Interim Results 2024/25
strong customer offer delivers volume growth and market share gains.
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Performance highlights (on a continuing operations basis)1,2 | H1 24/25 | H1 23/24 | Change at actual rates | Change at constant rates |
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Group sales (exc. VAT, exc. fuel)3 | £31,463m | £30,401m | 3.5% | 4.0% | |
Adjusted operating profit4 | £1,649m | £1,426m | 15.6% | 15.8% | |
- Retail | £1,555m | £1,417m | 9.7% | 10.0% | |
- Tesco Bank*, 1 | £94m | £9m | n/m9 | n/m | |
Retail free cash flow5 | £1,261m | £1,368m | (7.8)% | | |
Net debt5,6 | £(9,676)m | £(9,888)m | 2.1% | | |
Adjusted diluted EPS4 | 14.45p | 11.68p | 23.7% | | |
Interim dividend per share6 | 4.25p | 3.85p | 10.4% | | |
Statutory measures (on a continuing operations basis)1 | | | | | |
Revenue (exc. VAT, inc. fuel) | £34,773m | £33,801m | 2.9% | | |
Operating profit | £1,612m | £1,426m | 13.0% | | |
Profit before tax | £1,392m | £1,161m | 19.9% | | |
Retail cash generated from operating activities | £1,943m | £2,068m | (6.0)% | | |
Diluted EPS | 14.62p | 12.25p | 19.3% | | |
Statutory measures (including discontinued operations)1 | | | | | |
Revenue (exc. VAT, inc. fuel) | £35,180m | £34,149m | 3.1% | | |
Profit after tax | £1,051m | £929m | 13.1% | | |
Diluted EPS | 15.03p | 12.83p | 17.1% | | |
Ken Murphy, Chief Executive
"We've been working really hard to offer our customers the best possible value, quality, and service and they are shopping more at Tesco as a result. We have lowered prices on thousands of lines, launched or improved over 860 products in partnership with our suppliers and growers, and our customer satisfaction scores continue to improve across a broad range of measures.
The combination of price, quality and innovation means we are as competitive as we have ever been, and we have been the cheapest full-line grocer for nearly two years. Our strong UK and ROI market share gains across the last year demonstrate our continued momentum. I want to say a big thank you to all my Tesco colleagues for their hard work serving customers so well. As we approach the Christmas season, we are looking forward to sharing the quality of our festive food with customers, and can't wait for them to taste it.
We are in good shape, with volume growth delivering strong financial performance. This builds on our track record of delivery for all our stakeholders. Our strong momentum allows us to continue to focus on value, quality, innovation, and the broader customer experience, whilst investing in growth opportunities in a disciplined, returns-focused way."
Volume-driven growth delivering strong financial performance and cash returns:
• | Improved customer satisfaction driving strong market share gains in UK +62bps, with ROI +88bps |
• | Volume-driven sales growth, with Retail LFL7 sales up 2.9%; growth across UK +4.0%, ROI +4.7% and CE +0.6% |
• | Booker LFL sales down (1.9)%, reflecting a decline in the tobacco market and Best Food Logistics volumes |
• | Retail adjusted operating profit4 up 10.0% at constant rates to £1,555m with progress in both UK & ROI and Central Europe; statutory operating profit1 £1,612m, up 13.0% |
• | Tesco Bank adjusted operating profit from continuing operations of £94m includes £42m of non-recurring benefits, mainly due to upfront income recognition from a new five-year pet insurance agreement |
• | Adjusted diluted EPS1,4 up 23.7% to 14.45p, driven by higher adjusted operating profit, lower net finance costs and the benefit of our ongoing share buyback programme; statutory diluted EPS on a continuing operations basis up 19.3% to 14.62p |
• | Continued strong retail free cash flow5 of £1,261m in the first half compared to £1,368m in the first half of last year, reflecting a lower benefit from working capital and higher tax paid; net debt5,6 down 2.1% to £(9,676)m |
* Comparatives have been re-presented to disclose banking operations as a discontinued operation. Total Tesco Bank adjusted operating profit including discontinued operations was £188m1. Tesco Bank results included in the table above and within the segmental review of performance refer only to the retained Tesco Bank business, i.e. insurance and money services, unless otherwise stated. Further footnotes can be found on page 4.
Improving customer satisfaction through relentless focus on quality, service and price:
• | Continued net switching gains for 19 consecutive four-week periods in the UK and 22 in ROI |
• | Powerful value combination of Aldi Price Match on >700 lines, Low Everyday Prices on >1,000 lines and >8,000 Clubcard Prices deals each week, meaning we have now been the cheapest full-line grocer since November 2022 |
• | Additional hours invested in stores, the equivalent of more than 2,000 extra colleague roles year-on-year, helping us deliver market-leading availability |
• | Investing in product quality, innovation and sustainability, launching 282 new products and improving 580 |
• | #1 position in the Advantage supplier survey for ninth year in a row |
• | Winner at the Grocer Gold Awards 2024 with accolades including Finest being named 'Own Label Range of the Year' and Tesco winning 'Grocer 33 Price Award' and, for the 10th year running, 'Britain's Favourite Supermarket' |
Further progress in high-returning future growth and digital capability:
• | Clubcard sales penetration up in all markets year-on-year: UK 82%, ROI 85%, Central Europe 87%; further personalisation, with 4.9m customers receiving 'Clubcard Challenges' tailored to their shopping habits |
• | Expanding retail media channel via the Tesco Media and Insight Platform; growth in active advertisers, campaigns per advertiser and spend per campaign |
• | On track to open new chilled distribution centre in Aylesford in Summer 2025, leveraging robotic automation to streamline operations, improve efficiency and support our commitment to deliver a seamless shopping experience for customers |
• | Investing in capital-light Booker catering capacity: new catering hubs in Eccles, Charlton and Enfield allow us to better service growing demand for delivery |
• | ROI 'fresh first' refresh programme and product innovation driving market outperformance and share gains |
Investing further for colleagues, communities, and the planet:
• | Largest ever increase in store colleague pay and improved parental and wellbeing offerings, culminating in standout colleague satisfaction results and winning 'Employer of the Year (Retailer)' at the Grocer Gold Awards 2024 |
• | Continuation of Stronger Starts, our grant programme to help children have a stronger start in life through healthy food and physical activities, awarding funding of more than £9m to date to over 8,000 projects |
• | Further support for communities, donating c.2.5m meals per month; in the half reaching 220m meals donated since the start of our partnership with FareShare; food donation bags rolled out across all large stores |
• | Progress towards ambitious climate change targets; announcing a further renewable energy Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) in Scotland, contributing to our target to source 60% of electricity demand via PPA or onsite generation by 2030 |
CAPITAL RETURN PROGRAMME.
• | Share buyback programme remains a critical driver of shareholder returns, reflecting strength of our balance sheet and confidence in delivering strong future cash flows |
• | In April, announced commitment to buy back £1bn worth of shares over the following twelve months, including £250m funded by the special dividend paid by Tesco Bank in August 2023 |
• | £575m worth of shares purchased in first half; on track to complete the £1bn buyback by April 2025 |
• | £2.4bn worth of shares purchased since launch of capital return programme in October 2021 |
• | Sale of banking operations due to complete before end of calendar year; intention remains to return majority of proceeds via incremental share buyback following completion |
OUTLOOK.
The significant investments we are making in value, quality and service across the Group have delivered volume growth ahead of our expectations in the first half. Due to this strong performance, we now expect to deliver around £2.9bn retail adjusted operating profit for the 2024/25 financial year (previously 'at least £2.8bn'). We continue to expect to generate retail free cash flow within our medium-term guidance range of £1.4bn to £1.8bn.
We now expect an adjusted operating profit contribution from the retained Tesco Bank business of around £120m for the 2024/25 financial year, including the £42m non-recurring benefit described above. On an ongoing basis, we continue to expect an adjusted operating profit contribution of between £80m to £100m per year, including strategic partnership income from Barclays.
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES.
Our strategic priorities ensure that we focus on offering great value, quality and convenience whilst rewarding loyalty. Through our colleagues, our reach and our supplier relationships, we are well-placed to serve our customers wherever, whenever and however they need us. Our strategy guides us to deliver top-line growth, grow profit and generate cash and in doing so, deliver for all our stakeholders.
1) Magnetic Value for Customers - Re-defining value to become the customer's favourite
• | Value front and centre, with prices cut on over 2,850 products by an average of around 9% in the UK over the half and Clubcard Prices saving customers up to £385 off their annual grocery bill |
• | Overall brand perception in UK increased by +596bps year-on-year, stepping forward across all drivers, including impression (+1,058bps), value (+650bps) and satisfaction (+446bps) |
• | Enhancing quality credentials through taste-led innovation across the range, irrespective of budget; includes exciting dinner for tonight launches, such as Root & Soul's modern vegetarian dishes, and Pinch, a new range of Indian ready meals |
• | Finest volumes up +14.9% YoY with over 20m customers shopping Finest in the half, recognising our investments in quality; new Finest products include a new Finest Sourdough range, and we relaunched our Finest Dine In proposition |
• | Winning combination from Booker of improved availability, further progress in customer satisfaction scores and great value, with Everyday Low Prices on over 700 catering products held until January 2025 |
• | In Central Europe, customers continue to respond well to our targeted value investments, with prices cut on at least 1,500 products in each market |
2) I Love my Tesco Clubcard - Creating a competitive advantage through our powerful digital capability
• | Unrivalled Clubcard reach with now over 23m Clubcard households in the UK; group-wide Tesco app users at 16.3m with visits to the app up year-on-year |
• | Largest and most generous supermarket Reward Partner scheme, including 'Clubcard Moments' offers, such as '3 months of Disney+ on us' during the summer, with 11.5m free codes made available to customers via the Tesco app |
• | Dedicated Tesco Media and Insight Platform team mobilised; partnerships agreed with WPP and Publicis to leverage our combined expertise and reach across a broader pool of advertisers |
• | Surpassed 4,000 digital in-store screens; over 7,600 campaigns delivered in the first half, with 91 brands participating in our 'Summer of Sport' event |
3) Easily the Most Convenient - Serving customers wherever, whenever and however they want to be served
• | Opened 44 stores across the Group; 26 in the UK, 7 in ROI and 11 in Central Europe, and refreshed a further 182 |
• | AI-powered range curation tool through partnership with dunnhumby, enabling improved tailoring of store offer to local shopping habits |
• | UK online customer satisfaction up +11pts YoY and new record number of Delivery Saver subscribers at 727k, up +12% YoY |
• | Tesco Whoosh delivering strong order and basket size growth, with active customers up +19.8% in the half |
• | Launched Tesco Marketplace; now offering over 150,000 products across categories including garden, home and pet care |
• | Integrated a further 397 net new Booker retail partners, taking the total outlets to 7,787 across Premier, Londis, Budgens and Family Shopper |
4) Save to Invest - Significant opportunities to simplify, become more productive and reduce costs
• | On track to deliver £500m efficiency savings target for the 2024/25 financial year, with a c.£260m contribution in the half |
• | Continued progress across all areas, including goods & services not for resale, operations, property and central overheads |
• | End-to-end review of stock flow from suppliers to store, optimising waste performance and improving availability |
• | Simplifying in-store routines, such as optimising the checkout model whilst minimising queueing times for customers, and refining replenishment routines |
• | Taking further action to reduce stock loss, including anti-push out technology and additional security gates |
GROUP REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE.
On a continuing operations basis1
The results of our banking operations have been treated as discontinued following the announcement of our proposed sale to Barclays. As such, Tesco Bank results included in the table below and within the segmental review of performance section, refer only to the retained Tesco Bank business, i.e. insurance and money services, unless otherwise stated.
26 weeks ended 24 August 20242,6
| H1 24/25 | H1 23/24 | Change at actual rates | Change at constant rates |
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Sales (exc. VAT, exc. fuel)3 | £31,463m | £30,401m | 3.5% | 4.0% |
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Fuel | £3,310m | £3,400m | (2.7)% | (2.5)% | | ||||||
Revenue (exc. VAT, inc. fuel) | £34,773m | £33,801m | 2.9% | 3.3% |
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Adjusted operating profit4 | £1,649m | £1,426m | 15.6% | 15.8% |
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Statutory operating profit | £1,612m | £1,426m | 13.0% |
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Net finance costs | £(218)m | £(269)m | | | | ||||||
Joint ventures and associates | £(2)m | £4m | | | | ||||||
Statutory profit before tax | £1,392m | £1,161m | 19.9% |
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Taxation | £(370)m | £(274)m |
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Statutory profit after tax | £1,022m | £887m | 15.2% |
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Adjusted diluted EPS4 | 14.45p | 11.68p | 23.7% | | | ||||||
Statutory diluted EPS | 14.62p | 12.25p | 19.3% | | | ||||||
Interim dividend per share6 | 4.25p | 3.85p | 10.4% |
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Net debt5,6 | £(9,676)m | £(9,888)m | 2.1% |
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Retail free cash flow5 | £1,261m | £1,368m | (7.8)% |
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Capex8 | £530m | £523m | 1.3% |
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Sales3 increased by 4.0% at constant rates, including a strong contribution from volume growth, driven by our ongoing investments in value, quality and service. Sales inflation returned to more normalised levels as cost inflation headwinds eased. We continued to work with our supplier partners to lower prices for customers as quickly as possible. Revenue increased by 3.3% at constant rates, including a (2.5)% decline in fuel sales.
Adjusted operating profit4 increased by 15.8% at constant rates, primarily driven by our retail operations, where strong volume growth and a c.£260m contribution from Save to Invest more than offset further investments in the customer offer and colleague pay. Adjusted operating profit from the retained Tesco Bank business was £94m, up from £9m in the prior year. The current year includes £42m of non-recurring items, including the accounting for upfront commission income on the signing of a new five-year pet insurance contract. The prior year included a £(24)m impact from a movement in insurance reserves. The year-on-year growth excluding these items was driven by strong underlying performance in the insurance business.
Statutory operating profit improved by 13.0% year-on-year, as the strong adjusted operating profit performance described above was partially offset by lower gains on property transactions in the half.
Net finance costs were £51m lower year-on-year, due to higher interest earned on cash, short-term deposits and money market funds, and favourable non-cash mark-to-market movements on certain derivative financial instruments. The higher tax charge this year was mainly driven by higher profit and a higher statutory tax rate versus last year.
Adjusted diluted EPS4 grew by 23.7%. This was driven mainly by higher retail adjusted operating profit and the year-on-year increase in Tesco Bank adjusted operating profit described above. Our EPS growth also continues to benefit from a reduction in share count as a result of our ongoing share buyback programme. We have announced an interim dividend of 4.25 pence per ordinary share, in line with our policy to pay 35% of the prior full-year dividend.
We generated £1,261m of retail free cash flow5, including a net £169m working capital inflow. Net debt5,6 reduced by £88m since February 2024. Strong retail free cash flow generation offset cash returned to shareholders via dividends and our ongoing share buyback programme. Lease liabilities decreased by £79m since February 2024, primarily driven by the overall reducing nature of our lease liability. The net debt/EBITDA ratio was 2.1 times at the end of the first half.
Further commentary on these metrics can be found below and a full income statement can be found on page 16.
Notes:
1. The performance of our banking operations has been presented as a discontinued operation with comparatives also restated. The retained business (insurance and money services) has been presented on a continuing operations basis and therefore within headline performance measures. Further details on discontinued operations can be found in Note 6, starting on page 29.
2. The Group has defined and outlined the purpose of its alternative performance measures, including its performance highlights, in the Glossary starting on page 43.
3. Group sales exclude VAT and fuel. Sales change shown on a comparable days basis for Central Europe.
4. Adjusted operating profit and adjusted diluted EPS exclude adjusting items.
5. Net debt and retail free cash flow exclude Tesco Bank.
6. All measures apart from net debt and dividend per share are shown on a continuing operations basis unless otherwise stated. Further information on net debt can be found in Note 18, starting on page 41.
7. Like-for-like (LFL) is a measure of growth in group sales from stores that have been open for at least a year and online sales (at constant exchange rates, excluding VAT and fuel).
8. Capex excludes additions arising from business combinations, property buybacks (typically stores) and other store purchases. Refer to page 45 for further details.
9. Not meaningful (n/m)
Segmental review of performance:
Sales performance:
(exc. VAT, exc. Fuel)3,6
On a continuing operations basis1 | Sales (£m) | LFL sales change7 | Total sales change at actual rates | Total sales change at constant rates |
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- UK | 22,845 | 4.0% | 4.7% | 4.7% | |
- ROI | 1,449 | 4.7% | 3.6% | 5.6% | |
- Booker | 4,623 | (1.9)% | (1.7)% | (1.7)% | |
UK & ROI | 28,917 | 3.1% | 3.6% | 3.7% |
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Central Europe | 2,027 | 0.6% | (4.2)% | 0.9% |
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Retail | 30,944 | 2.9% | 3.0% | 3.5% |
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Tesco Bank | 519 | | 46.6% | 46.6% | |
Group sales | 31,463 |
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Fuel | 3,310 | (2.8)% | (2.7)% | (2.5)% | |
Group revenue | 34,773 |
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Further information on sales performance is included in the appendices starting on page 50.
Adjusted operating profit4,6 performance:
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UK & ROI | 1,506 | 9.8% | 10.0% | 4.7% | 29 bps | |
Central Europe | 49 | 6.5% | 8.7% | 2.3% | 26 bps | |
Retail | 1,555 | 9.7% | 10.0% | 4.5% | 30 bps |
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Tesco Bank | 94 | n/m | n/m | 18.1% | n/m | |
Group | 1,649 | 15.6% | 15.8% | 4.7% | 52 bps |
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Further information on operating profit performance is included in Note 2 starting on page 22.
UK & ROI OVERVIEW:
In the UK, Republic of Ireland (ROI) and Booker, like-for-like sales increased by 3.1%. Volume growth was particularly strong in the UK and ROI, and we delivered market share and switching gains in every period in the first half. Sales inflation stabilised at more normalised levels as inflationary pressures from global commodities continued to ease. We invested further in lowering prices across everyday grocery lines and in an even stronger promotional offering over key seasonal events. The Booker like-for-like sales decline results from further growth in core retail and catering being offset by the continued tobacco market decline and weakness in some areas of the fast-food market serviced by Best Food Logistics.
UK & ROI adjusted operating profit was £1,506m, up 10.0% at constant rates, driven by strong retail volume growth and the ongoing delivery of our Save to Invest programme, which helped to offset continued operating cost inflation, particularly related to colleague pay awards.
UK - Growing volumes and market share through relentless focus on quality, service and value:
Like-for-like sales grew by 4.0%, driven by a strong performance across stores and online. Volume growth was ahead of our expectations, and we grew consistently ahead of the market.
Overall market share grew by +62bps year-on-year to 27.8%, our highest market share level since January 2022, with a particularly strong performance in our large stores. We have now delivered 15 consecutive four-week periods of market share gains and 19 consecutive four-week periods of switching gains. Overall brand perception increased by +596bps year-on-year, stepping forward across all drivers, including impression (+1,058bps), value (+650bps) and satisfaction (+446bps).
Food sales grew by 4.9%, including a particularly strong volume performance in fresh food, driven by our ongoing investments in product quality and innovation. We launched 282 new products, including our Root & Soul range of modern vegetarian dishes, and improved a further 580, including our Taste Shack and Finest Dine In ranges. Finest sales continued to grow particularly strongly, with volumes up 14.9% year-on-year and over 20 million customers shopping Finest in the half.
We have now been the cheapest of the full-line grocers since November 2022 and we further strengthened our position in the half. Over 2,850 products were cheaper at the end of the half than at the start, with an average reduction of around 9%.
Home and Clothing sales grew by 0.3%, which includes a (1.3)ppts drag from the transition to our new partnership with The Entertainer. The partnership, which offers customers an even stronger range of toys in our stores, means we no longer recognise toy sales, and instead earn commission income. The transition will complete in the second half of the year as planned in around 750 UK stores. Excluding this impact, Home and Clothing sales grew by 1.6%, primarily driven by a strong clothing performance, where we continue to grow ahead of the broader store-based clothing market.
Sales grew across both large and convenience store formats, by 4.2% and 0.5% respectively. In our large stores, we invested in an even stronger promotional offer over key seasonal events, including our 'Summer of Sport' campaign. We had more colleagues on the shop floor year-on-year, delivering market-leading availability, and resulting in a three-year-high net promoter score. Convenience sales, which include a higher proportion of food-on-the-go, were impacted by poor weather in the half and the ongoing decline in the tobacco market.
Online sales grew by 9.3%, driven primarily by volume growth, including a c.2ppts contribution from Tesco Whoosh. Overall average orders per week were up 9.3% year-on-year to 1.3 million and we continued to improve the proportion of 'perfect orders', leading to a further step-up in customer satisfaction scores. Online sales participation increased slightly to 13.5% of total UK sales. Tesco Whoosh, our rapid delivery service, is now available in 1,460 stores, with average basket size and average orders per store continuing to grow, and already high customer satisfaction scores seeing further improvement.
Online performance |
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Sales inc. VAT | £3.3bn | 9.3% | |
Orders per week |
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Basket size* |
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Online % of UK total sales |
| 13.5% | 0.6ppts |
* Excludes Tesco Whoosh
In June, we introduced Tesco Marketplace, offering customers an even broader range of products from our specially selected partners. We are now offering over 150,000 products across categories including garden, homeware, pet care and toys, with a strong pipeline of further sellers being added over the coming months.
ROI - Ongoing volume growth driving strong market share gains:
Like-for-like sales grew by 4.7% in the half, driven by our ongoing investments in product quality and innovation, and our extensive refresh programme, which we rolled out to a further eleven stores. Total sales grew by 5.6% at constant rates, including a 0.9ppts contribution from new stores, driven by the opening of four new large stores and three new Tesco Express stores in the half.
Food sales grew by 5.4%, which includes a strong contribution from fresh food volume growth as we continue to invest in product quality and innovation across the range. These investments culminated in us winning eight gold medals at the 2024 'Monde Selection Awards'.
Non-food sales declined by (0.8)%, which includes a (1.4)ppts impact from the transition to our new partnership with The Entertainer, as in the UK. Excluding toys, non-food sales grew by 0.6%.
We have now gained market share in ROI for 31 consecutive four-week periods, taking our share to 23.5% at the end of the first half, up +88bps year-on-year. Clubcard sales penetration stepped up by a further 5ppts year-on-year to 85.3%.
BOOKER - Growth across core catering and retail following strong performance last year:
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Core retail | 1,657 | 0.6% |
Core catering* | 1,350 | 1.7% |
Tobacco | 888 | (7.3)% |
Best Food Logistics | 728 | (6.6)% |
Total Booker | 4,623 | (1.9)% |
* Includes sales to small businesses and sales from Venus Wine and Spirit Merchants PLC, which was acquired in June 2024 and so is excluded from LFL growth.
Overall like-for-like sales declined by (1.9)%, reflecting the continuing decline in the tobacco market and weakness in parts of the fast-food market serviced by Best Food Logistics, whilst the core retail and catering businesses continue to deliver growth against a challenging market backdrop.
Core retail sales increased by 0.6% year-on-year, driven by a further 397 net new retail partners for our symbol brands (Premier, Londis, Budgens and Family Shopper). The independent convenience sector is seeing some trading softness, with some customers switching to larger store formats. Booker's symbol brands in contrast performed strongly, with sales up 3.1%, supported by a further improvement in availability. Our Premier brand was awarded the 'Symbol/Franchise Retailer of the Year' at the Grocer Gold Awards 2024.
Core catering sales increased by 1.7%, primarily driven by stronger volumes, as customers responded well to an extension of our Everyday Low Prices campaign, with prices locked on over 700 products until January 2025. Customer satisfaction levels remained high at c.86%, and availability improved even further to c.98% in the half.
In June, we acquired Venus Wine and Spirit Merchants PLC, a specialist wine and spirits merchant, offering our on-trade catering customers an even larger selection of spirits, wines, lagers, ciders and ales. The integration is progressing well, and we are continuing to expand the customer base.
CENTRAL EUROPE - Ongoing improvement in trading trajectory as market challenges start to ease:
Like-for-like sales grew by 0.6%, primarily driven by volume growth, reflecting a gradual recovery in customer sentiment in the region as customers' disposable incomes started to recover following a period of significant inflationary pressures. Food sales grew by 0.9% year-on-year, including a particularly strong performance in fresh food. Customers responded well to our targeted value investments, including price cuts on at least 1,500 products in each market.
Non-food sales declined by (1.7)%, which includes an impact from market-wide availability challenges in clothing, and wetter weather in the second quarter, which was partly offset by an increase in the proportion of full price sales year-on-year.
Central Europe adjusted operating profit was £49m, an increase of 8.7% year-on-year at constant rates, primarily driven by volume growth and further progress in our Save to Invest programme. We continue to expect an ongoing recovery in adjusted operating profit in the region.
TESCO BANK:
Our banking operations (credit cards, loans and savings), which are due to be sold to Barclays Bank UK PLC, are treated as discontinued operations within these results. Our headline performance measures include those business lines which are being retained and are therefore treated as continuing operations, i.e. insurance, ATMs, travel money and gift cards.
The breakdown of our overall performance between continuing and discontinued operations is shown in the table below.
| H1 24/25 | H1 23/24 | YoY change |
Revenue | £926m | £702m | 31.9% |
Continuing operations* | £519m | £354m | 46.6% |
Discontinued operations | £407m | £348m | 17.0% |
Adjusted operating profit | £188m | £65m | 189.2% |
Continuing operations* | £94m | £9m | n/m |
Discontinued operations | £94m | £56m | 67.9% |
* Includes revenue of £33m (H1 23/24: £33m) and net investment income in adjusted operating profit of £9m (H1 23/24: £3m) associated with banking operations which will cease following completion of the proposed sale to Barclays.
Continuing operations revenue grew by 46.6%, primarily driven by strong growth in the insurance business due to high levels of renewals and new business volumes, and the accounting impact of signing a new five-year pet insurance agreement.
Adjusted operating profit on a continuing operations basis was £94m, compared to £9m in the prior year. The first half performance included a £42m non-recurring benefit, including the £33m accounting impact of upfront commission income on the signing of a new pet insurance agreement and £9m income on banking deposits with the Bank of England, which will cease following completion of the proposed sale to Barclays. In addition, the prior year included a £(24)m impact from a movement in insurance reserves. The remaining adjusted operating profit growth mostly reflects a strong performance in motor and home insurance. Adjusted operating profit from discontinued operations was £94m, compared to £56m in the prior year, primarily driven by favourable movements in expected credit losses due to recent improvements in the economic outlook.
We expect the transaction to complete by the end of this calendar year. On an ongoing basis, we expect an adjusted operating profit contribution of between £80m to £100m per year. For the 24/25 financial year, we now expect a contribution from the retained Tesco Bank business of around £120m, which includes the £42m of non-recurring benefit described above.
Adjusting items:
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Property transactions | 7 | 24 |
Amortisation of acquired intangible assets | (38) | (37) |
Other* | (6) | 13 |
Total adjusting items in statutory operating profit (continuing operations) | (37) | - |
Net finance income | 51 | 18 |
Tax | (2) | 23 |
Total adjusting items (continuing operations) | 12 | 41 |
Adjusting items (discontinued operations) | (41) | - |
Total adjusting items | (29) | 41 |
* Other includes the gain on disposal of Booker's Ritter-Courivaud Limited subsidiary in the prior year.
Adjusting items are excluded from our adjusted operating profit performance by virtue of their size and nature, to provide a helpful perspective of the year-on-year performance of the Group's ongoing business. Total adjusting items in statutory operating profit from continuing operations resulted in a net charge of £(37)m, compared to net nil in the prior year.
Property transactions of £7m relates primarily to the sale of surplus properties. In the prior year, property transactions represented net income of £24m. We continue to present £(38)m of amortisation of acquired intangible assets, principally relating to the merger with Booker, as an adjusting item.
Adjusting items in net finance income and tax are set out below. Adjusting items in discontinued operations of £(41)m primarily relates to fair value remeasurement of assets of the disposal group, associated with the sale of our banking operations to Barclays.
Further detail on adjusting items can be found in Note 3, starting on page 27 and on discontinued operations in Note 6, starting on page 29.
Net finance costs:
On a continuing operations basis | H1 24/25 £m | H1 23/24 £m |
Net interest costs | (77) | (100) |
Net finance expenses from insurance contracts | (6) | (4) |
Finance charges payable on lease liabilities | (186) | (183) |
Net finance costs before adjusting items | (269) | (287) |
Fair value remeasurements of financial instruments | 66 | 28 |
Net pension finance income / (costs) | (15) | (10) |
Adjusting items in net finance costs | 51 | 18 |
Net finance costs | (218) | (269) |
Net finance costs before adjusting items were £(269)m, £18m lower year-on-year due to higher interest earned on cash, short-term deposits and money market funds. Within adjusting items, fair value remeasurements of financial instruments led to a credit of £66m compared to a £28m credit in the prior year, largely driven by non-cash mark-to-market movements on certain derivative financial instruments that are not hedge accounted.
Further detail on finance income and costs can be found in Note 4 on page 28, as well as further detail on the adjusting items in Note 3, starting on page 27.
Group tax:
On a continuing operations basis | H1 24/25 £m | H1 23/24 £m |
Tax on adjusted profit | (368) | (297) |
Tax on adjusting items | (2) | 23 |
Tax on profit | (370) | (274) |
Tax on adjusted Group profit was £(368)m, £(71)m higher than last year, primarily due to higher profit and the full year impact of the increase in the UK corporation tax rate from 19% to 25%, effective from 1 April 2023.
The prior year £23m adjusting credit relates to the release of a tax provision, following a settlement relating to our exit from the Gain Land Associate in China in February 2020.
The effective tax rate on adjusted Group profit was 26.7%, higher than the current UK statutory rate of 25%, primarily due to the depreciation of assets which do not qualify for tax relief. We continue to expect our effective tax rate to be around 27% in the current year.
Earnings per share:
On a continuing operations basis | H1 24/25 | H1 23/24 | YoY change |
Adjusted diluted EPS | 14.45p | 11.68p | 23.7% |
Statutory diluted EPS | 14.62p | 12.25p | 19.3% |
Statutory basic EPS | 14.76p | 12.34p | 19.6% |
On a total basis, including discontinued operations | | | |
Statutory diluted EPS | 15.03p | 12.83p | 17.1% |
Statutory basic EPS | 15.18p | 12.93p | 17.4% |
Adjusted diluted EPS was 14.45p, 23.7% higher year-on-year, mainly due to an increase in adjusted operating profit, the benefit of our ongoing share buyback programme and a reduction in net finance costs.
Statutory diluted EPS was 14.62p, 19.3% higher year-on-year, as the adjusted operating profit performance was partially offset by lower profits generated on property transactions and higher favourable non-cash mark-to-market movements on financial instruments.
On a total basis, including discontinued operations, statutory diluted EPS was 15.03p, 17.1% higher year-on-year.
Dividend:
The interim dividend has been set at 4.25 pence per ordinary share, in line with our policy of setting the interim dividend at 35% of the prior full-year dividend.
The interim dividend will be paid on 22 November 2024 to shareholders who are on the register of members at close of business on 11 October 2024 (the Record Date). Shareholders may elect to reinvest their dividend in the Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP). The last date for receipt of DRIP elections and revocations will be 1 November 2024.
Summary of total indebtedness (excludes Tesco Bank):
| Aug-24 £m | Feb-24 £m | Movement £m |
Net debt before lease liabilities | (2,135) | (2,144) | 9 |
Lease liabilities | (7,541) | (7,620) | 79 |
Net debt | (9,676) | (9,764) | 88 |
Pension deficit, IAS 19 basis (post-tax) | (320) | (493) | 173 |
Total indebtedness | (9,996) | (10,257) | 261 |
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Net debt / EBITDA | 2.1x | 2.2x |
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Total indebtedness ratio | 2.2x | 2.4x |
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Net debt was £(9,676)m, a reduction of £88m versus year end, predominantly driven by strong retail free cash flow generation of £1,261m which exceeded the cash outflows relating to our ongoing share buyback programme of £(575)m and last year's final dividend of £(575)m. Lease liabilities of £(7,541)m were £79m lower compared to year end, driven by the overall reducing nature of our lease liability, partially offset by the impact of rent reviews and new stores.
Total indebtedness was £(9,996)m, a decrease of £261m versus year end. In addition to the net debt impacts described above, the IAS 19 pension deficit (post-tax) decreased by £173m to £(320)m, reflecting movements in market conditions which impact discount rate assumptions and can have a volatile effect on the IAS 19 position. The trustees of each pension scheme, including the main Tesco Pension Scheme, are required to calculate the net funding surplus/deficit on the basis of Technical Provisions in accordance with regulations and guidance issued by the relevant regulator. On this basis, the main UK scheme continues to be in surplus.
We had strong levels of liquidity at the end of the first half, including £3.1 billion of cash and highly liquid short-term deposits and money market investments. In addition, our £2.5 billion committed revolving credit facility remained undrawn and is in place until at least October 2026, with one remaining one-year extension option available.
Our Net debt to EBITDA ratio was 2.1 times at the end of the first half, below our target range of 2.8 to 2.3 times. The total indebtedness ratio was 2.2 times compared to 2.4 times at year-end.
Fixed charge cover was 3.9 times at the end of the first half, which is an improvement since year end, primarily due to an increase in Retail EBITDA.
Summary retail free cash flow:
The following table reconciles Group adjusted operating profit to retail free cash flow. Further details are included in Note 2, starting on page 22.
On a continuing operations basis | H1 24/25 £m | H1 23/24 £m |
Adjusted operating profit | 1,649 | 1,426 |
Less: Tesco Bank adjusted operating (profit) / loss | (94) | (9) |
Retail adjusted operating profit | 1,555 | 1,417 |
Add back: Depreciation and amortisation | 819 | 790 |
Other reconciling items | 22 | 18 |
Pensions | (14) | (13) |
Decrease in working capital | 169 | 368 |
Retail cash generated from operations before adjusting items | 2,551 | 2,580 |
Cash capex | (594) | (595) |
Net interest | (244) | (273) |
- Interest related to Net debt before lease liabilities | (58) | (91) |
- Interest related to lease liabilities | (186) | (182) |
Tax paid | (176) | (38) |
Dividends received | 2 | 6 |
Repayment of capital element of obligations under leases | (295) | (306) |
Own shares purchased for share schemes | 17 | (6) |
Retail free cash flow | 1,261 | 1,368 |
Memo (not included in retail free cash flow definition): |
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- Special dividend received from Tesco Bank | - | 250 |
- Net acquisitions and disposals | (50) | 7 |
- Property buybacks, store purchases and disposal proceeds | (14) | (3) |
- Cash impact of adjusting items | (52) | (87) |
We delivered strong retail free cash flow of £1,261m, driven by the retail adjusted operating profit performance and including a further benefit from working capital. This is £(107)m lower than last year, primarily reflecting lower working capital benefits and higher tax paid.
Our total working capital inflow was £169m, reflecting the strong volume performance in the half, leading to higher trade balances. The higher working capital benefit last year primarily reflects a higher level of cost inflation, which has normalised in the current year.
Net interest paid was £29m lower year-on-year, due to higher interest earned on cash balances, short-term deposits and money market funds.
Tax paid was £(138)m higher year-on-year, mainly due to no longer benefiting from tax relief related to the £2.5bn one-off pension contribution made in 2021, which was fully utilised in the prior year, and the impact of higher retail adjusted operating profit year-on-year.
Within the memo lines shown, the net £(50)m outflow relating to acquisitions and disposals primarily relates to Booker's acquisition of Venus Wine and Spirit Merchants PLC. The cash impact of adjusting items of £(52)m relates to operational restructuring changes as part of our Save to Invest programme, which were provided for at the end of the prior financial year.
Capital expenditure and space:
| UK & ROI | Central Europe | Tesco Bank | Group | ||||
| H1 24/25 | H1 23/24 | H1 24/25 | H1 23/24 | H1 24/25 | H1* 23/24 | H1 24/25 | H1 23/24 |
Capex | £494m | £465m | £33m | £43m | £3m | £15m | £530m | £523m |
Openings (k sq ft) | 116 | 81 | 44 | 49 | - | - | 160 | 130 |
Closures (k sq ft) | (35) | (117) | - | (14) | - | - | (35) | (131) |
Repurposed (k sq ft) | - | - | (107) | (149) | - | - | (107) | (149) |
Net space change (k sq ft) | 81 | (36) | (63) | (114) | - | - | 18 | (150) |
The data above excludes space relating to franchise stores. A full breakdown of space by segment is included in the appendices starting on page 50.
* Includes £13m relating to the banking operations disposal group, classified as held for sale in February 2024.
Capital expenditure shown in the table above reflects expenditure on ongoing business activities across the Group, excluding property buybacks and store purchases.
Our capital expenditure in the first half was £530m, which was broadly in line with last year. We continue to prioritise investments in high returning areas, including automation in parts of our distribution network and developing our digital platforms, in addition to continued investment in our store estate.
In the first half, we opened a total of 44 stores across the Group and refreshed a further 182 stores. In the UK, we opened one superstore, 19 Tesco Express stores and six One Stop stores and in ROI we opened four new large stores and three Tesco Express stores. In Central Europe, we opened eleven new convenience stores.
We continue to expect full year capital expenditure of around £1.4bn.
Statutory capital expenditure for the first half was £0.6bn.
Further details of current space can be found in the appendices starting on page 50.
Contacts.
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| Andrew Gwynn | 01707 942 409 |
Media: | Christine Heffernan | 0330 6780 639 |
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This document is available at www.tescoplc.com/interims2024.
A webcast including a Q&A will be held today at 9.00am for investors and analysts and will be available on our website at www.tescoplc.com/interims2024. This will be available for playback after the event. All presentation materials, including a transcript, will be made available on our website.
We will report our Q3 & Christmas Trading statement on 9 January 2025.
Sources.
• | UK market share based on Kantar Total Grocers Total Till Roll on 12-week rolling basis to 1 September 2024. |
• | UK Kantar net switching gains 12-week rolling basis to 1 September 2024. |
• | ROI market share based on Kantar Total Till Roll on 12-week rolling basis to 1 September 2024. |
• | ROI Kantar net switching gains 12-week rolling basis to 1 September 2024. |
• | 'Full-line grocers' refers to Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons. |
• | UK Price index is an internal measure calculated using the retail selling price of each item on a per unit or unit of measure basis. Competitor retail selling prices are collected weekly by a third party. The price index includes price cut promotions and is weighted by sales to reflect customer importance. |
• | Clubcard Prices saving of up to £385 is based on the top 25% of Tesco Clubcard members and large stores sales between 1 September 2023 and 30 August 2024. Tesco Clubcard Price savings versus regular Tesco price. |
• | Customer satisfaction and Brand Perception based on YoY changes in YouGov BrandIndex scores for the 12 weeks ended 25 August 2024. |
• | Availability based on Multi channel tracker. 3 period rolling data. Responses to: "I Can Get What I Want". |
• | Number of new Booker retail partners is net of openings and closures. |
• | Brand NPS is based on BASIS Global Brand Tracker. 3 period rolling data. Responses to the question: "How likely is it that you would recommend the following company to a friend or colleague as a place to shop?" |
• | Colleague satisfaction based on Every Voice Matters colleague engagement survey result for July 2024. Refers to responses of agreement to 'I would recommend Tesco as a great place to work'. |
Additional Disclosures.
Principal Risks and Uncertainties.
The principal risks and uncertainties faced by the Group remain those as set out on pages 30 to 37 of our Annual Report and Financial Statements 2024: cyber security; data privacy; climate change; technology; responsible sourcing; health and safety; product safety and food integrity; people; financial performance; customer; regulatory and compliance; Tesco Bank; geopolitics and other global events; security of supply; and competition and markets.
Statement of Directors' Responsibilities.
The Directors are responsible for preparing the Interim Results for the 26-week period ended 24 August 2024 in accordance with applicable law, regulations and accounting standards. Each of the Directors confirm that to the best of their knowledge the condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34: 'Interim Financial Reporting', as adopted by the European Union and that the interim management report includes a true and fair review of the information required by DTR 4.2.7R and DTR 4.2.8R, namely:
• | an indication of the important events that have occurred during the first 26 weeks of the financial year and their impact on the condensed consolidated interim financial statements, and a description of the principal risks and uncertainties for the remainder of the financial year; and |
• | material related party transactions in the first 26 weeks of the year and any material changes in the related party transactions described in the last annual report. |
The Directors of Tesco PLC are listed on pages 52 to 54 of the Tesco PLC Annual Report and Financial Statements 2024.
A list of current directors is maintained on the Tesco PLC website at: www.tescoplc.com.
By order of the Board Directors
Gerry Murphy - Non-executive Chairman
Ken Murphy - Group Chief Executive
Imran Nawaz - Chief Financial Officer
Melissa Bethell*
Bertrand Bodson*
Dame Carolyn Fairbairn*
Thierry Garnier*
Stewart Gilliland*
Alison Platt*
Caroline Silver*
Karen Whitworth*
*Independent Non-executive Directors
2 October 2024
Disclaimer.
Certain statements made in this document are forward-looking statements. For example, statements regarding future financial performance, market trends and our product pipeline are forward-looking statements. Phrases such as "aim", "plan", "intend", "should", "anticipate", "well-placed", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "target", "consider" and similar expressions are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from what is expressed or implied by those statements. Many factors may cause actual results, performance or achievements of Tesco to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements of Tesco to differ materially from the expectations of Tesco include, among other things, general business and economic conditions globally, industry trends, competition, changes in government and other regulation and policy, including in relation to the environment, health and safety and taxation, labour relations and work stoppages, interest rates and currency fluctuations, changes in its business strategy, political and economic uncertainty, including as a result of global pandemics. As such, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement is based on information available to Tesco as of the date of the statement. All written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to Tesco are qualified by this caution. Other than in accordance with legal and regulatory obligations, Tesco undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Group income statement
| | 26 weeks ended 24 August 2024 | | 26 weeks ended 26 August 2023 (restated*) | ||||
| Notes | Before adjusting Items £m | Adjusting items (Note 3) £m | Total £m | | Before adjusting Items £m | Adjusting items (Note 3) £m | Total £m |
Continuing operations | | | | | | | | |
Revenue from sale of goods and services | | 34,432 | - | 34,432 | | 33,578 | - | 33,578 |
Insurance revenue | | 341 | - | 341 | | 223 | - | 223 |
Revenue | 2 | 34,773 | - | 34,773 | | 33,801 | - | 33,801 |
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Cost of sales | | (31,751) | (5) | (31,756) | | (31,123) | 5 | (31,118) |
Insurance service expenses | | (272) | - | (272) | | (206) | - | (206) |
Net expenses from reinsurance contracts held | | (30) | - | (30) | | (27) | - | (27) |
Gross profit/(loss) | | 2,720 | (5) | 2,715 | | 2,445 | 5 | 2,450 |
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Administrative expenses | | (1,071) | (32) | (1,103) | | (1,019) | (5) | (1,024) |
Operating profit/(loss) | 2 | 1,649 | (37) | 1,612 | | 1,426 | - | 1,426 |
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Share of post-tax profit/(loss) of joint ventures and associates | | (2) | - | (2) | | 4 | - | 4 |
Finance income | 4 | 132 | - | 132 | | 131 | - | 131 |
Finance costs | 4 | (401) | 51 | (350) | | (418) | 18 | (400) |
Profit/(loss) before tax from continuing operations | | 1,378 | 14 | 1,392 | | 1,143 | 18 | 1,161 |
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Taxation | 5 | (368) | (2) | (370) | | (297) | 23 | (274) |
Profit/(loss) for the period from continuing operations | | 1,010 | 12 | 1,022 | | 846 | 41 | 887 |
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Discontinued operations | | | | | | | | |
Profit/(loss) for the period from discontinued operations | 6 | 70 | (41) | 29 | | 42 | - | 42 |
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Profit/(loss) for the period | | 1,080 | (29) | 1,051 | | 888 | 41 | 929 |
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Attributable to: | | | | | | | | |
Owners of the parent | | 1,080 | (29) | 1,051 | | 886 | 41 | 927 |
Non-controlling interests | | - | - | - | | 2 | - | 2 |
| | 1,080 | (29) | 1,051 | | 888 | 41 | 929 |
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Earnings per share from continuing and discontinued operations | | | | | | | | |
Basic | 8 | | | 15.18p | | | | 12.93p |
Diluted | 8 | | | 15.03p | | | | 12.83p |
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Earnings per share from continuing operations | | | | | | | | |
Basic | 8 | | | 14.76p | | | | 12.34p |
Diluted | 8 | | | 14.62p | | | | 12.25p |
* Comparatives have been re-presented to disclose Banking operations as a discontinued operation. Refer to Note 6.
The notes on pages 21 to 42 form part of this condensed consolidated financial information.
Group statement of comprehensive income/(loss)
| Notes | 26 weeks ended 24 August 2024
£m | 26 weeks ended 26 August 2023 (restated*) £m |
Items that will not be reclassified to the Group income statement | | | |
Change in fair value of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | | - | (1) |
Remeasurements of defined benefit pension schemes | 16 | 252 | 213 |
Net fair value gains/(losses) on inventory cash flow hedges | | (33) | (15) |
Tax on items that will not be reclassified | | (59) | (49) |
| | 160 | 148 |
Items that may subsequently be reclassified to the Group income statement | | | |
Change in fair value of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | | 13 | (5) |
Currency translation differences: | | | |
Retranslation of net assets of overseas subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, net of hedging instruments | | (22) | (73) |
Gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges: | | | |
Net fair value gains/(losses) | | 27 | 16 |
Reclassified and reported in the Group income statement | | (36) | (25) |
Finance income/(expenses) from insurance contracts issued | | (3) | 4 |
Finance income/(expenses) from reinsurance contracts held | | 1 | (2) |
Tax on items that may be reclassified | | - | (8) |
| | (20) | (93) |
Total other comprehensive income/(loss) for the period | | 140 | 55 |
Profit/(loss) for the period | | 1,051 | 929 |
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period | | 1,191 | 984 |
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Attributable to: | | | |
Owners of the parent | | 1,191 | 980 |
Non-controlling interests | | - | 4 |
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period | | 1,191 | 984 |
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Total comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to owners of the parent arising from: | | | |
Continuing operations | | 1,162 | 938 |
Discontinued operations | 6 | 29 | 42 |
| | 1,191 | 980 |
* Comparatives have been re-presented to disclose Banking operations as a discontinued operation. Refer to Note 6.
The notes on pages 21 to 42 form part of this condensed consolidated financial information.
Group balance sheet
| Notes | 24 August 2024 £m | 24 February 2024 £m | 26 August 2023 £m |
Non-current assets | | | | |
Goodwill and other intangible assets | | 5,116 | 5,066 | 5,367 |
Property, plant and equipment | 9 | 17,136 | 17,221 | 16,790 |
Right of use assets | 10 | 5,434 | 5,478 | 5,522 |
Investment property | | 23 | 24 | 25 |
Investments in joint ventures and associates | | 100 | 102 | 97 |
Other investments | | 817 | 1,546 | 1,360 |
Trade and other receivables | | 119 | 36 | 68 |
Loans and advances to customers | | - | - | 3,362 |
Reinsurance contract assets | 14 | 122 | 125 | 110 |
Derivative financial instruments | | 789 | 781 | 851 |
Post-employment benefit surplus | 16 | 42 | 22 | 22 |
Deferred tax assets | | 39 | 32 | 76 |
| | 29,737 | 30,433 | 33,650 |
Current assets | | | | |
Other investments | | 166 | 206 | 325 |
Inventories | | 2,964 | 2,635 | 2,856 |
Trade and other receivables | | 1,264 | 1,349 | 1,283 |
Loans and advances to customers | | - | - | 4,060 |
Derivative financial instruments | | 10 | 55 | 71 |
Current tax assets | | 10 | 110 | 16 |
Short-term investments | 11 | 1,912 | 2,128 | 2,692 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 11 | 3,310 | 2,340 | 2,526 |
| | 9,636 | 8,823 | 13,829 |
Assets of the disposal group and non-current assets classified as held for sale | 6 | 8,185 | 7,783 | 141 |
| | 17,821 | 16,606 | 13,970 |
Current liabilities | | | | |
Trade and other payables | | (10,884) | (10,264) | (10,591) |
Borrowings | 13 | (1,516) | (1,536) | (2,017) |
Lease liabilities | 10 | (607) | (584) | (593) |
Provisions | | (259) | (306) | (278) |
Insurance contract liabilities | 14 | (584) | (526) | (498) |
Customer deposits and deposits from banks | | (582) | (108) | (4,860) |
Derivative financial instruments | | (51) | (25) | (64) |
Current tax liabilities | | (24) | (1) | (57) |
| | (14,507) | (13,350) | (18,958) |
Liabilities of the disposal group classified as held for sale | 6 | (7,512) | (7,122) | - |
Net current liabilities | | (4,198) | (3,866) | (4,988) |
Non-current liabilities | | | | |
Trade and other payables | | (47) | (39) | (67) |
Borrowings | 13 | (5,580) | (5,683) | (5,911) |
Lease liabilities | 10 | (6,935) | (7,038) | (7,116) |
Provisions | | (172) | (175) | (195) |
Customer deposits and deposits from banks | | (175) | (800) | (2,465) |
Derivative financial instruments | | (210) | (241) | (329) |
Post-employment benefit deficit | 16 | (426) | (657) | (200) |
Deferred tax liabilities | | (415) | (269) | (322) |
| | (13,960) | (14,902) | (16,605) |
Net assets | | 11,579 | 11,665 | 12,057 |
Equity | | | | |
Share capital | 17 | 433 | 445 | 451 |
Share premium | | 5,165 | 5,165 | 5,165 |
Other reserves | 17 | 3,002 | 3,131 | 3,018 |
Retained earnings | | 2,985 | 2,930 | 3,430 |
Equity attributable to owners of the parent | | 11,585 | 11,671 | 12,064 |
Non-controlling interests | | (6) | (6) | (7) |
Total equity | | 11,579 | 11,665 | 12,057 |
The notes on pages 21 to 42 form part of this condensed consolidated financial information.
These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the 26 weeks ended 24 August 2024 were approved by the Board on 2 October 2024.
Group statement of changes in equity
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Notes | Share Capital £m | Share Premium £m | Other reserves (Note 17) £m | Retained earnings £m | Total £m | Non-controlling interests £m | Total Equity £m |
At 24 February 2024 | | 445 | 5,165 | 3,131 | 2,930 | 11,671 | (6) | 11,665 |
Profit/(loss) for the period | | - | - | - | 1,051 | 1,051 | - | 1,051 |
Other comprehensive income/(loss) | | | | | | | | |
Retranslation of net assets of overseas subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, net of hedging instruments | | - | - | (22) | - | (22) | - | (22) |
Change in fair value of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | | - | - | - | 13 | 13 | - | 13 |
Remeasurements of defined benefit pension schemes | 16 | - | - | - | 252 | 252 | - | 252 |
Gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges | | - | - | (6) | - | (6) | - | (6) |
Cash flow hedges reclassified and reported in the Group income statement | | - | - | (36) | - | (36) | - | (36) |
Finance income/(expenses) from insurance contracts issued | | - | - | (3) | - | (3) | - | (3) |
Finance income/(expenses) from reinsurance contracts held | | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Tax relating to components of other comprehensive income | | - | - | 5 | (64) | (59) | - | (59) |
Total other comprehensive income/(loss) | | - | - | (61) | 201 | 140 | - | 140 |
Total comprehensive income/(loss) | | - | - | (61) | 1,252 | 1,191 | - | 1,191 |
Inventory cash flow hedge movements | | | | | | | | |
(Gains)/losses transferred to the cost of inventory | | - | - | 9 | - | 9 | - | 9 |
Total inventory cash flow hedge movements | | - | - | 9 | - | 9 | - | 9 |
Transactions with owners | | | | | | | | |
Own shares purchased for cancellation | 17 | - | - | (746) | - | (746) | - | (746) |
Own shares cancelled | 17 | (12) | - | 587 | (575) | - | - | - |
Own shares purchased for share schemes | | - | - | (101) | - | (101) | - | (101) |
Share-based payments | | - | - | 183 | (46) | 137 | - | 137 |
Dividends | 7 | - | - | - | (576) | (576) | - | (576) |
Total transactions with owners | | (12) | - | (77) | (1,197) | (1,286) | - | (1,286) |
At 24 August 2024 | | 433 | 5,165 | 3,002 | 2,985 | 11,585 | (6) | 11,579 |
| | Share Capital £m | Share Premium £m | Other reserves (Note 17) £m | Retained earnings £m | Total £m | Non-controlling interests £m | Total Equity £m |
At 25 February 2023 | | 463 | 5,165 | 3,139 | 3,469 | 12,236 | (11) | 12,225 |
Profit/(loss) for the period | | - | - | - | 927 | 927 | 2 | 929 |
Other comprehensive income/(loss) | | | | | | | | |
Retranslation of net assets of overseas subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, net of hedging instruments | | - | - | (73) | - | (73) | - | (73) |
Change in fair value of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | | - | - | - | (6) | (6) | - | (6) |
Remeasurements of defined benefit pension schemes | 16 | - | - | - | 213 | 213 | - | 213 |
Gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges | | - | - | (1) | - | (1) | 2 | 1 |
Cash flow hedges reclassified and reported in the Group income statement | | - | - | (25) | - | (25) | - | (25) |
Finance income/(expenses) from insurance contracts issued | | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | 4 |
Finance income/(expenses) from reinsurance contracts held | | - | - | (2) | - | (2) | - | (2) |
Tax relating to components of other comprehensive income | | - | - | (8) | (49) | (57) | - | (57) |
Total other comprehensive income/(loss) | | - | - | (105) | 158 | 53 | 2 | 55 |
Total comprehensive income/(loss) | | - | - | (105) | 1,085 | 980 | 4 | 984 |
Transfer from hedging reserve to retained earnings | | - | - | 44 | (44) | - | - | - |
Inventory cash flow hedge movements | | | | | | | | |
(Gains)/losses transferred to the cost of inventory | | - | - | 47 | - | 47 | - | 47 |
Total inventory cash flow hedge movements | | - | - | 47 | - | 47 | - | 47 |
Transactions with owners | | | | | | | | |
Own shares purchased for cancellation | 17 | - | - | (752) | - | (752) | - | (752) |
Own shares cancelled | 17 | (12) | - | 515 | (503) | - | - | - |
Own shares purchased for share schemes | | - | - | (47) | - | (47) | - | (47) |
Share-based payments | | - | - | 177 | (67) | 110 | - | 110 |
Dividends | 7 | - | - | - | (510) | (510) | - | (510) |
Total transactions with owners | | (12) | - | (107) | (1,080) | (1,199) | - | (1,199) |
At 26 August 2023 | | 451 | 5,165 | 3,018 | 3,430 | 12,064 | (7) | 12,057 |
The notes on pages 21 to 42 form part of this condensed consolidated financial information.
Group cash flow statement
| Notes | 26 weeks ended 24 August 2024 £m | 26 weeks ended 26 August 2023 (restated(a)) £m |
Cash flows generated from/(used in) operating activities | | | |
Operating profit/(loss) of continuing operations | | 1,612 | 1,426 |
Operating profit/(loss) of discontinued operations | | 40 | 56 |
Depreciation and amortisation | | 866 | 850 |
(Profit)/loss arising on sale of property, plant and equipment, investment property, intangible assets, assets classified as held for sale and early termination of leases | | (3) | 2 |
(Profit)/loss arising on sale of subsidiaries | | - | (12) |
Net remeasurement (gain)/loss on non-current assets held for sale | | 44 | (16) |
Defined benefit pension scheme payments | 16 | (14) | (13) |
Share-based payments | | 19 | 13 |
Fair value movements included in operating profit/(loss) | | 10 | 38 |
Retail (increase)/decrease in inventories | | (328) | (364) |
Retail (increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables | | (35) | (39) |
Retail increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables | | 533 | 764 |
Retail increase/(decrease) in provisions | | (48) | (81) |
Retail (increase)/decrease in working capital | | 122 | 280 |
Tesco Bank (increase)/decrease in loans and advances to customers | | (355) | (480) |
Tesco Bank (increase)/decrease in trade, reinsurance and other receivables | | 1 | 26 |
Tesco Bank increase/(decrease) in customer and bank deposits, trade, insurance and other payables | | 274 | 583 |
Tesco Bank increase/(decrease) in provisions | | (3) | (2) |
Tesco Bank (increase)/decrease in working capital | | (83) | 127 |
Cash generated from/(used in) operations | | 2,613 | 2,751 |
Interest paid | | (389) | (394) |
Corporation tax paid | | (181) | (45) |
Net cash generated from/(used in) operating activities | | 2,043 | 2,312 |
Cash flows generated from/(used in) investing activities | | | |
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment, investment property, intangible assets and assets classified as held for sale | | 16 | 34 |
Purchase of property, plant and equipment, investment property and other long-term assets | | (480) | (499) |
Purchase of intangible assets | | (141) | (138) |
Disposal of subsidiaries, net of cash disposed | | - | 15 |
Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired | | (46) | - |
Investments in joint ventures and associates | | (6) | (5) |
Decrease in short-term investments(b) | | 1,180 | 725 |
Increase in short-term investments(b) | | (964) | (1,801) |
Proceeds from sale of other investments | | 866 | 83 |
Purchase of other investments | | (91) | (87) |
Dividends received from joint ventures and associates | | 2 | 6 |
Interest received | | 136 | 114 |
Cash inflows from derivative financial instruments | | 27 | 3 |
Cash outflows from derivative financial instruments | | - | (15) |
Net cash generated from/(used in) investing activities | | 499 | (1,565) |
Cash flows generated from/(used in) financing activities | | | |
Own shares purchased for cancellation | 17 | (575) | (503) |
Own shares purchased for share schemes, net of cash received from employees | | 17 | (6) |
Repayment of capital element of obligations under leases | | (297) | (308) |
Cash outflows exceeding the incremental increase in assets in a property buyback | | (14) | (15) |
Increase in borrowings | | 342 | 982 |
Repayment of borrowings | | (622) | (97) |
Cash inflows from derivative financial instruments | | 438 | 68 |
Cash outflows from derivative financial instruments | | (404) | (66) |
Dividends paid to equity owners | 7 | (575) | (509) |
Net cash generated from/(used in) financing activities | | (1,690) | (454) |
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | | 852 | 293 |
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period | | 1,874 | 1,565 |
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes | | (8) | (9) |
Cash and cash equivalents, including cash held in the disposal group at the end of the period | | 2,718 | 1,849 |
Less: Cash held in the disposal group | 6 | (381) | - |
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | 11 | 2,337 | 1,849 |
(a) Comparatives have been re-presented to disclose Banking operations as a discontinued operation. Refer to Note 6.
(b) Comparative net (investments in)/proceeds from sale of short-term investments has been re-presented on a gross basis as increase and decrease in short-term investments.
The notes on pages 21 to 42 form part of this condensed consolidated financial information.
Note 1 Basis of preparation
These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules of the UK Financial Conduct Authority, and with IAS 34 'Interim Financial Reporting' under UK-adopted international accounting standards. Unless otherwise stated, the accounting policies applied, and the judgements, estimates and assumptions made in applying these policies, are consistent with those used in preparing the Annual Report and Financial Statements 2024. The financial period represents the 26 weeks ended 24 August 2024 (prior financial period 26 weeks ended 26 August 2023, prior financial year 52 weeks ended 24 February 2024).
These condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the current period and prior financial periods do not constitute statutory accounts as defined in section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. A copy of the statutory accounts for the prior financial year has been filed with the Registrar of Companies. The auditor's report on those accounts was not qualified, did not include a reference to any matters to which the auditor drew attention by way of emphasis without qualifying the report and did not contain statements under section 498(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006.
The Directors have, at the time of approving the condensed consolidated interim financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, which reflects a period of 18 months from the date of approval of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements, and have concluded that there are no material uncertainties relating to going concern. The Directors have therefore continued to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the condensed consolidated interim financial statements. Further information on the Group's strong liquidity position is given in the Group review of performance, Summary of total indebtedness section.
Adoption of new IFRSs
Standards, interpretations and amendments effective in the current financial year have not had a material impact on the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
The Group has not applied any other standards, interpretations or amendments that have been issued but are not yet effective. The impact of the following is still under assessment:
- IFRS 18 'Presentation and disclosure in financial statements', which will become effective in the consolidated Group financial statements for the financial year ending 26 February 2028, subject to UK endorsement.
Other standards, interpretations and amendments issued but not yet effective are not expected to have a material impact.
Alternative performance measures (APMs)
In the reporting of financial information, the Directors have adopted various APMs. Refer to the Glossary for a full list of the Group's APMs, including comprehensive definitions, their purpose, reconciliations to IFRS measures and details of any changes to APMs.
Note 2 Segmental reporting
The Group's operating segments are determined based on the Group's organisational structure and internal reporting to the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM). The CODM has been determined to be the Group Chief Executive, with support from the Executive Committee, as the function primarily responsible for the allocation of resources to segments and assessment of performance of the segments.
The principal activities of the Group are presented in the following reportable segments:
- Retailing and associated activities (Retail) in:
- UK & ROI - the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland; and
- Central Europe - Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia.
- Retail banking, insurance and money services through Tesco Bank in the UK (Tesco Bank).
In February 2024, the Board announced the sale of the Group's banking operation ('Banking operations'), which has been consequently classified as a discontinued operation. Refer to Note 6 for further details. The remaining insurance business and money services are included within continuing operations. Both continuing and discontinued elements remain within the Tesco Bank segment, reflecting the Group's organisational structure and internal reporting to the CODM at the half year reporting date.
The CODM uses adjusted operating profit, as reviewed at periodic Executive Committee meetings, as the key measure of the segments' results as it reflects the segments' trading performance that aids comparability over time for the financial year under evaluation. Adjusted operating profit is a consistent measure within the Group as defined within the Glossary. Refer to Note 3 for adjusting items. Inter-segment revenue is not material.
Income statement
The segment results and the reconciliation of the segment measures to the respective statutory items included in the Group income statement are as follows:
26 weeks ended 24 August 2024 | UK & ROI | Central | Total | Tesco | Total segments at | Foreign exchange | Exclude: | Continuing operations at |
Revenue | 32,175 | 2,189 | 34,364 | 926 | 35,290 | (110) | (407) | 34,773 |
Less: Fuel sales | (3,233) | (80) | (3,313) | - | (3,313) | 3 | - | (3,310) |
Sales | 28,942 | 2,109 | 31,051 | 926 | 31,977 | (107) | (407) | 31,463 |
Adjusted operating profit | 1,508 | 50 | 1,558 | 188 | 1,746 | (3) | (94) | 1,649 |
Adjusting items (Note 3) | (33) | - | (33) | (58) | (91) | - | 54 | (37) |
Operating profit | 1,475 | 50 | 1,525 | 130 | 1,655 | (3) | (40) | 1,612 |
Adjusted operating margin | 4.7% | 2.3% | 4.5% | 20.3% | 4.9% | | 23.1% | 4.7% |
Tesco Bank segmental revenue of £926m (26 weeks ended 26 August 2023: £702m) comprises continuing interest income of £46m (26 weeks ended 26 August 2023: £41m), fees and commissions income of £132m (26 weeks ended 26 August 2023: £90m), insurance revenue of £341m (26 weeks ended 26 August 2023: £223m) and revenue within the discontinued Banking operations of £407m (26 weeks ended 26 August 2023: £348m).
26 weeks ended 24 August 2024 | UK & ROI | Central | Total | Tesco | Total segments | Exclude: | Continuing operations at actual exchange |
Revenue | 32,149 | 2,105 | 34,254 | 926 | 35,180 | (407) | 34,773 |
Less: Fuel sales | (3,232) | (78) | (3,310) | - | (3,310) | - | (3,310) |
Sales | 28,917 | 2,027 | 30,944 | 926 | 31,870 | (407) | 31,463 |
Adjusted operating profit | 1,506 | 49 | 1,555 | 188 | 1,743 | (94) | 1,649 |
Adjusting items (Note 3) | (33) | - | (33) | (58) | (91) | 54 | (37) |
Operating profit | 1,473 | 49 | 1,522 | 130 | 1,652 | (40) | 1,612 |
Adjusted operating margin | 4.7% | 2.3% | 4.5% | 20.3% | 5.0% | 23.1% | 4.7% |
Share of post-tax profit/(loss) of joint ventures and associates | | | | | | | (2) |
Finance income | | | | | | | 132 |
Finance costs | | | | | | | (350) |
Profit before tax | | |
|
| | | 1,392 |
26 weeks ended 26 August 2023 | UK & ROI £m | Central Europe £m | Total Retail £m | Tesco Bank £m | Total segments £m | Exclude: Banking operations* £m | Continuing operations at Actual exchange* £m |
Revenue | 31,226 | 2,221 | 33,447 | 702 | 34,149 | (348) | 33,801 |
Less: Fuel sales | (3,313) | (87) | (3,400) | - | (3,400) | - | (3,400) |
Sales | 27,913 | 2,134 | 30,047 | 702 | 30,749 | (348) | 30,401 |
Adjusted operating profit | 1,371 | 46 | 1,417 | 65 | 1,482 | (56) | 1,426 |
Adjusting items (Note 3) | (16) | 16 | - | - | - | - | - |
Operating profit | 1,355 | 62 | 1,417 | 65 | 1,482 | (56) | 1,426 |
Adjusted operating margin | 4.4% | 2.1% | 4.2% | 9.3% | 4.3% | 16.1% | 4.2% |
Share of post-tax profit/(loss) of joint ventures and associates | | | | | | | 4 |
Finance income | | | | | | | 131 |
Finance costs | | | | | | | (400) |
Profit before tax | | |
|
| | | 1,161 |
* Comparatives have been re-presented to disclose Banking operations as a discontinued operation. Refer to Note 6.
Balance sheet
The following tables show segment net assets and net debt (cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, joint venture loans, bank and other borrowings, lease liabilities, derivative financial instruments and net debt of the disposal group). Lease liabilities, joint venture loans and interest receivables have been allocated to each segment. All other components of net debt are not allocated to segments, reflecting how these balances are managed. Intercompany transactions have been eliminated other than intercompany transactions with Tesco Bank in net debt. Balances in relation to the discontinued Banking operations have been included in the Tesco Bank segment for both current and prior periods.
At 24 August 2024 | UK & ROI | Central |
| Unallocated | Total |
Goodwill and other intangible assets | 4,766 | 32 | 318 | - | 5,116 |
Property, plant and equipment and investment property | 15,651 | 1,449 | 59 | - | 17,159 |
Right of use assets | 4,990 | 443 | 1 | - | 5,434 |
Non-current assets held for sale | 39 | 62 | - | - | 101 |
Net assets of the disposal group excluding net debt(a) | - | - | 743 | - | 743 |
Net debt (including Tesco Bank)(b) | (6,853) | (575) | 740 | (2,248) | (8,936) |
Other net assets/(liabilities) | (7,291) | (322) | (425) | - | (8,038) |
Total net assets | 11,302 | 1,089 | 1,436 | (2,248) | 11,579 |
(a) Excludes £(171)m (24 February 2024: £(182)m, 26 August 2023: £nil) of net debt items within the Tesco Bank segment relating to the Banking operations disposal group.
(b) Refer to Note 18.
At 24 February 2024 | UK & ROI | Central |
| Unallocated | Total |
Goodwill and other intangible assets | 4,713 | 33 | 320 | - | 5,066 |
Property, plant and equipment and investment property | 15,707 | 1,475 | 63 | - | 17,245 |
Right of use assets | 5,038 | 439 | 1 | - | 5,478 |
Non-current assets held for sale | 23 | 62 | - | - | 85 |
Net assets of the disposal group excluding net debt(a) | - | - | 758 | - | 758 |
Net debt (including Tesco Bank)(b) | (6,926) | (575) | (102) | (2,263) | (9,866) |
Other net assets/(liabilities) | (7,101) | (300) | 300 | - | (7,101) |
Total net assets | 11,454 | 1,134 | 1,340 | (2,263) | 11,665 |
Refer to previous table for footnotes.
At 26 August 2023 | UK & ROI | Central |
| Unallocated | Total |
Goodwill and other intangible assets | 4,715 | 34 | 618 | - | 5,367 |
Property, plant and equipment and investment property | 15,272 | 1,473 | 70 | - | 16,815 |
Right of use assets | 5,073 | 439 | 10 | - | 5,522 |
Non-current assets classified as held for sale | 24 | 117 | - | - | 141 |
Net debt (including Tesco Bank)(b) | (7,000) | (558) | 127 | (2,330) | (9,761) |
Other net assets/(liabilities) | (6,824) | (349) | 1,146 | - | (6,027) |
Total net assets | 11,260 | 1,156 | 1,971 | (2,330) | 12,057 |
Refer to previous table for footnotes.
Other segment information
The tables below show the Group's total capital expenditure, depreciation and amortisation, and impairment (loss)/reversal on financial assets, reconciled to continuing operations:
26 weeks ended 24 August 2024 | UK & ROI | Central | Tesco | Total segments | Exclude: Banking operations | Continuing operations |
Capital expenditure (including acquisitions through business combinations): | | | | | | |
Property, plant and equipment(a) | 395 | 28 | - | 423 | - | 423 |
Goodwill and other intangible assets(b) | 182 | 4 | 9 | 195 | (6) | 189 |
Depreciation and amortisation: | | | | | | |
Property, plant and equipment | (413) | (42) | (4) | (459) | - | (459) |
Right of use assets | (246) | (23) | - | (269) | - | (269) |
Other intangible assets | (128) | (5) | (5) | (138) | - | (138) |
Impairment(c): | | | | | | |
(Loss)/reversal on financial assets | 2 | - | (15) | (13) | 15 | 2 |
(a) Includes £1m (26 weeks ended 26 August 2023: £nil) of property, plant and equipment acquired through business combinations.
(b) Includes £56m (26 weeks ended 26 August 2023: £nil) of goodwill and other intangible assets acquired through business combinations.
(c) Excludes impairment of other non-current assets.
26 weeks ended 26 August 2023 | UK & ROI | Central | Tesco | Total segments | Exclude: Banking operations(d) | Continuing operations(d) |
Capital expenditure (including acquisitions through business combinations): | | | | | | |
Property, plant and equipment(a) | 381 | 38 | 3 | 422 | (1) | 421 |
Goodwill and other intangible assets(b) | 118 | 5 | 12 | 135 | (12) | 123 |
Depreciation and amortisation: | | | | | | |
Property, plant and equipment | (397) | (42) | (5) | (444) | 1 | (443) |
Right of use assets | (247) | (22) | (1) | (270) | 1 | (269) |
Other intangible assets | (113) | (6) | (17) | (136) | 14 | (122) |
Impairment(c): | | | | | | |
(Loss)/reversal on financial assets | - | (1) | (33) | (34) | 33 | (1) |
(a)-(c) Refer to previous table for footnotes.
(d) Comparatives have been re-presented to disclose Banking operations as a discontinued operation. Refer to Note 6.
Cash flow statement
The following tables provide further analysis of the Group cash flow statement, including a split of cash flows between Retail continuing operations, and Tesco Bank continuing and discontinued operations.
| | | | | Tesco Bank | | | |||
| Retail | | Continuing operations | Discontinued operations | | Tesco Group | ||||
26 weeks ended 24 August 2024 | Before adjusting items £m | Adjusting items £m | Retail | | Before adjusting items | Adjusting items |
| Total | | Total £m |
Operating profit/(loss) | 1,555 | (33) | 1,522 | | 94 | (4) | 90 | 40 | | 1,652 |
Depreciation and amortisation | 819 | 38 | 857 | | 9 | - | 9 | - | | 866 |
ATM net income | (4) | - | (4) | | 4 | - | 4 | - | | - |
(Profit)/loss arising on sale of property, plant and equipment, investment property, intangible assets, assets held for sale and early termination of leases | 7 | (10) | (3) | | - | - | - | - | | (3) |
Net remeasurement (gain)/loss on non-current assets held for sale | - | - | - | | - | - | - | 44 | | 44 |
Defined benefit pension scheme payments | (14) | - | (14) | | - | - | - | - | | (14) |
Share-based payments | 19 | - | 19 | | (2) | - | (2) | 2 | | 19 |
Fair value movements included in operating profit/(loss) | - | - | - | | (3) | - | (3) | 13 | | 10 |
Cash flows generated from/(used in) operations excluding working capital | 2,382 | (5) | 2,377 | | 102 | (4) | 98 | 99 | | 2,574 |
(Increase)/decrease in working capital | 169 | (47) | 122 | | (128) | 4 | (124) | 41 | | 39 |
Cash generated from/(used in) operations | 2,551 | (52) | 2,499 | | (26) | - | (26) | 140 | | 2,613 |
Interest paid | (380) | - | (380) | | (8) | - | (8) | (1) | | (389) |
Corporation tax paid | (176) | - | (176) | | (5) | - | (5) | - | | (181) |
Net cash generated from/(used in) operating activities* | 1,995 | (52) | 1,943 | | (39) | - | (39) | 139 | | 2,043 |
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment, investment property, intangible assets and assets classified as held for sale | 1 | 15 | 16 | | - | - | - | - | | 16 |
Purchase of property, plant and equipment, investment property and other long-term assets - property buybacks and store purchases | (16) | - | (16) | | - | - | - | - | | (16) |
Purchase of property, plant and equipment, investment property and other long-term assets - other capital expenditure | (464) | - | (464) | | - | - | - | - | | (464) |
Purchase of intangible assets | (130) | - | (130) | | (5) | - | (5) | (6) | | (141) |
Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired | (46) | - | (46) | | - | - | - | - | | (46) |
Investments in joint ventures and associates | (6) | - | (6) | | - | - | - | - | | (6) |
Decrease in short-term investments | 1,180 | - | 1,180 | | - | - | - | - | | 1,180 |
Increase in short-term investments | (964) | - | (964) | | - | - | - | - | | (964) |
Proceeds from sale of other investments | 2 | - | 2 | | 864 | - | 864 | - | | 866 |
Purchase of other investments | - | - | - | | (91) | - | (91) | - | | (91) |
Dividends received from joint ventures and associates | 2 | - | 2 | | - | - | - | - | | 2 |
Interest received | 136 | - | 136 | | - | - | - | - | | 136 |
Cash inflows from derivative financial instruments | - | - | - | | 27 | - | 27 | - | | 27 |
Net cash generated from/(used in) investing activities* | (305) | 15 | (290) | | 795 | - | 795 | (6) | | 499 |
Own shares purchased for cancellation | (575) | - | (575) | | - | - | - | - | | (575) |
Own shares purchased for share schemes, net of cash received from employees | 17 | - | 17 | | - | - | - | - | | 17 |
Repayment of capital element of obligations under leases | (295) | - | (295) | | (1) | - | (1) | (1) | | (297) |
Cash outflows exceeding the incremental increase in assets in a property buyback | (14) | - | (14) | | - | - | - | - | | (14) |
Increase in borrowings | 342 | - | 342 | | - | - | - | - | | 342 |
Repayment of borrowings | (476) | - | (476) | | (146) | - | (146) | - | | (622) |
Cash inflows from derivative financial instruments | 437 | - | 437 | | 1 | - | 1 | - | | 438 |
Cash outflows from derivative financial instruments | (404) | - | (404) | | - | - | - | - | | (404) |
Dividends paid to equity holders | (575) | - | (575) | | - | - | - | - | | (575) |
Net cash generated from/(used in) financing activities* | (1,543) | - | (1,543) | | (146) | - | (146) | (1) | | (1,690) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 147 | (37) | 110 | | 610 | - | 610 | 132 | | 852 |
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period | | | | | | | | | | 1,874 |
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes | | | | | | | | | | (8) |
Cash and cash equivalents, including cash held in the disposal group, at the end of the period | | | | | | | | | | 2,718 |
Less: Cash held in the disposal group | | | | | | | | | | (381) |
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | | | | | | | | | | 2,337 |
* Refer to page 47 for the reconciliation of the APM: Retail free cash flow.
| | | Tesco Bank (restated)(a) | | | | ||||
| Retail | | Continuing operations | Discontinued operations | | Total | ||||
26 weeks ended 26 August 2023 | Before adjusting items £m | Adjusting items £m |
| | Before adjusting items | Adjusting items |
|
| | Total £m |
Operating profit/(loss) | 1,417 | - | 1,417 | | 9 | - | 9 | 56 | | 1,482 |
Depreciation and amortisation | 790 | 37 | 827 | | 7 | - | 7 | 16 | | 850 |
ATM net income | (5) | - | (5) | | 5 | - | 5 | - | | - |
(Profit)/loss arising on sale of property, plant and equipment, investment property, intangible assets, assets held for sale and early termination of leases | 10 | (8) | 2 | | - | - | - | - | | 2 |
(Profit)/loss arising on sale of subsidiaries | - | (12) | (12) | | - | - | - | - | | (12) |
Net remeasurement (gain)/loss on non-current assets held for sale | - | (16) | (16) | | - | - | - | - | | (16) |
Defined benefit pension scheme payments | (13) | - | (13) | | - | - | - | - | | (13) |
Share-based payments | 13 | - | 13 | | (2) | - | (2) | 2 | | 13 |
Fair value movements included in operating profit/(loss) | - | - | - | | 7 | - | 7 | 31 | | 38 |
Cash flows generated from operations excluding working capital | 2,212 | 1 | 2,213 | | 26 | - | 26 | 105 | | 2,344 |
(Increase)/decrease in working capital | 368 | (88) | 280 | | 52 | (1) | 51 | 76 | | 407 |
Cash generated from/(used in) operations | 2,580 | (87) | 2,493 | | 78 | (1) | 77 | 181 | | 2,751 |
Interest paid | (387) | - | (387) | | (7) | - | (7) | - | | (394) |
Corporation tax paid | (38) | - | (38) | | (7) | - | (7) | - | | (45) |
Net cash generated from/(used in) operating activities(b) | 2,155 | (87) | 2,068 | | 64 | (1) | 63 | 181 | | 2,312 |
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment, investment property, intangible assets and assets classified as held for sale | 2 | 32 | 34 | | - | - | - | - | | 34 |
Purchase of property, plant and equipment, investment property and other long-term assets - property buybacks and store purchases | (22) | - | (22) | | - | - | - | - | | (22) |
Purchase of property, plant and equipment, investment property and other long-term assets - other capital expenditure | (472) | - | (472) | | (4) | - | (4) | (1) | | (477) |
Purchase of intangible assets | (123) | - | (123) | | (2) | - | (2) | (13) | | (138) |
Disposal of subsidiaries, net of cash disposed | - | 15 | 15 | | - | - | - | - | | 15 |
Investments in joint ventures and associates | (5) | - | (5) | | - | - | - | - | | (5) |
Decrease in short-term investments(c) | 725 | - | 725 | | - | - | - | - | | 725 |
Increase in short-term investments(c) | (1,801) | - | (1,801) | | - | - | - | - | | (1,801) |
Proceeds from sale of other investments | 2 | - | 2 | | 81 | - | 81 | - | | 83 |
Purchase of other investments | (5) | - | (5) | | (82) | - | (82) | - | | (87) |
Dividends received from joint ventures and associates | 6 | - | 6 | | - | - | - | - | | 6 |
Special dividend received from Tesco Bank | 250 | - | 250 | | (250) | - | (250) | - | | - |
Interest received | 114 | - | 114 | | - | - | - | - | | 114 |
Cash inflows from derivative financial instruments | 3 | - | 3 | | - | - | - | - | | 3 |
Cash outflows from derivative financial instruments | (15) | - | (15) | | - | - | - | - | | (15) |
Net cash generated from/(used in) investing activities(b) | (1,341) | 47 | (1,294) | | (257) | - | (257) | (14) | | (1,565) |
Own shares purchased for cancellation | (503) | - | (503) | | - | - | - | - | | (503) |
Own shares purchased for share schemes, net of cash received from employees | (6) | - | (6) | | - | - | - | - | | (6) |
Repayment of capital element of obligations under leases | (306) | - | (306) | | (1) | - | (1) | (1) | | (308) |
Cash outflows exceeding the incremental increase in assets in a property buyback | (15) | - | (15) | | - | - | - | - | | (15) |
Increase in borrowings | 682 | - | 682 | | - | - | - | 300 | | 982 |
Repayment of borrowings | (97) | - | (97) | | - | - | - | - | | (97) |
Cash inflows from derivative financial instruments | 68 | - | 68 | | - | - | - | - | | 68 |
Cash outflows from derivative financial instruments | (66) | - | (66) | | - | - | - | - | | (66) |
Dividends paid to equity holders | (509) | - | (509) | | - | - | - | - | | (509) |
Net cash generated from/(used in) financing activities(b) | (752) | - | (752) | | (1) | - | (1) | 299 | | (454) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 62 | (40) | 22 | | (194) | (1) | (195) | 466 | | 293 |
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period | | | | | | | | | | 1,565 |
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes | | | | | | | | | | (9) |
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | | |
| | | |
|
| | 1,849 |
(a) Comparatives have been re-presented to disclose Banking operations as a discontinued operation. Refer to Note 6.
(b) Refer to page 47 for the reconciliation of the APM: Retail free cash flow.
(c) Comparative net (investments in)/proceeds from sale of short-term investments has been re-presented on a gross basis as increase and decrease in short-term investments.
Note 3 Adjusting items
Group income statement
Profit/(loss) for the period included the following adjusting items:
26 weeks ended 24 August 2024 | Cost of sales | Administrative expenses | Total adjusting items included within operating profit | Finance income/ (costs) £m | Taxation | Adjusting items included within discontinued operations £m |
Total adjusting items £m |
Property transactions(a) | - | 7 | 7 | - | (1) | - | 6 |
Restructuring(b) | (3) | - | (3) | - | 1 | - | (2) |
Amortisation of acquired intangible assets(c) | - | (38) | (38) | - | 9 | - | (29) |
Banking operations disposal costs(d) | (2) | (1) | (3) | - | 1 | - | (2) |
Net pension finance income/(costs)(e) | - | - | - | (15) | 4 | - | (11) |
Fair value remeasurements of financial instruments(e) | - | - | - | 66 | (16) | - | 50 |
Total adjusting items from continuing operations | (5) | (32) | (37) | 51 | (2) | - | 12 |
Adjusting items relating to discontinued operations(f) | - | - | - | - | - | (41) | (41) |
Total | (5) | (32) | (37) | 51 | (2) | (41) | (29) |
(a) Predominantly relates to the disposal of surplus properties that generated a profit before tax of £10m (26 weeks ended 26 August 2023: £8m).
(b) Provisions relating to operational restructuring changes announced as part of 'Save to Invest', a multi-year programme which commenced in June 2022. The total cost of the programme to date is £(235)m. Future cost savings will not be reported within adjusting items.
(c) Amortisation of acquired intangibles relates to historical inorganic business combinations and does not reflect the Group's ongoing trading performance.
(d) Costs incurred within the continuing Group in relation to the sale of Banking operations.
(e) Net pension finance costs and fair value remeasurements of financial instruments are included within adjusting items, as they can fluctuate significantly due to external market factors that are outside management's control. Refer to Note 4 for details of finance income and costs.
(f) Refer to Note 6.
26 weeks ended 26 August 2023 | Cost of sales | Administrative expenses | Total adjusting items included within operating profit | Finance income/ (costs) | Taxation | Adjusting items included within discontinued operations £m |
Total adjusting items £m |
Property transactions | 2 | 22 | 24 | - | (4) | - | 20 |
Restructuring | 3 | (2) | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Amortisation of acquired intangible assets | - | (37) | (37) | - | 9 | - | (28) |
Net pension finance income/(costs) | - | - | - | (10) | 2 | - | (8) |
Fair value remeasurements of financial instruments | - | - | - | 28 | (7) | - | 21 |
Disposal of China associate in a prior period | - | - | - | - | 23 | - | 23 |
Disposal of subsidiary | - | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | 12 |
Total adjusting items from continuing operations | 5 | (5) | - | 18 | 23 | - | 41 |
Adjusting items relating to discontinued operations | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 5 | (5) | - | 18 | 23 | - | 41 |
Group cash flow statement
The table below shows the impact of adjusting items from continuing operations on the Group cash flow statement. There were no adjusting cash flows related to discontinued operations in the current and comparative periods:
| Cash flows from | | Cash flows from | | Cash flows from | |||
| 26 weeks | 26 weeks | | 26 weeks | 26 weeks | | 26 weeks | 26 weeks |
Property transactions(a) | - | - | | 15 | 32 | | - | - |
Disposal of subsidiaries(b) | - | - | | - | 15 | | - | - |
Restructuring(c) | (52) | (88) | | - | - | | - | - |
Total adjusting items from continuing operations | (52) | (88) | | 15 | 47 | | - | - |
(a) Property transactions include £2m proceeds (26 weeks ended 26 August 2023: £14m) relating to the sale of stores in Poland in 2021 not included in the sale of the corporate business.
(b) In the prior period the Group disposed of its Booker subsidiary Ritter-Courivaud Limited, part of the UK & ROI segment.
(c) Cash outflows predominantly relating to operational restructuring changes as part of the multi-year 'Save to Invest' programme, which commenced in June 2022.
Note 4 Finance income and costs
Continuing operations | Notes | 26 weeks | 26 weeks |
Finance income | | | |
Interest and similar income | | 124 | 123 |
Interest income on other investments | | 6 | 6 |
Finance income on net investment in leases | | 1 | 1 |
Finance income from reinsurance contracts held | | 1 | 1 |
Total finance income | | 132 | 131 |
Finance costs | | | |
GBP MTNs and loans | | (102) | (96) |
EUR MTNs | | (46) | (55) |
USD bonds | | (9) | (9) |
Interest expense on lease liabilities | | (186) | (183) |
Finance expenses from insurance contracts issued | | (7) | (5) |
Other interest costs | | (51) | (70) |
Total finance costs before adjusting items | | (401) | (418) |
Fair value remeasurements of financial instruments | | 66 | 28 |
Net pension finance costs | 16 | (15) | (10) |
Total finance costs | | (350) | (400) |
Net finance costs | | (218) | (269) |
Note 5 Taxation
Recognised in the Group income statement
Continuing operations | 26 weeks
| 26 weeks 2023 (restated*) £m |
Current tax charge | | |
UK corporation tax | 256 | 171 |
Overseas tax | 39 | 35 |
| 295 | 206 |
Deferred tax charge | | |
Origination and reversal of temporary differences | 75 | 68 |
| 75 | 68 |
Total income tax charge | 370 | 274 |
| | |
Analysed as: | | |
Tax charge/(credit) on adjusted profit | 368 | 297 |
Tax charge/(credit) on adjusting items | 2 | (23) |
Total income tax charge | 370 | 274 |
| | |
Effective tax rate | 26.6% | 23.6% |
Adjusted effective tax rate | 26.7% | 26.0% |
* Comparatives have been re-presented to disclose Banking operations as a discontinued operation. Refer to Note 6.
The tax charge in the Group income statement is based on management's best estimate of the full year effective tax rates by geographical unit applied to half year profits, which is then adjusted for tax on adjusting items arising in the period to 24 August 2024. The statutory rate of corporation tax has been applied to the adjusting items, based on the geographical unit of that item. Refer to Note 3 for further details.
The Group is within the scope of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Pillar Two model rules. Pillar Two legislation has been enacted in the UK introducing a global minimum effective tax rate of 15%. The legislation implements a domestic top-up tax and a multinational top-up tax, effective for accounting periods starting on or after 31 December 2023. The Group has applied the exception under IAS 12 to recognising and disclosing information about deferred tax assets and liabilities related to top-up income taxes. Under the legislation, the Group is liable to pay a top-up tax for the difference between its effective tax rate per jurisdiction and the 15% minimum rate. The Group has performed an assessment of the potential exposure to Pillar Two income taxes and there is not expected to be a material impact on the Group's tax charge.
Note 6 Discontinued operations
The following table presents a breakdown of the assets and liabilities of the disposal group and non-current assets classified as held for sale.
| 24 August 2024 | 24 February 2024 | 26 August 2023 | ||||
| Banking operations |
£m | Total | Banking operations |
£m | Total | Total |
Assets of the disposal group | 8,084 | - | 8,084 | 7,698 | - | 7,698 | - |
Non-current assets classified as held for sale* | - | 101 | 101 | - | 85 | 85 | 141 |
Total assets of the disposal group and non-current assets classified as held for sale | 8,084 | 101 | 8,185 | 7,698 | 85 | 7,783 | 141 |
Liabilities of the disposal group | (7,512) | - | (7,512) | (7,122) | - | (7,122) | - |
Total net assets of the disposal group and non-current assets classified as held for sale | 572 | 101 | 673 | 576 | 85 | 661 | 141 |
* Other non-current assets classified as held for sale consist mainly of properties in the UK and Central Europe (24 February 2024: UK and Central Europe, 26 August 2023: Central Europe) due to be sold within one year. Due to the individual nature of each property, fair values are classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy.
Disposal of Banking operations
In February 2024, the Group reached agreement on the terms of a proposed sale of its banking operations, comprising personal loans, credit cards, customer deposits, and associated operational capabilities ('Banking operations') for consideration of £600m. The sale is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to complete by the end of this calendar year.
The related assets and liabilities have been classified as held for sale in the Banking operations disposal group within the Tesco Bank segment, with Group results for the 26 weeks ended 26 August 2023 re-presented to present Banking operations as a discontinued operation.
Balance sheet of the disposal group
The following table presents a breakdown of the assets and liabilities of the Banking operations disposal group:
| 24 August 2024 £m | 24 February 2024 £m |
Loans and advances to customers | 8,036 | 7,669 |
Derivative financial instruments | 34 | 54 |
Trade and other receivables | 89 | 47 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 381 | 346 |
Excess loss on remeasurement of the disposal group | (456) | (418) |
Assets of the disposal group classified as held for sale | 8,084 | 7,698 |
| | |
Trade and other payables | (63) | (81) |
Borrowings | (550) | (549) |
Provisions | (20) | (19) |
Lease liabilities | (16) | (17) |
Deposits from customers | (6,843) | (6,440) |
Derivative financial instruments | (20) | (16) |
Liabilities of the disposal group classified as held for sale | (7,512) | (7,122) |
Upon classification as held for sale in February 2024, the Group recognised a loss on remeasuring the disposal group to fair value less costs to sell. The loss was allocated to goodwill and other assets of the disposal group within the scope of the measurement requirements of IFRS 5, which were fully written off. The excess loss remaining was recognised as a reduction in the total assets of the disposal group, which primarily comprise loans and advances to customers measured under IFRS 9. Since the classification of the disposal group as held for sale at February 2024, this excess loss has increased by £38m to reflect the latest fair value less costs to sell.
Income statement of discontinued operations
| 26 weeks ended 24 August 2024 | | 26 weeks ended 26 August 2023(a) |
| £m | | £m |
Revenue | 407 | | 348 |
Operating costs | (313) | | (292) |
Adjusted operating profit/(loss) | 94 | | 56 |
Adjusted finance (costs)/income | (1) | | - |
Adjusted profit/(loss) before tax | 93 | | 56 |
Taxation | (23) | | (14) |
Adjusted profit/(loss) after tax | 70 | | 42 |
Fair value remeasurement of assets of the disposal group(b) | (44) | | - |
Other adjusting items(c) | (10) | | - |
Tax on adjusting items | 13 | | - |
Total adjusting items | (41) | | - |
Total profit/(loss) after tax of discontinued operations | 29 | | 42 |
(a) Comparatives have been re-presented to disclose Banking operations as a discontinued operation.
(b) Fair value remeasurement of assets of the disposal group includes £(6)m remeasurements on non-current assets and £(38)m loss in excess of the carrying amount of the non-current assets.
(c) Other adjusting items relate to programme costs in order to separate Banking operations from the remaining business of Tesco Bank, including professional fees, legal fees, consultancy fees and technology build costs.
Cash flow statement of discontinued operations
| 26 weeks ended 24 August 2024 | | 26 weeks ended 26 August 2023 |
| £m | | £m |
Net cash flows from operating activities | 139 | | 181 |
Net cash flows from investing activities | (6) | | (14) |
Net cash flows from financing activities | (1) | | 299 |
Net cash flows from discontinued operations | 132 | | 466 |
Expected credit losses (ECLs) of the Banking operations disposal group
The Banking operations disposal group has specific risks in relation to ECLs on loans and advances to customers. The financial risk for ECLs is that a retail customer or counterparty to a wholesale transaction will fail to meet its obligations in accordance with contractually agreed terms and Tesco Bank will incur losses as a result.
The ECLs calculation and the measurement of significant deterioration in credit risk both incorporate forward-looking information using a range of macroeconomic scenarios, with key variables being the Bank of England base rate, unemployment rate and gross domestic product.
There are four scenarios commissioned from a third-party provider:
Scenario | Scenario assumptions | Weighting (%) |
Base | Base rate drops to a little below 5% by end-2024. Unemployment expected to remain around 4.5% through 2025 before reducing back towards 4.0% over the remaining years of the forecast. Growth strengthens in 2025 as interest rates drop back and consumer demand rises. | 40% |
Upside | Geopolitical tensions begin to diminish and increased oil and gas supply to Europe causes energy prices to drop back (oil to below $70 a barrel, quarterly average). Inflation falls below the 2% target. Base rate falls more quickly, with commensurate increases in business confidence which supports job hiring. Growth is predicted to be at pre-pandemic levels in 2024, accelerating to 3.4% in 2025. | 30% |
Downside 1 | Disruption to energy supplies and commodities from geopolitical tensions drive wholesale price rises that are passed on to consumers and cause higher inflation. Base rate peaks at 6.25% in 2024 and unemployment rises to 5.8% in early 2025. Economic contraction until mid-2025. | 25% |
Downside 2 | Similar to Downside 1, but inflation remains above target until mid-2028, Sterling depreciates more markedly against the Dollar. Base rates reach 7.75% in early 2025 and unemployment peaks at 7.5% in early 2025 (remaining above 6% until end-2028). Growth declines in 2024 and 2025 before stabilising in 2026. | 5% |
The economic scenarios used include the following ranges of key indicators:
As at 24 August 2024 (five-year average) | Base | Upside | Downside 1 | Downside 2 |
Bank of England base rate(a) | 3.8% | 3.2% | 4.8% | 6.1% |
Gross domestic product(b) | 1.8% | 2.3% | 1.3% | 0.7% |
Unemployment rate | 4.3% | 4.0% | 5.2% | 6.5% |
Unemployment rate peak in year | 4.4% | 4.1% | 5.5% | 7.0% |
| | | | |
As at 24 February 2024 (five-year average) | Base | Upside | Downside 1 | Downside 2 |
Bank of England base rate(a) | 4.1% | 3.5% | 5.4% | 7.2% |
Gross domestic product(b) | 1.5% | 2.0% | 0.8% | 0.1% |
Unemployment rate | 4.4% | 4.0% | 5.5% | 7.2% |
Unemployment rate peak in year | 4.4% | 4.0% | 5.7% | 7.5% |
| | | | |
As at 26 August 2023 (five-year average) | Base | Upside | Downside 1 | Downside 2 |
Bank of England base rate(a) | 4.7% | 3.8% | 5.8% | 7.2% |
Gross domestic product(b) | 1.2% | 1.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% |
Unemployment rate | 4.2% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 6.5% |
Unemployment rate peak in year | 4.3% | 3.9% | 5.3% | 6.8% |
(a) Simple average.
(b) Annual growth rates.
Key assumptions and sensitivity
The key assumptions to which the Tesco Bank ECL is most sensitive are macroeconomic factors, probability of default (PD), loss given default (LGD), PD threshold (staging), and expected lifetime (revolving credit facilities). The table below sets out the changes in the ECL allowance that would arise from reasonably possible changes in these assumptions from those used in the ECL allowance calculations as at 24 August 2024 and excludes specific management overlays which are discussed further below:
| | Impact on the loss allowance | ||
Key assumption | Reasonably possible change | 24 August 2024 | 24 February 2024 | 26 August 2023 |
Closing ECL allowance | | 395 | 433 | 452 |
Macroeconomic factors (100% weighted) | Upside scenario | (33) | (42) | (37) |
| Base scenario | (15) | (20) | (11) |
| Downside scenario 1 | 41 | 55 | 40 |
| Downside scenario 2 | 127 | 170 | 110 |
Probability of default | Increase of 10% | 29 | 30 | 33 |
| Decrease of 10% | (29) | (29) | (32) |
Loss given default | Increase of 2.5% | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Decrease of 2.5% | (10) | (10) | (10) |
Probability of default threshold (staging) | Increase of 20% | (7) | (8) | (8) |
| Decrease of 20% | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Expected lifetime (revolving credit facility) | Increase of 1 year | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Decrease of 1 year | (5) | (5) | (6) |
In previous periods, certain specific management overlays have been recognised to address an increased downside risk from a high inflationary environment, the high cost of borrowing and the cost-of-living crisis. With the reduction to inflation since February 2024, the management overlay for cost of living has been removed as the risk is now adequately captured in the underlying portfolio.
The specific management overlay recognised to address the prevailing downside risks and ensure the potential impacts of future stress are adequately provided for, is detailed below.
Overlay | Description of adjustment | 24 August 2024 | 24 February 2024 £m | 26 August 2023 |
Underestimation risk | Risk that the beneficial impact of recent credit loss trends incorporated into credit risk models are transitive and may reverse due to the uncertain economic climate | 7 | 8 | 56 |
Cost of living | A portion of Tesco Bank's customers may be more impacted by cost-of-living pressures, with deterioration in their ability to repay unsecured lending balances | - | 20 | 20 |
Total overlays | | 7 | 28 | 76 |
Movements in the management overlays above also reflect incorporation over time of the identified risks into the modelled scenarios.
Note 7 Dividends
| 26 weeks ended 24 August 2024 | | 26 weeks ended 26 August 2023 | ||
| Pence/share | £m | | Pence/share | £m |
Amounts recognised through equity as distributions to owners: | | | | | |
Paid prior financial year final dividend* | 8.25 | 576 | | 7.05 | 510 |
(Increase)/decrease in unclaimed dividends | - | (1) | | - | (1) |
Dividends paid in the financial period |
| 575 | | | 509 |
| | | | | |
Interim dividend declared for the current period | 4.25 | 291 | | 3.85 | 274 |
* Excludes £5m prior financial year final dividend waived (26 August 2023: £6m).
The interim dividend was approved by the Board of Directors on 2 October 2024. It will be paid on 22 November 2024 to shareholders who are on the Register of members at close of business on 11 October 2024.
A dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP) is available to shareholders who would prefer to invest their dividends in the shares of the Company. For those shareholders electing to receive the DRIP, the last date for receipt of a new election is 1 November 2024.
Note 8 Earnings/(losses) per share and diluted earnings/(losses) per share
| 26 weeks ended 24 August 2024 | | 26 weeks ended 26 August 2023 (restated(a)) | ||||
| Basic | Dilutive share | Diluted | | Basic | Dilutive share | Diluted |
Profit/(loss) (£m) | | | | | | | |
Continuing operations(b) | 1,022 | - | 1,022 | | 885 | - | 885 |
Discontinued operations | 29 | - | 29 | | 42 | - | 42 |
Total | 1,051 | - | 1,051 | | 927 | - | 927 |
Weighted average number of shares (millions) | 6,922 | 70 | 6,992 | | 7,172 | 54 | 7,226 |
| | | | | | | |
Earnings/(losses) per share (pence) | | | | | | | |
Continuing operations | 14.76 | (0.14) | 14.62 | | 12.34 | (0.09) | 12.25 |
Discontinued operations | 0.42 | (0.01) | 0.41 | | 0.59 | (0.01) | 0.58 |
Total | 15.18 | (0.15) | 15.03 | | 12.93 | (0.10) | 12.83 |
(a) Comparatives have been re-presented to disclose Banking operations as a discontinued operation. Refer to Note 6.
(b) Excludes profits attributable to non-controlling interests of £nil (26 weeks ended 26 August 2023: £2m).
APM: Adjusted diluted earnings per share
Continuing operations | Notes | 26 weeks
| 26 weeks 2023 (restated(a)) |
Profit before tax (£m) | | 1,392 | 1,161 |
Exclude: Adjusting items (£m) | 3 | (14) | (18) |
Adjusted profit before tax (£m) | | 1,378 | 1,143 |
Adjusted profit before tax attributable to the owners of the parent (£m)(b) | | 1,378 | 1,141 |
Taxation on adjusted profit before tax attributable to the owners of the parent (£m) | | (368) | (297) |
Adjusted profit after tax attributable to the owners of the parent (£m) | | 1,010 | 844 |
| | | |
Basic weighted average number of shares (millions) | | 6,922 | 7,172 |
Adjusted basic earnings per share (pence) | | 14.59 | 11.77 |
| | | |
Diluted weighted average number of shares (millions) | | 6,992 | 7,226 |
Adjusted diluted earnings per share (pence) | | 14.45 | 11.68 |
(a) Comparatives have been re-presented to disclose Banking operations as a discontinued operation. Refer to Note 6.
(b) Excludes profit before tax attributable to non-controlling interests of £nil (26 weeks ended 26 August 2023: £2m).
Note 9 Property, plant and equipment
| | 24 August 2024 | | | | 26 August 2023 | |
| Land and | Other(a) £m | Total | | Land and | Other(a) £m | Total |
Net carrying value | | | | | | | |
Opening balance | 14,997 | 2,224 | 17,221 | | 14,870 | 1,992 | 16,862 |
Foreign currency translation | (15) | (4) | (19) | | (81) | (13) | (94) |
Additions(b) | 158 | 264 | 422 | | 144 | 278 | 422 |
Acquired through business combinations | - | 1 | 1 | | - | - | - |
Reclassification | 3 | (2) | 1 | | 3 | (3) | - |
Transfers (to)/from assets classified as held for sale | (18) | - | (18) | | 56 | 2 | 58 |
Disposals | (11) | (2) | (13) | | (8) | (6) | (14) |
Depreciation charge for the period | (230) | (229) | (459) | | (221) | (223) | (444) |
Closing balance | 14,884 | 2,252 | 17,136 | | 14,763 | 2,027 | 16,790 |
| | | | | | | |
Construction in progress included above(c) | 114 | 247 | 361 | | 86 | 244 | 330 |
(a) Other assets consist of fixtures and fittings with a net carrying value of £1,713m (24 February 2024: £1,679m, 26 August 2023: £1,529m), office equipment with a net carrying value of £235m (24 February 2024: £234m, 26 August 2023: £199m) and motor vehicles with a net carrying value of £304m (24 February 2024: £311m, 26 August 2023: £299m).
(b) Includes £25m (24 February 2024: £107m, 26 August 2023: £34m) relating to property buyback and store purchase transactions.
(c) Construction in progress does not include land.
Commitments for capital expenditure contracted for, but not incurred, at 24 August 2024 were £358m (24 February 2024: £160m, 26 August 2023: £279m), principally relating to store development and distribution investment.
At each reporting date, the Group reviews the carrying amounts of its non-current assets to determine whether there is any indication of impairment loss or impairment reversal. The Group has concluded there are no such indicators during the 26 weeks ended 24 August 2024 (26 weeks ended 26 August 2023: £nil).
Note 10 Leases
Group as lessee
Right of use assets
| | 24 August 2024 | | | | 26 August 2023 | |
| Land and | Other | Total | | Land and | Other | Total |
Net carrying value | | | | | | | |
Opening balance | 5,365 | 113 | 5,478 | | 5,387 | 113 | 5,500 |
Additions (including sale and leaseback transactions) | 87 | 31 | 118 | | 126 | 9 | 135 |
Acquired through business combinations | 5 | - | 5 | | - | - | - |
Depreciation charge for the period | (251) | (18) | (269) | | (252) | (18) | (270) |
Other movements* | 102 | - | 102 | | 156 | 1 | 157 |
Closing balance | 5,308 | 126 | 5,434 | | 5,417 | 105 | 5,522 |
* Other movements include lease terminations, modifications and reassessments, foreign exchange, reclassifications between asset classes and entering into finance subleases.
Lease liabilities
The following table shows the discounted lease liabilities included in the Group balance sheet and the contractual undiscounted lease payments:
| 24 August 2024 | 24 February 2024 £m | 26 August 2023 |
Current | 607 | 584 | 593 |
Non-current | 6,935 | 7,038 | 7,116 |
Total lease liabilities | 7,542 | 7,622 | 7,709 |
Total undiscounted lease payments | 10,570 | 10,757 | 10,800 |
A reconciliation of the Group's opening to closing lease liabilities balance is presented in Note 18.
Note 11 Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments
Cash and cash equivalents
| 24 August 2024 | 24 February 2024 | 26 August 2023 |
Cash at bank and on hand | 3,223 | 2,300 | 2,470 |
Short-term deposits | 87 | 40 | 56 |
Cash and cash equivalents in the Group balance sheet | 3,310 | 2,340 | 2,526 |
Bank overdrafts | (973) | (812) | (677) |
Cash and cash equivalents in the Group cash flow statement | 2,337 | 1,528 | 1,849 |
Short-term investments
| 24 August 2024 | 24 February 2024 | 26 August 2023 |
Money market funds, deposits and similar instruments | 1,912 | 2,128 | 2,692 |
Cash and cash equivalents include £28m (24 February 2024: £30m, 26 August 2023: £28m) of restricted amounts mainly relating to unclaimed dividends, the Group's pension schemes and employee benefit trusts.
Note 12 Commercial income
Below are the commercial income balances included within inventories and trade and other receivables, or netted against trade and other payables.
| 24 August 2024 | 24 February 2024 | 26 August 2023 |
Current assets | | | |
Inventories | (12) | (12) | (12) |
Trade and other receivables | | | |
Trade/other receivables | 81 | 86 | 61 |
Accrued income | 114 | 136 | 105 |
Current liabilities | | | |
Trade and other payables | 108 | 138 | 96 |
Note 13 Borrowings
Borrowings are classified as current and non-current based on their scheduled repayment dates. Repayments of principal amounts are classified as current if the repayment is scheduled to be made within one year of the balance sheet date. During the 26-weeks ended 24 August 2024, within continuing operations, the Group made principal repayments of: €473m (26 weeks ended 26 August 2023: £97m) relating to a Euro MTN which matured July 2024; €50m partial repayment on the Euro 2047 MTN; principal repayments on amortising secured debt of £27m; and Tesco Bank repaid Senior MREL Notes of £146m. In addition, there has been a £350m (26 weeks ended 26 August 2023: £982m) bond issuance, maturing in May 2034.
Current
| | | 24 August 2024 | 24 February 2024 | 26 August 2023 |
Bank loans and overdrafts | | | 998 | 838 | 704 |
Borrowings* | | | 518 | 698 | 1,313 |
| | | 1,516 | 1,536 | 2,017 |
Non-current
| | | 24 August 2024 | 24 February 2024 | 26 August 2023 |
Borrowings* | | | 5,580 | 5,683 | 5,911 |
* £nil of current (24 February 2024: £nil, 26 August 2023: £139m) and £nil of non-current borrowings (24 February 2024: £143m, 26 August 2023: £299m) relate to borrowings issued by Tesco Bank.
Borrowing facilities
The Group has a £2.5bn undrawn committed facility available at 24 August 2024 (24 February 2024: £2.5bn, 26 August 2023: £2.5bn), in respect of which all conditions precedent had been met as at that date, consisting of a syndicated revolving credit facility expiring in more than two years. The cost of the facility is linked to three ESG targets and incurs commitment fees at market rates which would provide funding at floating rates.
In addition, Tesco Bank has a separate £200m committed repurchase facility, maturing on 26 October 2024.
There were no withdrawals from either facility during the financial period to 24 August 2024 (26 weeks ended 26 August 2023: £nil).
Note 14 Insurance
Balances in this note relate to the Group's subsidiary, Tesco Underwriting Limited (TU), part of the Tesco Bank segment.
Insurance contract liabilities and reinsurance contract assets
The breakdown of portfolios and groups of insurance contracts issued and reinsurance contracts held is set out in the table below:
| At 24 August 2024 | | At 24 February 2024 | | At 26 August 2023 | ||||||
| Insurance contract liabilities £m | Reinsurance contracts held £m | Net (liabilities)/ assets £m | | Insurance contract liabilities £m | Reinsurance contracts held £m | Net (liabilities)/ assets £m | | Insurance contract liabilities £m | Reinsurance contracts held £m | Net (liabilities)/ assets £m |
(Liabilities)/assets for remaining coverage | (326) | (274) | (600) | | (260) | (178) | (438) | | (260) | (190) | (450) |
(Liabilities)/assets for incurred claims | (258) | 396 | 138 | | (266) | 303 | 37 | | (238) | 300 | 62 |
| (584) | 122 | (462) | | (526) | 125 | (401) | | (498) | 110 | (388) |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Contracts measured under PAA | (440) | 68 | (372) | | (364) | 62 | (302) | | (312) | 43 | (269) |
Contracts not measured under PAA* | (144) | 54 | (90) | | (162) | 63 | (99) | | (186) | 67 | (119) |
| (584) | 122 | (462) | | (526) | 125 | (401) | | (498) | 110 | (388) |
* Contracts not measured under the premium allocation approach (PAA) are measured using the general measurement model.
Measurement components of insurance contract liabilities and reinsurance contract assets are set out in the table below. The estimate of the present value of future cash flows is adjusted for events since the actuarial valuation:
| At 24 August 2024 | | At 24 February 2024 | | At 26 August 2023 | |||||||||
| Present value of future cash flows £m |
Risk adjustment £m |
CSM £m |
Total £m | | Present value of future cash flows £m |
Risk adjustment £m |
CSM £m |
Total £m | | Present value of future cash flows £m |
Risk adjustment £m |
CSM £m |
Total £m |
Insurance contract liabilities | (495) | (18) | (71) | (584) | | (437) | (16) | (73) | (526) | | (401) | (17) | (80) | (498) |
Reinsurance contract assets | 89 | 6 | 27 | 122 | | 95 | 6 | 24 | 125 | | 74 | 7 | 29 | 110 |
Net (liabilities)/assets | (406) | (12) | (44) | (462) | | (342) | (10) | (49) | (401) | | (327) | (10) | (51) | (388) |
Note 15 Financial instruments
At 24 August 2024 and 24 February 2024, the tables below exclude the assets and liabilities of the Banking operations disposal group classified as held for sale.
The expected maturity of financial assets and liabilities is not considered to be materially different to their current and non-current classification.
Fair value of financial assets and liabilities measured at amortised cost
The table excludes cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, trade receivables/payables, other receivables/payables, accruals and deposits from banks where the carrying values approximate fair value. The levels in the table refer to the fair value measurement hierarchy.
| | 24 August 2024 | | 24 February 2024 | | 26 August 2023 | |||
| Level | Carrying | Fair | | Carrying | Fair | | Carrying | Fair |
Financial assets measured at amortised cost | | | | | | | | | |
Loans and advances to customers(b) | 3 | - | - | | - | - | | 7,422 | 7,385 |
Investment securities at amortised cost(c) | 1 and 2 | 197 | 209 | | 1,033 | 838 | | 1,030 | 1,025 |
Joint ventures and associates loan receivables(d) | 2 | 96 | 107 | | 96 | 97 | | 106 | 110 |
Financial liabilities measured at amortised cost | | | | | | | | | |
Borrowings | | | | | | | | | |
Amortised cost(e) | 1 | (5,079) | (4,871) | | (5,067) | (4,794) | | (5,238) | (4,829) |
Bonds in fair value hedge relationships | 1 | (2,017) | (2,067) | | (2,152) | (2,211) | | (2,690) | (2,729) |
Customer deposits(b) | 3 | - | - | | - | - | | (6,342) | (6,205) |
(a) Refer to the fair value measurement section below for details on Level 2 and 3 valuation methodology.
(b) In February 2024 loans and advances to customers and customer deposits were transferred to the Banking operations disposal group classified as held for sale. Refer to Note 6 for further details.
(c) Investment securities held by Tesco Bank have been wound down as part of the preparation for the disposal of Banking operations. Refer to Note 2.
(d) Joint ventures and associates loan receivables carrying amounts of £96m (24 February 2024: £96m, 26 August 2023: £106m) are presented in the Group balance sheet net of deferred profits of £nil (24 February 2024: £nil, 26 August 2023: £38m) historically arising from the sale of property assets to joint ventures.
(e) Comparative fair values as at 26 August 2023 have been restated from £(5,480)m to £(4,829)m for a revision in the fair value methodology applied to certain index-linked bonds, with no impact on their carrying values.
Fair value measurement by level of fair value hierarchy
The following tables present the Group's financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value, by level of fair value hierarchy:
- quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1);
- inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (that is, as prices) or indirectly (that is, derived from prices) (Level 2); and
- inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (that is, unobservable inputs) (Level 3).
Level 2 assets and liabilities are valued by discounting future cash flows using externally sourced market yield curves, including interest rate curves and foreign exchange rates from highly liquid markets. Refer to the Level 3 instruments section below for details on Level 3 valuation methodology.
At 24 August 2024 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
Assets | | | | |
Investments at fair value through other comprehensive income | 751 | - | 19 | 770 |
Short-term investments at fair value through profit or loss | 949 | - | - | 949 |
Cash and cash equivalents at fair value through profit or loss | - | 63 | - | 63 |
Investments at fair value through profit or loss | - | - | 16 | 16 |
Derivative financial instruments: | | | | |
Interest rate swaps | - | - | 11 | 11 |
Cross-currency swaps | - | - | 141 | 141 |
Index-linked swaps | - | - | 636 | 636 |
Foreign currency forward contracts | - | 11 | - | 11 |
Total assets | 1,700 | 74 | 823 | 2,597 |
Liabilities | | | | |
Derivative financial instruments: | | | | |
Interest rate swaps | - | - | (88) | (88) |
Cross-currency swaps | - | - | (130) | (130) |
Foreign currency forward contracts | - | (38) | - | (38) |
Diesel forward contracts | - | (5) | - | (5) |
Total liabilities | - | (43) | (218) | (261) |
Net assets | 1,700 | 31 | 605 | 2,336 |
At 24 February 2024 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
Assets | | | | |
Investments at fair value through other comprehensive income | 682 | - | 19 | 701 |
Short-term investments at fair value through profit or loss | 889 | - | - | 889 |
Cash and cash equivalents at fair value through profit or loss | - | 35 | - | 35 |
Investments at fair value through profit or loss | - | - | 18 | 18 |
Derivative financial instruments: | | | | |
Interest rate swaps | - | 29 | 15 | 44 |
Cross-currency swaps | - | - | 182 | 182 |
Index-linked swaps | - | - | 583 | 583 |
Foreign currency forward contracts | - | 25 | - | 25 |
Diesel forward contracts | - | 2 | - | 2 |
Total assets | 1,571 | 91 | 817 | 2,479 |
Liabilities | | | | |
Derivative financial instruments: | | | | |
Interest rate swaps | - | (9) | (96) | (105) |
Cross-currency swaps | - | - | (139) | (139) |
Foreign currency forward contracts | - | (20) | - | (20) |
Diesel forward contracts | - | (2) | - | (2) |
Total liabilities | - | (31) | (235) | (266) |
Net assets | 1,571 | 60 | 582 | 2,213 |
At 26 August 2023 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
Assets | | | | |
Investments at fair value through other comprehensive income | 616 | - | 18 | 634 |
Short-term investments at fair value through profit or loss | 1,055 | - | - | 1,055 |
Cash and cash equivalents at fair value through profit or loss | - | 55 | - | 55 |
Investments at fair value through profit or loss | - | 20 | 1 | 21 |
Derivative financial instruments: | | | | |
Interest rate swaps | - | 128 | - | 128 |
Cross-currency swaps | - | - | 174 | 174 |
Index-linked swaps | - | - | 590 | 590 |
Foreign currency forward contracts | - | 28 | - | 28 |
Diesel forward contracts | - | 2 | - | 2 |
Total assets | 1,671 | 233 | 783 | 2,687 |
Liabilities | | | | |
Derivative financial instruments: | | | | |
Interest rate swaps | - | (20) | (163) | (183) |
Cross-currency swaps | - | - | (162) | (162) |
Foreign currency forward contracts | - | (45) | - | (45) |
Diesel forward contracts | - | (3) | - | (3) |
Total liabilities | - | (68) | (325) | (393) |
Net assets | 1,671 | 165 | 458 | 2,294 |
During the period, there were no transfers (26 weeks ended 26 August 2023: no transfers) between Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements.
Level 3 instruments
The valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs are unchanged in the period from that described in Note 26 of the Annual Report and Financial Statements 2024.
The following table presents the changes in Level 3 instruments:
| 26 weeks ended 24 August 2024 | | 26 weeks ended 26 August 2023 | ||
| Uncollateralised derivatives | Unlisted investments | | Uncollateralised derivatives | Unlisted investments |
At the beginning of the period | 545 | 37 | | 379 | 34 |
Gains/(losses) recognised in finance costs(a) | 36 | (1) | | (56) | 1 |
Gains/(losses) recognised in other comprehensive income not reclassified to the income statement | - | - | | - | (1) |
Gains/(losses) recognised in other comprehensive income that may subsequently be reclassified to the income statement | 26 | - | | 15 | - |
Additions | - | - | | - | 5 |
Settlements | (37) | - | | - | - |
Transfers of assets/(liabilities) into Level 3(b) | - | - | | 101 | - |
Transfer of assets/(liabilities) from Level 3(c) | - | (1) | | - | (20) |
At the end of the period | 570 | 35 | | 439 | 19 |
(a) All gains or losses are unrealised.
(b) There were £nil (26 weeks ended 26 August 2023: £nil) transfers of unlisted investments and £nil of derivative assets (26 weeks ended 26 August 2023: £101m) to Level 3 from Level 2 and £nil (26 weeks ended 26 August 2023: £nil) to Level 3 from Level 1.
(c) There were £nil unlisted investments transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 (26 weeks ended 26 August 2023: £(20)m) and £(1)m transfers from Level 3 to Level 1 (26 weeks ended 26 August 2023: £nil).
Note 16 Post-employment benefits
Pensions
The Group operates a variety of post-employment benefit arrangements, covering both funded and unfunded defined benefit schemes and defined contribution schemes.
The principal defined benefit pension plan within the Group is the Tesco PLC Pension Scheme (the Scheme), a UK scheme closed to future accrual. The latest triennial actuarial pension funding valuation for the Scheme as at 31 March 2022 using a projected unit credit method showed a funding surplus of £0.9bn. The Scheme remained in a funding surplus as at 24 August 2024.
On completion of a comprehensive strategic review of the Scheme's long-term needs, the Trustee has appointed Schroders with effect from 28 June 2024 as the Scheme's principal Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO), under an investment management agreement.
Schroders will work with the Trustee to implement the Scheme's investment strategy and deliver security for the Scheme's members.
As set out in the Annual Report and Financial Statements 2024, the Group continues to monitor the Virgin Media vs NTL Pension Trustees court case. Despite the Court of Appeal recently upholding the earlier decision of the High Court against Virgin Media, based on the work performed by the Group to date, it remains appropriate that no adjustment is made to the Group's condensed consolidated interim financial statements, and we will continue to keep this matter under review.
IFRIC 14
For schemes in an accounting surplus position, these surpluses are recognised on the balance sheet in line with IFRIC 14, as the Group has an unconditional legal right to any future economic benefits by way of future refunds following a gradual settlement.
Movement in the Group pension surplus/(deficit) during the financial period
| Net defined benefit surplus/(deficit) | ||
| 24 August 2024 | 24 February 2024 | 26 August 2023 |
Opening balance | (631) | (391) | (391) |
Current service cost | (9) | (15) | (7) |
Finance income/(cost) | (15) | (18) | (10) |
Included in the Group income statement | (24) | (33) | (17) |
| | | |
Remeasurement gain/(loss): | | | |
Financial assumptions gain/(loss) | (74) | 720 | 1,183 |
Demographic assumptions gain/(loss) | (7) | 261 | 219 |
Experience gain/(loss) | (62) | (182) | (202) |
Return on plan assets excluding finance income | 395 | (1,050) | (987) |
Included in the Group statement of comprehensive income/(loss) | 252 | (251) | 213 |
| | | |
Employer contributions | 9 | 15 | 7 |
Additional employer contributions | 12 | 24 | 11 |
Benefits paid | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Other movements | 23 | 44 | 20 |
Closing balance | (380) | (631) | (175) |
Withholding tax on surplus(a) | (4) | (4) | (3) |
Closing balance, net of withholding tax | (384) | (635) | (178) |
Consisting of: | | | |
Schemes in deficit | (426) | (657) | (200) |
Schemes in surplus(b) | 42 | 22 | 22 |
Deferred tax asset/(liability)(c) | 102 | 162 | 48 |
Surplus/(deficit) in schemes at the end of the period, net of deferred tax | (282) | (473) | (130) |
(a) Recognised through other comprehensive income in remeasurements of defined benefit pension schemes.
(b) Schemes in surplus in the UK are presented on the balance sheet net of a 25% withholding tax (24 February 2024 and 26 August 2023: 35%).
(c) Including £(4)m deferred tax liability relating to the ROI scheme in surplus where no withholding tax is applicable (24 February 2024: £(2)m, 26 August 2023: £(2)m).
Scheme principal assumptions
The principal assumptions, on a weighted average basis, used by external actuaries to value the defined benefit obligation of the Scheme were as follows:
| 24 August 2024 | 24 February 2024 % | 26 August 2023 |
Discount rate(a) | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
Price inflation | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
Rate of increase in deferred pensions(b) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
Rate of increase in pensions in payment(b) | | | |
Benefits accrued before 1 June 2012 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
Benefits accrued after 1 June 2012 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
(a) The discount rate for the Scheme is determined by reference to market yields of high-quality corporate bonds of suitable currency and term to the Scheme cash flows and extrapolated based on the trend observable in corporate bond yields.
(b) In excess of any guaranteed minimum pension (GMP) element.
Sensitivity analysis of significant actuarial assumptions
The sensitivity of significant assumptions upon the Scheme defined benefit obligation is detailed below:
| 24 August 2024 | | |
Financial assumptions - Increase/(decrease) in UK defined benefit obligation | Discount rate | Inflation rate | |
Impact of 0.1% increase of the assumption | (182) | 170 | |
Impact of 0.1% decrease of the assumption | 195 | (158) | |
Impact of 1.0% increase of the assumption | (1,690) | 1,763 | |
Impact of 1.0% decrease of the assumption | 2,152 | (1,484) | |
The sensitivities reflect the range of recent assumption movements and illustrate that the financial assumption sensitivities do not move in a linear fashion. Movements in the defined benefit obligation from discount rate and inflation rate changes may be partially offset by movements in assets.
Note 17 Share capital and other reserves
Share capital
| 26 weeks ended 24 August 2024 | 52 weeks ended 24 February 2024 | ||
| Ordinary shares of 6 ⅓p each | Ordinary shares of 6 ⅓p each | ||
| Number | £m | Number | £m |
Allotted, called-up and fully paid: | | | | |
At the beginning of the financial period | 7,038,930,440 | 445 | 7,318,341,195 | 463 |
Shares cancelled | (182,239,776) | (12) | (279,410,755) | (18) |
At the end of the financial period | 6,856,690,664 | 433 | 7,038,930,440 | 445 |
No shares were issued during the current or prior financial period in relation to share options or bonus awards. The holders of Ordinary shares are entitled to receive dividends as declared from time to time and are entitled to one vote per share at general meetings of the Company.
Other reserves
The tables below set out the movements in other reserves:
| Capital redemption reserve | Hedging | Translation | Own | Merger reserve | Insurance finance reserve £m | Total £m |
At 24 February 2024 | 61 | 75 | 206 | (315) | 3,090 | 14 | 3,131 |
Other comprehensive income/(loss) | | | | | | | |
Retranslation of net assets of overseas subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, net of hedging instruments | - | - | (22) | - | - | - | (22) |
Gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges | - | (6) | - | - | - | - | (6) |
Cash flow hedges reclassified and reported in the Group income statement | - | (36) | - | - | - | - | (36) |
Finance income/(expenses) from insurance contracts issued | - | - | - | - | - | (3) | (3) |
Finance income/(expenses) from reinsurance contracts held | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Tax relating to components of other comprehensive income | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
Total other comprehensive income/(loss) | - | (37) | (22) | - | - | (2) | (61) |
Inventory cash flow hedge movements | | | | | | | |
(Gains)/losses transferred to the cost of inventory | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 9 |
Total inventory cash flow hedge movements | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 9 |
Transactions with owners | | | | | | | |
Own shares purchased for cancellation | - | - | - | (746) | - | - | (746) |
Own shares cancelled | 12 | - | - | 575 | - | - | 587 |
Own shares purchased for share schemes | - | - | - | (101) | - | - | (101) |
Share-based payments | - | - | - | 183 | - | - | 183 |
Total transactions with owners | 12 | - | - | (89) | - | - | (77) |
At 24 August 2024 | 73 | 47 | 184 | (404) | 3,090 | 12 | 3,002 |
(a) Movements in cost of hedging reserve in the 26 weeks ended and balances as at 24 August 2024 were £nil (24 February 2023: £nil, 26 August 2023: £nil).
(b) Including 39.9 million shares held by the Employee Benefit Trust (24 February 2024: 70.0 million, 26 August 2023: 52.4 million).
| Capital redemption reserve | Hedging | Translation | Own | Merger reserve | Insurance finance reserve £m | Total £m |
At 25 February 2023 | 43 | 27 | 322 | (359) | 3,090 | 16 | 3,139 |
Other comprehensive income/(loss) | | | | | | | |
Retranslation of net assets of overseas subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, net of hedging instruments | - | - | (73) | - | - | - | (73) |
Gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges | - | (1) | - | - | - | - | (1) |
Cash flow hedges reclassified and reported in the Group income statement | - | (25) | - | - | - | - | (25) |
Finance income/(expenses) from insurance contracts issued | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 |
Finance income/(expenses) from reinsurance contracts held | - | - | - | - | - | (2) | (2) |
Tax relating to components of other comprehensive income | - | (7) | - | - | - | (1) | (8) |
Total other comprehensive income/(loss) | - | (33) | (73) | - | - | 1 | (105) |
Transfer from hedging reserve to retained earnings | - | 44 | - | - | - | - | 44 |
Inventory cash flow hedge movements | | | | | | | |
(Gains)/losses transferred to the cost of inventory | - | 47 | - | - | - | - | 47 |
Total inventory cash flow hedge movements | - | 47 | - | - | - | - | 47 |
Transactions with owners | | | | | | | |
Own shares purchased for cancellation | - | - | - | (752) | - | - | (752) |
Own shares cancelled | 12 | - | - | 503 | - | - | 515 |
Own shares purchased for share schemes | - | - | - | (47) | - | - | (47) |
Share-based payments | - | - | - | 177 | - | - | 177 |
Total transactions with owners | 12 | - | - | (119) | - | - | (107) |
At 26 August 2023 | 55 | 85 | 249 | (478) | 3,090 | 17 | 3,018 |
Refer to previous table for footnotes.
Own shares held
The table below presents the reconciliation of own shares purchased for cancellation between the Group statement of changes in equity and the Group cash flow statement:
| | 24 August 2024 | 26 August 2023 |
Own shares purchased for cancellation | | £m | £m |
Included in the Group statement of changes in equity | | (746) | (752) |
Outstanding amount recognised as financial liabilities(a) | | 171 | 249 |
Included in the Group cash flow statement(b) | | (575) | (503) |
(a) Shares to be delivered under a share repurchase agreement with an external bank, included in other payables.
(b) 182.2 million (26 August 2023: 190.6 million) shares purchased at an average price of £3.16 per share (26 August 2023: £2.64).
182.2 million (26 August 2023: 190.6 million) shares, representing 2.7% of the called-up share capital as at 24 August 2024 (26 August 2023: 2.7%), with total consideration of £575m (26 August 2023: £503m) including expenses of £3m (26 August 2023: £2m) were cancelled and charged to retained earnings.
Insurance finance reserve
Insurance finance reserve includes the impact of changes in market discount rates on insurance and reinsurance contract assets and liabilities.
Note 18 Analysis of changes in net debt
The Net debt APM, as defined in the Glossary, excludes the net debt of Tesco Bank and includes the net debt of Retail discontinued operations. Balances and movements in respect of the total Group and Tesco Bank are presented to allow reconciliation between the Group balance sheet and the Group cash flow statement.
| 24 August 2024 | | 24 February 2024 | | 26 August 2023 | ||||||
| Group | Tesco Bank | Retail | | Group | Tesco Bank | Retail | | Group | Tesco Bank | Retail |
| £m | £m | £m | | £m | £m | £m | | £m | £m | £m |
Bank and other borrowings, excluding overdrafts(a) | (6,123) | (237) | (5,886) |
| (6,407) | (380) | (6,027) |
| (7,251) | (676) | (6,575) |
Lease liabilities | (7,542) | (1) | (7,541) |
| (7,622) | (2) | (7,620) |
| (7,709) | (21) | (7,688) |
Net financing derivatives | 567 | - | 567 |
| 544 | (3) | 547 |
| 429 | (7) | 436 |
Share purchase obligations | (171) | - | (171) |
| - | - | - |
| (249) | - | (249) |
Liabilities from financing activities | (13,269) | (238) | (13,031) |
| (13,485) | (385) | (13,100) |
| (14,780) | (704) | (14,076) |
Cash and cash equivalents in the balance sheet | 3,310 | 1,149 | 2,161 | | 2,340 | 442 | 1,898 | | 2,526 | 716 | 1,810 |
Overdrafts(b) | (973) | - | (973) | | (812) | - | (812) | | (677) | - | (677) |
Cash and cash equivalents (including overdrafts) in the cash flow statement | 2,337 | 1,149 | 1,188 | | 1,528 | 442 | 1,086 | | 1,849 | 716 | 1,133 |
Short-term investments | 1,912 | - | 1,912 | | 2,128 | - | 2,128 | | 2,692 | - | 2,692 |
Joint venture loans | 96 | - | 96 | | 96 | - | 96 | | 106 | - | 106 |
Interest and other receivables | 17 | - | 17 | | 23 | - | 23 | | 23 | - | 23 |
Net operating and investing derivatives | (29) | - | (29) | | 26 | 23 | 3 | | 100 | 115 | (15) |
Net debt of disposal group | (171) | (171) | - | | (182) | (182) | - | | - | - | - |
Exclude: Share purchase obligations | 171 | - | 171 | | - | - | - | | 249 | - | 249 |
Net debt APM | | | (9,676) | | | | (9,764) | | | | (9,888) |
(a) Retail bank and other borrowings is presented net of a £235m intercompany loan with Tesco Bank (26 August 2023: £235m).
(b) Overdraft balances are included within borrowings in the Group balance sheet, and within cash and cash equivalents in the Group cash flow statement. Refer to Note 11.
The tables below set out the movements in liabilities arising from continuing operations financing activities:
| Bank and other borrowings, excluding overdrafts £m | Lease liabilities £m | Net financing derivatives(a) £m | Share purchase obligations(b) £m | Liabilities from Group financing activities(c) £m |
At 24 February 2024 | (6,407) | (7,622) | 544 | - | (13,485) |
Cash flows arising from financing activities | 280 | 296 | (34) | 575 | 1,117 |
Cash flows arising from operating activities: | | | | |
|
Interest paid | 188 | 186 | 14 | - | 388 |
Non-cash movements: | | | | |
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Fair value gains/(losses) | (59) | - | 93 | - | 34 |
Foreign exchange | 29 | 4 | - | - | 33 |
Interest income/(charge) | (154) |