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Bunzl PLC Fundamentals

Company NameBunzl PLCLast Updated2025-06-27
IndustryFood DistributionSectorConsumer Defensive
Shares in Issue325.734 mMarket Cap£7.62 bn
PE Ratio15.67Dividend per Share£0.70
Dividend Yield3.17Dividend Cover2.12
EPS£1.49EPS Growth (%)-0.02
PEG1.95DPS Growth (%)0.1038
Debt Ratio0.3907Debt Equity Ratio0.6943
Asset Equity Ratio3.4146Cash Equity Ratio0.5135
Quick Ratio0.7192Current Ratio1.18
Price To Book Value2.7226ROCE0

Bunzl PLC Dividends

TypeEx-DatePay DateCurrencyNet DividendYear Total
Prelim2025-05-222025-07-02GBP0.5380
Interim2024-11-142025-01-03GBP0.2010
Prelim2024-05-162024-07-02GBP0.5010
Interim2023-11-162024-01-03GBP0.1820
Prelim2023-05-182023-07-04GBP0.4540
Interim2022-11-172023-01-04GBP0.1730

Bunzl PLC Company Financials

Assets202420232022
Tangible Assets£910.90 m£775.70 m£666.80 m
Intangible Assets£3.68 bn£3.24 bn£3.09 bn
Investments000
Total Fixed Assets£4.64 bn£4.10 bn£3.83 bn
Stocks£1.76 bn£1.62 bn£1.75 bn
Debtors£1.54 bn£1.49 bn£1.47 bn
Cash & Equivalents£1.43 bn£1.43 bn£1.50 bn
Other Assets000
Total Assets£9.53 bn£8.75 bn£8.67 bn
Liabilities202420232022
Creditors within 1 year£4.14 bn£3.31 bn£3.47 bn
Creditors after 1 year£2.60 bn£2.47 bn£2.48 bn
Other Liabilities£5.70 m00
Total Liabilities£6.74 bn£5.78 bn£5.95 bn
Net assets£2.79 bn£2.97 bn£2.72 bn
Equity202420232022
Called up share capital£106.40 m£108.60 m£108.50 m
Share Premium£230.50 m£221.30 m£199.40 m
Profit / Loss£673.60 m£698.60 m£634.60 m
Other Equity£2.79 bn£2.97 bn£2.72 bn
Preference & Minorities£3.30 m00
Total Capital Employed£2.79 bn£2.97 bn£2.72 bn
Ratios202420232022
Debt Ratio£0.41£0.39£0.42
Debt-to-Equity£0.69£0.65£0.73
Assets / Equity3.41463.41463.4146
Cash / Equity0.51350.51350.5135
EPS£1.61£1.64£1.56
Cash Flow202420232022
Cash from operating activities£910.90 m£904.00 m£951.60 m
Cashflow before financing£529.80 m£237.10 m£620.60 m
Increase in Cash000
Income202420232022
Turnover£11.78 bn£11.80 bn£12.04 bn
Cost of sales£8.38 bn£8.61 bn£9.02 bn
Gross Profit£3.39 bn£3.19 bn£3.02 bn
Operating Profit£799.30 m£789.10 m£701.60 m
Pre-Tax profit£673.60 m£698.60 m£634.60 m

Bunzl PLC Company Background

SectorConsumer Defensive
ActivitiesBunzl is a worldwide distributor of nonfood consumables, including disposable cutlery, cleaning products, and personal protective equipment. The company's geographical segments include North America, continental Europe, the UK and Ireland,and the rest of the world, with North America generating the highest revenue. Bunzl supplies to a broad range of sectors, with the largest being food service and grocery. Its customers include firms such as Sodexo, Walmart, Domino's Pizza,Hilton, and the UK's National Health Service.
Latest Interim Date27 Aug 2024
Latest Fiscal Year End Date3 Mar 2025

Bunzl PLC Directors

AppointedNamePosition
2025-03-20Dr. Pamela Josephine Kirby Non-Executive Director,Senior Independent director
2016-08-22Mr. Meinie Oldersma Non-Executive Director
2025-06-18Mr. Richard HowesExecutive Director,Chief Financial Officer
2015-04-16Mr. Peter William JohnsonNon-Executive Director
2013-04-18Dr. Ulrich WoltersNon-Executive Director
2025-04-23Mr. Lloyd Pitchford Non-Executive Director
2017-04-19Mr. David John Rivers SleathNon-Executive Director
2011-08-09Mr. Anthony John HabgoodExecutive Director,Chairman
2021-03-18Mr. Paul Nicholas HusseyCompany Secretary
2011-01-04Mr. Charles Augustus Charlie BanksNon-Executive Director
2006-01-04Mr. Jeffery Francis HarrisNon-Executive Director
2005-11-15Mr. David Michael Williams
2024-04-24Ms. Vanda Murray OBENon-Executive Director,Senior Independent Director
2020-04-15Mr. Philip Graham RogersonNon-Executive Director,Chairman
2018-12-26Mr. Patrick Lawrence LarmonExecutive Director,President and CEO, North America
2017-03-16Mr. Michael James RoneyExecutive Director,Chief Executive
2025-03-20Mrs. Julia Susan Wilson
2019-12-26Mr. Brian Michael MayExecutive Director,Finance Director
2025-06-24Mr. Peter John VentressNon-Executive Director,Chairman
2018-12-26Mr. Jean-Charles PauzeNon-Executive Director
2020-04-15Ms. Eugenia Marie Ulasewicz Non-Executive Director
2025-03-20Ms. Daniela Barone Soares OBENon-Executive Director
2025-05-08Mr. Frank van ZantenExecutive Director,Chief Executive Officer
2025-06-24Ms. Jacky SimmondsNon-Executive Director
2025-03-20Mr. Stephan R. NanningaNon-Executive Director

Bunzl PLC Contact Details

Company NameBunzl PLC
AddressYork House, 45 Seymour Street, London, W1H 7JT
Telephone+44 2077255000
Websitehttps://www.bunzl.com

Bunzl PLC Advisors

Remuneration ConsultantAon Hewitt Ltd
Phone+44 2070868000
AuditorPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Phone+44 2075835000
Fax+44 2078224652
SolicitorClarkslegal LLP
Phone(0118) 958 5321
Fax(0118) 960 4611
RegistrarComputershare Investor Services PLC
Phone+44 3707020003
Fax+44 3707036101
StockbrokerJ.P. Morgan Cazenove Ltd
Phone+44 2077424000
Remuneration ConsultantPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Phone+44 205835000
Fax+44 208224652
SolicitorSlaughter and May
Phone+44 2076001200
Fax+44 2070905000
BankWestdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale
BankRoyal Bank of Scotland PLC
BankHSBC Bank PLC
StockbrokerCiti
Phone+44 2079864000
Fax+44 2079862266
Financial PR AdviserTulchan Communications LLP
Phone+44 2073534200
Fax+44 2073534201
AuditorKPMG AUDIT PLC
AuditorKPMG
Phone+44 2073111000
Fax+44 2073113311

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