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Share SME GROUP PLC

Company Number

02243425

Shareholders

mrs sushma b. esmail

sme family trust

Group Structure

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Industry

Activities of head offices

 

Registered Address

runway house the runway, ruislip, HA4 6SE

sme group plc Estimated Valuation

£151.1m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SME GROUP PLC at £151.1m based on a Turnover of £93.9m and 1.61x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

sme group plc Estimated Valuation

£77.9m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SME GROUP PLC at £77.9m based on an EBITDA of £6.3m and a 12.36x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

sme group plc Estimated Valuation

£162.7m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SME GROUP PLC at £162.7m based on Net Assets of £76m and 2.14x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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Sme Group Plc Overview

Sme Group Plc is a live company located in ruislip, HA4 6SE with a Companies House number of 02243425. It operates in the activities of head offices sector, SIC Code 70100. Founded in April 1988, it's largest shareholder is mrs sushma b. esmail with a 76% stake. Sme Group Plc is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £93.9m with healthy growth in recent years.

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Sme Group Plc Health Check

Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Sme Group Plc 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

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Health Rating5out of 5
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9 Strong

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0 Regular

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3 Weak

size

Size

annual sales of £93.9m, make it larger than the average company (£20.3m)

£93.9m - Sme Group Plc

£20.3m - Industry AVG

growth

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 6%, show it is growing at a slower rate (8.9%)

6% - Sme Group Plc

8.9% - Industry AVG

production

Production

with a gross margin of 61.9%, this company has a lower cost of product (33.2%)

61.9% - Sme Group Plc

33.2% - Industry AVG

profitability

Profitability

an operating margin of 3.7% make it less profitable than the average company (5.8%)

3.7% - Sme Group Plc

5.8% - Industry AVG

employees

Employees

with 1456 employees, this is above the industry average (115)

1456 - Sme Group Plc

115 - Industry AVG

paystructure

Pay Structure

on an average salary of £18.4k, the company has a lower pay structure (£48.9k)

£18.4k - Sme Group Plc

£48.9k - Industry AVG

efficiency

Efficiency

resulting in sales per employee of £64.5k, this is less efficient (£196.4k)

£64.5k - Sme Group Plc

£196.4k - Industry AVG

debtordays

Debtor Days

it gets paid by customers after 2 days, this is earlier than average (44 days)

2 days - Sme Group Plc

44 days - Industry AVG

creditordays

Creditor Days

its suppliers are paid after 94 days, this is slower than average (42 days)

94 days - Sme Group Plc

42 days - Industry AVG

stockdays

Stock Days

it holds stock equivalent to 5 days, this is less than average (46 days)

5 days - Sme Group Plc

46 days - Industry AVG

cashbalance

Cash Balance

has cash to cover current liabilities for 35 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (16 weeks)

35 weeks - Sme Group Plc

16 weeks - Industry AVG

debtlevel

Debt Level

it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 40.1%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (54.7%)

40.1% - Sme Group Plc

54.7% - Industry AVG

SME GROUP PLC financials

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Sme Group Plc's latest turnover from March 2024 is £93.9 million and the company has net assets of £76 million. According to their latest financial statements, Sme Group Plc has 1,456 employees and maintains cash reserves of £19 million as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies HousePomanda Estimates

Mar 2024Mar 2023Mar 2022Mar 2021Mar 2020Mar 2019Mar 2018Mar 2017Mar 2016Mar 2015Mar 2014Mar 2013Apr 2012Mar 2011Mar 2010
Turnover93,936,96388,053,26097,321,80079,260,97679,467,00075,088,00073,942,00073,231,00072,949,00070,316,00064,356,00059,636,42354,091,40447,161,86445,101,320
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales35,765,76336,355,39734,349,30227,575,80225,679,00024,264,00022,141,00021,432,00022,151,00022,706,00021,142,00019,471,32818,138,73515,108,89014,642,778
Gross Profit58,171,20051,697,86362,972,49851,685,17453,788,00050,824,00051,801,00051,799,00050,798,00047,610,00043,214,00040,165,09535,952,66932,052,97430,458,542
Admin Expenses54,700,32150,583,05350,106,09740,740,43150,675,00048,620,00045,809,00045,962,00043,124,00041,812,00038,806,00036,142,29032,060,39627,292,35626,416,014
Operating Profit3,470,8791,114,81012,866,40110,944,7433,113,0002,204,0005,992,0005,837,0007,674,0005,798,0004,408,0004,022,8053,892,2734,760,6184,042,528
Interest Payable1,194,734812,454435,784503,946768,000692,000654,000786,000895,000978,000992,000824,484724,168573,115480,467
Interest Receivable69,10413,4511,3622,0004,0001,0003952,2716,81332,711
Pre-Tax Profit2,365,874496,69212,626,09010,598,8582,561,0001,711,0005,564,0005,331,0009,429,0004,980,0003,567,0003,346,6603,299,9144,321,0273,724,628
Tax-2,338,308-353,296-2,569,791-2,048,351-574,000-169,000-905,000-1,253,000-1,845,000-958,000-509,000-1,079,911-1,172,255-1,364,186-1,078,458
Profit After Tax27,566143,39610,056,2998,550,5071,987,0001,542,0004,659,0004,078,0007,584,0004,022,0003,058,0002,266,7492,127,6592,956,8412,646,170
Dividends Paid1,664,98940,00080,00080,00080,00040,00080,00080,00040,000136,75840,000
Retained Profit-1,654,780110,1769,218,9717,579,2111,563,0001,501,0003,969,0003,631,0006,323,0003,495,0002,436,0001,780,6791,868,2282,586,7132,315,140
Employee Costs26,756,80525,359,90925,963,30024,811,73625,939,00026,005,00023,662,00022,713,00020,910,00019,344,00017,320,00016,777,05214,845,64112,545,30512,248,422
Number Of Employees1,4561,4851,5201,5861,6821,7111,6201,5781,5401,5541,6801,8081,6161,2431,056
EBITDA*6,302,8013,943,63615,386,06913,469,3915,574,0004,761,00010,468,00010,566,00010,125,0008,229,0006,503,0006,009,4335,691,0436,193,5395,403,670

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

Mar 2024Mar 2023Mar 2022Mar 2021Mar 2020Mar 2019Mar 2018Mar 2017Mar 2016Mar 2015Mar 2014Mar 2013Apr 2012Mar 2011Mar 2010
Tangible Assets71,107,36271,302,09268,026,28467,856,96764,162,00062,323,00059,025,00058,499,00061,480,00062,141,00074,360,00066,903,73438,306,20549,910,21345,144,263
Intangible Assets-2,648,681-2,979,76922,500109,501284,000458,000578,000846,0001,115,0001,514,0001,853,0002,172,3522,091,8381,309,5591,660,581
Investments & Other35,398,22335,740,24334,599,35835,219,32735,311,00034,535,00034,337,00032,078,00031,159,00027,283,0005,121,0003,686,07820,068,9282,299,8492,173,138
Debtors (Due After 1 year)
Total Fixed Assets103,856,904104,062,566102,648,142103,185,79599,757,00097,316,00093,940,00091,423,00093,754,00090,938,00081,334,00072,762,16460,466,97153,519,62148,977,982
Stock & work in progress547,757782,733755,550663,120701,000730,000596,000493,000506,000433,000452,000405,405375,003312,043283,707
Trade Debtors717,104546,548501,712450,760211,000566,000485,000137,000149,00096,000106,00042,38332,86512,22022,806
Group Debtors159,850159,86125,000463,000
Misc Debtors4,240,6694,483,5309,079,0263,940,3113,694,0003,664,0002,454,0002,401,0002,452,000927,0002,245,0001,858,3642,698,8522,754,2002,416,863
Cash18,983,46815,298,59821,885,24916,634,55412,232,00012,924,00014,113,00011,648,00016,942,00012,073,00011,311,00012,178,33914,372,53811,783,2067,418,494
misc current assets
total current assets24,648,84821,271,27032,246,53721,688,74516,838,00017,884,00017,648,00014,679,00020,049,00013,529,00014,577,00014,484,49117,479,25814,861,66910,141,870
total assets128,505,752125,333,836134,894,679124,874,540116,595,000115,200,000111,588,000106,102,000113,803,000104,467,00095,911,00087,246,65577,946,22968,381,29059,119,852
Bank overdraft10,380,25513,631,31913,132,83314,278,76214,099,00014,503,00013,250,0009,272,00016,047,0009,822,00013,912,00015,482,94214,420,96411,650,3356,985,075
Bank loan4,128,0002,907,3793,222,2432,906,265
Trade Creditors 9,222,1988,117,4167,415,3615,760,3585,370,0005,063,0004,789,0005,480,0005,808,0004,724,0004,887,0005,255,1904,114,9322,512,8252,842,361
Group/Directors Accounts255,216311,818183,729235,400
other short term finances
hp & lease commitments23,360
other current liabilities7,625,9897,275,29511,358,9659,574,9157,704,0007,741,0007,838,0008,227,0008,425,0007,491,0006,458,0004,774,4873,913,1483,494,4393,263,810
total current liabilities27,507,01829,335,84832,090,88829,614,03527,173,00027,307,00025,877,00022,979,00030,280,00026,165,00025,257,00025,512,61925,356,42320,879,84216,232,911
loans18,341,00713,428,96015,464,38218,006,10520,742,00021,158,00020,369,00021,718,00025,646,00027,997,00031,378,00029,344,07724,064,23321,305,88119,549,375
hp & lease commitments121,799
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities
provisions5,515,8053,911,4823,017,7522,949,0422,924,0002,647,0002,923,0003,672,0004,156,0003,768,0001,568,0001,920,3461,789,1321,506,7801,389,092
total long term liabilities23,978,61117,340,44218,482,13420,955,14723,666,00023,805,00023,292,00025,390,00029,802,00031,765,00032,946,00031,264,42325,853,36522,812,66120,938,467
total liabilities51,485,62946,676,29050,573,02250,569,18250,839,00051,112,00049,169,00048,369,00060,082,00057,930,00058,203,00056,777,04251,209,78843,692,50337,171,378
net assets75,980,14577,634,92575,265,76166,046,79058,468,00057,224,00055,596,00051,520,00047,875,00041,872,00035,326,00028,630,04725,302,94523,434,72220,887,779
total shareholders funds75,980,14577,634,92575,265,76166,046,79058,468,00057,224,00055,596,00051,520,00047,875,00041,872,00035,326,00028,630,04725,302,94523,434,72220,887,779
Mar 2024Mar 2023Mar 2022Mar 2021Mar 2020Mar 2019Mar 2018Mar 2017Mar 2016Mar 2015Mar 2014Mar 2013Apr 2012Mar 2011Mar 2010
Operating Activities
Operating Profit3,470,8791,114,81012,866,40110,944,7433,113,0002,204,0005,992,0005,837,0007,674,0005,798,0004,408,0004,022,8053,892,2734,760,6184,042,528
Depreciation2,831,9222,806,3262,432,6672,350,2542,287,0002,378,0004,207,0004,460,0002,052,0002,032,0001,751,0001,617,1421,347,7141,081,899972,410
Amortisation22,50087,001174,394174,000179,000269,000269,000399,000399,000344,000369,486451,056351,022388,732
Tax-2,338,308-353,296-2,569,791-2,048,351-574,000-169,000-905,000-1,253,000-1,845,000-958,000-509,000-1,079,911-1,172,255-1,364,186-1,078,458
Stock-234,97627,18392,430-37,880-29,000134,000103,000-13,00073,000-19,00046,59530,40262,96028,336283,707
Debtors-72,316-4,415,7995,214,667486,071-325,0001,291,000401,000-63,0001,578,000-1,791,000913,253-830,970-34,703326,7512,439,669
Creditors1,104,782702,0551,655,003390,358307,000274,000-691,000-328,0001,084,000-163,000-368,1901,140,2581,602,107-329,5362,842,361
Accruals and Deferred Income350,694-4,083,6701,784,0501,870,915-37,000-97,000-389,000-198,000934,0001,033,0001,683,513861,339418,709230,6293,263,810
Deferred Taxes & Provisions1,604,323893,73068,71025,042277,000-276,000-749,000-484,000388,0002,200,000-352,346131,214282,352117,6881,389,092
Cash flow from operations7,331,5845,491,07111,016,94413,259,1645,901,0003,068,0007,230,0008,379,0009,035,00012,151,0005,997,1297,862,9016,793,6994,493,0479,097,099
Investing Activities
capital expenditure-5,777,000-6,776,000-1,892,000-2,951,000-4,629,000-6,332,000-11,443,795-8,614,581-5,866,468-2,363,245
Change in Investments-342,0201,140,885-619,969-91,673776,000198,0002,259,000919,0003,876,00022,162,0001,434,922-16,382,85017,769,079126,7112,173,138
cash flow from investments342,020-1,140,885619,96991,673-776,000-5,975,000-9,035,000-2,811,000-6,827,000-26,791,000-7,766,9224,939,055-26,383,660-5,993,179-4,536,383
Financing Activities
Bank loans-4,128,0004,128,000-2,907,379-314,864315,9782,906,265
Group/Directors Accounts-56,602128,089183,729-235,400235,400
Other Short Term Loans
Long term loans4,912,047-2,035,422-2,541,723-2,735,895-416,000789,000-1,349,000-3,928,000-2,351,000-3,381,0002,033,9235,279,8442,758,3521,756,50619,549,375
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments145,159
other long term liabilities
share issue2,258,988-421-319,000127,000107,00014,000-320,0003,051,0004,259,9531,546,423-5-39,77018,572,639
interest-1,125,630-799,003-434,422-503,946-768,000-692,000-652,000-782,000-895,000-978,000-991,000-824,089-721,897-566,302-447,756
cash flow from financing3,874,974-447,348-2,792,416-3,240,262-1,503,000224,000-1,894,000-4,696,000-7,694,0002,820,0005,302,8763,094,7991,721,5861,231,01240,815,923
cash and cash equivalents
cash3,684,870-6,586,6515,250,6954,402,554-692,000-1,189,0002,465,000-5,294,0004,869,000762,000-867,339-2,194,1992,589,3324,364,7127,418,494
overdraft-3,251,064498,486-1,145,929179,762-404,0001,253,0003,978,000-6,775,0006,225,000-4,090,000-1,570,9421,061,9782,770,6294,665,2606,985,075
change in cash6,935,934-7,085,1376,396,6244,222,792-288,000-2,442,000-1,513,0001,481,000-1,356,0004,852,000703,603-3,256,177-181,297-300,548433,419

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Sme Group Plc Competitor Analysis

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sme group plc Ownership

SME GROUP PLC Shareholders

mrs sushma b. esmail 76%
sme family trust 24%

sme group plc directors

Sme Group Plc currently has 2 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Aly Esmail (Oct 2014) and Mr Akbarali Bata (Feb 2022).

officercountryagestartendrole
Mr Aly EsmailEngland42 years Oct 2014- Director
Mr Akbarali BataEngland72 years Feb 2022- Director

P&L

March 2024

turnover

93.9m

+7%

operating profit

3.5m

+211%

gross margin

62%

+5.47%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

March 2024

net assets

76m

-0.02%

total assets

128.5m

+0.03%

cash

19m

+0.24%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

sme group plc company details

company number

02243425

Type

Public limited with Share Capital

industry

70100 - Activities of head offices

incorporation date

April 1988

age

37

incorporated

UK

ultimate parent company

None

accounts

Group

last accounts submitted

March 2024

previous names

sme group limited (October 2002)

accountant

-

auditor

LAWRENCE GRANT LLP

address

runway house the runway, ruislip, HA4 6SE

Bank

THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC

Legal Advisor

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sme group plc Charges & Mortgages

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