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The Character Group PLC Fundamentals

Company NameThe Character Group PLCLast Updated2025-02-14
IndustryLeisureSectorConsumer Cyclical
Shares in Issue18.483 mMarket Cap£47.13 m
PE Ratio9.84Dividend per Share£0.19
Dividend Yield7.45Dividend Cover1.36
EPS£0.26EPS Growth (%)0.52
PEG0DPS Growth (%)0.0556
Debt Ratio0.0312Debt Equity Ratio0.0112
Asset Equity Ratio1.9191Cash Equity Ratio0.3779
Quick Ratio1.0022Current Ratio1.71
Price To Book Value1.2201ROCE0

The Character Group PLC Dividends

TypeEx-DatePay DateCurrencyNet DividendYear Total
Prelim2025-01-162025-01-31GBP0.1100
Interim2024-07-112024-07-26GBP0.0800
Prelim2024-01-112024-01-26GBP0.1100
Interim2023-07-132023-07-28GBP0.0800
Prelim2023-01-122023-01-27GBP0.1000
Interim2022-07-142022-07-29GBP0.0700

The Character Group PLC Company Financials

Assets202420232022
Tangible Assets£10.90 m£10.76 m£10.52 m
Intangible Assets£1.62 m£2.34 m£1.96 m
Investments000
Total Fixed Assets£14.84 m£15.01 m£14.48 m
Stocks£20.10 m£17.95 m£26.17 m
Debtors£20.17 m£23.32 m£21.36 m
Cash & Equivalents£14.60 m£10.89 m£26.65 m
Other Assets000
Total Assets£74.14 m£71.33 m£93.02 m
Liabilities202420232022
Creditors within 1 year£34.70 m£31.33 m£53.04 m
Creditors after 1 year£808,000.00£631,000.00£1.07 m
Other Liabilities000
Total Liabilities£35.51 m£31.96 m£54.12 m
Net assets£38.63 m£39.37 m£38.90 m
Equity202420232022
Called up share capital£1.04 m£1.07 m£1.07 m
Share Premium£19.68 m£19.63 m£19.45 m
Profit / Loss£5.68 m£4.69 m£11.44 m
Other Equity£38.63 m£39.37 m£38.90 m
Preference & Minorities000
Total Capital Employed£38.63 m£39.37 m£38.90 m
Ratios202420232022
Debt Ratio£0.01£0.01£0.02
Debt-to-Equity£0.01£0.01£0.02
Assets / Equity1.91911.91911.9191
Cash / Equity0.37790.37790.3779
EPS£0.30£0.20£0.46
Cash Flow202420232022
Cash from operating activities£12.02 m-£2.97 m£3.62 m
Cashflow before financing£5.86 m-£6.89 m-£13.54 m
Increase in Cash£3.63 m-£10.89 m-£16.83 m
Income202420232022
Turnover£123.42 m£122.59 m£176.40 m
Cost of sales£90.67 m£89.81 m£135.04 m
Gross Profit£32.75 m£32.79 m£41.37 m
Operating Profit£6.55 m£5.30 m£11.44 m
Pre-Tax profit£5.68 m£4.69 m£11.44 m

The Character Group PLC Company Background

SectorConsumer Cyclical
ActivitiesCharacter Group (The) PLC designs, manufactures, and distributes various games, and gifts based on television and cartoon characters. The company operates in the United Kingdom and other parts of the world under the brand names Peppa Pig, Bluey, Pokemon, My Little Pony, and others. Geographically the company generates its revenue from the United Kingdom and the Rest of the world.
Latest Interim Date9 May 2024
Latest Fiscal Year End Date18 Dec 2024

The Character Group PLC Directors

AppointedNamePosition
2015-07-15Lord Mark William Ogilvie BirdwoodNon-Executive Director
2024-12-18Mr. Jonathan James Diver Executive Director,Joint Managing Director
2024-12-18Mr. Kirankumar Premchand ShahExecutive Director,Group Managing Director
2024-01-19Mr. Richard KingNon-Executive Director,Chairman
1997-06-04Mr. Ian Stanley FennNon-Executive Director
2023-01-01Mr. David HarrisNon-Executive Director,Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
2024-12-18Mr. Joseph John Patrick KissaneExecutive Director,Managing Director of UK Operations
2017-12-21Mr. Mark Timothy Dowding FCCA,MBAExecutive Director,Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary
2025-01-17Mr. Michael Spencer HydeNon-Executive Director
2024-12-18Mrs. Carmel Elizabeth Elinor WarrenNon-Executive Director,Chairman
2024-12-18Mr. Jeremiah Healy Executive Director,Group Marketing Director
2025-01-17Mr. Clive William Crouch Non-Executive Director,Senior Independent Director
2025-01-31Mr. Hamun ShahExecutive Director,Chief Financial Officer

The Character Group PLC Contact Details

Company NameCharacter Group (The) PLC
AddressOne Ropemaker Street, 16th Floor, Citypoint, London, EC2Y 9AW
Telephone+44 2089495898
Websitehttps://www.thecharacter.com

The Character Group PLC Advisors

BankDBS Bank Limited
StockbrokerAllenby Capital Limited
Phone+44 2033285656
Fax+44 2033942970
Nominated AdviserPanmure Gordon (UK) Ltd
Phone+44 2078862500
StockbrokerPanmure Gordon (UK) Ltd
Phone+44 2078862500
Financial PR AdviserTooleystreet Communications Ltd
BankBarclays Bank PLC
SolicitorDuane Morris
Phone+44 2077862100
Fax+44 2077862101
RegistrarNeville Registrars Ltd
Phone+44 1215851131
Fax+44 1215851132
BankStandard Chartered Bank PLC
Phone+234 12700025
AuditorMHA MacIntyre Hudson
Phone+44 2074294100
Fax+44 2072488939