ME Group International plc

LSE:MEGP Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£707.7m

ME Group International Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 6/6

ME Group International has a total shareholder equity of £179.9M and total debt of £47.9M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 26.7%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £312.6M and £132.8M respectively. ME Group International's EBIT is £74.7M making its interest coverage ratio 38.5. It has cash and short-term investments of £86.1M.

Key information

26.7%

Debt to equity ratio

UK£47.94m

Debt

Interest coverage ratio38.5x
CashUK£86.15m
EquityUK£179.87m
Total liabilitiesUK£132.77m
Total assetsUK£312.64m

Recent financial health updates

These 4 Measures Indicate That Photo-Me International (LON:PHTM) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Apr 12
These 4 Measures Indicate That Photo-Me International (LON:PHTM) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Recent updates

ME Group International's (LON:MEGP) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Feb 27
ME Group International's (LON:MEGP) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

ME Group International (LON:MEGP) Knows How To Allocate Capital Effectively

Nov 21
ME Group International (LON:MEGP) Knows How To Allocate Capital Effectively

ME Group International (LON:MEGP) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.0345

Jul 18
ME Group International (LON:MEGP) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.0345

ME Group International plc (LON:MEGP) Held Back By Insufficient Growth Even After Shares Climb 26%

Mar 01
ME Group International plc (LON:MEGP) Held Back By Insufficient Growth Even After Shares Climb 26%

ME Group International plc (LON:MEGP) Released Earnings Last Week And Analysts Lifted Their Price Target To UK£1.97

Feb 27
ME Group International plc (LON:MEGP) Released Earnings Last Week And Analysts Lifted Their Price Target To UK£1.97

ME Group International (LON:MEGP) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.0442

Feb 25
ME Group International (LON:MEGP) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.0442

When Should You Buy ME Group International plc (LON:MEGP)?

Feb 10
When Should You Buy ME Group International plc (LON:MEGP)?

Should You Be Adding ME Group International (LON:MEGP) To Your Watchlist Today?

Oct 21
Should You Be Adding ME Group International (LON:MEGP) To Your Watchlist Today?

Should You Be Adding ME Group International (LON:MEGP) To Your Watchlist Today?

Jun 17
Should You Be Adding ME Group International (LON:MEGP) To Your Watchlist Today?

ME Group International (LON:MEGP) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.03

Apr 07
ME Group International (LON:MEGP) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.03

Photo-Me International (LON:PHTM) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

Dec 11
Photo-Me International (LON:PHTM) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

Photo-Me International plc (LON:PHTM) Shares Could Be 33% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Nov 13
Photo-Me International plc (LON:PHTM) Shares Could Be 33% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

At UK£0.69, Is It Time To Put Photo-Me International plc (LON:PHTM) On Your Watch List?

Oct 22
At UK£0.69, Is It Time To Put Photo-Me International plc (LON:PHTM) On Your Watch List?

These 4 Measures Indicate That Photo-Me International (LON:PHTM) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Apr 12
These 4 Measures Indicate That Photo-Me International (LON:PHTM) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Serge Crasnianski Is The Group CEO & Deputy Chairman of Photo-Me International plc (LON:PHTM) And Just Spent UK£273k On Shares

Mar 17
Serge Crasnianski Is The Group CEO & Deputy Chairman of Photo-Me International plc (LON:PHTM) And Just Spent UK£273k On Shares

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Photo-Me International plc (LON:PHTM)

Mar 12
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Photo-Me International plc (LON:PHTM)

Will Photo-Me International (LON:PHTM) Multiply In Value Going Forward?

Feb 18
Will Photo-Me International (LON:PHTM) Multiply In Value Going Forward?

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Photo-Me International plc (LON:PHTM)?

Jan 14
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Photo-Me International plc (LON:PHTM)?

Does Photo-Me International's (LON:PHTM) Statutory Profit Adequately Reflect Its Underlying Profit?

Dec 22
Does Photo-Me International's (LON:PHTM) Statutory Profit Adequately Reflect Its Underlying Profit?

Read This Before Selling Photo-Me International plc (LON:PHTM) Shares

Dec 04
Read This Before Selling Photo-Me International plc (LON:PHTM) Shares

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: MEGP's short term assets (£146.5M) exceed its short term liabilities (£85.2M).

Long Term Liabilities: MEGP's short term assets (£146.5M) exceed its long term liabilities (£47.6M).

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: MEGP has more cash than its total debt.

Reducing Debt: MEGP's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 44.8% to 26.7% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: MEGP's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (181.8%).

Interest Coverage: MEGP's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (38.5x coverage).

Balance Sheet

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/03/19 02:49
End of Day Share Price 2025/03/19 00:00
Earnings2024/10/31
Annual Earnings2024/10/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

ME Group International plc is covered by 11 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
Calum BattersbyBerenberg
Alex SmithBerenberg
Eleanor SpencerBerenberg