Serco Group plc

LSE:SRP Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£1.5b

Serco Group Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 5/6

Serco Group has a total shareholder equity of £994.7M and total debt of £273.3M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 27.5%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £2.8B and £1.8B respectively. Serco Group's EBIT is £191.2M making its interest coverage ratio 8.2. It has cash and short-term investments of £142.4M.

Key information

27.5%

Debt to equity ratio

UK£273.30m

Debt

Interest coverage ratio8.2x
CashUK£142.40m
EquityUK£994.70m
Total liabilitiesUK£1.76b
Total assetsUK£2.76b

Recent financial health updates

Here's Why Serco Group (LON:SRP) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Nov 10
Here's Why Serco Group (LON:SRP) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

These 4 Measures Indicate That Serco Group (LON:SRP) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Mar 21
These 4 Measures Indicate That Serco Group (LON:SRP) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Is Serco Group (LON:SRP) A Risky Investment?

Aug 27
Is Serco Group (LON:SRP) A Risky Investment?

Does Serco Group (LON:SRP) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

May 27
Does Serco Group (LON:SRP) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Recent updates

There's No Escaping Serco Group plc's (LON:SRP) Muted Earnings

Jun 10
There's No Escaping Serco Group plc's (LON:SRP) Muted Earnings

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Serco Group plc (LON:SRP)

May 22
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Serco Group plc (LON:SRP)

With EPS Growth And More, Serco Group (LON:SRP) Makes An Interesting Case

Feb 23
With EPS Growth And More, Serco Group (LON:SRP) Makes An Interesting Case

Is Serco Group plc (LON:SRP) Worth UK£1.6 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?

Dec 13
Is Serco Group plc (LON:SRP) Worth UK£1.6 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?

Here's Why Serco Group (LON:SRP) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Nov 10
Here's Why Serco Group (LON:SRP) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Serco Group's (LON:SRP) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Sep 04
Serco Group's (LON:SRP) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Serco Group (LON:SRP) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0114

Aug 20
Serco Group (LON:SRP) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0114

Serco Group (LON:SRP) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Aug 06
Serco Group (LON:SRP) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

These 4 Measures Indicate That Serco Group (LON:SRP) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Mar 21
These 4 Measures Indicate That Serco Group (LON:SRP) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Serco Group (LON:SRP) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0192

Mar 03
Serco Group (LON:SRP) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0192

Is There An Opportunity With Serco Group plc's (LON:SRP) 24% Undervaluation?

Jan 30
Is There An Opportunity With Serco Group plc's (LON:SRP) 24% Undervaluation?

Calculating The Fair Value Of Serco Group plc (LON:SRP)

Oct 18
Calculating The Fair Value Of Serco Group plc (LON:SRP)

Serco Group's (LON:SRP) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Sep 02
Serco Group's (LON:SRP) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Is Serco Group (LON:SRP) A Risky Investment?

Aug 27
Is Serco Group (LON:SRP) A Risky Investment?

Are Serco Group plc (LON:SRP) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?

Jun 29
Are Serco Group plc (LON:SRP) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?

Does Serco Group (LON:SRP) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

May 27
Does Serco Group (LON:SRP) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Serco Group (LON:SRP) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.016

Apr 28
Serco Group (LON:SRP) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.016

Serco Group's (LON:SRP) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Mar 23
Serco Group's (LON:SRP) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Serco Group's (LON:SRP) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Mar 02
Serco Group's (LON:SRP) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Here's Why I Think Serco Group (LON:SRP) Is An Interesting Stock

Nov 16
Here's Why I Think Serco Group (LON:SRP) Is An Interesting Stock

Is Serco Group plc (LON:SRP) Trading At A 33% Discount?

Aug 27
Is Serco Group plc (LON:SRP) Trading At A 33% Discount?

With EPS Growth And More, Serco Group (LON:SRP) Is Interesting

Aug 10
With EPS Growth And More, Serco Group (LON:SRP) Is Interesting

Serco Group plc's (LON:SRP) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 47% Above Its Share Price

May 25
Serco Group plc's (LON:SRP) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 47% Above Its Share Price

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: SRP's short term assets (£842.7M) do not cover its short term liabilities (£924.5M).

Long Term Liabilities: SRP's short term assets (£842.7M) exceed its long term liabilities (£836.3M).

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: SRP's net debt to equity ratio (13.2%) is considered satisfactory.

Reducing Debt: SRP's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 45.2% to 27.5% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: SRP's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (136.6%).

Interest Coverage: SRP's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (8.2x coverage).

Balance Sheet

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/27 17:08
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/24 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
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  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Serco Group plc is covered by 40 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Alejandro AcostaAlezor Research
Paul Daniel SullivanBarclays
James RosenthalBarclays