Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SONATEST LTD at £15.9m based on a Turnover of £12.6m and 1.27x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
sonatest ltdEstimated Valuation
£9.8m
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SONATEST LTD at £9.8m based on an EBITDA of £1.4m and a 7.2x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
sonatest ltdEstimated Valuation
£12.3m
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SONATEST LTD at £12.3m based on Net Assets of £4.9m and 2.5x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Sonatest LtdOverview
Sonatest Ltd is a live company located in milton keynes, MK12 5QQ with a Companies House number of 00865293. It operates in the manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control sector, SIC Code 26511. Founded in November 1965, it's largest shareholder is
sonatest nde ltd
with a 100% stake. Sonatest Ltd is a mature,
mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at
£12.6m with
high
growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Sonatest Ltd a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 5 measures and has 2 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
Health Rating5out of 5
5 Strong
5 Regular
2 Weak
Size
annual sales of £12.6m, make it in line with the average company (£12.8m)
£12.6m - Sonatest Ltd
£12.8m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 20%, show it is growing at a faster rate (8.2%)
20% - Sonatest Ltd
8.2% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 46.5%, this company has a comparable cost of product (40.8%)
46.5% - Sonatest Ltd
40.8% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 10.3% make it as profitable than the average company (8.8%)
10.3% - Sonatest Ltd
8.8% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 37 employees, this is below the industry average (68)
37 - Sonatest Ltd
68 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £48.1k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£55k)
£48.1k - Sonatest Ltd
£55k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £339.8k, this is more efficient (£203.3k)
£339.8k - Sonatest Ltd
£203.3k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 53 days, this is near the average (50 days)
53 days - Sonatest Ltd
50 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 47 days, this is slower than average (38 days)
47 days - Sonatest Ltd
38 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 173 days, this is more than average (97 days)
173 days - Sonatest Ltd
97 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities
for 28 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (23 weeks)
28 weeks - Sonatest Ltd
23 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 29.7%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (38.5%)
29.7% - Sonatest Ltd
38.5% - Industry AVG
SONATEST LTD financials
EXPORT
Sonatest Ltd's latest turnover from December 2023 is £12.6 million and the company has net assets of £4.9 million. According to their latest financial statements, Sonatest Ltd has 37 employees and maintains cash reserves of £1.1 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
12,573,000
9,387,000
7,802,000
7,189,000
7,622,000
8,675,000
7,628,000
7,065,707
8,081,273
9,400,053
9,563,184
9,715,629
9,595,815
7,512,868
6,066,143
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales
6,730,000
5,532,000
4,072,000
3,935,000
4,212,000
5,050,000
4,409,000
4,649,186
4,644,024
5,168,602
5,131,979
5,057,087
5,034,612
3,937,132
3,319,794
Gross Profit
5,843,000
3,855,000
3,730,000
3,254,000
3,410,000
3,625,000
3,219,000
2,416,521
3,437,249
4,231,451
4,431,205
4,658,542
4,561,203
3,575,736
2,746,349
Admin Expenses
4,548,000
4,007,000
2,942,000
2,865,000
4,001,000
3,452,000
3,476,000
2,958,706
3,622,335
3,518,519
3,862,353
3,753,781
3,738,835
3,536,550
2,865,692
Operating Profit
1,295,000
-152,000
788,000
389,000
-591,000
173,000
-257,000
-542,185
-185,086
712,932
568,852
904,761
822,368
39,186
-119,343
Interest Payable
10,000
17,000
28,000
30,000
2,000
14,000
23,000
34,743
17,380
27,247
35,702
37,847
42,918
53,789
28,696
Interest Receivable
1,000
20
6
441
2,406
194
882
Pre-Tax Profit
1,285,000
-169,000
760,000
359,000
-593,000
159,000
-279,000
-576,928
-202,446
685,685
533,156
867,355
781,856
-14,409
-147,157
Tax
182,000
46,000
249,000
63,000
158,000
169,000
111,241
-1,416
-11,651
16,537
-27,205
53,895
Profit After Tax
1,285,000
13,000
806,000
608,000
-530,000
317,000
-110,000
-465,687
-203,862
674,034
533,156
883,892
754,651
-14,409
-93,262
Dividends Paid
Retained Profit
1,285,000
13,000
806,000
608,000
-530,000
317,000
-110,000
-465,687
-203,862
674,034
533,156
883,892
754,651
-14,409
-93,262
Employee Costs
1,780,000
1,471,000
1,507,000
1,494,000
1,698,000
1,538,000
1,396,000
1,510,695
1,672,893
1,697,845
1,678,808
1,602,598
1,535,883
1,615,359
1,472,513
Number Of Employees
37
35
31
37
43
41
42
46
52
50
49
46
43
50
47
EBITDA*
1,366,000
-104,000
862,000
461,000
-528,000
225,000
-167,000
-440,090
-42,432
875,973
724,785
1,116,645
1,028,839
271,387
-30,023
* 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
274,000
201,000
68,000
142,000
187,000
65,000
67,000
131,517
216,389
248,895
249,191
309,180
165,812
134,825
105,538
Intangible Assets
2,555
5,110
97,250
234,205
368,376
Investments & Other
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
Debtors (Due After 1 year)
Total Fixed Assets
275,000
202,000
69,000
143,000
188,000
65,000
67,000
131,517
216,389
248,895
251,746
314,290
263,062
369,030
473,914
Stock & work in progress
3,202,000
3,087,000
2,417,000
2,403,000
2,465,000
1,820,000
2,091,000
1,751,882
2,624,573
2,898,057
2,933,326
2,247,669
1,675,589
1,625,257
1,554,002
Trade Debtors
1,836,000
1,574,000
1,069,000
943,000
1,090,000
1,091,000
984,000
893,197
950,747
1,304,275
1,289,863
1,281,716
1,531,605
1,498,137
976,267
Group Debtors
515,000
31,000
410,000
94,000
51,000
130,000
226,000
248,186
182,454
215,560
64,823
23,056
302,886
346,312
92,236
Misc Debtors
70,000
300,000
59,000
306,000
149,000
267,000
108,000
190,019
98,683
105,599
150,000
133,420
147,660
84,420
169,117
Cash
1,094,000
817,000
897,000
898,000
213,000
699,000
469,000
585,968
437,120
434,839
718,191
1,133,019
1,323,177
282
790
misc current assets
total current assets
6,717,000
5,809,000
4,852,000
4,644,000
3,968,000
4,007,000
3,878,000
3,669,252
4,293,577
4,958,330
5,156,203
4,818,880
4,980,917
3,554,408
2,792,412
total assets
6,992,000
6,011,000
4,921,000
4,787,000
4,156,000
4,072,000
3,945,000
3,800,769
4,509,966
5,207,225
5,407,949
5,133,170
5,243,979
3,923,438
3,266,326
Bank overdraft
8,348
361,712
Bank loan
Trade Creditors
879,000
590,000
340,000
407,000
736,000
648,000
709,000
333,467
397,233
427,821
574,085
771,466
505,328
565,954
574,564
Group/Directors Accounts
786,000
571,000
260,000
622,000
744,000
336,000
214,000
179,479
183,943
190,176
293,206
289,859
1,055,932
1,011,622
587,697
other short term finances
hp & lease commitments
3,200
4,341
3,055
other current liabilities
366,000
187,000
236,000
284,000
212,000
239,000
211,000
219,630
220,953
219,724
195,920
206,000
235,033
668,029
285,007
total current liabilities
2,031,000
1,348,000
836,000
1,313,000
1,692,000
1,223,000
1,134,000
732,576
802,129
837,721
1,063,211
1,267,325
1,799,493
2,258,294
1,812,035
loans
1,000,000
450,000
650,000
250,000
107,000
373,000
528,593
690,713
1,127,187
1,768,079
1,824,776
2,270,588
1,253,629
984,610
hp & lease commitments
4,350
8,454
Accruals and Deferred Income
4,818
7,092
8,454
28,171
54,299
93,952
other liabilities
provisions
42,000
29,000
14,000
9,000
7,000
5,000
18,000
10,550
22,387
38,900
45,002
41,206
38,210
total long term liabilities
42,000
1,029,000
464,000
659,000
257,000
112,000
391,000
539,143
713,100
1,170,905
1,820,173
1,874,436
2,336,969
1,312,278
1,087,016
total liabilities
2,073,000
2,377,000
1,300,000
1,972,000
1,949,000
1,335,000
1,525,000
1,271,719
1,515,229
2,008,626
2,883,384
3,141,761
4,136,462
3,570,572
2,899,051
net assets
4,919,000
3,634,000
3,621,000
2,815,000
2,207,000
2,737,000
2,420,000
2,529,050
2,994,737
3,198,599
2,524,565
1,991,409
1,107,517
352,866
367,275
total shareholders funds
4,919,000
3,634,000
3,621,000
2,815,000
2,207,000
2,737,000
2,420,000
2,529,050
2,994,737
3,198,599
2,524,565
1,991,409
1,107,517
352,866
367,275
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
1,295,000
-152,000
788,000
389,000
-591,000
173,000
-257,000
-542,185
-185,086
712,932
568,852
904,761
822,368
39,186
-119,343
Depreciation
71,000
48,000
74,000
72,000
63,000
52,000
90,000
102,095
142,654
160,486
153,378
119,744
69,516
95,246
44,522
Amortisation
2,555
2,555
92,140
136,955
136,955
44,798
Tax
182,000
46,000
249,000
63,000
158,000
169,000
111,241
-1,416
-11,651
16,537
-27,205
53,895
Stock
115,000
670,000
14,000
-62,000
645,000
-271,000
339,118
-872,691
-273,484
-35,269
685,657
572,080
50,332
71,255
1,554,002
Debtors
516,000
367,000
195,000
53,000
-198,000
170,000
-13,402
99,518
-393,550
120,748
66,494
-543,959
53,282
691,249
1,237,620
Creditors
289,000
250,000
-67,000
-329,000
88,000
-61,000
375,533
-63,766
-30,588
-146,264
-197,381
266,138
-60,626
-8,610
574,564
Accruals and Deferred Income
179,000
-49,000
-48,000
72,000
-27,000
28,000
-8,630
-1,323
-3,589
21,530
-11,442
-48,750
-459,124
343,369
378,959
Deferred Taxes & Provisions
13,000
15,000
5,000
2,000
2,000
-13,000
7,450
-11,837
-16,513
-6,102
3,796
2,996
38,210
Cash flow from operations
1,216,000
-743,000
589,000
464,000
-849,000
438,000
50,637
367,398
572,496
648,007
-232,393
1,325,445
416,480
-156,358
-1,814,227
Investing Activities
capital expenditure
-144,000
-181,000
-27,000
-185,000
-50,000
-25,483
-14,669
-109,698
-160,190
-93,389
-263,112
-100,503
-127,317
-563,234
Change in Investments
1,000
cash flow from investments
-144,000
-181,000
-27,000
-186,000
-50,000
-25,483
-14,669
-109,698
-160,190
-93,389
-263,112
-100,503
-127,317
-563,234
Financing Activities
Bank loans
Group/Directors Accounts
215,000
311,000
-362,000
-122,000
408,000
122,000
34,521
-4,464
-6,233
-103,030
3,347
-766,073
44,310
423,925
587,697
Other Short Term Loans
Long term loans
-1,000,000
550,000
-200,000
400,000
143,000
-266,000
-155,593
-162,120
-436,474
-640,892
-56,697
-445,812
1,016,959
269,019
984,610
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments
-3,200
-5,491
-2,818
11,509
other long term liabilities
share issue
950
460,537
interest
-10,000
-17,000
-28,000
-30,000
-2,000
-14,000
-22,000
-34,743
-17,360
-27,247
-35,696
-37,406
-40,512
-53,595
-27,814
cash flow from financing
-795,000
844,000
-590,000
248,000
549,000
-158,000
-142,122
-201,327
-460,067
-771,169
-89,046
-1,252,491
1,015,266
636,531
2,016,539
cash and cash equivalents
cash
277,000
-80,000
-1,000
685,000
-486,000
230,000
-116,968
148,848
2,281
-283,352
-414,828
-190,158
1,322,895
-508
790
overdraft
-8,348
-353,364
361,712
change in cash
277,000
-80,000
-1,000
685,000
-486,000
230,000
-116,968
148,848
2,281
-283,352
-414,828
-190,158
1,331,243
352,856
-360,922
sonatest ltd 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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sonatest ltd Charges & Mortgages
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