S4 Capital Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 5/6
S4 Capital has a total shareholder equity of £577.5M and total debt of £307.4M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 53.2%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £1.4B and £867.8M respectively. S4 Capital's EBIT is £31.8M making its interest coverage ratio 1.3. It has cash and short-term investments of £168.4M.
Key information
53.23%
Debt to equity ratio
UK£307.40m
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 1.3x |
| Cash | UK£168.40m |
| Equity | UK£577.50m |
| Total liabilities | UK£867.80m |
| Total assets | UK£1.45b |
Recent financial health updates
S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Nov 08
We Think S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt
Apr 13These 4 Measures Indicate That S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
Dec 08Recent updates
Some Confidence Is Lacking In S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR) As Shares Slide 25%
Apr 25
MonksFlow's AI Automation Will Strengthen Future Net Margins
Focus on AI and automation, particularly Monks.Flow, should reduce costs and boost earnings through operational efficiency.There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For S4 Capital's (LON:SFOR) Returns On Capital
Feb 14Investors Aren't Buying S4 Capital plc's (LON:SFOR) Revenues
Dec 21S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Nov 08Slammed 25% S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR) Screens Well Here But There Might Be A Catch
Sep 15S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR) Soars 26% But It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward
Jul 31S4 Capital's (LON:SFOR) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher
Jul 03Even With A 28% Surge, Cautious Investors Are Not Rewarding S4 Capital plc's (LON:SFOR) Performance Completely
Apr 04The Return Trends At S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Look Promising
Mar 23There's No Escaping S4 Capital plc's (LON:SFOR) Muted Revenues
Feb 01S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue
Dec 01S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Is Experiencing Growth In Returns On Capital
Aug 17Cautious Investors Not Rewarding S4 Capital plc's (LON:SFOR) Performance Completely
Jun 08We Think S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt
Apr 13S4 Capital plc's (LON:SFOR) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 66% Above Its Share Price
Feb 25S4 Capital's (LON:SFOR) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher
Feb 07These 4 Measures Indicate That S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
Dec 08We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At S4 Capital (LON:SFOR)
Sep 30Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: SFOR's short term assets (£628.8M) exceed its short term liabilities (£504.0M).
Long Term Liabilities: SFOR's short term assets (£628.8M) exceed its long term liabilities (£363.8M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: SFOR's net debt to equity ratio (24.1%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: SFOR's debt to equity ratio has increased from 9.1% to 53.2% over the past 5 years.
Balance Sheet
Cash Runway Analysis
For companies that have on average been loss-making in the past, we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.
Stable Cash Runway: Whilst unprofitable SFOR has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years if it maintains its current positive free cash flow level.
Forecast Cash Runway: SFOR is unprofitable but has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years, due to free cash flow being positive and growing by 2.7% per year.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/07/07 13:54 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/07/04 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
S4 Capital plc is covered by 16 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| JULIEN ROCH | Barclays |
| Johnathan Barrett | CGS International |
| Thomas Singlehurst | Citigroup Inc |