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Current Price 244.20p Bid 244.10p Ask 261.00p Change -0.49%
Last Updated: 20/04/2024 02:27. Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes.
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Company Overview

Legal & General Group Plc is a United Kingdom-based financial services provider. The Company's segments include Legal & General Retirement Institutional (LGRI), Legal & General Capital (LGC), Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), Insurance, and Retail Retirement. LGRI segment represents worldwide pension risk transfer business including longevity insurance. LGC segment represents shareholder assets invested in direct investments primarily in the areas of specialist commercial real estate, clean energy, housing, and small and medium enterprises (SME) finance, as well as traded and treasury assets.

Financial Highlights Year Ended 31/12/2023

Revenue
£9,624.00m
Operating Profit/Loss
£542.00m
Dividend yield (%)
8.10
Total dividend for year
n/ap
Dividend cover
0.36
P/E Ratio
34.30
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Key Personnel

Sir John Kingman
Chairman
Mr Jeff Davies
Chief Financial Officer
Mr António Simões
Group Chief Executive
Mr George Lewis
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Henrietta Baldock
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Nilufer von Bismarck
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Philip A J Broadley
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Ric Lewis
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Tushar Morzaria
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mrs Lesley Knox
Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms Carolyn Johnson
Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms Laura Wade-Gery
Independent Non-Executive Director

Stock Details

EPIC
LGENL
ISIN
GB0005603997
Shares in Issue
5,948.87m
Market cap
£14,527.14m

Analyst Views (3)

Strong Buy
 
0%
Buy
 
100.00%
Hold
 
0%
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
244.20p
Bid Price
244.10p
Ask Price
261.00p
Volume
1,421,586
Change Today
-1.20p
% Change Today
-0.49%
Open
243.80p
Previous Close
244.20p
Intraday High
244.95p
Intraday Low
241.80p
52 Week High
256.70p
52 Week Low
205.90p
52 week high and low figures quoted above are calculated from intraday price data.

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Income Statement

Year End Date
31 Dec 2023
31 Dec 2022
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Continuing Operations
Revenue
9,624.00
8,683.00
Operating Profit/Loss
542.00
1,229.00
Net Interest
347.00
-290.00
Pre-Tax Profit
195.00
939.00
Profit After Tax from continuing operations
443.00
782.00
Discontinued Operations
Profit After Tax
n/a
n/a
Profit/Loss for the Year
443.00
782.00
Attributable to:
Equity Holders of Parent Company
457.00
783.00
Minority Interests
-14.00
-1.00
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 Dec 2023
31 Dec 2022
Basic
7.35p
12.84p
Diluted
7.28p
12.47p
Adjusted
7.35p
12.84p
Dividend per Share
n/ap
n/ap

Assets

Year End Date
31 Dec 2023
31 Dec 2022
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment
433.00
326.00
Intangible Assets
550.00
512.00
Investment Properties
8,893.00
9,372.00
Investments
472,021.00
447,112.00
Other Financial Assets
n/a
n/a
Other Non-Current Assets
n/a
n/a
Current Assets
Inventories
n/a
n/a
Trade & Other Receivables
n/a
n/a
Cash at Bank & In Hand
20,513.00
35,784.00
Current Asset Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Current Assets
885.00
802.00
Other Assets
11,494.00
14,649.00
Total Assets
522,095.00
513,270.00

Liabilities

Year End Date
31 Dec 2023
31 Dec 2022
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Current Liabilities
Borrowings
n/a
n/a
Other Current Liabilities
77.00
69.00
Total Current Liabilities
77.00
69.00
Non-Current Liabilities
Borrowings
6,120.00
5,557.00
Provisions
365.00
1,096.00
Other Non-Current Liabilities
n/a
n/a
Total Non-Current Liabilities
6,485.00
6,653.00
Other Liabilities
419,083.00
422,749.00
Total Liabilities
517,311.00
507,737.00

Net Assets

Year End Date
31 Dec 2023
31 Dec 2022
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Net Assets
4,784.00
5,533.00

Capital & Reserves

Year End Date
31 Dec 2023
31 Dec 2022
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Share Capital
149.00
149.00
Share Premium Account
1,030.00
1,018.00
Other Reserves
179.00
193.00
Retained Earnings
2,973.00
3,707.00
Shareholders Funds
4,331.00
5,067.00
Minority Interests/Other Equity
453.00
466.00
Total Equity
4,784.00
5,533.00

Dividend History

Type
Ex-Dividend Date
Payment Date
Payment
Final
25 Apr 2024
06 Jun 2024
14.63p
Interim
24 Aug 2023
26 Sep 2023
5.71p
Final
27 Apr 2023
05 Jun 2023
13.93p
Interim
18 Aug 2022
26 Sep 2022
5.44p
Final
21 Apr 2022
01 Jun 2022
13.27p
Interim
12 Aug 2021
20 Sep 2021
5.18p
Final
15 Apr 2021
27 May 2021
12.64p
Interim
13 Aug 2020
24 Sep 2020
4.93p
Final
23 Apr 2020
04 Jun 2020
12.64p
Interim
15 Aug 2019
26 Sep 2019
4.93p
Final
25 Apr 2019
06 Jun 2019
11.82p
Interim
16 Aug 2018
27 Sep 2018
4.60p
Final
26 Apr 2018
07 Jun 2018
11.05p
Interim
17 Aug 2017
21 Sep 2017
4.30p
Final
27 Apr 2017
08 Jun 2017
10.35p
Interim
18 Aug 2016
22 Sep 2016
4.00p
Final
28 Apr 2016
09 Jun 2016
9.95p
Interim
13 Aug 2015
17 Sep 2015
3.45p

Dividend Metrics

Year End Date
31 Dec 2023
31 Dec 2022
Dividend growth
5.01%
4.99%
Dividend yield
8.10%
7.70%
Dividend cover
0.36
0.66


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