Card Factory Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 5/6
Card Factory has a total shareholder equity of £311.8M and total debt of £99.9M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 32%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £598.0M and £286.2M respectively. Card Factory's EBIT is £70.9M making its interest coverage ratio 4.8. It has cash and short-term investments of £26.7M.
Key information
32.0%
Debt to equity ratio
UK£99.90m
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 4.8x |
| Cash | UK£26.70m |
| Equity | UK£311.80m |
| Total liabilities | UK£286.20m |
| Total assets | UK£598.00m |
Recent financial health updates
We Think Card Factory (LON:CARD) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt
Dec 12
Does Card Factory (LON:CARD) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Jul 24Card Factory (LON:CARD) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Jun 15Here's Why Card Factory (LON:CARD) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load
Nov 08Card Factory (LON:CARD) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Jan 24
Recent updates
A Piece Of The Puzzle Missing From Card Factory plc's (LON:CARD) 27% Share Price Climb
Dec 13We Think Card Factory (LON:CARD) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt
Dec 12Card Factory plc (LON:CARD) Might Not Be As Mispriced As It Looks After Plunging 26%
Oct 09Returns On Capital At Card Factory (LON:CARD) Have Hit The Brakes
Sep 21Card Factory plc (LON:CARD) Held Back By Insufficient Growth Even After Shares Climb 28%
Aug 16Does Card Factory (LON:CARD) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Jul 24Shareholders May Not Be So Generous With Card Factory plc's (LON:CARD) CEO Compensation And Here's Why
Jun 14Card Factory (LON:CARD) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward
Aug 08Is Card Factory plc (LON:CARD) Worth UK£1.0 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?
Apr 13Returns On Capital At Card Factory (LON:CARD) Paint A Concerning Picture
Jan 10Should You Investigate Card Factory plc (LON:CARD) At UK£0.46?
Sep 13Is There An Opportunity With Card Factory plc's (LON:CARD) 41% Undervaluation?
Jul 23Card Factory (LON:CARD) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Jun 15Here's Why Card Factory (LON:CARD) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load
Nov 08Card Factory (LON:CARD) Has Some Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively
Oct 05Earnings Update: Card Factory plc (LON:CARD) Just Reported Its Full-Year Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Forecasts
Jun 13Is There Now An Opportunity In Card Factory plc (LON:CARD)?
Mar 21A Look At The Fair Value Of Card Factory plc (LON:CARD)
Mar 03We Think Card Factory's (LON:CARD) Statutory Profit Might Understate Its Earnings Potential
Feb 14Card Factory (LON:CARD) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Jan 24If You Had Bought Card Factory's (LON:CARD) Shares Five Years Ago You Would Be Down 88%
Jan 05Is It Time To Consider Buying Card Factory plc (LON:CARD)?
Dec 17Is This A Sign of Things To Come At Card Factory (LON:CARD)?
Nov 30Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: CARD's short term assets (£114.8M) exceed its short term liabilities (£104.8M).
Long Term Liabilities: CARD's short term assets (£114.8M) do not cover its long term liabilities (£181.4M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: CARD's net debt to equity ratio (23.5%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: CARD's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 78.8% to 32% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: CARD's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (84%).
Interest Coverage: CARD's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (4.8x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/22 18:05 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/07/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/01/31 |
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Analyst Sources
Card Factory plc is covered by 11 analysts. 8 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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| Joseph Barron | Berenberg |
| Matthew Abraham | Berenberg |
| Mark Photiades | Canaccord Genuity |