Diploma PLC

LSE:DPLM Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£5.8b

Diploma Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 3/6

Diploma has a total shareholder equity of £894.7M and total debt of £479.8M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 53.6%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £1.8B and £877.4M respectively. Diploma's EBIT is £222.3M making its interest coverage ratio 7.9. It has cash and short-term investments of £55.5M.

Key information

53.6%

Debt to equity ratio

UK£479.80m

Debt

Interest coverage ratio7.9x
CashUK£55.50m
EquityUK£894.70m
Total liabilitiesUK£877.40m
Total assetsUK£1.77b

Recent financial health updates

These 4 Measures Indicate That Diploma (LON:DPLM) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Sep 06
These 4 Measures Indicate That Diploma (LON:DPLM) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Diploma (LON:DPLM) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Jun 04
Diploma (LON:DPLM) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Is Diploma (LON:DPLM) Using Too Much Debt?

Feb 06
Is Diploma (LON:DPLM) Using Too Much Debt?

Recent updates

Diploma PLC's (LON:DPLM) Share Price Could Signal Some Risk

Dec 10
Diploma PLC's (LON:DPLM) Share Price Could Signal Some Risk

Diploma (LON:DPLM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.42

Dec 10
Diploma (LON:DPLM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.42

Diploma (LON:DPLM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.42

Nov 22
Diploma (LON:DPLM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.42

Does This Valuation Of Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?

Oct 15
Does This Valuation Of Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?

These 4 Measures Indicate That Diploma (LON:DPLM) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Sep 06
These 4 Measures Indicate That Diploma (LON:DPLM) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Diploma PLC's (LON:DPLM) Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

Aug 19
Diploma PLC's (LON:DPLM) Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

Is Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) Expensive For A Reason? A Look At Its Intrinsic Value

Jul 11
Is Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) Expensive For A Reason? A Look At Its Intrinsic Value

Diploma (LON:DPLM) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Jun 04
Diploma (LON:DPLM) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Is Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) Worth UK£35.9 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?

Apr 10
Is Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) Worth UK£35.9 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?

Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Diploma PLC's (LON:DPLM) P/E Ratio

Mar 20
Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Diploma PLC's (LON:DPLM) P/E Ratio

Is Diploma (LON:DPLM) Using Too Much Debt?

Feb 06
Is Diploma (LON:DPLM) Using Too Much Debt?

Diploma's (LON:DPLM) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Jan 16
Diploma's (LON:DPLM) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Diploma (LON:DPLM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.40

Dec 25
Diploma (LON:DPLM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.40

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: DPLM's short term assets (£588.9M) exceed its short term liabilities (£271.2M).

Long Term Liabilities: DPLM's short term assets (£588.9M) do not cover its long term liabilities (£606.2M).

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: DPLM's net debt to equity ratio (47.4%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: DPLM's debt to equity ratio has increased from 13% to 53.6% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: DPLM's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (41.3%).

Interest Coverage: DPLM's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (7.9x coverage).

Balance Sheet

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/19 11:57
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/09/30

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Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Diploma PLC is covered by 30 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jane SparrowBarclays
James RosenthalBarclays
James BaylissBerenberg