Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of DOWBRIDGE LIMITED at £60.5m based on a Turnover of £36.3m and 1.67x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
dowbridge limitedEstimated Valuation
£72.7m
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of DOWBRIDGE LIMITED at £72.7m based on an EBITDA of £5.5m and a 13.19x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
dowbridge limitedEstimated Valuation
£33.5m
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of DOWBRIDGE LIMITED at £33.5m based on Net Assets of £25.7m and 1.31x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Dowbridge LimitedOverview
Dowbridge Limited is a live company located in preston, PR4 2PR with a Companies House number of 01032725. It operates in the non-trading company sector, SIC Code 74990. Founded in November 1971, it's largest shareholder is
paul graham harrison
with a 41.6% stake. Dowbridge Limited is a mature,
large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at
£36.3m with
rapid
growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Dowbridge Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 9 measures and has 3 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
Health Rating5out of 5
9 Strong
0 Regular
3 Weak
Size
annual sales of £36.3m, make it larger than the average company (£3.8m)
£36.3m - Dowbridge Limited
£3.8m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 32%, show it is growing at a faster rate (5.9%)
32% - Dowbridge Limited
5.9% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 77.3%, this company has a lower cost of product (36.1%)
77.3% - Dowbridge Limited
36.1% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 10.4% make it more profitable than the average company (4.9%)
10.4% - Dowbridge Limited
4.9% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 612 employees, this is above the industry average (41)
612 - Dowbridge Limited
41 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £21k, the company has a lower pay structure (£42.5k)
£21k - Dowbridge Limited
£42.5k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £59.3k, this is less efficient (£154.4k)
£59.3k - Dowbridge Limited
£154.4k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 10 days, this is earlier than average (41 days)
10 days - Dowbridge Limited
41 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 72 days, this is slower than average (40 days)
72 days - Dowbridge Limited
40 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 110 days, this is more than average (48 days)
110 days - Dowbridge Limited
48 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities
for 13 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (33 weeks)
13 weeks - Dowbridge Limited
33 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 33.9%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (47.9%)
33.9% - Dowbridge Limited
47.9% - Industry AVG
DOWBRIDGE LIMITED financials
EXPORT
Dowbridge Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £36.3 million and the company has net assets of £25.7 million. According to their latest financial statements, Dowbridge Limited has 612 employees and maintains cash reserves of £2.6 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
Jan 2012
Dec 2010
Dec 2009
Turnover
36,267,000
36,772,000
25,868,000
15,690,000
28,039,000
26,060,000
26,079,000
24,770,000
24,012,000
22,529,000
20,308,000
20,032,000
18,115,006
17,697,878
17,509,431
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales
8,226,000
8,540,000
5,632,000
4,529,000
6,296,000
5,917,000
5,934,000
5,746,000
5,396,000
5,259,000
4,857,000
5,539,000
6,257,652
5,952,036
6,188,929
Gross Profit
28,041,000
28,232,000
20,236,000
11,161,000
21,743,000
20,143,000
20,145,000
19,024,000
18,616,000
17,270,000
15,451,000
14,493,000
11,857,354
11,745,842
11,320,502
Admin Expenses
24,275,000
22,736,000
15,591,000
11,936,000
20,083,000
19,208,000
18,414,000
17,537,000
16,719,000
15,472,000
14,376,000
12,689,000
10,625,807
10,229,594
9,440,322
Operating Profit
3,766,000
5,496,000
4,645,000
-775,000
1,660,000
935,000
1,731,000
1,487,000
1,897,000
1,798,000
1,075,000
1,804,000
1,231,547
1,516,248
1,880,180
Interest Payable
186,000
137,000
233,000
271,000
222,000
197,000
176,000
191,000
235,000
246,000
276,000
236,000
214,502
113,997
121,691
Interest Receivable
21,000
8,000
1,000
2,000
1,000
1,000
7,000
3,000
1,000
1,880
Pre-Tax Profit
3,601,000
5,367,000
4,412,000
-1,045,000
1,440,000
738,000
1,516,000
1,297,000
1,669,000
1,555,000
799,000
1,569,000
1,017,045
1,402,251
1,760,369
Tax
-1,025,000
-1,209,000
-1,209,000
5,000
-429,000
-331,000
-454,000
-358,000
-498,000
-298,000
-259,000
-510,000
-447,211
-504,886
-80,936
Profit After Tax
2,576,000
4,158,000
3,203,000
-1,040,000
1,011,000
407,000
1,062,000
939,000
1,171,000
1,257,000
540,000
1,059,000
569,834
897,365
1,679,433
Dividends Paid
900,000
1,250,000
450,000
450,000
630,000
620,000
680,000
640,000
600,000
600,000
350,000
500,000
500,000
440,000
Retained Profit
1,676,000
2,908,000
2,753,000
-1,040,000
561,000
-223,000
442,000
259,000
531,000
657,000
-60,000
709,000
69,834
397,365
1,239,433
Employee Costs
12,872,000
12,558,000
9,821,000
8,789,000
10,761,000
10,011,000
9,672,000
8,970,000
8,453,000
7,306,000
6,948,000
5,654,000
5,296,872
4,644,456
4,179,687
Number Of Employees
612
606
534
544
585
583
532
506
438
409
375
359
326
267
216
EBITDA*
5,509,000
7,085,000
6,031,000
645,000
3,167,000
2,477,000
3,274,000
3,147,000
3,482,000
3,297,000
2,551,000
3,186,000
2,368,846
2,495,034
2,872,585
* 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
Jan 2012
Dec 2010
Dec 2009
Tangible Assets
32,235,000
31,374,000
30,149,000
30,367,000
30,888,000
29,823,000
30,315,000
27,493,000
27,822,000
27,711,000
27,646,000
27,215,000
27,616,185
22,948,679
20,799,277
Intangible Assets
4,000
40,000
28,722
Investments & Other
20,000
20,000
20,000
20,000
20,000
20,000
20,000
20,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
1,500
1,500
1,500
Debtors (Due After 1 year)
Total Fixed Assets
32,255,000
31,398,000
30,209,000
30,387,000
30,908,000
29,843,000
30,335,000
27,513,000
27,824,000
27,713,000
27,648,000
27,217,000
27,646,407
22,950,179
20,800,777
Stock & work in progress
2,495,000
2,165,000
1,023,000
1,528,000
2,255,000
1,500,000
1,222,000
1,130,000
1,328,000
1,375,000
1,515,000
2,007,000
2,674,624
2,481,970
2,645,015
Trade Debtors
1,026,000
1,106,000
282,000
241,000
200,000
300,000
299,000
462,000
247,000
316,000
395,000
266,000
167,395
203,992
352,127
Group Debtors
Misc Debtors
465,000
507,000
225,000
516,000
510,000
640,000
367,000
516,000
630,000
517,000
324,000
323,000
293,645
283,174
249,120
Cash
2,588,000
3,588,000
5,019,000
4,404,000
1,840,000
1,606,000
1,263,000
1,753,000
1,200,000
2,236,000
731,000
1,248,000
63,834
72,475
126,804
misc current assets
total current assets
6,574,000
7,366,000
6,549,000
6,689,000
4,805,000
4,046,000
3,151,000
3,861,000
3,405,000
4,444,000
2,965,000
3,844,000
3,199,498
3,041,611
3,373,066
total assets
38,829,000
38,764,000
36,758,000
37,076,000
35,713,000
33,889,000
33,486,000
31,374,000
31,229,000
32,157,000
30,613,000
31,061,000
30,845,905
25,991,790
24,173,843
Bank overdraft
422,000
928,000
233,000
441,000
483,000
855,000
150,000
1,099,000
199,902
1,559,623
1,070,150
Bank loan
571,000
482,000
884,000
849,000
815,000
1,335,709
658,186
Trade Creditors
1,631,000
2,464,000
1,123,000
1,348,000
1,986,000
2,558,000
1,206,000
1,721,000
2,306,000
1,900,000
1,354,000
1,481,000
1,672,891
1,457,047
746,435
Group/Directors Accounts
9,307
457,054
9,307
other short term finances
2,301,000
2,198,000
2,696,000
2,702,000
2,290,000
1,246,000
1,680,000
1,642,000
1,298,000
1,013,264
21,778
342,746
hp & lease commitments
other current liabilities
7,593,000
7,862,000
7,918,000
4,323,000
5,380,000
4,599,000
5,715,000
5,207,000
5,069,000
5,718,000
4,470,000
4,097,000
3,529,562
2,676,835
2,544,369
total current liabilities
9,795,000
10,808,000
9,463,000
8,900,000
9,797,000
10,294,000
10,106,000
10,073,000
9,505,000
10,147,000
8,431,000
7,975,000
7,760,635
6,830,523
4,713,007
loans
1,647,000
2,552,000
5,277,000
9,204,000
6,067,000
4,342,000
4,024,000
2,447,000
3,092,000
3,977,000
4,825,000
5,641,000
6,348,665
2,686,567
3,352,088
hp & lease commitments
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities
provisions
1,713,000
1,406,000
928,000
635,000
472,000
437,000
317,000
257,000
294,000
226,000
207,000
235,000
234,665
42,594
74,007
total long term liabilities
3,360,000
3,958,000
6,205,000
9,839,000
6,539,000
4,779,000
4,341,000
2,704,000
3,386,000
4,203,000
5,032,000
5,876,000
6,583,330
2,729,161
3,426,095
total liabilities
13,155,000
14,766,000
15,668,000
18,739,000
16,336,000
15,073,000
14,447,000
12,777,000
12,891,000
14,350,000
13,463,000
13,851,000
14,343,965
9,559,684
8,139,102
net assets
25,674,000
23,998,000
21,090,000
18,337,000
19,377,000
18,816,000
19,039,000
18,597,000
18,338,000
17,807,000
17,150,000
17,210,000
16,501,940
16,432,106
16,034,741
total shareholders funds
25,674,000
23,998,000
21,090,000
18,337,000
19,377,000
18,816,000
19,039,000
18,597,000
18,338,000
17,807,000
17,150,000
17,210,000
16,501,940
16,432,106
16,034,741
Dec 2023
Dec 2022
Dec 2021
Dec 2020
Dec 2019
Dec 2018
Dec 2017
Dec 2016
Dec 2015
Dec 2014
Dec 2013
Dec 2012
Jan 2012
Dec 2010
Dec 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit
3,766,000
5,496,000
4,645,000
-775,000
1,660,000
935,000
1,731,000
1,487,000
1,897,000
1,798,000
1,075,000
1,804,000
1,231,547
1,516,248
1,880,180
Depreciation
1,739,000
1,588,000
1,385,000
1,420,000
1,507,000
1,542,000
1,543,000
1,660,000
1,585,000
1,499,000
1,476,000
1,382,000
1,137,299
978,786
992,405
Amortisation
4,000
1,000
1,000
Tax
-1,025,000
-1,209,000
-1,209,000
5,000
-429,000
-331,000
-454,000
-358,000
-498,000
-298,000
-259,000
-510,000
-447,211
-504,886
-80,936
Stock
330,000
1,142,000
-505,000
-727,000
755,000
278,000
92,000
-198,000
-47,000
-140,000
-492,000
2,007,000
2,674,624
-163,045
2,645,015
Debtors
-122,000
1,106,000
-250,000
47,000
-230,000
274,000
-312,000
101,000
44,000
114,000
130,000
589,000
461,040
-114,081
601,247
Creditors
-833,000
1,341,000
-225,000
-638,000
-572,000
1,352,000
-515,000
-585,000
406,000
546,000
-127,000
1,481,000
1,672,891
710,612
746,435
Accruals and Deferred Income
-269,000
-56,000
3,595,000
-1,057,000
781,000
-1,116,000
508,000
138,000
-649,000
1,248,000
373,000
4,097,000
3,529,562
132,466
2,544,369
Deferred Taxes & Provisions
307,000
478,000
293,000
163,000
35,000
120,000
60,000
-37,000
68,000
19,000
-28,000
235,000
234,665
-31,413
74,007
Cash flow from operations
3,481,000
5,391,000
9,240,000
-202,000
2,457,000
1,950,000
3,093,000
2,402,000
2,812,000
4,838,000
2,872,000
5,893,000
4,223,089
3,078,939
2,910,198
Investing Activities
capital expenditure
-19,000
-1,331,000
-1,907,000
-976,000
-5,828,277
-3,127,263
-3,113,208
Change in Investments
18,000
2,000
1,500
1,500
cash flow from investments
-19,000
-1,349,000
-1,907,000
-978,000
-5,829,777
-3,127,263
-3,114,708
Financing Activities
Bank loans
89,000
482,000
-884,000
35,000
34,000
815,000
1,335,709
658,186
Group/Directors Accounts
9,307
447,747
9,307
Other Short Term Loans
-2,301,000
103,000
-498,000
-6,000
412,000
1,044,000
-434,000
38,000
344,000
1,298,000
1,013,264
-320,968
342,746
Long term loans
-905,000
-2,725,000
-3,927,000
3,137,000
1,725,000
318,000
1,577,000
-645,000
-885,000
-848,000
-816,000
5,641,000
6,348,665
-665,521
3,352,088
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments
other long term liabilities
share issue
16,501,000
16,432,106
14,795,308
interest
-165,000
-129,000
-233,000
-270,000
-220,000
-197,000
-175,000
-190,000
-228,000
-243,000
-276,000
-235,000
-214,502
-113,997
-119,811
cash flow from financing
-981,000
-2,372,000
-6,461,000
2,970,000
1,007,000
115,000
1,814,000
-675,000
-1,512,000
-1,019,000
67,000
23,205,000
24,924,549
5,447
18,379,638
cash and cash equivalents
cash
-1,000,000
-1,431,000
615,000
2,564,000
234,000
343,000
-490,000
553,000
-1,036,000
1,505,000
-517,000
1,248,000
63,834
-54,329
126,804
overdraft
-422,000
-506,000
695,000
-208,000
-42,000
-372,000
855,000
-150,000
-949,000
1,099,000
199,902
489,473
1,070,150
change in cash
-1,000,000
-1,009,000
1,121,000
1,869,000
442,000
385,000
-118,000
-302,000
-1,036,000
1,655,000
432,000
149,000
-136,068
-543,802
-943,346
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Low Risk50 - 70
Moderate Risk30 - 50
High Risk20 - 30
Very High Risk0 - 20
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