Premier Foods PLC

Premier Foods PLC

PFD · LSE · Consumer Defensive / Packaged Foods

196.00GBX+0.40 (+0.20%)

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Market Stats

Previous Close195.60
Open200.00
Day Range194.39 – 200.00
52-Week Range162.51 – 209.80
Volume935.94K
Market Cap1.61B
P/E (TTM)12.50
Forward P/E12.29
EPS0.15
Dividend Yield1.79%
Beta0.59
50-Day Avg194.20
200-Day Avg193.05

About

Premier Foods plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells branded and own label food products in the United Kingdom, other European countries, and internationally. It operates through Grocery and Sweet Treats segments. The company's products portfolio categories include flavourings and seasonings under the Bisto, OXO, Paxo, SAXA, and Merchant Goumet brands; cooking sauces and accompaniments under the Sharwood's, Loyd Grossman, Homepride, and Spice Tailor brand names; quick and easy meals under the Batchelors, Nissin, FUEL10K, Merchant Goumet, and Sharwood's brands; ambient desserts under the Ambrosia, Bird's, Mr Kipling, and Angel Delight brands; and ambient cakes under the Mr Kipling and Cadbury brands. It also provides dumplings under the Atora brand name; plain flour under the Be-Ro brand; cup noodles under NISSIN brand; breakfast, such as granola, breakfast drinks, and porridge under FUEL10K and Ambrosia brands; and flour for baking under the McDougalls brand name. The company offers its products through supermarkets, discounters, convenience stores, and wholesale and food service operators, as well as e-commerce channels. Premier Foods plc was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Saint Albans, the United Kingdom.

Company Details

  • SectorConsumer Defensive
  • IndustryPackaged Foods
  • CEOMr. Alexander Richard Whitehouse
  • Employees4.38K
  • HeadquartersPremier House, Saint Albans, United Kingdom, AL1 2RE, UK
  • Websitehttps://www.premierfoods.co.uk

Leadership

  • Mr. Alexander Richard WhitehouseCEO & Director · b. 1969
  • Mr. Duncan Neil LeggettCFO & Director · b. 1979
  • Ms. Josephine CullenChief Information Officer · b. 1960
  • Mr. Richard GoddenDirector of Investor Relations & Treasury
  • Mr. Simon Alan RoseGeneral Counsel & Company Secretary · b. 1966
  • Ms. Catherine LloydChief Marketing Officer
  • Mr. David WilkinsonHuman Resources Director · b. 1967
  • Ms. Ruth McGowanChief Strategy & Transformation Officer
  • Mr. Matt RobertsChief Customer Officer · b. 1974
  • Mr. Steve MortonChief Supply Chain Officer

Financials

Income Statement

Currency: GBP2001-12-312002-12-312003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312015-03-312015-04-042016-03-312017-03-312018-03-312019-03-312020-03-312021-03-312022-03-312023-03-312023-04-012024-03-312025-03-312026-03-31
Total Revenue836.60M865.60M870.60M744.70M789.70M840.70M2.13B2.60B2.53B2.23B2.00B1.07B843.00M964.30M771.44M771.70M790.40M819.20M824.30M847.10M947.00M900.50M1.01B1.01B1.14B1.15B1.18B
Growth (%)-+3.47%+0.58%-14.46%+6.04%+6.46%+152.79%+22.51%-2.84%-11.67%-10.51%-46.44%-21.28%+14.39%-20.00%+0.03%+2.42%+3.64%+0.62%+2.77%+11.79%-4.91%+11.76%0.00%+13.03%+1.01%+2.31%
Cost of Revenue664.40M662.60M677.20M569.10M589.60M607.60M1.48B1.82B1.77B1.60B1.52B772.00M599.90M542.72M504.64M513.80M551.40M583.80M577.00M579.00M642.10M600.40M648.20M673.80M731.00M736.00M747.50M
Gross Profit172.20M203.00M193.40M175.60M200.10M233.10M648.60M784.10M758.30M629.50M482.50M298.90M243.10M421.58M266.80M257.90M239.00M235.40M247.30M268.10M304.90M300.10M358.20M332.60M406.50M413.00M428.00M
Gross Margin20.58%23.45%22.21%23.58%25.34%27.73%30.52%30.12%29.98%28.17%24.13%27.91%28.84%43.72%34.58%33.42%30.24%28.74%30.00%31.65%32.20%33.33%35.59%33.05%35.74%35.94%36.41%
Operating Expense120.80M141.50M127.50M78.70M105.10M103.70M398.90M830.10M579.10M411.60M320.40M214.70M173.30M364.48M302.08M179.40M160.90M150.90M153.90M167.00M174.80M171.60M226.00M181.90M216.30M225.90M220.60M
Operating Income51.40M61.50M65.90M96.90M95.00M129.40M249.70M-46.00M179.20M217.90M162.10M84.20M69.80M57.10M-35.28M78.50M78.10M84.50M93.40M101.10M130.10M128.50M132.20M150.70M190.20M187.10M207.40M
Operating Margin6.14%7.10%7.57%13.01%12.03%15.39%11.75%-1.77%7.08%9.75%8.11%7.86%8.28%5.92%-4.57%10.17%9.88%10.31%11.33%11.93%13.74%14.27%13.14%14.97%16.72%16.28%17.64%
EBITDA46.40M89.30M101.50M103.70M117.20M158.30M356.60M81.40M310.20M350.80M275.90M158.00M130.90M109.98M-29.52M132.20M132.20M137.40M144.80M150.40M179.60M169.70M177.70M179.60M222.70M232.40M253.90M
EBITDA Margin5.55%10.32%11.66%13.93%14.84%18.83%16.78%3.13%12.26%15.70%13.80%14.75%15.53%11.41%-3.83%17.13%16.73%16.77%17.57%17.75%18.97%18.85%17.66%17.85%19.58%20.23%21.60%
Net Income-29.00M14.90M8.60M9.60M36.90M47.10M-63.30M-444.70M36.20M-99.30M-324.40M-17.90M-245.90M-124.08M-74.16M29.20M5.50M7.20M-33.80M46.50M106.00M77.50M91.60M91.60M112.50M124.90M136.60M
Net Income Margin-3.47%1.72%0.99%1.29%4.67%5.60%-2.98%-17.08%1.43%-4.44%-16.22%-1.67%-29.17%-12.87%-9.61%3.78%0.70%0.88%-4.10%5.49%11.19%8.61%9.10%9.10%9.89%10.87%11.62%
R&D400.00K1.00M900.00K900.00K1.50M3.60M3.90M5.10M3.70M10.60M8.40M5.70M4.20M5.36M5.36M6.90M7.70M6.30M6.90M7.20M7.20M7.80M8.50M8.50M9.20M9.50M9.20M
R&D as % of Total Revenue0.05%0.12%0.10%0.12%0.19%0.43%0.18%0.20%0.15%0.47%0.42%0.53%0.50%0.56%0.69%0.89%0.97%0.77%0.84%0.85%0.76%0.87%0.84%0.84%0.81%0.83%0.78%
Interest Expense57.20M50.50M70.40M83.60M50.40M56.30M145.40M186.10M113.30M85.80M63.20M58.00M55.00M65.30M-46.50M45.00M46.10M42.40M42.80M36.00M20.90M21.70M21.70M26.00M25.20M24.50M
Interest Expense % of Total Revenue6.84%5.83%8.09%11.23%6.38%6.70%6.84%7.15%4.48%3.84%3.16%5.42%6.52%6.77%-6.03%5.69%5.63%5.14%5.05%3.80%2.32%2.16%2.16%2.29%2.19%2.08%

Balance Sheet

Currency: GBP2001-12-312002-12-312003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312015-03-312015-04-042016-03-312017-03-312018-03-312019-03-312020-03-312021-03-312022-03-312023-03-312023-04-012024-03-312025-03-312026-03-31
Total Assets429.80M552.20M619.70M550.80M862.50M1.43B4.09B4.10B3.70B3.50B2.61B2.39B2.06B1.91B-2.08B2.07B2.19B2.23B3.03B2.27B2.53B2.41B-2.33B2.25B2.22B
Total Liabilities610.00M880.90M936.50M602.70M880.50M969.30M2.63B3.10B2.63B2.51B2.04B1.98B2.04B1.37B-1.24B1.27B1.24B1.27B1.35B1.09B1.03B999.90M-1.01B809.70M814.30M
Total Equity-180.20M-328.70M-316.80M-51.90M-18.00M461.00M1.46B991.70M1.06B989.40M572.60M404.80M17.80M540.20M-852.40M792.80M949.30M962.80M1.68B1.18B1.51B1.41B-1.33B1.44B1.41B
Cash31.00M47.50M28.10M12.50M14.00M7.80M23.90M40.60M19.40M1.90M45.80M53.20M157.00M44.70M-8.00M3.10M23.60M27.80M177.90M4.20M54.30M64.40M-102.30M191.50M242.10M
Total Debt378.80M655.00M722.00M382.80M586.10M649.20M1.64B1.81B1.38B1.28B1.04B1.00B987.80M629.60M-542.20M526.30M520.00M497.70M607.50M336.90M339.30M338.70M-337.90M335.10M339.20M
Net Debt347.80M607.50M693.90M370.30M572.10M641.40M1.62B1.77B1.37B1.28B995.10M950.70M830.80M584.90M-534.20M523.20M496.40M469.90M429.60M332.70M285.00M274.30M-235.60M143.60M97.10M

Cash Flow

Currency: GBP2001-12-312002-12-312003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312015-03-312015-04-042016-03-312017-03-312018-03-312019-03-312020-03-312021-03-312021-04-032022-03-312022-04-022023-03-312023-04-012024-03-312025-03-312026-03-31
Operating Cash Flow34.00M47.50M64.50M15.10M67.60M30.40M227.30M83.30M42.20M161.70M-30.70M4.20M87.50M2.72M2.72M95.40M37.00M52.40M57.70M85.90M85.60M-90.10M-87.20M-121.70M158.10M186.00M
Investing Cash Flow91.90M-312.50M-127.30M12.60M-170.70M-423.10M-353.70M-134.60M-30.30M-58.60M321.30M245.80M65.20M-38.16M-38.16M-30.10M-20.90M-17.90M-17.70M-18.00M13.80M--23.20M--63.80M--62.10M-41.40M-96.00M
Financing Cash Flow-126.20M114.60M34.80M-42.40M113.70M382.00M147.70M60.40M-59.20M-116.20M-239.50M-262.30M-5.50M-72.80M-72.80M-79.20M-42.00M7.20M-35.80M82.20M-276.20M--13.70M--14.30M--20.70M-27.50M-39.40M
Capital Expenditure20.10M17.30M27.50M36.80M50.90M57.00M124.60M161.00M84.90M67.70M78.90M66.60M40.40M27.28M27.28M23.00M15.10M15.80M14.30M12.80M23.60M023.20M020.00M032.80M41.40M51.90M
Free Cash Flow13.90M30.20M37.00M-21.70M16.70M-26.60M102.70M-143.20M-53.50M81.50M-117.10M-62.40M47.10M-24.56M-24.56M72.40M21.90M36.60M43.40M73.10M62.00M-66.90M-67.20M-88.90M116.70M134.10M
Dividends Paid----33.80M23.50M61.10M54.70M-------79.20M42.00M-----8.50M-10.30M-12.40M14.90M24.20M
FCF to OCF40.88%63.58%57.36%-143.71%24.70%-87.50%45.18%-171.91%-126.78%50.40%381.43%-1485.71%53.83%-902.94%-902.94%75.89%59.19%69.85%75.22%85.10%72.43%-74.25%-77.06%-73.05%73.81%72.10%
Dividend Paid to FCF----202.40%-88.35%59.49%-38.20%-------109.39%191.78%-----12.71%-15.33%-13.95%12.77%18.05%

Earnings

Report DateMar 10, 2014Jul 22, 2014Nov 4, 2014May 19, 2015Nov 10, 2015May 17, 2016Nov 15, 2016Jan 20, 2017May 16, 2017Jul 20, 2017Nov 15, 2017Jan 16, 2018May 15, 2018Jul 18, 2018Nov 13, 2018Jan 17, 2019May 14, 2019Jul 17, 2019Nov 12, 2019Jan 17, 2020Jun 24, 2020Jul 29, 2020Nov 10, 2020Jan 19, 2021May 19, 2021Jul 23, 2021Nov 16, 2021Jan 20, 2022May 18, 2022Jul 21, 2022Nov 16, 2022Jan 19, 2023May 18, 2023Aug 21, 2023Nov 16, 2023Mar 19, 2024May 16, 2024Jul 18, 2024Nov 14, 2024Jan 21, 2025Jun 2, 2025Nov 13, 2025Nov 12, 2026
EPS Estimate0.001.700.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.005.900.00-0.00-0.00-0.00-0.00-0.000.000.000.000.008.000.004.700.000.000.00-
EPS Actual0.000.000.000.000.000.01-0.07-0.070.070.070.000.000.010.000.000.00-0.040.000.010.000.040.000.050.000.070.000.020.000.060.000.040.000.060.000.000.000.000.000.050.000.100.05-
Surprise--100.00%-------------------99.32%----------------100.00%--98.94%----
Timing----------------------------Pre-market-Pre-market-Pre-marketAfter-hoursPre-marketPre-market------Pre-market

Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap1.61B
Enterprise Value1.75B
Trailing P/E12.50
Forward P/E12.29
PEG Ratio0.00
Price / Sales1.37
Price / Book1.17
EPS0.15
Book Value1.64
Revenue (TTM)1.18B
Gross Profit (TTM)454.90M
EBITDA240.60M
Profit Margin11.62%
Operating Margin18.95%
Return on Equity9.58%
Return on Assets5.61%
Shares Outstanding860.47M
Shares Float625.12M
Beta0.59
Dividend Yield1.79%
Dividend Rate0.03
Payout Ratio62.22%

Dividends

20261×
0.03Jun 25, 2026
20251×
0.03Jun 26, 2025
20241×
0.02Jun 27, 2024
20231×
0.01Jun 29, 2023
20222×
0.01Jul 21, 20220.01Jun 30, 2022
20211×
0.01Jul 1, 2021
20082×
0.15Nov 26, 20080.14Jun 4, 2008
20072×
0.28Nov 21, 20070.17Jun 6, 2007
20063×
0.31Dec 20, 20060.33Aug 16, 20060.49Jun 7, 2006
20052×
0.25Oct 26, 20050.47May 4, 2005

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