Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS PLC at £128.8m based on a Turnover of £89.3m and 1.44x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
frontier developments plcEstimated Valuation
£167.3m
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS PLC at £167.3m based on an EBITDA of £23.5m and a 7.11x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
frontier developments plcEstimated Valuation
£119.6m
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS PLC at £119.6m based on Net Assets of £76.8m and 1.56x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Frontier Developments PlcOverview
Frontier Developments Plc is a live company located in cambridge, CB4 0FP with a Companies House number of 02892559. It operates in the publishing of computer games sector, SIC Code 58210. Founded in January 1994, it's largest shareholder is
undisclosed
with a 100% stake. Frontier Developments Plc is a mature,
large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at
£89.3m with
declining
growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Frontier Developments Plc a 4.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 7 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
Health Rating4.5out of 5
7 Strong
0 Regular
4 Weak
Size
annual sales of £89.3m, make it larger than the average company (£9.3m)
£89.3m - Frontier Developments Plc
£9.3m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -1%, show it is growing at a slower rate (1.5%)
-1% - Frontier Developments Plc
1.5% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 68.7%, this company has a lower cost of product (52.9%)
68.7% - Frontier Developments Plc
52.9% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of -31.8% make it less profitable than the average company (0%)
-31.8% - Frontier Developments Plc
0% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 837 employees, this is above the industry average (21)
837 - Frontier Developments Plc
21 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £59.7k, the company has a lower pay structure (£75.1k)
£59.7k - Frontier Developments Plc
£75.1k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £106.7k, this is less efficient (£226.7k)
£106.7k - Frontier Developments Plc
£226.7k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 41 days, this is later than average (33 days)
41 days - Frontier Developments Plc
33 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 32 days, this is slower than average (18 days)
32 days - Frontier Developments Plc
18 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Frontier Developments Plc
- - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities
for 89 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (27 weeks)
89 weeks - Frontier Developments Plc
27 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 34.6%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (55.4%)
34.6% - Frontier Developments Plc
55.4% - Industry AVG
FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS PLC financials
EXPORT
Frontier Developments Plc's latest turnover from May 2024 is £89.3 million and the company has net assets of £76.8 million. According to their latest financial statements, Frontier Developments Plc has 837 employees and maintains cash reserves of £29.5 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source:Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
May 2024
May 2023
May 2022
May 2021
May 2020
May 2019
May 2018
May 2017
May 2016
May 2015
May 2014
May 2013
May 2012
May 2011
May 2010
Turnover
89,270,000
104,575,000
114,032,000
90,688,000
76,089,000
89,669,000
34,192,000
37,363,000
21,366,000
22,763,000
9,541,000
12,072,000
14,157,000
11,196,000
9,603,755
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales
27,954,000
37,230,000
40,420,000
27,538,000
24,532,000
35,021,000
10,092,000
10,007,000
5,098,000
2,119,000
7,914,000
8,375,000
11,259,000
12,073,000
5,442,521
Gross Profit
61,316,000
67,345,000
73,612,000
63,150,000
51,557,000
54,648,000
24,100,000
27,356,000
16,268,000
20,644,000
1,627,000
3,697,000
2,898,000
-877,000
4,161,234
Admin Expenses
89,729,000
93,925,000
72,076,000
43,234,000
34,933,000
35,279,000
21,300,000
19,564,000
15,030,000
19,078,000
3,332,000
2,645,000
1,508,000
1,252,000
3,009,143
Operating Profit
-28,413,000
-26,580,000
1,536,000
19,916,000
16,624,000
19,369,000
2,800,000
7,792,000
1,238,000
1,566,000
-1,705,000
1,052,000
1,390,000
-2,129,000
1,152,091
Interest Payable
12,000
592,000
731,000
401,000
Interest Receivable
71,000
289,000
81,000
21,000
37,000
53,000
63,000
19,000
10,000
7,000
15,723
Pre-Tax Profit
-28,425,000
-26,509,000
944,000
19,185,000
16,223,000
19,658,000
2,881,000
7,813,000
1,275,000
1,619,000
-1,642,000
1,071,000
1,400,000
-2,122,000
1,167,814
Tax
6,953,000
5,604,000
8,684,000
2,373,000
-329,000
-1,668,000
713,000
-102,000
157,000
28,000
-112,000
-26,000
-2,000
700,000
4,009
Profit After Tax
-21,472,000
-20,905,000
9,628,000
21,558,000
15,894,000
17,990,000
3,594,000
7,711,000
1,432,000
1,647,000
-1,754,000
1,045,000
1,398,000
-1,422,000
1,171,823
Dividends Paid
Retained Profit
-21,472,000
-20,905,000
9,628,000
21,558,000
15,894,000
17,990,000
3,594,000
7,711,000
1,432,000
1,647,000
-1,754,000
1,045,000
1,398,000
-1,422,000
1,171,823
Employee Costs
49,928,000
47,175,000
37,723,000
31,763,000
27,527,000
23,557,000
16,282,000
15,909,000
12,517,000
12,832,000
9,651,000
8,707,000
8,015,000
7,695,000
8,209,835
Number Of Employees
837
839
716
584
496
420
345
312
281
273
245
226
215
230
240
EBITDA*
23,537,000
31,951,000
6,836,000
22,763,000
19,339,000
28,969,000
9,367,000
12,656,000
4,876,000
6,083,000
46,000
2,853,000
3,198,000
-766,000
1,396,888
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
May 2024
May 2023
May 2022
May 2021
May 2020
May 2019
May 2018
May 2017
May 2016
May 2015
May 2014
May 2013
May 2012
May 2011
May 2010
Tangible Assets
4,739,000
5,696,000
28,820,000
27,954,000
32,932,000
9,537,000
4,966,000
696,000
304,000
333,000
328,000
299,000
185,000
628,000
872,325
Intangible Assets
62,317,000
82,007,000
70,833,000
71,318,000
52,668,000
36,450,000
30,186,000
21,871,000
16,690,000
11,101,000
10,962,000
3,450,000
3,331,000
3,521,000
251,303
Investments & Other
25,005
Debtors (Due After 1 year)
1,348,000
384,000
2,137,000
249,000
Total Fixed Assets
67,056,000
87,703,000
98,305,000
98,888,000
83,463,000
45,987,000
35,152,000
22,567,000
16,994,000
11,434,000
11,290,000
3,749,000
3,516,000
4,149,000
1,148,633
Stock & work in progress
9,000
13,000
15,000
75,000
259,000
3,592,353
Trade Debtors
10,136,000
10,744,000
20,316,000
9,770,000
9,740,000
2,932,000
4,130,000
1,736,000
1,598,000
953,000
1,808,000
2,362,000
1,482,000
Group Debtors
Misc Debtors
3,454,000
4,814,000
4,389,000
3,971,000
2,544,000
2,246,000
2,590,000
1,205,000
845,000
1,291,000
2,011,000
274,000
143,000
401,000
567,226
Cash
29,523,000
28,311,000
38,699,000
42,423,000
45,751,000
35,332,000
24,124,000
12,579,000
8,610,000
10,478,000
8,612,000
7,155,000
1,686,000
1,064,000
2,009,734
misc current assets
141,000
536,000
510,000
376,000
1,805,000
106,000
12,000
total current assets
50,329,000
53,307,000
71,271,000
62,632,000
60,412,000
40,651,000
31,380,000
16,030,000
11,438,000
13,587,000
11,697,000
9,237,000
4,266,000
3,218,000
6,169,313
total assets
117,385,000
141,010,000
169,576,000
161,520,000
143,875,000
86,638,000
66,532,000
38,597,000
28,432,000
25,021,000
22,987,000
12,986,000
7,782,000
7,367,000
7,317,946
Bank overdraft
14,000
Bank loan
Trade Creditors
2,486,000
4,360,000
3,836,000
2,648,000
2,635,000
3,056,000
6,909,000
1,003,000
702,000
3,107,000
463,000
183,000
40,000
846,000
102,660
Group/Directors Accounts
other short term finances
1,529,000
191,000
hp & lease commitments
1,748,000
1,505,000
1,461,000
1,419,000
1,337,000
31,000
other current liabilities
12,961,000
14,987,000
20,236,000
14,300,000
12,473,000
7,941,000
3,645,000
5,372,000
3,545,000
96,000
3,200,000
2,910,000
829,000
1,043,000
572,059
total current liabilities
17,195,000
22,381,000
25,724,000
18,367,000
16,445,000
11,028,000
10,554,000
6,375,000
4,247,000
3,203,000
3,677,000
3,093,000
869,000
1,889,000
674,719
loans
39,070,000
35,546,000
38,556,000
41,478,000
44,396,000
242,000
hp & lease commitments
19,535,000
17,773,000
19,278,000
20,739,000
22,198,000
Accruals and Deferred Income
256,000
163,000
234,000
1,404,000
690,000
927,000
1,148,000
80,770
other liabilities
3,101,000
4,235,000
6,148,000
9,219,000
8,237,000
provisions
950,000
980,000
112,000
82,000
54,000
26,000
546,000
1,862,000
594,000
2,996,000
300,000
226,000
26,800
total long term liabilities
23,367,000
22,661,000
25,482,000
29,999,000
30,696,000
1,417,000
690,000
927,000
1,421,000
931,000
418,000
1,498,000
150,000
113,000
107,570
total liabilities
40,562,000
45,042,000
51,206,000
48,366,000
47,141,000
12,445,000
11,244,000
7,302,000
5,668,000
4,134,000
4,095,000
4,591,000
1,019,000
2,002,000
782,289
net assets
76,823,000
95,968,000
118,370,000
113,154,000
96,734,000
74,193,000
55,288,000
31,295,000
22,764,000
20,887,000
18,892,000
8,395,000
6,763,000
5,365,000
6,535,657
total shareholders funds
76,823,000
95,968,000
118,370,000
113,154,000
96,734,000
74,193,000
55,288,000
31,295,000
22,764,000
20,887,000
18,892,000
8,395,000
6,763,000
5,365,000
6,535,657
May 2024
May 2023
May 2022
May 2021
May 2020
May 2019
May 2018
May 2017
May 2016
May 2015
May 2014
May 2013
May 2012
May 2011
May 2010
Operating Activities
Operating Profit
-28,413,000
-26,580,000
1,536,000
19,916,000
16,624,000
19,369,000
2,800,000
7,792,000
1,238,000
1,566,000
-1,705,000
1,052,000
1,390,000
-2,129,000
1,152,091
Depreciation
1,910,000
2,885,000
3,562,000
2,847,000
2,715,000
883,000
390,000
241,000
262,000
271,000
225,000
151,000
185,000
235,000
244,797
Amortisation
50,040,000
55,646,000
1,738,000
8,717,000
6,177,000
4,623,000
3,376,000
4,246,000
1,526,000
1,650,000
1,623,000
1,128,000
Tax
6,953,000
5,604,000
8,684,000
2,373,000
-329,000
-1,668,000
713,000
-102,000
157,000
28,000
-112,000
-26,000
-2,000
700,000
4,009
Stock
-9,000
-4,000
-2,000
15,000
-75,000
-184,000
-3,333,353
3,592,353
Debtors
-1,968,000
-10,495,000
11,928,000
-296,000
9,243,000
-1,542,000
3,779,000
498,000
1,152,000
-1,673,000
882,000
-423,000
373,000
1,564,774
567,226
Creditors
-1,874,000
524,000
1,188,000
13,000
-421,000
-3,853,000
5,906,000
301,000
-2,405,000
2,644,000
280,000
143,000
-806,000
743,340
102,660
Accruals and Deferred Income
-1,933,000
-5,086,000
5,936,000
1,593,000
3,362,000
5,010,000
-1,964,000
1,606,000
4,597,000
-3,104,000
290,000
2,081,000
-214,000
390,171
652,829
Deferred Taxes & Provisions
-30,000
868,000
30,000
28,000
28,000
26,000
-546,000
-1,316,000
1,268,000
-2,402,000
2,696,000
74,000
199,200
26,800
Cash flow from operations
28,621,000
44,356,000
10,746,000
27,066,000
12,736,000
30,026,000
10,243,000
13,426,000
4,761,000
8,594,000
-2,795,000
8,245,000
2,061,000
3,035,290
-1,976,393
Investing Activities
capital expenditure
-31,303,000
-46,581,000
-5,681,000
-16,519,000
-42,328,000
-20,435,000
-19,152,000
-10,437,000
-9,198,000
-4,661,000
-9,292,000
-2,034,000
-1,175,000
-4,388,372
-419,816
Change in Investments
-25,005
25,005
cash flow from investments
-31,303,000
-46,581,000
-5,681,000
-16,519,000
-42,328,000
-20,435,000
-19,152,000
-10,437,000
-9,198,000
-4,661,000
-9,292,000
-2,034,000
-1,175,000
-4,363,367
-444,821
Financing Activities
Bank loans
Group/Directors Accounts
Other Short Term Loans
-1,529,000
1,338,000
191,000
Long term loans
3,524,000
-3,010,000
-2,922,000
-2,918,000
44,396,000
-242,000
242,000
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments
2,005,000
-1,461,000
-1,419,000
-1,377,000
23,504,000
31,000
other long term liabilities
-1,134,000
-1,913,000
-3,071,000
982,000
8,237,000
share issue
2,327,000
-1,497,000
-4,412,000
-5,138,000
6,647,000
915,000
20,399,000
820,000
445,000
348,000
12,251,000
587,000
251,343
5,363,834
interest
-12,000
71,000
-592,000
-731,000
-401,000
289,000
81,000
21,000
37,000
53,000
63,000
19,000
10,000
7,000
15,723
cash flow from financing
5,181,000
-6,472,000
-12,225,000
-9,182,000
82,383,000
1,235,000
20,480,000
841,000
482,000
159,000
12,556,000
606,000
10,000
258,343
5,379,557
cash and cash equivalents
cash
1,212,000
-10,388,000
-3,724,000
-3,328,000
10,419,000
11,208,000
11,545,000
3,969,000
-1,868,000
1,866,000
1,457,000
5,469,000
622,000
-945,734
2,009,734
overdraft
-14,000
14,000
change in cash
1,212,000
-10,388,000
-3,724,000
-3,328,000
10,419,000
11,208,000
11,545,000
3,969,000
-1,868,000
1,880,000
1,443,000
5,469,000
622,000
-945,734
2,009,734
frontier developments 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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frontier developments plc Ownership
FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS PLC group structure
Frontier Developments Plc has no subsidiary companies.
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FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS PLC Shareholders
Pomanda does not have shareholder information for Frontier Developments Plc.
undisclosed
100%
frontier developments plc directors
Frontier Developments Plc currently has 8 directors.
The longest serving directors include
Mr David Braben (Jan 1994) and
Mr David Walsh (Oct 2000).
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