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes.
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Company Overview

We are a responsible and profitable company engaged in the management of Life and Pension policies in the UK, Sweden and the Netherlands. The Group initially consisted of Countrywide Assured, a closed Life and Pensions book demerged from Countrywide plc, a large estate agency group

Financial Highlights Year Ended 31/12/2019

Revenue
£268.33m
Operating Profit/Loss
£97.00m
Dividend yield (%)
6.70
Total dividend for year
21.3000p
Dividend cover
2.48
P/E Ratio
6.00

Key Personnel

Mr Steve Murray
Executive Director
Mr David Rimmington
Finance Director
Mr Eamonn Michael Flanagan
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Mark Hesketh
Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms Carol Hagh
Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms Karin Bergstein
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Luke Savage
Non-Executive Director
Mr Jane Dale
Senior Independent Director

Stock Details

EPIC
CSNL
ISIN
GB00B00FPT80
Shares in Issue
126.55m
Market cap
£323.97m

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
256.00p
Bid Price
256.00p
Ask Price
261.50p
Volume
1,511
Change Today
-2.50p
% Change Today
-0.97%
Open
259.00p
Previous Close
256.00p
Intraday High
259.00p
Intraday Low
255.50p
52 Week High
303.00p
52 Week Low
250.00p
52 week high and low figures quoted above are calculated from intraday price data.

Intra-Day Chart

News

Income Statement

Year End Date
31 Dec 2019
31 Dec 2018
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Continuing Operations
Revenue
268.33
274.92
Operating Profit/Loss
97.00
31.98
Net Interest
-2.75
-4.35
Pre-Tax Profit
96.11
27.01
Profit After Tax from continuing operations
79.14
24.12
Discontinued Operations
Profit After Tax
n/a
n/a
Profit/Loss for the Year
79.14
24.12
Attributable to:
Equity Holders of Parent Company
79.14
24.12
Minority Interests
n/a
n/a
Total Dividend Paid
21.3000p
20.6700p
Retained Profit/(Loss) for the Financial Year
n/a
n/a

Earnings per Share

Year End Date
31 Dec 2019
31 Dec 2018
Basic
52.77p
16.10p
Diluted
52.47p
16.01p
Adjusted
52.77p
16.10p
Dividend per Share
21.3000p
20.6700p

Assets

Year End Date
31 Dec 2019
31 Dec 2018
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment
7.04
4.29
Intangible Assets
161.17
178.68
Investment Properties
1.02
1.30
Investments
6.48
5.84
Other Financial Assets
7,749.70
7,072.56
Other Non-Current Assets
n/a
n/a
Current Assets
Inventories
n/a
n/a
Trade & Other Receivables
8.35
7.31
Cash at Bank & In Hand
107.96
215.21
Current Asset Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Current Assets
n/a
n/a
Other Assets
5.39
10.70
Total Assets
8,340.97
7,817.10

Liabilities

Year End Date
31 Dec 2019
31 Dec 2018
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Current Liabilities
Borrowings
n/a
n/a
Other Current Liabilities
n/a
n/a
Total Current Liabilities
n/a
n/a
Non-Current Liabilities
Borrowings
88.16
109.20
Provisions
23.02
20.34
Other Non-Current Liabilities
n/a
n/a
Total Non-Current Liabilities
111.18
129.55
Other Liabilities
4,053.54
3,571.16
Total Liabilities
7,865.48
7,371.48

Net Assets

Year End Date
31 Dec 2019
31 Dec 2018
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Net Assets
475.49
445.62

Capital & Reserves

Year End Date
31 Dec 2019
31 Dec 2018
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Share Capital
43.77
43.77
Share Premium Account
142.05
142.05
Other Reserves
8.62
27.16
Retained Earnings
281.05
232.64
Shareholders Funds
475.49
445.62
Minority Interests/Other Equity
n/a
n/a
Total Equity
475.49
445.62

Dividend History

Type
Ex-Dividend Date
Payment Date
Payment
Interim
28 Sep 2023
10 Nov 2023
8.36p
Final
06 Apr 2023
26 May 2023
15.16p
Interim
08 Sep 2022
21 Oct 2022
8.12p
Final
07 Apr 2022
24 May 2022
14.70p
Interim
09 Sep 2021
22 Oct 2021
7.88p
Final
08 Apr 2021
24 May 2021
14.29p
Interim
08 Oct 2020
13 Nov 2020
7.65p
Final
23 Apr 2020
02 Jun 2020
13.87p
Interim
05 Sep 2019
11 Oct 2019
7.43p
Final
11 Apr 2019
24 May 2019
13.46p
Interim
06 Sep 2018
12 Oct 2018
7.21p
Final
12 Apr 2018
23 May 2018
13.07p
Interim
07 Sep 2017
11 Oct 2017
7.00p
Final
13 Apr 2017
24 May 2017
12.69p
Interim
08 Sep 2016
14 Oct 2016
6.80p
Final
07 Apr 2016
23 May 2016
12.33p
Interim
10 Sep 2015
15 Oct 2015
6.61p

Dividend Metrics

Year End Date
31 Dec 2019
31 Dec 2018
Dividend growth
3.05%
2.99%
Dividend yield
6.70%
6.00%
Dividend cover
2.48
0.78


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