little, brown book group limitedEstimated Valuation
£119.6m
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP LIMITED at £119.6m based on a Turnover of £102.1m and 1.17x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
little, brown book group limitedEstimated Valuation
£150.8m
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP LIMITED at £150.8m based on an EBITDA of £21.3m and a 7.07x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
little, brown book group limitedEstimated Valuation
£62.7m
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP LIMITED at £62.7m based on Net Assets of £35.6m and 1.76x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Little, Brown Book Group LimitedOverview
Little, Brown Book Group Limited is a live company located in london, EC4Y 0DZ with a Companies House number of 02304585. It operates in the book publishing sector, SIC Code 58110. Founded in October 1988, it's largest shareholder is
hachette uk (holdings) ltd
with a 100% stake. Little, Brown Book Group Limited is a mature,
mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at
£102.1m with
healthy
growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Little, Brown Book Group Limited a 4.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 6 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
Health Rating4.5out of 5
6 Strong
2 Regular
4 Weak
Size
annual sales of £102.1m, make it larger than the average company (£2.3m)
£102.1m - Little, Brown Book Group Limited
£2.3m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 11%, show it is growing at a faster rate (7%)
11% - Little, Brown Book Group Limited
7% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 52.5%, this company has a comparable cost of product (47.7%)
52.5% - Little, Brown Book Group Limited
47.7% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 20.9% make it more profitable than the average company (6.7%)
20.9% - Little, Brown Book Group Limited
6.7% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 107 employees, this is above the industry average (19)
107 - Little, Brown Book Group Limited
19 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £90k, the company has a higher pay structure (£51.2k)
£90k - Little, Brown Book Group Limited
£51.2k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £954.5k, this is more efficient (£155.5k)
£954.5k - Little, Brown Book Group Limited
£155.5k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 100 days, this is later than average (43 days)
100 days - Little, Brown Book Group Limited
43 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 84 days, this is slower than average (44 days)
84 days - Little, Brown Book Group Limited
44 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 34 days, this is in line with average (39 days)
34 days - Little, Brown Book Group Limited
39 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities
for 0 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (23 weeks)
0 weeks - Little, Brown Book Group Limited
23 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 71.9%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (61.6%)
71.9% - Little, Brown Book Group Limited
61.6% - Industry AVG
LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP LIMITED financials
EXPORT
Little, Brown Book Group Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £102.1 million and the company has net assets of £35.6 million. According to their latest financial statements, Little, Brown Book Group Limited has 107 employees and maintains cash reserves of £55.8 thousand 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
102,126,226
89,871,393
76,515,189
75,624,263
59,670,536
62,536,665
55,009,228
70,114,521
45,370,230
47,377,587
52,200,790
54,596,040
54,188,017
67,785,688
90,262,784
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales
48,534,277
41,367,286
33,995,946
34,897,321
28,524,184
30,059,982
25,228,077
39,198,377
22,039,055
21,859,033
29,032,545
30,431,170
31,597,017
35,204,761
46,222,626
Gross Profit
53,591,949
48,504,107
42,519,243
40,726,942
31,146,352
32,476,683
29,781,151
30,916,144
23,331,175
25,518,554
23,168,245
24,164,870
22,591,000
32,580,927
44,040,158
Admin Expenses
32,251,831
30,083,742
25,862,678
26,695,402
23,378,588
19,683,382
29,105,185
19,101,753
17,810,272
20,177,031
13,710,393
14,124,259
18,308,873
20,088,411
21,995,938
Operating Profit
21,340,118
18,420,365
16,656,565
14,031,540
7,767,764
12,793,301
675,966
11,814,391
5,520,903
5,341,523
9,457,852
10,040,611
4,282,127
12,492,516
22,044,220
Interest Payable
57,277
17
951
3,244
6,184
2,259
6,873
15,151
735
3,441
2,073
6,789
1,237
100,019
Interest Receivable
330,595
61,000
73,000
69,000
130,819
12,643
64,665
56,472
79,070
40,847
1,957
Pre-Tax Profit
21,670,713
18,363,088
16,717,548
14,103,589
7,833,520
13,917,936
10,962,707
13,807,518
6,755,752
8,103,431
8,690,715
9,374,979
6,367,138
13,531,268
23,456,952
Tax
-4,981,215
-3,367,775
-3,141,057
-2,669,762
-1,502,154
-2,379,104
-1,765,414
-2,370,362
-1,136,249
-1,233,114
-1,353,227
-1,708,208
-1,189,328
-3,545,249
-5,976,974
Profit After Tax
16,689,498
14,995,313
13,576,491
11,433,827
6,331,366
11,538,832
9,197,293
11,437,156
5,619,503
6,870,317
7,337,488
7,666,771
5,177,810
9,986,019
17,479,978
Dividends Paid
15,000,000
13,500,000
11,500,000
7,000,000
11,000,000
10,000,000
12,000,000
4,000,000
7,000,000
7,500,000
7,500,000
7,500,000
17,000,000
8,000,000
Retained Profit
1,689,498
1,495,313
2,076,491
4,433,827
-4,668,634
1,538,832
-2,802,707
7,437,156
-1,380,497
-629,683
-162,512
166,771
-11,822,190
9,986,019
9,479,978
Employee Costs
9,632,471
9,118,314
8,530,739
8,032,324
8,100,446
9,501,002
9,728,679
10,019,679
8,580,406
10,764,777
7,004,247
6,821,871
7,176,093
7,020,384
6,893,817
Number Of Employees
107
111
117
113
125
136
137
135
130
285
118
129
131
131
129
EBITDA*
21,340,118
18,445,365
16,656,565
14,031,540
7,767,764
12,793,301
675,966
11,814,391
5,623,255
5,593,375
9,747,156
10,348,615
4,635,604
13,041,939
22,625,462
* 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
6,130,744
6,089,606
4,109,276
20,359,068
20,364,183
20,798,268
741,004
1,005,505
1,280,852
1,363,833
1,832,159
Intangible Assets
11,854,051
11,879,051
11,904,051
11,929,051
11,829,051
2,586,287
2,586,287
24,807
49,610
74,413
99,216
164,012
80,008
Investments & Other
26,653
49,536
11,538,577
11,552,998
20,261,880
20,261,880
20,775,835
8,788,888
8,788,888
8,788,888
8,788,888
8,788,888
Debtors (Due After 1 year)
6,000,000
6,065,372
6,044,803
4,054,638
6,000,000
Total Fixed Assets
17,880,704
11,928,587
17,969,423
17,973,854
15,883,689
20,124,864
14,139,285
20,359,068
20,364,183
20,823,075
9,579,502
9,868,806
10,168,956
10,316,733
10,701,055
Stock & work in progress
4,635,754
4,251,249
6,251,914
5,059,115
4,605,526
3,806,488
3,496,549
955,986
1,930,330
1,641,907
1,675,321
2,190,387
2,511,250
3,793,318
4,325,214
Trade Debtors
28,004,054
15,610,400
16,956,166
18,882,815
13,515,964
17,073,833
10,604,952
20,018,064
12,940,841
12,693,778
10,438,479
12,157,464
21,138,724
15,875,582
33,609,479
Group Debtors
69,013,088
29,537,455
10,445,985
9,276,761
7,386,166
6,275,812
20,417,274
26,468,923
9,752,833
14,506,803
5,062,250
10,814,945
5,187,479
12,190,811
1,378,531
Misc Debtors
7,149,727
6,355,744
7,766,799
5,934,741
5,927,745
6,052,211
6,597,669
6,095,237
7,916,986
8,009,419
9,550,104
10,459,280
7,450,814
9,032,816
10,426,534
Cash
55,756
48,224
362,194
461,407
61,195
58,018
17,131,320
11,409,814
7,488,509
12,172,485
240,423
misc current assets
total current assets
108,858,379
55,803,072
41,783,058
39,614,839
31,496,596
33,266,362
41,116,444
53,538,210
32,540,990
36,851,907
43,857,474
47,031,890
43,776,776
53,065,012
49,980,181
total assets
126,739,083
67,731,659
59,752,481
57,588,693
47,380,285
53,391,226
55,255,729
73,897,278
52,905,173
57,674,982
53,436,976
56,900,696
53,945,732
63,381,745
60,681,236
Bank overdraft
1,665,773
1,410,315
451,054
2,747,769
1,336,760
Bank loan
Trade Creditors
11,194,808
8,410,418
8,037,639
7,100,825
6,091,251
6,819,801
4,656,426
6,031,024
5,664,786
5,209,932
4,007,654
3,548,501
4,645,190
4,231,843
7,436,933
Group/Directors Accounts
56,014,575
1
2,807,086
6,759,251
8,882,437
4,852,270
4,392,109
97,768
other short term finances
hp & lease commitments
other current liabilities
23,940,104
19,421,143
19,310,057
20,159,574
15,394,567
16,008,323
17,102,175
34,628,963
21,745,438
23,077,323
16,270,071
17,907,246
18,052,531
17,861,066
23,577,863
total current liabilities
91,149,487
27,831,561
27,347,696
27,260,399
21,485,818
22,828,125
26,231,460
42,070,302
27,861,278
31,035,024
27,036,976
30,338,184
27,549,991
26,485,018
32,449,324
loans
6,000,000
hp & lease commitments
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities
provisions
1,308,150
1,739,282
total long term liabilities
6,000,000
654,075
869,641
total liabilities
91,149,487
33,831,561
27,347,696
27,260,399
21,485,818
22,828,125
26,231,460
42,070,302
28,515,353
31,904,665
27,036,976
30,338,184
27,549,991
26,485,018
32,449,324
net assets
35,589,596
33,900,098
32,404,785
30,328,294
25,894,467
30,563,101
29,024,269
31,826,976
24,389,820
25,770,317
26,400,000
26,562,512
26,395,741
36,896,727
28,231,912
total shareholders funds
35,589,596
33,900,098
32,404,785
30,328,294
25,894,467
30,563,101
29,024,269
31,826,976
24,389,820
25,770,317
26,400,000
26,562,512
26,395,741
36,896,727
28,231,912
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
21,340,118
18,420,365
16,656,565
14,031,540
7,767,764
12,793,301
675,966
11,814,391
5,520,903
5,341,523
9,457,852
10,040,611
4,282,127
12,492,516
22,044,220
Depreciation
77,545
227,049
264,501
283,201
288,681
489,427
503,912
Amortisation
25,000
24,807
24,803
24,803
24,803
64,796
59,996
77,330
Tax
-4,981,215
-3,367,775
-3,141,057
-2,669,762
-1,502,154
-2,379,104
-1,765,414
-2,370,362
-1,136,249
-1,233,114
-1,353,227
-1,708,208
-1,189,328
-3,545,249
-5,976,974
Stock
384,505
-2,000,665
1,192,799
453,589
799,038
309,939
2,540,563
-974,344
288,423
-33,414
-515,066
-320,863
-1,282,068
-531,896
4,325,214
Debtors
58,663,270
10,269,277
1,095,202
9,254,607
-4,517,343
-2,218,039
-14,962,329
21,971,564
-4,599,340
10,159,167
-8,380,856
-345,328
-3,322,192
-8,315,335
45,414,544
Creditors
2,784,390
372,779
936,814
1,009,574
-728,550
2,163,375
-1,374,598
366,238
454,854
1,202,278
459,153
-1,096,689
413,347
-3,205,090
7,436,933
Accruals and Deferred Income
4,518,961
111,086
-849,517
4,765,007
-613,756
-1,093,852
-17,526,788
12,883,525
-1,331,885
6,807,252
-1,637,175
-145,285
191,465
-5,716,797
23,577,863
Deferred Taxes & Provisions
-1,308,150
-431,132
1,739,282
Cash flow from operations
-35,385,521
7,292,843
11,314,804
7,428,163
8,641,609
13,391,820
-7,569,068
388,422
7,489,760
3,983,320
16,111,829
8,064,624
8,655,348
9,422,034
-2,076,474
Investing Activities
capital expenditure
25,000
6,130,744
-16,138
-2,080,330
-13,352,040
17,772,781
5,115
356,540
-20,284,313
-7,854
-205,700
-165,101
-2,493,409
Change in Investments
-22,883
49,536
-11,538,577
-14,421
-8,708,882
-513,955
11,986,947
8,788,888
cash flow from investments
47,883
6,081,208
-16,138
-2,080,330
-1,813,463
14,421
26,481,663
5,115
870,495
-32,271,260
-7,854
-205,700
-165,101
-11,282,297
Financing Activities
Bank loans
Group/Directors Accounts
56,014,575
-1
-2,807,085
2,807,086
-6,759,251
-2,123,186
4,030,167
460,161
4,294,341
97,768
Other Short Term Loans
Long term loans
-6,000,000
6,000,000
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments
other long term liabilities
share issue
1,321,204
-1,321,204
18,751,934
interest
330,595
-57,277
60,983
72,049
65,756
124,635
-2,259
-6,873
-15,151
11,908
61,224
54,399
72,281
39,610
-98,062
cash flow from financing
50,345,170
5,942,723
60,983
72,049
65,755
-2,682,450
2,804,827
-6,873
-15,151
-6,747,343
-2,061,962
4,084,566
1,853,646
3,012,747
18,751,640
cash and cash equivalents
cash
7,532
-313,970
-99,213
400,212
3,177
58,018
-17,131,320
5,721,506
3,921,305
-4,683,976
11,932,062
240,423
overdraft
-1,665,773
255,458
959,261
-2,296,715
2,747,769
-1,336,760
1,336,760
change in cash
7,532
-313,970
-99,213
400,212
3,177
1,723,791
-255,458
-959,261
2,296,715
-19,879,089
5,721,506
3,921,305
-4,683,976
13,268,822
-1,096,337
little, brown book group limited 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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little, brown book group limited Ownership
LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP LIMITED group structure
Little, Brown Book Group Limited has 6 subsidiary companies.
The sole shareholder of Little, Brown Book Group Limited is Hachette Uk (Holdings) Ltd.
hachette uk (holdings) ltd
100%
little, brown book group limited directors
Little, Brown Book Group Limited currently has 2 directors.
The longest serving directors include
Mr Pierre De Cacqueray (Mar 2006) and
Mr David Shelley (Jan 2015).
59200 - Sound recording and music publishing activities
incorporation date
October 1988
age
37
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
LAGARDERE SCA
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
time warner book group uk limited (March 2006)
time-life entertainment group limited (March 2006)
accountant
-
auditor
CONSTANTIN
address
carmelite house, 50 victoria embankment, london, EC4Y 0DZ
Bank
-
Legal Advisor
-
little, brown book group limited Charges & Mortgages
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