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Current Price 198.10p Bid 190.15p Ask 198.25p Change 0.00%
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Company Overview

International Distributions Services plc is a United Kingdom-based provider of postal and delivery services. The Company also provides designated universal postal service in the United Kingdom. The Company's subsidiary, Royal Mail Group Limited, comprises the Company's United Kingdom and international parcels and letters delivery businesses operating under the Royal Mail and Parcelforce Worldwide brands. Through the Royal Mail Core Network, the Company delivers a one-price-goes-anywhere service on a range of parcels and letters products. Royal Mail has the capability to deliver to approximately 31 million addresses in the United Kingdom, six days a week (excluding United Kingdom public holidays). Parcelforce Worldwide operates a separate United Kingdom network, which collects and delivers express parcels.

Financial Highlights Year Ended 29/03/2020

Revenue
£10,840.00m
Operating Profit/Loss
£55.00m
Dividend yield (%)
5.60
Total dividend for year
7.5000p
Dividend cover
2.61
P/E Ratio
6.80
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Key Personnel

Mr Keith Williams
Chairman
Dr Michael Frederick Snape
Chief Financial Officer
Mr Ingrid Ebner
Non-Executive Director
Mr Jourik Hooghe
Non-Executive Director
Mr Martin Seidenberg
Non-Executive Director
Mr Michael Findlay
Non-Executive Director
Ms Lynne Peacock
Non-Executive Director
Ms Maria da Cunha
Non-Executive Director
Ms Shashi Verma
Non-Executive Director
Ms Sarah E M Hogg
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

Stock Details

EPIC
RMGL
ISIN
GB00BDVZYZ77
Shares in Issue
999.96m
Market cap
£1,980.92m

Analyst Views (5)

Strong Buy
 
0%
Buy
 
80.00%
Hold
 
0%
Sell
 
20.00%
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
198.10p
Bid Price
190.15p
Ask Price
198.25p
Volume
0
Change Today
0.00p
% Change Today
0.00%
Open
198.10p
Previous Close
198.10p
Intraday High
198.10p
Intraday Low
198.10p
52 Week High
198.10p
52 Week Low
198.10p
52 week high and low figures quoted above are calculated from intraday price data.

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Income Statement

Year End Date
29 Mar 2020
31 Mar 2019
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Continuing Operations
Revenue
10,840.00
10,581.00
Operating Profit/Loss
55.00
160.00
Net Interest
-50.00
-13.00
Pre-Tax Profit
180.00
241.00
Profit After Tax from continuing operations
161.00
175.00
Discontinued Operations
Profit After Tax
n/a
n/a
Profit/Loss for the Year
161.00
175.00
Attributable to:
Equity Holders of Parent Company
161.00
175.00
Minority Interests
n/a
n/a
Total Dividend Paid
7.5000p
25.0000p
Retained Profit/(Loss) for the Financial Year
n/a
n/a

Earnings per Share

Year End Date
29 Mar 2020
31 Mar 2019
Basic
16.10p
17.50p
Diluted
16.10p
17.50p
Adjusted
19.60p
30.50p
Dividend per Share
7.5000p
25.0000p

Assets

Year End Date
29 Mar 2020
31 Mar 2019
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment
3,120.00
2,066.00
Intangible Assets
948.00
1,011.00
Investment Properties
n/a
n/a
Investments
5.00
5.00
Other Financial Assets
201.00
211.00
Other Non-Current Assets
3,736.00
2,484.00
Current Assets
Inventories
19.00
27.00
Trade & Other Receivables
1,288.00
1,317.00
Cash at Bank & In Hand
1,640.00
236.00
Current Asset Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Current Assets
35.00
8.00
Other Assets
25.00
36.00
Total Assets
11,017.00
7,401.00

Liabilities

Year End Date
29 Mar 2020
31 Mar 2019
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Current Liabilities
Borrowings
901.00
37.00
Other Current Liabilities
2,194.00
1,952.00
Total Current Liabilities
3,095.00
1,989.00
Non-Current Liabilities
Borrowings
1,922.00
519.00
Provisions
166.00
159.00
Other Non-Current Liabilities
213.00
115.00
Total Non-Current Liabilities
2,301.00
793.00
Other Liabilities
n/a
n/a
Total Liabilities
5,396.00
2,782.00

Net Assets

Year End Date
29 Mar 2020
31 Mar 2019
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Net Assets
5,621.00
4,619.00

Capital & Reserves

Year End Date
29 Mar 2020
31 Mar 2019
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Share Capital
10.00
10.00
Share Premium Account
n/a
n/a
Other Reserves
-14.00
33.00
Retained Earnings
5,625.00
4,576.00
Shareholders Funds
5,621.00
4,619.00
Minority Interests/Other Equity
n/a
n/a
Total Equity
5,621.00
4,619.00

Dividend History

Type
Ex-Dividend Date
Payment Date
Payment
Final
28 Jul 2022
06 Sep 2022
13.30p
Interim
02 Dec 2021
12 Jan 2022
6.70p
Interim
02 Dec 2021
12 Jan 2022
6.70p
Final
29 Jul 2021
06 Sep 2021
10.00p
Final
29 Jul 2021
06 Sep 2021
10.00p
Interim
05 Dec 2019
15 Jan 2020
7.50p
Interim
05 Dec 2019
15 Jan 2020
7.50p
Interim
05 Dec 2019
15 Jan 2020
7.50p
Final
25 Jul 2019
04 Sep 2019
17.00p
Interim
06 Dec 2018
16 Jan 2019
8.00p
Final
26 Jul 2018
31 Aug 2018
16.30p
Interim
07 Dec 2017
10 Jan 2018
7.70p
Final
29 Jun 2017
28 Jul 2017
15.60p
Interim
08 Dec 2016
11 Jan 2017
7.40p
Final
30 Jun 2016
29 Jul 2016
15.10p
Interim
03 Dec 2015
13 Jan 2016
7.00p
Final
02 Jul 2015
31 Jul 2015
14.30p
Interim
27 Nov 2014
14 Jan 2015
6.70p

Dividend Metrics

Year End Date
29 Mar 2020
31 Mar 2019
Dividend growth
-70.00%
4.17%
Dividend yield
5.60%
10.50%
Dividend cover
2.61
1.22


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