Hercules Site Services Plc

AIM:HERC Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£32.2m

Hercules Site Services Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 2/6

Hercules Site Services has a total shareholder equity of £8.4M and total debt of £6.0M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 71.4%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £40.3M and £31.9M respectively. Hercules Site Services's EBIT is £2.9M making its interest coverage ratio 1.8. It has cash and short-term investments of £1.7M.

Key information

71.4%

Debt to equity ratio

UK£6.00m

Debt

Interest coverage ratio1.8x
CashUK£1.70m
EquityUK£8.40m
Total liabilitiesUK£31.90m
Total assetsUK£40.30m

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

Hercules Site Services (LON:HERC) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Aug 01
Hercules Site Services (LON:HERC) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Hercules Site Services (LON:HERC) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of £0.006

Jun 20
Hercules Site Services (LON:HERC) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of £0.006

Hercules Site Services (LON:HERC) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.006

Jun 06
Hercules Site Services (LON:HERC) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.006

Hercules Site Services (LON:HERC) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

May 14
Hercules Site Services (LON:HERC) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

A Look At The Fair Value Of Hercules Site Services Plc (LON:HERC)

Mar 13
A Look At The Fair Value Of Hercules Site Services Plc (LON:HERC)

Hercules Site Services Plc's (LON:HERC) 35% Price Boost Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

Feb 07
Hercules Site Services Plc's (LON:HERC) 35% Price Boost Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

Hercules Site Services (LON:HERC) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.0112

Jan 18
Hercules Site Services (LON:HERC) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.0112

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: HERC's short term assets (£19.2M) do not cover its short term liabilities (£20.0M).

Long Term Liabilities: HERC's short term assets (£19.2M) exceed its long term liabilities (£11.9M).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: HERC's net debt to equity ratio (51.2%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: HERC's debt to equity ratio has increased from 2.8% to 71.4% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: HERC's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (160.4%).

Interest Coverage: HERC's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (1.8x coverage).


Balance Sheet


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 02:11
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/03/31
Annual Earnings2023/09/30

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Analyst Sources

Hercules Site Services Plc is covered by 5 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Peter RentonCavendish
Andrew GibbCavendish
James TetleyEquity Development Limited