Character Group

CCT · LSE · Consumer Cyclical / Leisure

305.00GBX+0.00 (0.00%)

Price History

Full chart

Market Stats

Previous Close305.00

Open305.00

Day Range301.20 – 310.00

52-Week Range217.03 – 330.00

Volume918

Market Cap54.57M

P/E (TTM)0.00

Forward P/E17.42

EPS-0.09

Dividend Yield2.22%

Beta0.20

50-Day Avg313.26

200-Day Avg271.27

About

The Character Group plc, a holding company, designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes toys, games, and giftware products in the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, the Far East, and internationally. The company also imports and distributes gifts; and invests in properties. It serves pre-school, boys, girls and activity and crafts sectors. The Character Group plc was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in New Malden, the United Kingdom.

Company Details

SectorConsumer Cyclical
IndustryLeisure
CEOMr. Kirankumar Premchand Shah FCCA
Employees212
Headquarters86-88 Coombe Road, New Malden, United Kingdom, KT3 4QS, UK
Websitehttps://www.thecharacter.com

Leadership

Mr. Kirankumar Premchand Shah FCCAFounder, Group Joint MD, Company Secretary & Executive Director · b. 1954
Mr. Jonathan James DiverGroup Joint MD & Executive Director · b. 1964
Mr. Joseph John Patrick KissaneFounder, MD of UK Operations & Executive Director · b. 1952
Mr. Hamun ShahtoCFO, Group Finance Director, Joint MD & Director · b. 1976
Mr. Jeremiah HealyGroup Marketing Director & Executive Director · b. 1961
Mr. Raymond Bruce Smyth B.A.General Counsel & Company Secretary

Financials

Income Statement

Currency: GBP	1992-08-31	1993-08-31	1994-08-31	1995-08-31	1996-08-31	1997-08-31	1998-08-31	1999-08-31	2000-08-31	2001-08-31	2002-08-31	2003-08-31	2004-08-31	2005-08-31	2006-08-31	2007-08-31	2008-08-31	2009-08-31	2010-08-31	2011-08-31	2012-08-31	2013-08-31	2014-08-31	2015-08-31	2016-08-31	2017-08-31	2018-08-31	2019-08-31	2020-08-31	2021-08-31	2022-08-31	2023-08-31	2024-08-31	2025-08-31

Currency: GBP	1992-08-31	1993-08-31	1994-08-31	1995-08-31	1996-08-31	1997-08-31	1998-08-31	1999-08-31	2000-08-31	2001-08-31	2002-08-31	2003-08-31	2004-08-31	2005-08-31	2006-08-31	2007-08-31	2008-08-31	2009-08-31	2010-08-31	2011-08-31	2012-08-31	2013-08-31	2014-08-31	2015-08-31	2016-08-31	2017-08-31	2018-08-31	2019-08-31	2020-08-31	2021-08-31	2022-08-31	2023-08-31	2024-08-31	2025-08-31
Total Revenue	7.36M	7.11M	12.90M	22.63M	30.34M	41.33M	68.67M	99.00M	79.79M	58.89M	58.94M	85.31M	76.05M	98.79M	69.55M	95.08M	82.27M	68.62M	85.23M	94.95M	74.95M	67.19M	97.89M	99.05M	120.97M	115.32M	106.23M	120.42M	108.87M	140.00M	176.40M	122.59M	123.42M	100.47M
Growth (%)	-	-3.36%	+81.36%	+75.44%	+34.07%	+36.22%	+66.14%	+44.17%	-19.41%	-26.19%	+0.09%	+44.74%	-10.86%	+29.91%	-29.60%	+36.71%	-13.47%	-16.59%	+24.20%	+11.40%	-21.06%	-10.35%	+45.69%	+1.19%	+22.12%	-4.67%	-7.88%	+13.36%	-9.59%	+28.59%	+26.00%	-30.50%	+0.68%	-18.60%
Cost of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	60.76M	42.04M	38.93M	58.61M	54.33M	75.11M	66.54M	56.71M	52.80M	48.59M	55.18M	62.35M	50.49M	49.30M	68.75M	62.40M	82.69M	77.77M	69.89M	78.85M	78.70M	99.55M	135.04M	89.81M	90.67M	74.09M
Gross Profit	7.36M	7.11M	12.90M	22.63M	30.34M	41.33M	68.67M	99.00M	79.79M	58.89M	20.01M	26.70M	21.71M	23.68M	3.00M	38.36M	29.47M	20.04M	30.05M	32.59M	24.46M	17.89M	29.14M	36.66M	38.27M	37.55M	36.34M	41.57M	30.16M	40.44M	41.37M	32.79M	32.75M	26.37M
Gross Margin	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	33.94%	31.30%	28.55%	23.97%	4.32%	40.35%	35.82%	29.20%	35.26%	34.33%	32.64%	26.63%	29.77%	37.01%	31.64%	32.56%	34.21%	34.52%	27.71%	28.89%	23.45%	26.74%	26.54%	26.25%
Operating Expense	7.07M	7.06M	11.87M	20.52M	26.37M	36.25M	60.66M	88.36M	91.95M	62.74M	17.77M	20.54M	18.48M	22.10M	-1.11M	25.21M	24.16M	22.11M	22.39M	23.38M	17.18M	17.28M	21.68M	24.17M	24.97M	23.98M	24.69M	29.98M	25.18M	27.20M	29.93M	27.49M	26.20M	22.02M
Operating Income	290.00K	54.00K	1.03M	2.11M	3.97M	5.08M	8.02M	10.64M	-12.16M	-3.86M	2.24M	6.16M	3.23M	1.58M	4.11M	13.15M	5.32M	-2.08M	7.66M	9.21M	7.28M	613.00K	7.46M	12.48M	13.30M	13.57M	11.65M	11.59M	4.98M	13.24M	11.44M	5.30M	6.55M	4.35M
Operating Margin	3.94%	0.76%	7.99%	9.34%	13.08%	12.29%	11.67%	10.75%	-15.25%	-6.55%	3.80%	7.22%	4.25%	1.60%	5.91%	13.83%	6.46%	-3.03%	8.98%	9.70%	9.72%	0.91%	7.62%	12.60%	10.99%	11.77%	10.97%	9.62%	4.57%	9.46%	6.48%	4.32%	5.30%	4.33%
EBITDA	319.00K	92.00K	1.08M	2.19M	4.06M	5.24M	8.78M	11.67M	-11.24M	-3.20M	2.75M	7.14M	4.45M	1.51M	6.42M	14.43M	9.55M	2.43M	9.94M	12.60M	11.27M	3.57M	9.79M	13.95M	15.71M	14.81M	13.56M	12.42M	7.05M	18.15M	14.32M	8.52M	9.23M	1.10M
EBITDA Margin	4.33%	1.29%	8.35%	9.66%	13.39%	12.67%	12.78%	11.79%	-14.09%	-5.44%	4.67%	8.37%	5.85%	1.53%	9.23%	15.18%	11.61%	3.55%	11.66%	13.27%	15.04%	5.31%	10.00%	14.08%	12.99%	12.84%	12.76%	10.31%	6.48%	12.96%	8.12%	6.95%	7.48%	1.10%
Net Income	102.00K	-154.00K	542.00K	1.14M	2.47M	3.15M	5.37M	6.32M	-12.35M	-5.75M	1.25M	5.27M	3.73M	-204.00K	6.29M	8.70M	5.15M	-1.64M	6.19M	6.83M	5.75M	159.00K	5.95M	10.24M	10.79M	10.05M	9.61M	7.91M	3.15M	12.16M	9.39M	3.50M	4.95M	-1.24M
Net Income Margin	1.39%	-2.17%	4.20%	5.05%	8.13%	7.62%	7.81%	6.39%	-15.48%	-9.77%	2.13%	6.18%	4.90%	-0.21%	9.04%	9.15%	6.26%	-2.39%	7.26%	7.20%	7.67%	0.24%	6.07%	10.34%	8.92%	8.71%	9.05%	6.56%	2.90%	8.68%	5.32%	2.85%	4.01%	-1.24%
R&D	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	370.00K	1.02M	1.97M	1.14M	1.27M	-	3.85M	4.20M	9.10M	2.90M	3.33M	2.49M	1.85M	960.00K	2.06M	2.01M	1.70M	1.71M	1.88M	1.74M	1.78M	2.21M	-	-
R&D as % of Total Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.63%	1.20%	2.59%	1.16%	1.83%	-	4.68%	6.12%	10.68%	3.05%	4.45%	3.70%	1.89%	0.97%	1.70%	1.75%	1.60%	1.42%	1.72%	1.24%	1.01%	1.81%	-	-
Interest Expense	159.00K	208.00K	328.00K	424.00K	301.00K	348.00K	704.00K	1.29M	1.27M	936.00K	562.00K	575.00K	460.00K	721.00K	720.00K	434.00K	286.00K	228.00K	177.00K	322.00K	380.00K	418.00K	360.00K	230.00K	215.00K	204.00K	91.00K	512.00K	388.00K	113.00K	207.00K	269.00K	81.00K	134.00K
Interest Expense % of Total Revenue	2.16%	2.92%	2.54%	1.87%	0.99%	0.84%	1.03%	1.31%	1.60%	1.59%	0.95%	0.67%	0.60%	0.73%	1.04%	0.46%	0.35%	0.33%	0.21%	0.34%	0.51%	0.62%	0.37%	0.23%	0.18%	0.18%	0.09%	0.43%	0.36%	0.08%	0.12%	0.22%	0.07%	0.13%

Balance Sheet

Currency: GBP	1992-08-31	1993-08-31	1994-08-31	1995-08-31	1996-08-31	1997-08-31	1998-08-31	1999-08-31	2000-08-31	2001-08-31	2002-08-31	2003-08-31	2004-08-31	2005-08-31	2006-08-31	2007-08-31	2008-08-31	2009-08-31	2010-08-31	2011-08-31	2012-08-31	2013-08-31	2014-08-31	2015-08-31	2016-08-31	2017-08-31	2018-08-31	2019-08-31	2020-08-31	2021-08-31	2022-08-31	2023-08-31	2024-08-31	2025-08-31

Currency: GBP	1992-08-31	1993-08-31	1994-08-31	1995-08-31	1996-08-31	1997-08-31	1998-08-31	1999-08-31	2000-08-31	2001-08-31	2002-08-31	2003-08-31	2004-08-31	2005-08-31	2006-08-31	2007-08-31	2008-08-31	2009-08-31	2010-08-31	2011-08-31	2012-08-31	2013-08-31	2014-08-31	2015-08-31	2016-08-31	2017-08-31	2018-08-31	2019-08-31	2020-08-31	2021-08-31	2022-08-31	2023-08-31	2024-08-31	2025-08-31
Total Assets	2.76M	3.91M	5.01M	7.65M	11.77M	18.55M	27.83M	39.97M	24.55M	20.25M	22.44M	33.37M	36.26M	39.97M	35.06M	50.70M	53.51M	34.28M	44.11M	48.19M	38.56M	42.15M	56.54M	57.89M	71.28M	69.88M	77.37M	88.11M	68.83M	86.92M	93.02M	71.33M	74.14M	65.22M
Total Liabilities	2.57M	4.19M	4.72M	3.80M	6.18M	11.11M	19.83M	27.38M	20.23M	18.57M	19.98M	28.11M	24.48M	29.01M	23.32M	36.23M	37.78M	22.50M	37.66M	40.62M	28.58M	33.18M	46.60M	42.65M	48.36M	43.06M	45.61M	53.97M	34.79M	42.07M	54.12M	31.96M	35.51M	32.13M
Total Equity	196.00K	-282.00K	287.00K	3.85M	5.59M	7.43M	8.12M	12.59M	4.33M	1.68M	2.46M	5.26M	11.78M	10.96M	11.74M	14.47M	15.73M	11.79M	6.46M	7.57M	9.98M	8.97M	9.94M	15.24M	22.92M	26.83M	31.76M	34.55M	34.39M	44.85M	38.90M	39.37M	38.63M	33.09M
Cash	26.00K	19.00K	85.00K	953.00K	2.01M	3.72M	5.78M	9.54M	1.26M	1.64M	3.28M	3.93M	4.18M	3.75M	7.37M	15.66M	17.79M	11.43M	16.41M	10.86M	5.91M	9.24M	17.70M	25.78M	28.56M	28.75M	34.63M	29.99M	22.29M	35.92M	26.65M	10.89M	14.60M	13.29M
Total Debt	191.00K	476.00K	522.00K	38.00K	64.00K	82.00K	913.00K	1.49M	443.00K	4.74M	4.60M	4.60M	4.00K	-	1.35M	13.51M	17.78M	10.57M	16.86M	15.73M	13.80M	15.26M	22.22M	21.25M	21.65M	17.22M	19.05M	23.49M	5.26M	1.50M	7.85M	2.03M	2.31M	1.38M
Net Debt	165.00K	457.00K	437.00K	-915.00K	-1.94M	-3.64M	-4.87M	-8.05M	-815.00K	3.10M	1.32M	668.00K	-4.18M	-3.75M	-6.02M	-2.15M	-3.00K	-854.00K	452.00K	4.87M	7.90M	6.02M	4.51M	-4.54M	-6.91M	-11.54M	-15.58M	-6.50M	-17.03M	-34.42M	-18.79M	-8.86M	-12.28M	-11.92M

Cash Flow

Currency: GBP	1992-08-31	1993-08-31	1994-08-31	1995-08-31	1996-08-31	1997-08-31	1998-08-31	1999-08-31	2000-08-31	2001-08-31	2002-08-31	2003-08-31	2004-08-31	2005-08-31	2006-08-31	2007-08-31	2008-08-31	2009-08-31	2010-08-31	2011-08-31	2012-08-31	2013-08-31	2014-08-31	2015-08-31	2016-08-31	2017-08-31	2018-08-31	2019-08-31	2020-08-31	2021-08-31	2022-08-31	2023-08-31	2024-08-31	2025-08-31

Currency: GBP	1992-08-31	1993-08-31	1994-08-31	1995-08-31	1996-08-31	1997-08-31	1998-08-31	1999-08-31	2000-08-31	2001-08-31	2002-08-31	2003-08-31	2004-08-31	2005-08-31	2006-08-31	2007-08-31	2008-08-31	2009-08-31	2010-08-31	2011-08-31	2012-08-31	2013-08-31	2014-08-31	2015-08-31	2016-08-31	2017-08-31	2018-08-31	2019-08-31	2020-08-31	2021-08-31	2022-08-31	2023-08-31	2024-08-31	2025-08-31
Operating Cash Flow	-113.00K	-174.00K	272.00K	-1.21M	1.17M	4.11M	7.64M	5.43M	-7.91M	-6.88M	2.35M	2.56M	932.00K	1.30M	5.05M	14.12M	7.62M	6.24M	12.77M	10.03M	4.34M	5.62M	8.29M	17.31M	8.23M	12.79M	10.70M	7.88M	17.57M	25.48M	3.62M	-2.97M	12.02M	6.77M
Investing Cash Flow	-87.00K	-120.00K	-55.00K	-76.00K	-66.00K	-3.04M	-4.93M	-2.13M	-1.29M	-310.00K	-570.00K	-1.01M	-501.00K	-825.00K	2.77M	-1.64M	-5.04M	-2.77M	-2.56M	-8.52M	-3.47M	-2.10M	-1.68M	-1.89M	-2.44M	-1.79M	-1.88M	-11.03M	-2.29M	-6.23M	-3.29M	-4.00M	-2.22M	-2.57M
Financing Cash Flow	71.00K	7.00K	-200.00K	2.63M	-53.00K	1.81M	-376.00K	462.00K	914.00K	7.57M	-131.00K	5.00K	-180.00K	-915.00K	-4.20M	-6.32M	-4.57M	-2.23M	-11.15M	-6.09M	-3.77M	-1.62M	-5.19M	-6.12M	-2.59M	-6.16M	-4.53M	-6.08M	-2.66M	-2.53M	-17.16M	-3.92M	-6.16M	-4.80M
Capital Expenditure	93.00K	20.00K	67.00K	95.00K	82.00K	1.32M	2.02M	1.16M	881.00K	355.00K	770.00K	1.04M	510.00K	868.00K	876.00K	2.15M	5.10M	2.79M	2.60M	3.40M	3.47M	219.00K	361.00K	349.00K	247.00K	249.00K	326.00K	449.00K	2.30M	8.74M	3.51M	4.16M	2.23M	1.07M
Free Cash Flow	-206.00K	-194.00K	205.00K	-1.30M	1.09M	2.79M	5.62M	4.27M	-8.79M	-7.24M	1.58M	1.52M	422.00K	437.00K	4.17M	11.96M	2.52M	3.45M	10.17M	6.63M	867.00K	5.40M	7.93M	16.96M	7.99M	12.54M	10.37M	7.43M	15.27M	16.73M	107.00K	-7.13M	9.78M	5.70M
Dividends Paid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	410.00K	1.63M	945.00K	1.26M	1.63M	1.96M	-	932.00K	1.20M	1.42M	1.49M	1.39M	1.86M	2.79M	3.60M	4.43M	5.32M	3.21M	1.92M	3.28M	3.49M	3.62M	2.59M
FCF to OCF	182.30%	111.49%	75.37%	107.88%	93.01%	67.82%	73.56%	78.61%	111.14%	105.16%	67.19%	59.44%	45.28%	33.49%	82.64%	84.74%	33.07%	55.33%	79.65%	66.07%	19.99%	96.10%	95.65%	97.98%	97.00%	98.05%	96.95%	94.30%	86.92%	65.68%	2.96%	239.91%	81.41%	84.20%
Dividend Paid to FCF	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	26.96%	385.31%	216.25%	30.16%	13.58%	77.71%	-	9.17%	18.06%	163.67%	27.50%	17.55%	10.99%	34.86%	28.72%	42.76%	71.51%	21.00%	11.50%	3065.42%	-48.86%	37.03%	45.51%

Earnings

Report Date	Dec 3, 2013	May 1, 2014	Apr 27, 2016	Dec 16, 2016	Apr 25, 2017	Dec 4, 2017	Apr 25, 2018	Nov 29, 2018	Apr 25, 2019	Dec 4, 2019	May 28, 2020	Dec 10, 2020	May 24, 2021	Dec 15, 2021	May 8, 2022	Dec 22, 2022	May 11, 2023	Dec 19, 2024	May 16, 2025	Dec 10, 2025
EPS Estimate	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.00	0.00	0.00
EPS Actual	0.00	0.00	0.31	0.17	0.24	0.22	0.02	0.43	0.21	0.22	0.10	0.18	0.29	0.27	0.25	0.21	-0.01	0.17	0.13	-0.20
Surprise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Timing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Pre-market	Pre-market	-	-	-

Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap54.57M

Enterprise Value40.45M

Trailing P/E0.00

Forward P/E17.42

PEG Ratio0.00

Price / Sales0.57

Price / Book1.60

EPS-0.09

Book Value1.92

Revenue (TTM)95.73M

Gross Profit (TTM)26.15M

EBITDA2.66M

Profit Margin-1.82%

Operating Margin4.87%

Return on Equity-4.85%

Return on Assets1.68%

Shares Outstanding17.32M

Shares Float12.86M

Beta0.20

Dividend Yield2.22%

Dividend Rate0.07

Payout Ratio64.49%

Dividends

20262×

0.04Jul 16, 20260.03Jan 15, 2026

20252×

0.03Jul 10, 20250.11Jan 16, 2025

20242×

0.08Jul 11, 20240.11Jan 11, 2024

20232×

0.08Jul 13, 20230.10Jan 12, 2023

20222×

0.07Jul 14, 20220.09Jan 13, 2022

20212×

0.06Jul 15, 20210.03Jan 14, 2021

20202×

0.02Jul 16, 20200.13Jan 16, 2020

20192×

0.13Jul 11, 20190.12Jan 3, 2019

20182×

0.11Jul 5, 20180.10Jan 11, 2018

20172×

0.09Jul 6, 20170.08Jan 5, 2017

20162×

0.07Jul 7, 20160.06Jan 7, 2016

20152×

0.05Jun 4, 20150.04Jan 8, 2015

Stock Splits

Jul 17, 200118:17