northern electric plc

northern electric plc Company Information

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Company Number

02366942

Industry

Activities of other holding companies (not including agricultural, production, construction, distribution and financial services holding companies) n.e.c.

 

Shareholders

northern powergrid limited

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Registered Address

lloyds court, 78 grey street, newcastle upon tyne, NE1 6AF

northern electric plc Estimated Valuation

£2.4b

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of NORTHERN ELECTRIC PLC at £2.4b based on a Turnover of £570.5m and 4.24x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

northern electric plc Estimated Valuation

£6.3b

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of NORTHERN ELECTRIC PLC at £6.3b based on an EBITDA of £380.2m and a 16.48x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

northern electric plc Estimated Valuation

£1.9b

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of NORTHERN ELECTRIC PLC at £1.9b based on Net Assets of £1.5b and 1.31x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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Northern Electric Plc Overview

Northern Electric Plc is a live company located in newcastle upon tyne, NE1 6AF with a Companies House number of 02366942. It operates in the activities of other holding companies n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 64209. Founded in April 1989, it's largest shareholder is northern powergrid limited with a 85.6% stake. Northern Electric Plc is a mature, mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £570.5m with healthy growth in recent years.

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Northern Electric Plc Health Check

Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Northern Electric Plc a 4.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 6 measures and has 6 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

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Health Rating4.5out of 5
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6 Strong

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6 Weak

size

Size

annual sales of £570.5m, make it larger than the average company (£19m)

£570.5m - Northern Electric Plc

£19m - Industry AVG

growth

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 8%, show it is growing at a slower rate (10.6%)

8% - Northern Electric Plc

10.6% - Industry AVG

production

Production

with a gross margin of 86.3%, this company has a lower cost of product (36.3%)

86.3% - Northern Electric Plc

36.3% - Industry AVG

profitability

Profitability

an operating margin of 37.7% make it more profitable than the average company (4.6%)

37.7% - Northern Electric Plc

4.6% - Industry AVG

employees

Employees

with 1522 employees, this is above the industry average (105)

1522 - Northern Electric Plc

105 - Industry AVG

paystructure

Pay Structure

on an average salary of £59.3k, the company has a higher pay structure (£44.7k)

£59.3k - Northern Electric Plc

£44.7k - Industry AVG

efficiency

Efficiency

resulting in sales per employee of £374.8k, this is more efficient (£191.8k)

£374.8k - Northern Electric Plc

£191.8k - Industry AVG

debtordays

Debtor Days

it gets paid by customers after 59 days, this is later than average (45 days)

59 days - Northern Electric Plc

45 days - Industry AVG

creditordays

Creditor Days

its suppliers are paid after 22 days, this is quicker than average (44 days)

22 days - Northern Electric Plc

44 days - Industry AVG

stockdays

Stock Days

it holds stock equivalent to 139 days, this is more than average (40 days)

139 days - Northern Electric Plc

40 days - Industry AVG

cashbalance

Cash Balance

has cash to cover current liabilities for 2 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (14 weeks)

2 weeks - Northern Electric Plc

14 weeks - Industry AVG

debtlevel

Debt Level

it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 61.2%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (69.5%)

61.2% - Northern Electric Plc

69.5% - Industry AVG

NORTHERN ELECTRIC PLC financials

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Northern Electric Plc's latest turnover from December 2023 is £570.5 million and the company has net assets of £1.5 billion. According to their latest financial statements, Northern Electric Plc has 1,522 employees and maintains cash reserves of £14.8 million as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies HousePomanda Estimates

Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021Dec 2020Dec 2019Dec 2018Dec 2017Dec 2016Dec 2015Dec 2014Dec 2013Dec 2012Dec 2011Dec 2010Dec 2009
Turnover570,484,000558,190,000493,744,000454,302,000447,615,000421,418,000403,441,000384,867,000386,388,000409,503,000350,919,000331,614,000301,427,000288,569,000276,593,000
Other Income Or Grants000000000000000
Cost Of Sales78,420,00081,809,00036,700,00031,660,00037,366,00033,096,00041,615,00043,336,00042,552,00063,424,00042,162,00030,274,00024,035,00029,176,00047,795,000
Gross Profit492,064,000476,381,000457,044,000422,642,000410,249,000388,322,000361,826,000341,531,000343,836,000346,079,000308,757,000301,340,000277,392,000259,393,000228,798,000
Admin Expenses276,880,000278,646,000272,854,000237,071,000226,841,000214,385,000181,610,000160,350,000147,675,000135,370,000127,930,000119,977,000106,174,000105,793,000104,972,000
Operating Profit215,184,000197,735,000184,190,000185,571,000183,408,000173,937,000180,216,000181,181,000196,161,000210,709,000180,827,000181,363,000171,218,000153,600,000123,826,000
Interest Payable54,319,00053,767,00042,323,00048,312,00048,887,00045,513,00041,404,00039,139,00036,198,00034,865,00038,675,00036,882,00037,617,00033,913,00032,947,000
Interest Receivable17,107,0006,056,0002,003,0002,055,0003,148,0001,549,0001,100,0001,317,0001,619,0001,660,0004,743,0001,912,0001,536,0001,620,0003,608,000
Pre-Tax Profit179,510,000151,102,000145,545,000139,386,000140,363,000130,882,000140,243,000143,918,000162,056,000178,256,000147,339,000146,678,000135,887,000122,301,00095,123,000
Tax-44,890,000-34,179,000-67,816,000-40,303,000-26,542,000-24,864,000-28,805,000-7,210,000-17,282,000-38,015,000-14,971,000-15,370,000-19,748,000-25,131,000-27,316,000
Profit After Tax134,620,000116,923,00077,729,00099,083,000113,821,000106,018,000111,438,000136,708,000144,774,000140,241,000132,368,000131,308,000116,139,00097,170,00067,807,000
Dividends Paid48,000,000114,946,00026,000,00025,400,00024,600,000022,700,000100,000,00020,600,00030,000,00030,000,00030,000,00030,000,00060,000,0000
Retained Profit86,620,0001,977,00051,729,00073,683,00089,221,000106,018,00088,738,00036,708,000124,174,000110,241,000102,368,000101,308,00086,139,00037,170,00067,807,000
Employee Costs90,208,00089,087,00086,469,00074,222,00072,089,00072,005,00072,191,00069,469,00027,537,00065,881,00058,604,00052,450,00041,293,00053,487,00055,633,000
Number Of Employees1,5221,4171,4161,3321,2861,2741,2601,2701,2811,2891,2341,2051,1571,1661,347
EBITDA*380,227,000359,687,000340,558,000328,414,000318,497,000298,097,000282,767,000268,648,000272,254,000275,155,000241,982,000235,647,000222,886,000202,287,000168,498,000

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021Dec 2020Dec 2019Dec 2018Dec 2017Dec 2016Dec 2015Dec 2014Dec 2013Dec 2012Dec 2011Dec 2010Dec 2009
Tangible Assets3,479,518,0003,389,194,0003,539,595,0003,000,055,0002,919,939,0002,813,057,0002,678,158,0002,366,125,0002,230,507,0002,010,706,0001,799,706,0001,655,797,0001,724,822,0001,606,135,0001,498,540,000
Intangible Assets61,835,00060,144,00048,888,00051,219,00052,289,00052,605,00047,568,00040,857,00031,623,00023,821,00014,762,0007,388,0004,164,0004,011,0004,739,000
Investments & Other12,464,00022,908,0004,842,00091,748,0003,539,0003,494,0003,428,0003,319,0003,556,0003,441,0003,392,0003,325,0003,346,0003,328,0003,257,000
Debtors (Due After 1 year)155,063,000155,587,000264,902,0004,598,000101,130,0006,877,0006,358,0008,406,0008,769,0007,494,0006,081,0004,658,0003,780,0004,609,0005,410,000
Total Fixed Assets3,392,753,0003,297,838,0003,326,283,0003,051,274,0002,972,228,0002,865,662,0002,725,726,0002,406,982,0002,262,130,0002,034,527,0001,814,468,0001,663,185,0001,728,986,0001,610,146,0001,503,279,000
Stock & work in progress29,904,00025,740,00020,382,00018,699,00020,192,00013,409,00013,382,00012,836,00013,452,00012,304,00010,399,00011,009,00013,383,00010,341,00013,712,000
Trade Debtors92,610,00083,753,00085,294,00072,976,00084,673,0000000034,819,00052,759,00049,703,00046,254,00054,509,000
Group Debtors242,733,00000000000000000
Misc Debtors14,657,00016,391,00011,589,0009,516,000078,010,00084,600,00083,640,00073,879,00072,029,00015,373,00013,489,0005,179,0004,912,0003,512,000
Cash14,760,000268,661,00042,140,00038,632,00036,540,00028,143,00016,612,000515,0008,824,00085,586,000105,897,000150,071,000229,632,00067,161,000141,385,000
misc current assets5,861,0002,781,000204,0006,214,0008,132,00019,928,00011,903,00000000000
total current assets400,525,000398,380,000161,903,000146,037,000149,537,000139,490,000126,497,00096,991,00096,155,000169,919,000166,488,000227,328,000297,897,000128,668,000213,118,000
total assets3,793,278,0003,696,218,0003,488,186,0003,197,311,0003,121,765,0003,005,152,0002,852,223,0002,503,973,0002,358,285,0002,204,446,0001,980,956,0001,890,513,0002,026,883,0001,738,814,0001,716,397,000
Bank overdraft000000000000000
Bank loan000000000000000
Trade Creditors 4,842,0004,838,0004,956,0002,823,0005,536,0003,112,0005,683,0005,037,0007,817,0005,542,0006,486,0005,348,0005,575,0008,544,0008,093,000
Group/Directors Accounts000000000000000
other short term finances135,284,000125,040,00051,379,00077,060,000346,502,000297,803,000203,972,000153,844,00013,917,00085,204,00044,536,00011,425,00080,955,00031,070,00041,670,000
hp & lease commitments3,231,0003,402,0003,431,0003,036,0002,289,0000000000000
other current liabilities186,508,000144,405,000130,610,000122,219,000132,200,000138,979,000149,486,000129,331,000107,164,000149,187,000116,851,000126,054,00078,754,00061,112,00083,278,000
total current liabilities329,865,000277,685,000190,376,000205,138,000486,527,000439,894,000359,141,000288,212,000128,898,000239,933,000167,873,000142,827,000165,284,000100,726,000133,041,000
loans2,322,926,0002,405,844,0001,994,694,0001,918,134,0001,319,723,0001,340,722,0001,388,511,0001,174,828,0001,174,350,000933,920,000933,518,000940,172,000937,280,000698,944,000699,006,000
hp & lease commitments8,395,0009,791,00011,359,00011,295,0007,002,0000000000000
Accruals and Deferred Income668,067,000652,476,000649,013,000641,727,000637,700,000627,051,000584,348,000562,308,000526,800,000500,762,000484,500,000473,421,000441,679,000417,504,000397,552,000
other liabilities000000000000000
provisions325,046,000330,278,000370,386,000219,178,000200,548,000197,110,000205,104,000182,530,000213,686,000219,794,000211,654,000275,150,000349,428,000361,370,000366,088,000
total long term liabilities1,992,053,0002,020,537,0001,831,553,0001,711,970,0001,398,401,0001,395,967,0001,381,319,0001,240,987,0001,220,818,0001,077,619,0001,057,086,0001,081,082,0001,085,033,000947,661,000930,099,000
total liabilities2,321,918,0002,298,222,0002,021,929,0001,917,108,0001,884,928,0001,835,861,0001,740,460,0001,529,199,0001,349,716,0001,317,552,0001,224,959,0001,223,909,0001,250,317,0001,048,387,0001,063,140,000
net assets1,471,360,0001,397,996,0001,466,257,0001,280,203,0001,236,837,0001,169,291,0001,111,763,000974,774,0001,008,569,000886,894,000755,997,000666,604,000776,566,000690,427,000653,257,000
total shareholders funds1,471,360,0001,397,996,0001,466,257,0001,280,203,0001,236,837,0001,169,291,0001,111,763,000974,774,0001,008,569,000886,894,000755,997,000666,604,000776,566,000690,427,000653,257,000
Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021Dec 2020Dec 2019Dec 2018Dec 2017Dec 2016Dec 2015Dec 2014Dec 2013Dec 2012Dec 2011Dec 2010Dec 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit215,184,000197,735,000184,190,000185,571,000183,408,000173,937,000180,216,000181,181,000196,161,000210,709,000180,827,000181,363,000171,218,000153,600,000123,826,000
Depreciation150,345,000146,778,000144,493,000132,628,000125,810,000115,086,00097,845,00083,737,00073,419,00062,435,00059,753,00053,548,00049,167,00047,116,00043,174,000
Amortisation14,698,00015,174,00011,875,00010,215,0009,279,0009,074,0004,706,0003,730,0002,674,0002,011,0001,402,000736,0002,501,0001,571,0001,498,000
Tax-44,890,000-34,179,000-67,816,000-40,303,000-26,542,000-24,864,000-28,805,000-7,210,000-17,282,000-38,015,000-14,971,000-15,370,000-19,748,000-25,131,000-27,316,000
Stock4,164,0005,358,0001,683,000-1,493,0006,783,00027,000546,000-616,0001,148,0001,905,000-610,000-2,374,0003,042,000-3,371,00013,712,000
Debtors249,332,000-106,054,000274,695,000-98,713,000100,916,000-6,071,000-1,088,0009,398,0003,125,00023,250,000-14,633,00012,244,0002,887,000-7,656,00063,431,000
Creditors4,000-118,0002,133,000-2,713,0002,424,000-2,571,000646,000-2,780,0002,275,000-944,0001,138,000-227,000-2,969,000451,0008,093,000
Accruals and Deferred Income57,694,00017,258,00015,677,000-5,954,0003,870,00032,196,00042,195,00057,675,000-15,985,00048,598,0001,876,00079,042,00041,817,000-2,214,000480,830,000
Deferred Taxes & Provisions-5,232,000-40,108,000151,208,00018,630,0003,438,000-7,994,00022,574,000-31,156,000-6,108,0008,140,000-63,496,000-74,278,000-11,942,000-4,718,000366,088,000
Cash flow from operations134,307,000403,236,000165,382,000398,280,000193,988,000300,908,000319,919,000276,395,000230,881,000267,779,000181,772,000214,944,000224,115,000181,702,000919,050,000
Investing Activities
capital expenditure-257,058,000-22,807,000-693,577,000-221,889,000-241,655,000-264,096,000-421,295,000-232,319,000-303,696,000-284,505,000-212,438,00011,517,000-170,508,000-155,554,000-1,547,951,000
Change in Investments-10,444,00018,066,000-86,906,00088,209,00045,00066,000109,000-237,000115,00049,00067,000-21,00018,00071,0003,257,000
cash flow from investments-246,614,000-40,873,000-606,671,000-310,098,000-241,700,000-264,162,000-421,404,000-232,082,000-303,811,000-284,554,000-212,505,00011,538,000-170,526,000-155,625,000-1,551,208,000
Financing Activities
Bank loans000000000000000
Group/Directors Accounts000000000000000
Other Short Term Loans 10,244,00073,661,000-25,681,000-269,442,00048,699,00093,831,00050,128,000139,927,000-71,287,00040,668,00033,111,000-69,530,00049,885,000-10,600,00041,670,000
Long term loans-82,918,000411,150,00076,560,000598,411,000-20,999,000-47,789,000213,683,000478,000240,430,000402,000-6,654,0002,892,000238,336,000-62,000699,006,000
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments-1,567,000-1,597,000459,0005,040,0009,291,0000000000000
other long term liabilities000000000000000
share issue-13,256,000-70,238,000134,325,000-30,317,000-21,675,000-48,490,00048,251,000-70,503,000-2,499,00020,656,000-12,975,000-211,270,00000585,450,000
interest-37,212,000-47,711,000-40,320,000-46,257,000-45,739,000-43,964,000-40,304,000-37,822,000-34,579,000-33,205,000-33,932,000-34,970,000-36,081,000-32,293,000-29,339,000
cash flow from financing-124,709,000365,265,000145,343,000257,435,000-30,423,000-46,412,000271,758,00032,080,000132,065,00028,521,000-20,450,000-312,878,000252,140,000-42,955,0001,296,787,000
cash and cash equivalents
cash-253,901,000226,521,0003,508,0002,092,0008,397,00011,531,00016,097,000-8,309,000-76,762,000-20,311,000-44,174,000-79,561,000162,471,000-74,224,000141,385,000
overdraft000000000000000
change in cash-253,901,000226,521,0003,508,0002,092,0008,397,00011,531,00016,097,000-8,309,000-76,762,000-20,311,000-44,174,000-79,561,000162,471,000-74,224,000141,385,000

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Northern Electric Plc Competitor Analysis

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NORTHERN ELECTRIC PLC group structure

Northern Electric Plc has 63 subsidiary companies.

Ultimate parent company

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.

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2 parents

NORTHERN ELECTRIC PLC

02366942

63 subsidiaries

NORTHERN ELECTRIC PLC Shareholders

northern powergrid limited 85.6%
undisclosed 11.97%
prudential client hsbc gis nominee (uk) limited 2.43%

northern electric plc directors

Northern Electric Plc currently has 4 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr John Reynolds (Oct 2017) and Mr Stephen Lockwood (Apr 2022).

officercountryagestartendrole
Mr John ReynoldsScotland58 years Oct 2017- Director
Mr Stephen LockwoodEngland59 years Apr 2022- Director
Mr Alexander JonesUnited Kingdom39 years Apr 2022- Director
Mrs Jennifer Riley43 years Oct 2024- Director

P&L

December 2023

turnover

570.5m

+2%

operating profit

215.2m

+9%

gross margin

86.3%

+1.07%

turnover

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

Balance Sheet

December 2023

net assets

1.5b

+0.05%

total assets

3.8b

+0.03%

cash

14.8m

-0.95%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

northern electric plc company details

company number

02366942

Type

Public limited with Share Capital

industry

64209 - Activities of other holding companies (not including agricultural, production, construction, distribution and financial services holding companies) n.e.c.

incorporation date

April 1989

age

36

incorporated

UK

ultimate parent company

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.

accounts

Group

last accounts submitted

December 2023

previous names

electricity north east plc (September 1989)

accountant

-

auditor

DELOITTE LLP

address

lloyds court, 78 grey street, newcastle upon tyne, NE1 6AF

Bank

LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC

Legal Advisor

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northern electric plc Charges & Mortgages

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