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Company Number

02972724

Shareholders

tesco distribution holdings ltd

tesco stores ltd

Group Structure

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Industry

Freight transport by road

 

Registered Address

tesco house shire park, kestrel way, welwyn garden city, AL7 1GA

tesco distribution limited Estimated Valuation

£1.5b

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of TESCO DISTRIBUTION LIMITED at £1.5b based on a Turnover of £2.3b and 0.63x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

tesco distribution limited Estimated Valuation

£1.5b

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of TESCO DISTRIBUTION LIMITED at £1.5b based on an EBITDA of £311.6m and a 4.71x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

tesco distribution limited Estimated Valuation

£985.7m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of TESCO DISTRIBUTION LIMITED at £985.7m based on Net Assets of £441.6m and 2.23x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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Tesco Distribution Limited Overview

Tesco Distribution Limited is a live company located in welwyn garden city, AL7 1GA with a Companies House number of 02972724. It operates in the freight transport by road sector, SIC Code 49410. Founded in September 1994, it's largest shareholder is tesco distribution holdings ltd with a 100% stake. Tesco Distribution Limited is a mature, mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £2.3b with healthy growth in recent years.

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Tesco Distribution Limited Health Check

Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Tesco Distribution Limited a 3 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 5 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

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Health Rating3out of 5
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4 Strong

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1 Regular

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5 Weak

size

Size

annual sales of £2.3b, make it larger than the average company (£9.1m)

£2.3b - Tesco Distribution Limited

£9.1m - Industry AVG

growth

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 7%, show it is growing at a slower rate (9.4%)

7% - Tesco Distribution Limited

9.4% - Industry AVG

production

Production

with a gross margin of 6.9%, this company has a higher cost of product (23.1%)

6.9% - Tesco Distribution Limited

23.1% - Industry AVG

profitability

Profitability

an operating margin of 6.9% make it more profitable than the average company (5.1%)

6.9% - Tesco Distribution Limited

5.1% - Industry AVG

employees

Employees

with 17300 employees, this is above the industry average (58)

17300 - Tesco Distribution Limited

58 - Industry AVG

paystructure

Pay Structure

on an average salary of £61.8k, the company has a higher pay structure (£40.9k)

£61.8k - Tesco Distribution Limited

£40.9k - Industry AVG

efficiency

Efficiency

resulting in sales per employee of £135.5k, this is equally as efficient (£136.3k)

£135.5k - Tesco Distribution Limited

£136.3k - Industry AVG

debtordays

Debtor Days

There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!

- - Tesco Distribution Limited

- - Industry AVG

creditordays

Creditor Days

There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!

- - Tesco Distribution Limited

- - Industry AVG

stockdays

Stock Days

it holds stock equivalent to 1 days, this is less than average (1 days)

1 days - Tesco Distribution Limited

1 days - Industry AVG

cashbalance

Cash Balance

has cash to cover current liabilities for 1 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (14 weeks)

1 weeks - Tesco Distribution Limited

14 weeks - Industry AVG

debtlevel

Debt Level

it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 70.6%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (60.9%)

70.6% - Tesco Distribution Limited

60.9% - Industry AVG

TESCO DISTRIBUTION LIMITED financials

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Tesco Distribution Limited's latest turnover from February 2024 is £2.3 billion and the company has net assets of £441.6 million. According to their latest financial statements, Tesco Distribution Limited has 17,300 employees and maintains cash reserves of £11.8 million as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies HousePomanda Estimates

Feb 2024Feb 2023Feb 2022Feb 2021Feb 2020Feb 2019Feb 2018Feb 2017Feb 2016Feb 2015Feb 2014Feb 2013Feb 2012Feb 2011Feb 2010
Turnover2,344,088,0002,270,643,0002,056,147,0001,890,510,0001,791,259,0001,815,176,0001,736,376,0001,686,449,0001,723,303,0001,709,671,0001,647,897,0001,681,638,0001,651,590,0001,571,876,0001,585,768,000
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales2,181,849,0002,113,375,0001,947,861,0001,763,507,0001,666,312,0001,682,100,0001,674,520,0001,668,677,0001,649,755,0001,629,888,0001,613,685,0001,599,051,0001,564,784,0001,500,756,0001,515,346,000
Gross Profit162,239,000157,268,000108,286,000127,003,000124,947,000133,076,00061,856,00017,772,00073,548,00079,783,00034,212,00082,587,00086,806,00071,120,00070,422,000
Admin Expenses-40,358,000-11,000-93,000-94,000-119,000-49,00015,000-354,000-1,000
Operating Profit162,239,000157,268,000148,644,000127,003,000124,958,000133,169,00061,950,00017,891,00073,597,00079,768,00034,566,00082,588,00086,806,00071,120,00070,422,000
Interest Payable40,966,00041,313,00049,068,00055,018,00058,344,00052,825,000481,0004,288,000514,000539,000543,00016,00031,000230,000
Interest Receivable10,086,00021,439,0003,616,00016,572,0005,522,00037,00046,000
Pre-Tax Profit131,359,000137,394,000103,192,00088,557,00072,136,00080,381,00021,471,00016,914,00059,729,00064,692,00015,698,000-33,817,00042,408,00019,921,00059,007,000
Tax-16,775,000-9,614,000-18,860,000-220,000-1,032,0002,345,0001,121,0001,750,0001,047,0001,388,0008,758,0001,638,0007,043,000-13,719,000-891,000
Profit After Tax114,584,000127,780,00084,332,00088,337,00071,104,00082,726,00022,592,00018,664,00060,776,00066,080,00024,456,000-32,179,00049,451,0006,202,00058,116,000
Dividends Paid100,000,000490,000,000
Retained Profit14,584,000-362,220,00084,332,00088,337,00071,104,00082,726,00022,592,00018,664,00060,776,00066,080,00024,456,000-32,179,00049,451,0006,202,00058,116,000
Employee Costs1,069,688,000972,492,000832,081,000766,828,000680,428,000686,150,000595,542,000567,145,000534,215,000518,958,000540,622,000524,828,000545,307,000504,978,000564,767,000
Number Of Employees17,30017,51116,91917,07915,75015,15812,65512,27012,13712,24712,71312,91313,27513,57514,090
EBITDA*311,629,000298,738,000287,710,000258,232,000251,910,000195,327,000157,988,00088,892,000124,166,000123,927,00076,667,000128,121,000134,470,000119,432,000116,754,000

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

Feb 2024Feb 2023Feb 2022Feb 2021Feb 2020Feb 2019Feb 2018Feb 2017Feb 2016Feb 2015Feb 2014Feb 2013Feb 2012Feb 2011Feb 2010
Tangible Assets572,874,000540,628,0001,055,230,0001,049,624,0001,049,433,000425,482,000422,367,000460,462,000424,174,000392,406,000400,311,000378,949,000428,276,000425,543,000463,976,000
Intangible Assets533,713,000542,052,0004,841,0004,445,0004,681,0006,960,0009,300,00015,288,00016,127,00017,573,00015,679,000
Investments & Other893,0008,753,0006,228,000627,434,000
Debtors (Due After 1 year)249,650,000301,518,0001,254,0001,433,000
Total Fixed Assets1,106,587,0001,082,680,0001,310,614,0001,364,340,0001,061,596,0001,061,309,000431,667,000475,750,000440,301,000409,979,000415,990,000378,949,000428,276,000425,543,000463,976,000
Stock & work in progress7,070,0006,293,0006,174,0005,240,0005,111,0006,581,0002,280,000
Trade Debtors263,315,00037,871,000
Group Debtors316,351,000217,313,000492,151,000296,422,000594,809,000818,470,000308,588,000249,238,000183,045,000377,741,000282,862,000162,604,00058,236,00032,494,000
Misc Debtors62,417,00060,140,00059,123,00069,319,00071,637,00091,596,00069,679,00097,434,00038,573,00089,499,00076,046,00076,567,00067,330,00063,943,00078,367,000
Cash11,792,000140,221,0001,402,0001,612,000490,0001,763,000932,000626,0004,0003,0002,051,000
misc current assets12,791,0002,064,000717,000
total current assets397,630,000423,967,000571,641,000374,657,000672,047,000917,364,000382,310,000361,681,000326,308,000272,544,000453,787,000359,429,000229,938,000122,182,000112,912,000
total assets1,504,217,0001,506,647,0001,882,255,0001,738,997,0001,733,643,0001,978,673,000813,977,000837,431,000766,609,000682,523,000869,777,000738,378,000658,214,000547,725,000576,888,000
Bank overdraft83,322,000368,607,00073,000
Bank loan
Trade Creditors
Group/Directors Accounts2,355,0002,194,0002,408,0002,077,0001,845,0002,410,00030,068,00031,102,00055,203,000291,406,000193,477,000136,788,00087,380,00084,955,000
other short term finances184,0001,600,0005,621,0002,185,000
hp & lease commitments51,660,00051,261,00044,671,00044,689,00050,329,00050,834,00046,0001,852,0002,047,000
other current liabilities321,439,000348,747,000347,281,000275,198,000255,677,000244,216,000164,207,000226,704,000180,285,000116,812,000122,935,000111,014,000103,954,000105,736,000163,854,000
total current liabilities375,638,000403,802,000394,360,000321,964,000396,794,000668,252,000194,275,000257,806,000180,285,000172,015,000414,341,000304,564,000240,788,000194,968,000250,856,000
loans572,0003,402,0001,414,00016,582,000
hp & lease commitments641,069,000653,321,000664,572,000692,940,000713,152,000755,157,0007,484,0007,910,0008,291,0001,852,000
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities12,406,0008,632,0008,936,000
provisions45,317,00023,871,00025,723,00010,792,00011,336,00017,505,00063,731,00047,485,000143,212,00065,589,00080,153,00092,254,00046,955,00037,395,00023,676,000
total long term liabilities686,958,000680,594,000690,295,000716,138,000725,902,000772,662,00071,215,00055,395,00079,897,00074,221,00089,089,00092,254,00046,955,00037,395,00025,528,000
total liabilities1,062,596,0001,084,396,0001,084,655,0001,038,102,0001,122,696,0001,440,914,000265,490,000313,201,000260,182,000246,236,000503,430,000396,818,000287,743,000232,363,000276,384,000
net assets441,621,000422,251,000797,600,000700,895,000610,947,000537,759,000548,487,000524,230,000506,427,000436,287,000366,347,000341,560,000370,471,000315,362,000300,504,000
total shareholders funds441,621,000422,251,000797,600,000700,895,000610,947,000537,759,000548,487,000524,230,000506,427,000436,287,000366,347,000341,560,000370,471,000315,362,000300,504,000
Feb 2024Feb 2023Feb 2022Feb 2021Feb 2020Feb 2019Feb 2018Feb 2017Feb 2016Feb 2015Feb 2014Feb 2013Feb 2012Feb 2011Feb 2010
Operating Activities
Operating Profit162,239,000157,268,000148,644,000127,003,000124,958,000133,169,00061,950,00017,891,00073,597,00079,768,00034,566,00082,588,00086,806,00071,120,00070,422,000
Depreciation96,425,00089,841,000137,126,000129,168,000124,605,00058,849,00087,344,00066,910,00047,127,00044,159,00042,101,00045,533,00047,664,00048,312,00046,332,000
Amortisation52,965,00051,629,0001,940,0002,061,0002,347,0003,309,0008,694,0004,091,0003,442,000
Tax-16,775,000-9,614,000-18,860,000-220,000-1,032,0002,345,0001,121,0001,750,0001,047,0001,388,0008,758,0001,638,0007,043,000-13,719,000-891,000
Stock777,000119,000934,000129,000-1,470,0004,301,0002,280,000
Debtors101,315,000-523,471,000133,665,000-441,000-243,799,000533,232,00017,518,00035,067,00053,138,000-181,243,00094,358,000129,495,000107,755,00011,318,000110,861,000
Creditors
Accruals and Deferred Income-27,308,0001,466,00072,083,00019,521,00011,461,00080,009,000-62,497,00046,419,00063,473,000-6,123,00011,921,0007,060,000-1,782,000-58,118,000163,854,000
Deferred Taxes & Provisions21,446,000-1,852,00014,931,000-544,000-6,169,000-46,226,00016,246,000-95,727,00077,623,000-14,564,000-12,101,00045,299,0009,560,00013,719,00023,676,000
Cash flow from operations186,900,000812,090,000221,265,000277,301,000501,439,000-306,078,00093,060,0006,267,000213,171,000285,871,000-9,113,00052,623,00041,536,00049,996,000192,532,000
Investing Activities
capital expenditure-173,297,000-164,079,000-145,068,000-131,184,000-748,624,000-62,933,000-51,955,000-106,450,000-80,891,000-38,148,000-79,142,0003,794,000-50,397,000-9,879,000-510,308,000
Change in Investments-893,000-7,860,0002,525,000-621,206,000627,434,000
cash flow from investments-173,297,000-163,186,000-137,208,000-133,709,000-127,418,000-690,367,000-51,955,000-106,450,000-80,891,000-38,148,000-79,142,0003,794,000-50,397,000-9,879,000-510,308,000
Financing Activities
Bank loans
Group/Directors Accounts161,000-214,000331,000232,000-565,000-27,658,000-1,034,00031,102,000-55,203,000-236,203,00097,929,00056,689,00049,408,0002,425,00084,955,000
Other Short Term Loans -1,416,0001,600,000-5,621,0003,436,0002,185,000
Long term loans-2,830,0003,402,000-1,414,0001,414,000-16,582,00016,582,000
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments-11,853,000-4,661,000-28,386,000-25,852,000-42,510,000798,507,000-426,000-381,0008,291,000-46,000-1,806,000-2,047,0003,899,000
other long term liabilities-12,406,00012,406,000-8,632,000-304,0008,936,000
share issue4,786,000-13,129,00012,373,0001,611,0002,084,000-93,454,0001,665,000-861,0009,364,0003,860,000331,0003,268,0005,658,0008,656,000242,388,000
interest-30,880,000-19,874,000-45,452,000-38,446,000-52,822,000-52,788,000-481,000-4,288,000-514,000-539,000-543,00046,000-16,000-31,000-230,000
cash flow from financing-42,032,000-32,876,000-73,540,000-57,084,000-88,963,000626,792,000-276,0008,990,000-30,112,000-233,186,000106,653,00059,957,00053,244,0009,003,000331,012,000
cash and cash equivalents
cash-128,429,000138,819,000-210,0001,122,000490,000-1,763,000831,000306,000626,000-4,0001,000-2,048,0002,051,000
overdraft-83,322,000-285,285,000368,607,000-73,00073,000
change in cash-128,429,000138,819,000-210,00084,444,000285,775,000-370,370,000831,000306,000626,00073,000-77,0001,000-2,048,0002,051,000

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Tesco Distribution Limited Competitor Analysis

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tesco distribution limited Ownership

TESCO DISTRIBUTION LIMITED group structure

Tesco Distribution Limited has no subsidiary companies.

Ultimate parent company

2 parents

TESCO DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

02972724

TESCO DISTRIBUTION LIMITED Shareholders

tesco distribution holdings ltd 100%
tesco stores ltd 0%

tesco distribution limited directors

Tesco Distribution Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Richard Woolfenden (Jun 2015) and Mr Nicholas Potter (Aug 2023).

officercountryagestartendrole
Mr Richard WoolfendenUnited Kingdom55 years Jun 2015- Director
Mr Nicholas PotterUnited Kingdom54 years Aug 2023- Director
Mr Rob WhiteleyUnited Kingdom49 years Mar 2025- Director

P&L

February 2024

turnover

2.3b

+3%

operating profit

162.2m

+3%

gross margin

7%

-0.07%

turnover

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

Balance Sheet

February 2024

net assets

441.6m

+0.05%

total assets

1.5b

0%

cash

11.8m

-0.92%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

tesco distribution limited company details

company number

02972724

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

49410 - Freight transport by road

incorporation date

September 1994

age

31

incorporated

UK

ultimate parent company

accounts

Full Accounts

last accounts submitted

February 2024

previous names

tesco distribution limited (October 2009)

pressmick limited (January 1995)

accountant

-

auditor

DELOITTE LLP

address

tesco house shire park, kestrel way, welwyn garden city, AL7 1GA

Bank

NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC

Legal Advisor

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tesco distribution limited Charges & Mortgages

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