Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of STAR CARGO PLC at £147.1m based on a Turnover of £130.6m and 1.13x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
star cargo plcEstimated Valuation
£72.5m
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of STAR CARGO PLC at £72.5m based on an EBITDA of £8.1m and a 8.91x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
star cargo plcEstimated Valuation
£61.6m
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of STAR CARGO PLC at £61.6m based on Net Assets of £29.2m and 2.11x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Star Cargo PlcOverview
Star Cargo Plc is a live company located in st albans, AL3 6PA with a Companies House number of 01870657. It operates in the activities of head offices sector, SIC Code 70100. Founded in December 1984, it's largest shareholder is
john gwynne james
with a 60.1% stake. Star Cargo Plc is a mature,
mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at
£130.6m with
healthy
growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Star Cargo Plc a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 7 measures and has 2 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
Health Rating5out of 5
7 Strong
3 Regular
2 Weak
Size
annual sales of £130.6m, make it larger than the average company (£21.1m)
£130.6m - Star Cargo Plc
£21.1m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 7%, show it is growing at a slower rate (9.8%)
7% - Star Cargo Plc
9.8% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 33.4%, this company has a comparable cost of product (33.4%)
33.4% - Star Cargo Plc
33.4% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 5% make it as profitable than the average company (5.9%)
5% - Star Cargo Plc
5.9% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 286 employees, this is above the industry average (114)
286 - Star Cargo Plc
114 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £51.3k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£50.4k)
£51.3k - Star Cargo Plc
£50.4k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £456.5k, this is more efficient (£202k)
£456.5k - Star Cargo Plc
£202k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 24 days, this is earlier than average (44 days)
24 days - Star Cargo Plc
44 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 55 days, this is slower than average (42 days)
55 days - Star Cargo Plc
42 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 1 days, this is less than average (46 days)
1 days - Star Cargo Plc
46 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities
for 10 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (16 weeks)
10 weeks - Star Cargo Plc
16 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 40.8%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (54.3%)
40.8% - Star Cargo Plc
54.3% - Industry AVG
STAR CARGO PLC financials
EXPORT
Star Cargo Plc's latest turnover from September 2024 is £130.6 million and the company has net assets of £29.2 million. According to their latest financial statements, Star Cargo Plc has 286 employees and maintains cash reserves of £3.7 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source:Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Sep 2024
Sep 2023
Sep 2022
Sep 2021
Sep 2020
Sep 2019
Sep 2018
Sep 2017
Sep 2016
Sep 2015
Sep 2014
Sep 2013
Sep 2012
Sep 2011
Sep 2010
Sep 2009
Turnover
130,571,171
135,346,807
142,192,311
105,231,494
91,348,196
102,316,041
92,417,552
82,248,996
76,083,804
77,216,802
79,732,740
74,570,778
73,591,884
72,173,193
60,221,317
50,419,276
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales
87,020,006
90,620,826
95,202,839
71,837,862
61,685,448
69,232,357
62,475,460
55,787,562
51,499,084
53,127,526
55,857,763
52,348,108
51,411,811
50,391,445
41,687,398
Gross Profit
43,551,165
44,725,981
46,989,472
33,393,632
29,662,748
33,083,684
29,942,092
26,461,434
24,584,720
24,089,276
23,874,977
22,222,670
22,180,073
21,781,748
18,533,919
Admin Expenses
37,083,039
37,717,827
38,969,639
27,155,707
25,767,916
28,451,625
25,935,988
23,035,572
21,567,080
21,108,621
20,744,910
19,199,323
19,172,408
18,817,547
15,239,529
-2,566,853
Operating Profit
6,468,126
7,008,154
8,019,833
6,237,925
3,894,832
4,632,059
4,006,104
3,425,862
3,017,640
2,980,655
3,130,067
3,023,347
3,007,665
2,964,201
3,294,390
2,566,853
Interest Payable
128
1,636
4,750
9,359
13,042
19,019
16,508
Interest Receivable
1,043,554
631,133
129,173
103,498
146,521
147,807
128,231
136,425
112,750
119,886
97,729
200,572
190,326
162,295
129,356
327,322
Pre-Tax Profit
7,511,680
7,639,287
8,149,006
6,341,423
4,041,353
4,779,866
4,134,335
3,562,287
3,130,390
3,100,413
3,226,160
3,219,169
3,188,632
3,113,454
3,404,727
2,877,667
Tax
-1,930,110
-1,740,677
-1,630,188
-1,414,426
-834,091
-933,307
-816,242
-718,963
-638,058
-603,845
-709,460
-782,715
-813,110
-837,557
-966,456
-817,414
Profit After Tax
5,581,570
5,898,610
6,518,818
4,926,997
3,207,262
3,846,559
3,318,093
2,843,324
2,492,332
2,496,568
2,516,700
2,436,454
2,375,522
2,275,897
2,438,271
2,060,253
Dividends Paid
1,000,000
1,000,000
10,693,445
1,366,927
1,000,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
1,006,057
1,000,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Retained Profit
4,546,097
4,857,232
-4,220,588
3,528,261
2,183,975
2,812,550
2,295,793
1,837,267
1,474,440
1,496,289
1,516,700
1,436,454
1,375,522
1,275,897
1,438,271
1,060,253
Employee Costs
14,677,351
14,434,992
13,573,491
12,427,009
10,426,374
10,321,753
9,633,194
8,952,385
8,591,824
8,488,625
8,479,083
7,951,856
7,684,624
7,122,564
6,522,890
6,169,476
Number Of Employees
286
287
268
256
248
240
227
217
214
214
205
207
195
185
184
177
EBITDA*
8,136,329
8,538,721
9,360,877
7,524,185
5,122,752
5,753,644
5,122,602
4,495,487
4,115,012
4,079,076
4,240,874
4,125,956
3,999,088
3,748,216
3,992,636
3,336,540
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Sep 2024
Sep 2023
Sep 2022
Sep 2021
Sep 2020
Sep 2019
Sep 2018
Sep 2017
Sep 2016
Sep 2015
Sep 2014
Sep 2013
Sep 2012
Sep 2011
Sep 2010
Sep 2009
Tangible Assets
14,867,739
12,383,207
11,024,188
11,123,019
10,869,753
10,062,570
7,296,712
7,225,169
6,647,830
7,070,334
6,271,826
5,283,741
5,261,237
5,563,753
4,484,972
4,178,147
Intangible Assets
13,404
26,807
31,699
40,000
72,159
209,960
335,162
422,113
Investments & Other
Debtors (Due After 1 year)
264,129
264,129
Total Fixed Assets
14,867,739
12,383,207
11,024,188
11,123,019
10,869,753
10,075,974
7,323,519
7,256,868
6,687,830
7,142,493
6,481,786
5,618,903
5,683,350
5,827,882
4,749,101
4,178,147
Stock & work in progress
293,931
400,416
433,372
164,396
164,347
237,258
307,123
320,771
324,245
138,275
306,638
357,053
471,557
527,509
557,906
499,467
Trade Debtors
8,862,019
8,955,731
10,406,847
8,267,827
7,263,999
8,588,298
9,965,111
7,723,399
7,434,491
7,507,262
7,644,780
7,630,215
7,181,024
7,863,857
6,695,925
5,357,162
Group Debtors
433,508
Misc Debtors
1,588,378
937,510
845,472
964,502
709,750
292,729
562,850
548,454
1,247,635
510,013
508,090
558,197
803,117
465,411
495,585
821,319
Cash
3,679,423
7,556,335
9,551,973
21,020,457
17,323,980
16,289,316
13,782,539
13,592,733
11,889,005
11,573,838
11,569,990
9,386,149
9,630,087
9,209,623
7,809,433
7,169,091
misc current assets
20,415,750
14,957,545
9,647,556
total current assets
34,839,501
32,807,537
30,885,220
30,417,182
25,462,076
25,841,109
24,617,623
22,185,357
20,895,376
19,729,388
20,029,498
17,931,614
18,085,785
18,066,400
15,558,849
13,847,039
total assets
49,707,240
45,190,744
41,909,408
41,540,201
36,331,829
35,917,083
31,941,142
29,442,225
27,583,206
26,871,881
26,511,284
23,550,517
23,769,135
23,894,282
20,307,950
18,025,186
Bank overdraft
Bank loan
Trade Creditors
13,233,347
13,570,942
15,147,090
10,631,688
9,613,813
10,494,643
10,056,186
9,663,413
9,111,543
8,371,881
8,984,916
7,877,970
8,171,711
9,000,895
7,656,145
6,664,258
Group/Directors Accounts
other short term finances
189,600
144,000
hp & lease commitments
8,282
65,140
80,335
151,255
152,041
185,941
other current liabilities
5,827,790
5,921,765
6,137,310
6,158,358
5,747,474
6,782,226
6,170,193
5,653,301
6,178,612
4,633,715
5,200,737
4,605,583
4,778,215
5,539,091
4,566,394
3,382,702
total current liabilities
19,061,137
19,492,707
21,284,400
16,790,046
15,361,287
17,276,869
16,226,379
15,316,714
15,290,155
13,005,596
14,193,935
12,738,293
13,174,261
14,691,241
12,374,580
10,232,901
loans
144,000
hp & lease commitments
11,636
73,462
152,151
189,473
261,493
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities
provisions
1,216,545
838,256
649,517
585,434
356,629
224,726
134,401
122,988
152,284
141,363
106,612
117,000
130,000
179,000
151,000
116,000
total long term liabilities
1,216,545
838,256
649,517
585,434
356,629
224,726
134,401
122,988
152,284
141,363
106,612
128,636
347,462
331,151
340,473
377,493
total liabilities
20,277,682
20,330,963
21,933,917
17,375,480
15,717,916
17,501,595
16,360,780
15,439,702
15,442,439
13,146,959
14,300,547
12,866,929
13,521,723
15,022,392
12,715,053
10,610,394
net assets
29,247,640
24,701,543
19,844,311
24,064,899
20,536,638
18,352,663
15,540,113
13,977,656
12,127,596
13,724,643
12,210,737
10,683,588
10,247,412
8,871,890
7,592,897
7,414,792
total shareholders funds
29,247,640
24,701,543
19,844,311
24,064,899
20,536,638
18,352,663
15,540,113
13,977,656
12,127,596
13,724,643
12,210,737
10,683,588
10,247,412
8,871,890
7,592,897
7,414,792
Sep 2024
Sep 2023
Sep 2022
Sep 2021
Sep 2020
Sep 2019
Sep 2018
Sep 2017
Sep 2016
Sep 2015
Sep 2014
Sep 2013
Sep 2012
Sep 2011
Sep 2010
Sep 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit
6,468,126
7,008,154
8,019,833
6,237,925
3,894,832
4,632,059
4,006,104
3,425,862
3,017,640
2,980,655
3,130,067
3,023,347
3,007,665
2,964,201
3,294,390
2,566,853
Depreciation
1,668,203
1,530,567
1,341,044
1,286,260
1,214,516
1,108,182
1,103,095
1,059,059
1,025,213
960,620
975,526
968,716
919,355
784,015
698,246
697,756
Amortisation
13,404
13,403
13,403
10,566
72,159
137,801
135,281
133,893
72,068
71,931
Tax
-1,930,110
-1,740,677
-1,630,188
-1,414,426
-834,091
-933,307
-816,242
-718,963
-638,058
-603,845
-709,460
-782,715
-813,110
-837,557
-966,456
-817,414
Stock
-106,485
-32,956
268,976
49
-72,911
-69,865
-13,648
-3,474
185,970
-168,363
-50,415
-114,504
-55,952
-30,397
58,439
499,467
Debtors
557,156
-1,359,078
2,019,990
1,258,580
-1,340,786
-1,213,426
2,256,108
-410,273
664,851
-135,595
-35,542
204,271
-609,256
1,137,758
1,277,158
6,178,481
Creditors
-337,595
-1,576,148
4,515,402
1,017,875
-880,830
438,457
392,773
551,870
739,662
-613,035
1,106,946
-293,741
-829,184
1,344,750
991,887
6,664,258
Accruals and Deferred Income
-93,975
-215,545
-21,048
410,884
-1,034,752
612,033
516,892
-525,311
1,544,897
-567,022
595,154
-172,632
-760,876
972,697
1,183,692
3,382,702
Deferred Taxes & Provisions
378,289
188,739
64,083
228,805
131,903
90,325
11,413
-29,296
10,921
34,751
-10,388
-13,000
-49,000
28,000
35,000
116,000
Cash flow from operations
5,702,267
6,587,124
10,000,160
6,508,694
3,918,679
7,244,443
2,984,978
4,187,534
4,921,613
2,633,883
5,309,083
2,774,101
2,212,126
4,148,745
3,901,162
6,004,138
Investing Activities
capital expenditure
-1,059,647
-1,579,098
-575,242
-1,675,509
-1,863,945
-1,080,244
-760,274
-1,648,856
-2,160,749
-388,194
Change in Investments
cash flow from investments
-1,059,647
-1,579,098
-575,242
-1,675,509
-1,863,945
-1,080,244
-760,274
-1,648,856
-2,160,749
-388,194
Financing Activities
Bank loans
Group/Directors Accounts
Other Short Term Loans
-189,600
45,600
144,000
Long term loans
-144,000
144,000
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments
-8,282
-68,494
-77,021
-149,609
-38,108
-105,920
447,434
other long term liabilities
share issue
-733,336
12,793
-3,071,487
17,617
10,449
-1,000,278
3,096
-1,260,166
6,354,539
interest
1,043,554
631,133
129,173
103,498
146,521
147,807
128,231
136,425
112,750
119,758
96,093
195,822
180,967
149,253
110,337
310,814
cash flow from financing
1,043,554
631,133
129,173
103,498
146,521
147,807
-605,105
149,218
-2,958,737
129,093
-151,552
-979,877
319,358
114,241
-1,255,749
7,112,787
cash and cash equivalents
cash
-3,876,912
-1,995,638
-11,468,484
3,696,477
1,034,664
2,506,777
189,806
1,703,728
315,167
3,848
2,183,841
-243,938
420,464
1,400,190
640,342
7,169,091
overdraft
change in cash
-3,876,912
-1,995,638
-11,468,484
3,696,477
1,034,664
2,506,777
189,806
1,703,728
315,167
3,848
2,183,841
-243,938
420,464
1,400,190
640,342
7,169,091
star cargo plc 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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