Character Group Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 6/6
Character Group has a total shareholder equity of £38.6M and total debt of £1.4M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 3.7%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £74.1M and £35.5M respectively. Character Group's EBIT is £6.5M making its interest coverage ratio -63.6. It has cash and short-term investments of £14.6M.
Key information
3.7%
Debt to equity ratio
UK£1.45m
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | -63.6x |
| Cash | UK£14.60m |
| Equity | UK£38.63m |
| Total liabilities | UK£35.51m |
| Total assets | UK£74.14m |
Recent financial health updates
Recent updates
The Character Group plc's (LON:CCT) Share Price Boosted 26% But Its Business Prospects Need A Lift Too
May 23
Character Group's (LON:CCT) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's
Dec 15There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About Character Group's (LON:CCT) Returns On Capital
Dec 12Character Group (LON:CCT) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.08
May 31Character Group (LON:CCT) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.08
May 14Character Group's (LON:CCT) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.10
Dec 25Character Group (LON:CCT) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.07
Jul 01Character Group's (LON:CCT) Dividend Will Be Increased To UK£0.07
May 15Character Group (LON:CCT) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.09
Jan 01Character Group's (LON:CCT) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
Dec 18Should You Think About Buying The Character Group plc (LON:CCT) Now?
Sep 16Some Investors May Be Worried About Character Group's (LON:CCT) Returns On Capital
May 03The Character Group plc (LON:CCT) Is Yielding 1.1% - But Is It A Buy?
Mar 09If You Had Bought Character Group (LON:CCT) Stock A Year Ago, You Could Pocket A 50% Gain Today
Feb 16
We Think Character Group (LON:CCT) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt
Feb 03Is There Now An Opportunity In The Character Group plc (LON:CCT)?
Jan 22Is It Worth Considering The Character Group plc (LON:CCT) For Its Upcoming Dividend?
Jan 10The Character Group plc's (LON:CCT) Stock Going Strong But Fundamentals Look Weak: What Implications Could This Have On The Stock?
Jan 07What Kind Of Shareholders Hold The Majority In The Character Group plc's (LON:CCT) Shares?
Dec 26Should You Take Comfort From Insider Transactions At The Character Group plc (LON:CCT)?
Dec 12Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: CCT's short term assets (£59.3M) exceed its short term liabilities (£34.7M).
Long Term Liabilities: CCT's short term assets (£59.3M) exceed its long term liabilities (£808.0K).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: CCT has more cash than its total debt.
Reducing Debt: CCT's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 68.8% to 3.7% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: CCT's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (831.1%).
Interest Coverage: CCT earns more interest than it pays, so coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/23 10:46 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/08/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/08/31 |
Data Sources
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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
The Character Group plc is covered by 5 analysts. 2 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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| Ian Jermin | Allenby Capital Limited |
| Richard Hickinbotham | Charles Stanley & Co. Ltd. |
| Richard Hickinbotham | Charles Stanley Securities |