Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of BESSO LIMITED at £59.3m based on a Turnover of £47.4m and 1.25x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
besso limitedEstimated Valuation
£188.4m
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of BESSO LIMITED at £188.4m based on an EBITDA of £13.7m and a 13.77x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
besso limitedEstimated Valuation
£244.2m
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of BESSO LIMITED at £244.2m based on Net Assets of £149.1m and 1.64x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Besso LimitedOverview
Besso Limited is a live company located in london, EC3R 7PD with a Companies House number of 00910680. It operates in the non-life insurance sector, SIC Code 65120. Founded in July 1967, it's largest shareholder is
besso insurance group limited
with a 100% stake. Besso Limited is a mature,
large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at
£47.4m with
declining
growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Besso Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 6 measures and has 1 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
Health Rating5out of 5
6 Strong
3 Regular
1 Weak
Size
annual sales of £47.4m, make it larger than the average company (£2.1m)
£47.4m - Besso Limited
£2.1m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -1%, show it is growing at a slower rate (8.7%)
-1% - Besso Limited
8.7% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 100%, this company has a comparable cost of product (100%)
100% - Besso Limited
100% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 28.4% make it more profitable than the average company (17.5%)
28.4% - Besso Limited
17.5% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 290 employees, this is above the industry average (26)
290 - Besso Limited
26 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £65.3k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£65.3k)
£65.3k - Besso Limited
£65.3k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £163.5k, this is equally as efficient (£163.8k)
£163.5k - Besso Limited
£163.8k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 102 days, this is earlier than average (216 days)
102 days - Besso Limited
216 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Besso Limited
- - Industry AVG
Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Besso Limited
- - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities
for 38 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (18 weeks)
38 weeks - Besso Limited
18 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 41.2%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (81.5%)
41.2% - Besso Limited
81.5% - Industry AVG
BESSO LIMITED financials
EXPORT
Besso Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £47.4 million and the company has net assets of £149.1 million. According to their latest financial statements, we estimate that Besso Limited has 290 employees and maintains cash reserves of £77.4 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
47,423,000
51,333,161
48,884,189
49,265,543
52,169,665
48,631,765
48,057,513
43,743,280
36,718,499
31,313,833
28,357,697
25,815,652
23,785,260
24,204,534
25,058,130
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales
349,744
1,346,554
3,660,618
5,501,884
7,040,824
6,420,122
6,494,771
7,094,237
Gross Profit
47,423,000
51,333,161
48,884,189
49,265,543
52,169,665
48,631,765
47,707,769
42,396,726
33,057,881
25,811,949
21,316,873
19,395,530
17,290,489
17,110,297
Admin Expenses
33,975,000
43,091,491
54,755,876
41,631,584
41,815,761
37,480,560
36,519,276
31,440,312
27,803,068
21,788,366
18,106,212
16,049,752
15,178,442
14,669,560
-3,085,334
Operating Profit
13,448,000
8,241,670
-5,871,687
7,633,959
10,353,904
11,151,205
11,188,493
10,956,414
5,254,813
4,023,583
3,210,661
3,345,778
2,112,047
2,440,737
3,085,334
Interest Payable
4,264
79,565
31,603
25,001
14,071
10,674
9,737
28,529
73,979
63,720
63,185
65,469
32,692
69,260
Interest Receivable
1,484,000
161,705
7,232
88,946
419,212
294,611
91,818
75,820
32,322
167,430
130,276
151,411
166,527
161,208
129,334
Pre-Tax Profit
14,932,000
8,396,720
-5,944,020
7,691,302
10,748,115
11,431,745
11,269,637
11,022,497
5,258,606
4,117,034
3,277,217
3,434,004
2,213,105
2,569,253
3,145,408
Tax
-2,902,000
-671,760
-555,027
116,961
367,833
-1,972,338
-1,193,520
-1,739,671
-531,976
-420,186
-452,730
-270,942
-26,598
-330,281
-710,823
Profit After Tax
12,030,000
7,724,960
-6,499,047
7,808,263
11,115,948
9,459,407
10,076,117
9,282,826
4,726,630
3,696,848
2,824,487
3,163,062
2,186,507
2,238,972
2,434,585
Dividends Paid
2,211,425
4,750,000
16,000,000
19,750,000
6,700,000
150,000
2,750,000
3,165,000
7,950,000
1,950,000
2,400,000
Retained Profit
12,030,000
7,724,960
-8,710,472
3,058,263
-4,935,836
9,264,007
-9,831,727
9,231,540
-1,973,370
3,546,848
74,487
-1,938
-5,672,808
288,972
12,069
Employee Costs
18,946,667
28,739,433
21,685,216
18,379,637
129,458
151,490
191,414
171,712
1,138,371
798,700
3,768,490
12,427,399
11,928,671
12,223,544
11,928,719
Number Of Employees
290
331
321
324
6
8
9
9
9
9
36
141
140
156
169
EBITDA*
13,686,000
8,966,688
-3,823,660
9,682,144
12,279,780
12,926,152
12,836,362
12,484,183
5,483,402
4,779,228
3,488,501
3,560,828
2,418,669
2,801,519
3,482,601
* 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
371,720
324,200
632,168
852,422
849,624
539,938
442,616
290,425
313,195
248,259
272,544
304,111
200,861
229,380
Intangible Assets
558,844
1,228,589
2,673,150
4,336,182
5,231,900
6,661,422
7,118,195
5,153,783
3,901,195
1,617,273
1,745,359
1,647,344
3,371,480
3,905,279
Investments & Other
2,000
1,411,692
26,101
41,678
Debtors (Due After 1 year)
Total Fixed Assets
2,000
2,342,256
1,552,789
3,305,318
5,188,604
6,081,524
7,201,360
7,560,811
5,444,208
4,214,390
1,865,532
2,017,903
1,977,556
3,572,341
4,176,337
Stock & work in progress
Trade Debtors
13,282,000
3,916,812
9,919,075
9,344,632
10,873,080
11,499,923
10,916,157
9,261,357
68,887,865
69,683,834
67,067,786
85,398,555
86,975,120
Group Debtors
159,326,000
30,526,462
12,838,252
15,857,922
13,481,971
11,148,308
8,643,728
15,445,447
9,545,601
8,272,078
2,131,083
3,573,669
1,940,277
50
22,475
Misc Debtors
3,515,000
5,255,625
4,951,844
5,207,616
5,802,458
4,993,153
5,538,474
6,229,227
15,589,667
15,375,192
2,511,496
3,544,719
3,724,142
3,534,391
3,784,266
Cash
77,378,000
91,078,163
92,807,553
79,973,560
81,189,089
61,008,359
71,414,098
55,118,235
1,835,901
409,547
41,921,202
30,117,841
36,842,056
30,534,917
34,018,770
misc current assets
total current assets
253,501,000
130,777,062
120,516,724
110,383,730
111,346,598
88,649,743
96,512,457
86,054,266
26,971,169
24,056,817
115,451,646
106,920,063
109,574,261
119,467,913
124,800,631
total assets
253,503,000
133,119,318
122,069,513
113,689,048
116,535,202
94,731,267
103,713,817
93,615,077
32,415,377
28,271,207
117,317,178
108,937,966
111,551,817
123,040,254
128,976,968
Bank overdraft
555,686
891,303
576,572
740,258
287,856
Bank loan
Trade Creditors
81,100,000
87,546,625
85,619,340
72,102,109
75,132,524
59,015,824
70,761,404
54,642,488
2,550,497
4,718,021
102,337,877
92,325,883
96,985,652
107,541,638
114,615,533
Group/Directors Accounts
20,050,000
13,831,868
10,797,684
14,904,380
17,176,239
4,975,164
10,554,228
4,082,103
6,104,478
3,837,795
3,267,552
4,721,383
3,487,756
5,154,137
4,484,863
other short term finances
233,195
561,392
2,926,455
3,332,109
3,436,381
5,481,351
hp & lease commitments
other current liabilities
3,270,000
12,593,875
18,828,524
10,914,927
11,188,873
10,250,699
8,242,906
11,135,921
10,028,885
8,420,079
3,981,351
3,899,172
3,399,674
3,335,869
3,540,519
total current liabilities
104,420,000
113,972,368
115,245,548
98,154,611
104,059,028
77,168,142
92,890,647
73,296,893
24,165,211
16,975,895
110,142,466
101,837,741
104,449,654
116,771,902
122,928,771
loans
2,668,641
573,752
hp & lease commitments
Accruals and Deferred Income
5,036,248
other liabilities
provisions
total long term liabilities
2,668,641
5,036,248
573,752
total liabilities
104,420,000
113,972,368
115,245,548
98,154,611
104,059,028
77,168,142
95,559,288
78,333,141
24,165,211
17,549,647
110,142,466
101,837,741
104,449,654
116,771,902
122,928,771
net assets
149,083,000
19,146,950
6,823,965
15,534,437
12,476,174
17,158,570
7,945,374
15,230,625
8,250,166
10,721,560
7,174,712
7,100,225
7,102,163
6,268,352
6,048,197
total shareholders funds
149,083,000
19,146,950
6,823,965
15,534,437
12,476,174
17,158,570
7,945,374
15,230,625
8,250,166
10,721,560
7,174,712
7,100,225
7,102,163
6,268,352
6,048,197
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
13,448,000
8,241,670
-5,871,687
7,633,959
10,353,904
11,151,205
11,188,493
10,956,414
5,254,813
4,023,583
3,210,661
3,345,778
2,112,047
2,440,737
3,085,334
Depreciation
238,000
223,960
485,539
495,428
412,324
330,464
192,833
142,889
149,496
144,368
149,754
139,763
122,148
118,115
167,837
Amortisation
501,058
1,562,488
1,552,757
1,513,552
1,444,483
1,455,036
1,384,880
79,093
611,277
128,086
75,287
184,474
242,667
229,430
Tax
-2,902,000
-671,760
-555,027
116,961
367,833
-1,972,338
-1,193,520
-1,739,671
-531,976
-420,186
-452,730
-270,942
-26,598
-330,281
-710,823
Stock
Debtors
136,424,101
11,989,728
-2,700,999
252,661
2,516,125
2,543,025
-5,837,672
5,800,763
1,487,998
-49,883,174
-3,271,778
4,070,017
-16,200,791
-1,848,865
90,781,861
Creditors
-6,446,625
1,927,285
13,517,231
-3,030,415
16,116,700
-11,745,580
16,118,916
52,091,991
-2,167,524
-97,619,856
10,011,994
-4,659,769
-10,555,986
-7,073,895
114,615,533
Accruals and Deferred Income
-9,323,875
-6,234,649
7,913,597
-273,946
938,174
2,007,793
-7,929,263
6,143,284
1,608,806
4,438,728
82,179
499,498
63,805
-204,650
3,540,519
Deferred Taxes & Provisions
Cash flow from operations
-141,410,601
-8,002,164
19,753,140
6,242,083
27,186,362
-1,326,998
25,670,167
63,179,024
2,904,710
-38,938,912
16,401,722
-4,940,402
8,100,681
-2,958,442
30,145,969
Investing Activities
capital expenditure
692,564
-102,793
-3,792,136
-3,365,539
-2,209,689
-177,282
-239,257
-125,469
-281,498
1,314,264
201,536
-4,531,926
Change in Investments
-1,409,692
1,411,692
-26,101
26,101
-41,678
41,678
cash flow from investments
2,102,256
-1,514,485
-3,792,136
-3,365,539
-2,209,689
-177,282
-239,257
-125,469
-255,397
1,288,163
243,214
-4,573,604
Financing Activities
Bank loans
Group/Directors Accounts
6,218,132
3,034,184
-4,106,696
-2,271,859
12,201,075
-5,579,064
6,472,125
-2,022,375
2,266,683
570,243
-1,453,831
1,233,627
-1,666,381
669,274
4,484,863
Other Short Term Loans
-233,195
-328,197
-2,365,063
-405,654
-104,272
-2,044,970
5,481,351
Long term loans
-2,668,641
2,668,641
-573,752
573,752
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments
other long term liabilities
share issue
117,906,050
4,598,025
253,440
-50,811
2,546,476
-2,251,081
-498,024
6,506,619
-68,817
6,036,128
interest
1,484,000
157,441
-72,333
57,343
394,211
280,540
81,144
66,083
3,793
93,451
66,556
88,226
101,058
128,516
60,074
cash flow from financing
125,608,182
7,789,650
-4,412,224
-2,542,713
10,483,663
-8,423,630
11,664,114
-6,252,343
6,680,051
1,237,446
-1,387,275
1,321,853
4,941,296
728,973
10,581,065
cash and cash equivalents
cash
-13,700,163
-1,729,390
12,833,993
-1,215,529
20,180,730
-10,405,739
16,295,863
53,282,334
1,426,354
-41,511,655
11,803,361
-6,724,215
6,307,139
-3,483,853
34,018,770
overdraft
-555,686
-335,617
314,731
-163,686
452,402
287,856
change in cash
-13,700,163
-1,729,390
12,833,993
-1,215,529
20,180,730
-10,405,739
16,295,863
53,282,334
1,426,354
-40,955,969
12,138,978
-7,038,946
6,470,825
-3,936,255
33,730,914
besso limited Credit Report and Business Information
Very Low Risk70 - 100
Low Risk50 - 70
Moderate Risk30 - 50
High Risk20 - 30
Very High Risk0 - 20
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