Vp Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 4/6

Vp has a total shareholder equity of £155.6M and total debt of £149.5M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 96.1%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £451.7M and £296.1M respectively. Vp's EBIT is £68.3M making its interest coverage ratio 21.5. It has cash and short-term investments of £9.0M.

Key information

96.1%

Debt to equity ratio

UK£149.47m

Debt

Interest coverage ratio	21.5x
Cash	UK£9.03m
Equity	UK£155.60m
Total liabilities	UK£296.11m
Total assets	UK£451.71m

Recent financial health updates

Is Vp (LON:VP.) Using Too Much Debt?

Mar 23

Here's Why Vp (LON:VP.) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Dec 22

Recent updates

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: VP.'s short term assets (£98.1M) exceed its short term liabilities (£66.1M).

Long Term Liabilities: VP.'s short term assets (£98.1M) do not cover its long term liabilities (£230.0M).

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: VP.'s net debt to equity ratio (90.3%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: VP.'s debt to equity ratio has reduced from 112.6% to 96.1% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: VP.'s debt is well covered by operating cash flow (55.9%).

Interest Coverage: VP.'s interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (21.5x coverage).

Balance Sheet

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/01/20 09:16
End of Day Share Price	2025/01/17 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2024/03/31

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Analyst Sources

Vp plc is covered by 9 analysts. 4 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
Calum Battersby	Berenberg
James Fletcher	Berenberg
Caroline De la Soujeole	Cantor Fitzgerald Europe

Vp Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 4/6

Key information

Recent financial health updates

Is Vp (LON:VP.) Using Too Much Debt?

Here's Why Vp (LON:VP.) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Recent updates

Executive Chairman recently bought UK£568k worth of stock

Vp (LON:VP.) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.115

First half dividend of UK£0.12 announced

First half 2025 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.36 (vs UK£0.36 in 1H 2024)

VP plc Launches VP Rail, an Integrated Rail Solution

Vp plc to Report First Half, 2025 Results on Nov 26, 2024

Vp plc (LSE:VP.) agreed to acquire Charleville Hire And Platform Limited from an unknown family for €33.8 million.

Investors Should Be Encouraged By Vp's (LON:VP.) Returns On Capital

Vp plc (LSE:VP.) agreed to acquire Charleville Hire And Platform Limited for €12.1 million.

VP plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Financial Year 2025

VP plc Declares Final Dividend

Full year 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Now 21% undervalued

Vp plc, Annual General Meeting, Jul 25, 2024

Vp's (LON:VP.) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.275

Final dividend increased to UK£0.28

Full year 2024 earnings released: UK£0.13 loss per share (vs UK£0.58 profit in FY 2023)

VP plc Recommends Final Dividend for the Year Ended March 31, 2024, Payable on 7 August 2024

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Vp plc to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on Jun 05, 2024

At UK£6.30, Is It Time To Put Vp plc (LON:VP.) On Your Watch List?

New minor risk - Share price stability

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Now 23% undervalued after recent price drop

Now 22% undervalued after recent price drop

Now 24% undervalued after recent price drop

Now 21% undervalued

Now 25% undervalued

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 17%

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.36 (vs UK£0.34 in 1H 2023)

Vp plc Declares Interim Dividend for the Six Months Ended 30 September 2023, Payable on 10 January 2024

Vp plc Declares Interim Dividend for the Six Months Ended 30 September 2023, Payable on 10 January 2024

Now 21% undervalued

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 20%

Vp Plc, Appoints Keith Winstanley as Chief Financial Officer, Effective in January 2024

Vp plc to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Nov 28, 2023

Now 22% undervalued after recent price drop

VP plc Announces Changes in Chief Executive Officer

Vp plc, Annual General Meeting, Jul 20, 2023

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.27 per share at 5.8% yield

Vp (LON:VP.) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Full year 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Vp plc to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Jun 07, 2023

Vp (LON:VP.) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Price target decreased to UK£9.93

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.34 (vs UK£0.34 in 1H 2022)

Vp plc Declares an Interim Dividend, Payable on 11 January 2023

Less than half of directors are independent

Price target decreased to UK£10.68

Vp plc to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Nov 29, 2022

Is There Now An Opportunity In Vp plc (LON:VP.)?

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.26 per share

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues miss analyst expectations

Vp plc, Annual General Meeting, Jul 21, 2022

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

The Returns At Vp (LON:VP.) Aren't Growing

Less than half of directors are independent

First half 2022 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

Should Shareholders Reconsider Vp plc's (LON:VP.) CEO Compensation Package?

Full year 2021 earnings released: UK£0.12 loss per share (vs UK£0.47 profit in FY 2020)

Price target increased to UK£11.20

Vp plc(LSE:VP.) dropped from FTSE All-Share Index (GBP)

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.25 per share

Full year 2021 earnings released

Be Wary Of Vp (LON:VP.) And Its Returns On Capital

Is Vp (LON:VP.) Using Too Much Debt?

New 90-day high: UK£8.50

How Does Vp's (LON:VP.) CEO Salary Compare to Peers?

Chief Executive exercised options and sold UK£960k worth of stock

New 90-day high: UK£8.00

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Here's Why Vp (LON:VP.) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Upcoming Dividend of UK£0.22 Per Share