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Wetherspoon ( J.D.) PLC Fundamentals

Company NameWetherspoon ( J.D.) PLCLast Updated2025-01-29
IndustryRestaurantsSectorConsumer Cyclical
Shares in Issue123.622 mMarket Cap£749.15 m
PE Ratio16.03Dividend per Share0
Dividend Yield1.92Dividend Cover0
EPS£0.39EPS Growth (%)1.46
PEG0DPS Growth (%)0
Debt Ratio0.5972Debt Equity Ratio2.7085
Asset Equity Ratio4.7416Cash Equity Ratio0.1425
Quick Ratio0.1881Current Ratio0.35
Price To Book Value1.8653ROCE0

Wetherspoon ( J.D.) PLC Dividends

TypeEx-DatePay DateCurrencyNet DividendYear Total
Prelim2024-10-242024-11-28GBP0.1200

Wetherspoon ( J.D.) PLC Company Financials

Assets202420232022
Tangible Assets£1.76 bn£1.78 bn£1.86 bn
Intangible Assets£5.93 m£6.50 m£5.41 m
Investments000
Total Fixed Assets£1.78 bn£1.82 bn£1.95 bn
Stocks£28.40 m£34.56 m£26.40 m
Debtors£8.85 m£5.27 m£21.40 m
Cash & Equivalents£57.23 m£87.17 m£40.35 m
Other Assets000
Total Assets£1.90 bn£1.98 bn£2.05 bn
Liabilities202420232022
Creditors within 1 year£351.39 m£387.26 m£338.75 m
Creditors after 1 year£1.15 bn£1.18 bn£1.39 bn
Other Liabilities000
Total Liabilities£1.50 bn£1.57 bn£1.73 bn
Net assets£401.63 m£413.06 m£321.88 m
Equity202420232022
Called up share capital£2.47 m£2.58 m£2.58 m
Share Premium£145.61 m£145.51 m£145.63 m
Profit / Loss£60.62 m£90.51 m£26.27 m
Other Equity£401.63 m£413.06 m£321.88 m
Preference & Minorities000
Total Capital Employed£401.63 m£413.06 m£321.88 m
Ratios202420232022
Debt Ratio£0.73£0.73£0.81
Debt-to-Equity£2.71£2.71£4.20
Assets / Equity4.74164.74164.7416
Cash / Equity0.14250.14250.1425
EPS£0.52£0.21-£0.02
Cash Flow202420232022
Cash from operating activities£172.56 m£362.41 m£119.35 m
Cashflow before financing£68.70 m£114.00 m£107.14 m
Increase in Cash-£29.94 m£46.83 m-£5.06 m
Income202420232022
Turnover£2.04 bn£1.93 bn£1.74 bn
Cost of sales000
Gross Profit000
Operating Profit£142.59 m£106.04 m£55.10 m
Pre-Tax profit£60.62 m£90.51 m£26.27 m

Wetherspoon ( J.D.) PLC Company Background

SectorConsumer Cyclical
ActivitiesWetherspoon (J D) PLC owns and operates close to 1,000 pubs throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. The pubs generate nearly all of the company's total revenue, but it also has a very small hotel business. Its locations are in or near town centres or in suburban locations. It also has pubs in airports and railway stations. The company leases roughly half of its locations and owns the other half. Majority of its pubs operate under individual brand names. Brands with multiple locations include Wetherspoon's and Moon Under Water.
Latest Interim Date22 Mar 2024
Latest Fiscal Year End Date4 Oct 2024

Wetherspoon ( J.D.) PLC Directors

AppointedNamePosition
2016-05-26Mr. Mark ReckittNon-Executive Director
2011-10-07Mr. Keith DownExecutive Director,Finance Director and Company Secretary
2011-10-07Mr. Paul HarbottleExecutive Director,Chief Operating Officer
2019-10-09Ms. Elizabeth McMeikanNon-Executive Director,Senior Independent Director
2002-06-13Mr. John Herring Non-Executive Director,Deputy Chairman
2024-10-04Mr. Timothy Randall MartinNon-Executive Director,Chairman
2025-01-22Mr. John HutsonExecutive Director,Chief Executive Officer
2024-10-04Mrs. Debra van GeneNon-Executive Director
2022-05-04Ms. Susan Alina Cacioppo Executive Director,Personnel and legal director
2022-10-07Sir Richard Beckett Bt QCNon-Executive Director
2015-10-14Mr. Kirk DavisExecutive Director,Finance Director and Company Secretary
2011-08-09Mr. Jim Clarke Executive Director,Finance Director and Company Secretary
2024-10-04Mr. Harry Michael Charles MorleyNon-Executive Director
2025-01-22Mr. Benjamin Whitley Executive Director,Finance Director
2024-10-04Mr. Ben ThorneNon-Executive Director,Senior Independent Director
2025-01-22Ms. Deborah Jayne WhittinghamNon-Executive Director
2024-10-04Mr. Hudson SimmonsNon-Executive Director
2024-11-07Mr. James UllmanExecutive Director,Personnel and Retail Audit Director

Wetherspoon ( J.D.) PLC Contact Details

Company NameWetherspoon (J D) PLC
AddressWetherspoon House, Central Park, Reeds Crescent, Watford, WD24 4QL
Telephone+44 1923477777
Websitehttps://www.jdwetherspoon.com

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