Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of W.E.BLACK LIMITED at £23.5m based on a Turnover of £17.8m and 1.32x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
w.e.black limitedEstimated Valuation
£6.4m
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of W.E.BLACK LIMITED at £6.4m based on an EBITDA of £1.7m and a 3.84x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
w.e.black limitedEstimated Valuation
£394.4m
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of W.E.BLACK LIMITED at £394.4m based on Net Assets of £277.4m and 1.42x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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W.e.black LimitedOverview
W.e.black Limited is a live company located in chesham, HP5 2ZD with a Companies House number of 00425267. It operates in the construction of domestic buildings sector, SIC Code 41202. Founded in December 1946, it's largest shareholder is
e.j.s. gadsden
with a 100% stake. W.e.black Limited is a mature,
mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at
£17.8m with
declining
growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded W.E.Black Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 7 measures and has 5 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
Health Rating5out of 5
7 Strong
0 Regular
5 Weak
Size
annual sales of £17.8m, make it larger than the average company (£729.7k)
£17.8m - W.e.black Limited
£729.7k - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -24%, show it is growing at a slower rate (5.8%)
-24% - W.e.black Limited
5.8% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 7%, this company has a higher cost of product (45.5%)
7% - W.e.black Limited
45.5% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 8.1% make it less profitable than the average company (14.5%)
8.1% - W.e.black Limited
14.5% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 20 employees, this is above the industry average (4)
20 - W.e.black Limited
4 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £74k, the company has a higher pay structure (£40.8k)
£74k - W.e.black Limited
£40.8k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £892.4k, this is more efficient (£201.1k)
£892.4k - W.e.black Limited
£201.1k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 19 days, this is earlier than average (25 days)
19 days - W.e.black Limited
25 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 76 days, this is slower than average (31 days)
76 days - W.e.black Limited
31 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 2714 days, this is more than average (332 days)
2714 days - W.e.black Limited
332 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities
for 48 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (11 weeks)
48 weeks - W.e.black Limited
11 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 13%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (68.5%)
13% - W.e.black Limited
68.5% - Industry AVG
W.E.BLACK LIMITED financials
EXPORT
W.E.Black Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £17.8 million and the company has net assets of £277.4 million. According to their latest financial statements, W.E.Black Limited has 20 employees and maintains cash reserves of £38.6 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source:Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023
Dec 2022
Dec 2021
Dec 2020
Dec 2019
Dec 2018
Dec 2017
Dec 2016
Dec 2015
Dec 2014
Dec 2013
Dec 2012
Dec 2011
Dec 2010
Dec 2009
Turnover
17,847,833
28,068,402
57,869,393
41,175,389
36,495,865
37,218,348
48,490,728
35,697,066
57,103,793
41,019,340
31,330,175
32,941,343
21,956,906
23,654,546
18,017,146
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales
16,603,017
22,080,615
48,490,700
26,285,574
25,711,307
21,835,954
37,313,114
18,729,380
37,752,501
28,031,584
21,831,160
28,166,602
14,520,568
15,385,718
12,163,956
Gross Profit
1,244,816
5,987,787
9,378,693
14,889,815
10,784,558
15,382,394
11,177,614
16,967,686
19,351,292
12,987,756
9,499,015
4,774,741
7,436,338
8,268,828
5,853,190
Admin Expenses
-195,508
-2,203,358
-4,120,830
-4,209,979
-4,764,766
-5,335,316
-5,333,730
-4,663,959
-5,914,827
-4,829,359
-4,083,952
-3,141,763
-6,491,393
-231,832
-2,425,127
Operating Profit
1,440,324
8,191,145
13,499,523
19,099,794
15,549,324
20,717,710
16,511,344
21,631,645
25,266,119
17,817,115
13,582,967
7,916,504
13,927,731
8,500,660
8,278,317
Interest Payable
16,215
2,865
22,856
1,256
328
3,441
6
215,648
9,970
55,478
83,810
94,747
377,047
412,038
49
Interest Receivable
6,424,979
4,644,796
3,499,119
5,185,252
5,393,419
4,782,795
1,964,615
3,973,572
2,134,831
4,632,957
2,187,053
3,412,612
1,077,087
557,758
1,408,175
Pre-Tax Profit
7,849,088
12,833,076
16,975,786
24,283,790
20,942,415
25,247,064
18,475,953
25,389,569
27,348,054
24,094,926
15,682,737
11,710,351
14,507,895
9,330,680
10,107,776
Tax
-2,153,710
-2,477,769
-3,364,586
-4,722,395
-4,090,407
-4,936,434
-3,635,515
-5,198,865
-5,880,931
-4,930,677
-3,450,754
-3,169,453
-3,152,674
-3,481,909
-976,971
Profit After Tax
5,695,378
10,355,307
13,611,200
19,561,395
16,852,008
20,310,630
14,840,438
20,190,704
21,467,123
19,164,249
12,231,983
8,540,898
11,355,221
5,848,771
9,130,805
Dividends Paid
8,553,899
2,971,980
2,634,255
2,161,440
1,053,702
2,499,165
999,666
4,625,211
1,299,003
86,525
Retained Profit
-2,858,521
7,383,327
10,976,945
19,561,395
14,690,568
19,256,928
12,341,273
19,191,038
16,841,912
17,865,246
12,145,458
8,540,898
11,355,221
5,848,771
9,130,805
Employee Costs
1,480,439
1,430,138
1,493,962
1,436,241
1,364,810
1,509,282
1,521,177
1,331,070
1,277,785
1,209,557
1,122,569
1,080,227
1,546,156
1,575,178
795,188
Number Of Employees
20
17
18
19
18
20
23
21
20
24
23
22
22
22
19
EBITDA*
1,678,851
8,403,284
14,210,417
19,686,400
16,143,806
21,234,522
17,067,718
22,280,773
25,894,913
18,341,020
14,204,756
8,538,655
14,645,409
9,018,599
8,315,971
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023
Dec 2022
Dec 2021
Dec 2020
Dec 2019
Dec 2018
Dec 2017
Dec 2016
Dec 2015
Dec 2014
Dec 2013
Dec 2012
Dec 2011
Dec 2010
Dec 2009
Tangible Assets
517,110
63,467
76,136
71,071
84,409
144,969
266,422
210,980
148,062
170,110
3,923,411
3,932,561
4,879,161
11,006,697
112,961
Intangible Assets
1,327,673
1,544,987
1,735,135
1,213,698
1,777,229
1,373,141
1,839,910
2,306,679
2,886,152
2,338,590
2,805,359
3,272,128
3,715,091
4,179,477
Investments & Other
22,354,578
22,354,578
20,015,000
4,145,000
4,145,000
2,275,000
275,000
25,000
25,000
80,000
2,954,715
4,171,561
3,695,579
3,850,713
3,476,292
Debtors (Due After 1 year)
Total Fixed Assets
24,199,361
23,963,032
21,826,271
5,429,769
6,006,638
3,793,110
2,381,332
2,542,659
3,059,214
2,588,700
9,683,485
11,376,250
12,289,831
19,036,887
3,589,253
Stock & work in progress
123,471,617
98,116,418
101,397,582
116,291,011
112,979,859
113,738,622
128,362,909
138,341,656
135,211,987
138,760,092
114,620,299
107,223,695
100,279,439
95,602,271
84,759,710
Trade Debtors
932,364
941,693
3,307,631
789,720
472,329
280,152
2,988,082
182,261
166,664
280,796
338,253
299,924
230,420
223,930
173,281
Group Debtors
2,514,417
1,981,326
80,322,571
6,533,667
20,000
20,000
20,000
1,985,234
Misc Debtors
128,991,047
87,694,216
72,701,522
1,280,643
101,460,554
51,135,891
11,933,627
10,734,860
15,358,211
18,097,903
11,857,456
12,685,642
8,256,947
6,126,985
4,964,939
Cash
38,573,767
103,836,702
106,294,833
87,948,960
45,038,541
64,660,202
74,875,173
60,271,296
44,307,707
27,552,486
34,160,936
24,800,351
20,134,442
16,532,019
21,380,950
misc current assets
total current assets
294,483,212
292,570,355
283,701,568
286,632,905
259,951,283
236,348,534
218,159,791
209,530,073
195,044,569
184,711,277
160,996,944
145,029,612
128,901,248
118,485,205
113,264,114
total assets
318,682,573
316,533,387
305,527,839
292,062,674
265,957,921
240,141,644
220,541,123
212,072,732
198,103,783
187,299,977
170,680,429
156,405,862
141,191,079
137,522,092
116,853,367
Bank overdraft
39,194
9,379
Bank loan
Trade Creditors
3,457,084
2,459,566
3,685,704
1,554,096
1,697,379
1,591,810
1,997,278
1,417,885
1,600,663
1,177,972
1,018,094
1,064,450
877,086
516,100
509,886
Group/Directors Accounts
31,968,016
28,699,368
25,407,619
23,265,265
20,302,326
6,097,128
7,204,025
10,370,661
15,007,389
21,332,429
20,710,268
19,099,859
11,585,161
16,354,552
12,787,684
other short term finances
hp & lease commitments
other current liabilities
5,805,833
5,065,139
3,509,563
5,360,975
1,637,273
4,822,331
2,966,373
4,252,012
4,654,595
4,788,297
3,916,034
3,350,978
4,339,961
4,699,214
3,837,865
total current liabilities
41,230,933
36,224,073
32,602,886
30,180,336
23,636,978
12,511,269
12,167,676
16,040,558
21,262,647
27,298,698
25,644,396
23,515,287
16,841,402
21,569,866
17,144,814
loans
2,900,000
2,900,000
2,900,000
5,000,000
hp & lease commitments
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities
provisions
67,551
66,704
65,670
total long term liabilities
67,551
66,704
65,670
2,900,000
2,900,000
2,900,000
5,000,000
total liabilities
41,298,484
36,290,777
32,668,556
30,180,336
23,636,978
12,511,269
12,167,676
16,040,558
21,262,647
27,298,698
28,544,396
26,415,287
19,741,402
26,569,866
17,144,814
net assets
277,384,089
280,242,610
272,859,283
261,882,338
242,320,943
227,630,375
208,373,447
196,032,174
176,841,136
160,001,279
142,136,033
129,990,575
121,449,677
110,952,226
99,708,553
total shareholders funds
277,384,089
280,242,610
272,859,283
261,882,338
242,320,943
227,630,375
208,373,447
196,032,174
176,841,136
160,001,279
142,136,033
129,990,575
121,449,677
110,952,226
99,708,553
Dec 2023
Dec 2022
Dec 2021
Dec 2020
Dec 2019
Dec 2018
Dec 2017
Dec 2016
Dec 2015
Dec 2014
Dec 2013
Dec 2012
Dec 2011
Dec 2010
Dec 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit
1,440,324
8,191,145
13,499,523
19,099,794
15,549,324
20,717,710
16,511,344
21,631,645
25,266,119
17,817,115
13,582,967
7,916,504
13,927,731
8,500,660
8,278,317
Depreciation
21,213
21,991
26,811
23,075
30,951
50,043
89,605
69,655
49,321
57,136
155,020
155,362
253,292
53,553
37,654
Amortisation
217,314
190,148
684,083
563,531
563,531
466,769
466,769
579,473
579,473
466,769
466,769
466,789
464,386
464,386
Tax
-2,153,710
-2,477,769
-3,364,586
-4,722,395
-4,090,407
-4,936,434
-3,635,515
-5,198,865
-5,880,931
-4,930,677
-3,450,754
-3,169,453
-3,152,674
-3,481,909
-976,971
Stock
25,355,199
-3,281,164
-14,893,429
3,311,152
-758,763
-14,624,287
-9,978,747
3,129,669
-3,548,105
24,139,793
7,396,604
6,944,256
4,677,168
10,842,561
84,759,710
Debtors
41,820,593
14,608,082
-6,383,781
-19,539,949
43,983,173
43,028,001
4,004,588
-4,607,754
-2,873,824
6,182,990
-789,857
4,518,199
2,136,452
-772,539
7,123,454
Creditors
997,518
-1,226,138
2,131,608
-143,283
105,569
-405,468
579,393
-182,778
422,691
159,878
-46,356
187,364
360,986
6,214
509,886
Accruals and Deferred Income
740,694
1,555,576
-1,851,412
3,723,702
-3,185,058
1,855,958
-1,285,639
-402,583
-133,702
872,263
565,056
-988,983
-359,253
861,349
3,837,865
Deferred Taxes & Provisions
847
1,034
65,670
Cash flow from operations
-65,911,592
-5,070,931
32,468,907
34,773,221
-34,250,500
-10,655,136
18,700,116
17,974,632
26,724,900
-15,880,299
4,665,955
-6,894,872
4,680,848
-3,665,769
-80,196,413
Investing Activities
capital expenditure
-1,956,032
-391,138
-130,411
-1,061,542
5,884,834
1,060,109
541,733
9,303,937
-5,670,843
-43,862
Change in Investments
2,339,578
15,870,000
1,870,000
2,000,000
250,000
-55,000
-2,874,715
-1,216,846
475,982
-155,134
374,421
3,476,292
cash flow from investments
-2,339,578
-15,870,000
-1,870,000
-3,956,032
-641,138
-130,411
-1,006,542
8,759,549
2,276,955
65,751
9,459,071
-6,045,264
-3,520,154
Financing Activities
Bank loans
Group/Directors Accounts
3,268,648
3,291,749
2,142,354
2,962,939
14,205,198
-1,106,897
-3,166,636
-4,636,728
-6,325,040
622,161
1,610,409
7,514,698
-4,769,391
3,566,868
12,787,684
Other Short Term Loans
Long term loans
-2,900,000
-2,100,000
5,000,000
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments
other long term liabilities
share issue
-2,055
-857,770
5,394,902
90,577,748
interest
6,408,764
4,641,931
3,476,263
5,183,996
5,393,091
4,779,354
1,964,609
3,757,924
2,124,861
4,577,479
2,103,243
3,317,865
700,040
145,720
1,408,126
cash flow from financing
9,677,412
7,933,680
5,618,617
8,146,935
19,598,289
3,672,457
-1,202,027
-878,804
-4,202,234
2,299,640
3,713,652
10,832,563
-7,027,121
14,107,490
104,773,558
cash and cash equivalents
cash
-65,262,935
-2,458,131
18,345,873
42,910,419
-19,621,661
-10,214,971
14,603,877
15,963,589
16,755,221
-6,608,450
9,360,585
4,665,909
3,602,423
-4,848,931
21,380,950
overdraft
-39,194
39,194
-9,379
9,379
change in cash
-65,262,935
-2,458,131
18,345,873
42,910,419
-19,621,661
-10,214,971
14,603,877
15,963,589
16,755,221
-6,608,450
9,360,585
4,705,103
3,563,229
-4,839,552
21,371,571
w.e.black limited Credit Report and Business Information
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Low Risk50 - 70
Moderate Risk30 - 50
High Risk20 - 30
Very High Risk0 - 20
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