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Cropper (James) PLC Fundamentals

Company NameCropper (James) PLCLast Updated2024-04-16
IndustryPaper & Paper ProductsSectorBasic Materials
Shares in Issue9.555 mMarket Cap£27.23 m
PE Ratio7.79Dividend per Share£0.10
Dividend Yield2.64Dividend Cover0.57
EPS£0.05EPS Growth (%)-0.31
PEG0DPS Growth (%)2.8000
Debt Ratio0.2636Debt Equity Ratio0.7194
Asset Equity Ratio2.8759Cash Equity Ratio0.3838
Quick Ratio1.8212Current Ratio2.85
Price To Book Value0.7480ROCE0

Cropper (James) PLC Dividends

TypeEx-DatePay DateCurrencyNet DividendYear Total
Interim2023-12-072024-01-08GBP0.0300
Prelim2023-09-072023-10-20GBP0.0400
Interim2022-12-082023-01-13GBP0.0200
Prelim2022-07-072022-08-12GBP0.0750
Interim2021-12-092022-01-14GBP0.0250

Cropper (James) PLC Company Financials

Assets202320222021
Tangible Assets£39.48 m£37.91 m£34.86 m
Intangible Assets£2.79 m£2.85 m£3.21 m
Investments000
Total Fixed Assets£47.12 m£44.29 m£41.80 m
Stocks£18.30 m£17.59 m£15.47 m
Debtors£21.92 m£18.72 m£13.75 m
Cash & Equivalents£7.68 m£7.75 m£6.76 m
Other Assets£4.85 m£3.53 m£3.73 m
Total Assets£98.47 m£92.60 m£81.05 m
Liabilities202320222021
Creditors within 1 year£22.92 m£22.54 m£24.10 m
Creditors after 1 year£43.48 m£35.55 m£27.05 m
Other Liabilities000
Total Liabilities£66.40 m£58.09 m£51.15 m
Net assets£32.06 m£34.51 m£29.90 m
Equity202320222021
Called up share capital£2.39 m£2.39 m£2.39 m
Share Premium£1.59 m£1.59 m£1.59 m
Profit / Loss£1.31 m£2.78 m£1.72 m
Other Equity£32.06 m£34.51 m£29.90 m
Preference & Minorities000
Total Capital Employed£32.06 m£34.51 m£29.90 m
Ratios202320222021
Debt Ratio£0.41£0.35£0.17
Debt-to-Equity£0.70£0.53£0.20
Assets / Equity2.87592.87592.8759
Cash / Equity0.38380.38380.3838
EPS£0.09£0.13£0.31
Cash Flow202320222021
Cash from operating activities£5.55 m£4.03 m£7.94 m
Cashflow before financing£6.17 m£7.46 m£2.95 m
Increase in Cash-£71,000.00£985,000.00-£2.20 m
Income202320222021
Turnover£129.66 m£104.92 m£78.77 m
Cost of sales£62.90 m£46.62 m£30.77 m
Gross Profit£66.76 m£58.30 m£48.00 m
Operating Profit£3.34 m£3.68 m£2.44 m
Pre-Tax profit£1.31 m£2.78 m£1.72 m

Cropper (James) PLC Company Background

SectorBasic Materials
ActivitiesCropper (James) PLC serves in the UK-based paper products industry. It provides specialist paper products and other materials through four operating segments: Paper, Technical Fibre Products, Colourform, and Group Services. The Papers segment includes the manufacture of specialist paper and boards and a converter of paper. The Colourform segment includes the manufacture of molded fiber products. The TFP segment includes the manufacture of materials. The company earns the majority of its revenue from the Paper Segment in the United Kingdom. It also sells its products across the border in the European market, America, Asia, and others.
Latest Interim Date9 Nov 2023
Latest Fiscal Year End Date24 Aug 2023

Cropper (James) PLC Directors

AppointedNamePosition
2023-12-20Mr. Steve AdamsExecutive Director,Chief Executive Officer
2023-12-21Mr. Patrick John WillinkExecutive Director,Chief Innovation Officer
2017-07-07Mr. Douglas MitchellNon-Executive Director
2014-07-31Mr. John Malcolm DenmanExecutive Director,Group Finance Director
2008-01-08Mr. John Richard Sclater CVONon-Executive Director
2013-07-31Sir James Anthony CropperNon-Executive Director
2015-06-26Mr. Nigel Anthony ReadExecutive Director
2013-07-09Mr. Alun Idris LewisExecutive Director,Chief Executive
2023-08-31Mr. James Edward SharpNon-Executive Director
2014-07-10Mr. George Thomas QuayleExecutive Director
2019-07-31Mr. David Robert WilksNon-Executive Director
2024-03-12Mr. Mark A. J. CropperNon-Executive Director,Chairman
2022-08-10Mr. Philip Ian WildExecutive Director,Chief Executive Officer
2021-11-09Mr. Andrew Joseph HostyNon-Executive Director,Senior Independent Director
2009-02-06Mr. Peter Lionel Herring BScNon-Executive Director
2023-12-20Mr. Andrew John GoodyExecutive Director,Chief Financial and Operations Officer
2022-01-20Mr. Martin ThompsonExecutive Director,Managing Director, TFP Division
2020-07-30Mr. Karl Dave WatsonExecutive Director,Chief Operating Officer
2023-06-14Mrs. Isabelle Marguerite MaddockExecutive Director,Group Finance Director
2023-08-31Dr. Martin CourtNon-Executive Director,Senior Independent Director
2023-08-31Ms. Lyndsey Jane Scott Non-Executive Director
2023-11-24Mr. James GravestockExecutive Director,Managing Director, Technical Fibres and Future Energy
2023-08-31Ms. Sarah MilesNon-Executive Director

Cropper (James) PLC Contact Details

Company NameCropper (James) PLC
AddressBurneside Mills, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 6PZ
Telephone+44 1539722002
Websitehttps://www.jamescropper.com

Cropper (James) PLC Advisors

BankLloyds Bank PLC
AuditorKPMG
Phone+44 1612464000
Fax+44 1612464040
SolicitorDWF LLP
Phone+44 1612283702
Fax+44 1618352407
Remuneration ConsultantWillis Towers Watson
Phone+44 2071702000
Fax+44 2071702222
RegistrarCapita Asset Services
Phone+44 8716640300
Fax+44 2086392342
Nominated AdviserStockdale Securities Ltd
Phone+44 2076016100
SolicitorBond Dickinson
Phone+44 3454150000
Fax+44 3454155256
StockbrokerStockdale Securities Ltd
Phone+44 2076016100
BankHSBC Bank PLC
BankBarclays Bank PLC
BankSvenska Handelsbanken AB

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