Consensus and Key Metrics
Analysts’ consensus
FY22 consensus earnings
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| FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actual | Actual | Consensus | |
| Adjusted EBITDA (excluding IFRS16 leases) | £39.1m | £42.6m | £39.0m |
| Adjusted PBT | £27.9m | £30.9m | £30.3m |
| Adjusted EPS | 9.7p | 10.8p | 10.0p |
| DPS | – | 1.2p | 2.4p |
| Bank net debt: Adjusted EBITDA | 2.0x | 1.2x | 0.9x |
Historical key metrics
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1412.2 | 1361.6 | 1303.5 | 1164.5 | 1109.6 |
| Adjusted EBITDA (excl IFRS16) | 50.1 | 46.0 | 48.8 | 39.1 | 42.6 |
| Adjusted Operating profit | 42.7 | 38.9 | 43.6 | 34.8 | 39.5 |
| Adjusted profit before tax | 36.2 | 33.0 | 37.6 | 27.9 | 30.9 |
| Free cash flow | 28.7 | 20.2 | 33.2 | 10.9 | 24.0 |
| Bank net debt | 82.1 | 83.4 | 73.9 | 79.5 | 53.2 |
| Earnings per share (p) | 15.50p | 9.30p | 11.50p | 9.70p | 10.80p |
| Dividends per share (p) | 9.80p | 3.10p | 1.00p | 0.00p | 1.65p |
