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Smiths Group PLC Fundamentals

Company NameSmiths Group PLCLast Updated2024-03-28
IndustrySpecialty Industrial MachinerySectorIndustrials
Shares in Issue347.538 mMarket Cap£5.70 bn
PE Ratio24.86Dividend per Share£0.40
Dividend Yield2.52Dividend Cover1.58
EPS£0.65EPS Growth (%)6.84
PEG0DPS Growth (%)0.0496
Debt Ratio0.1656Debt Equity Ratio0.3009
Asset Equity Ratio1.9120Cash Equity Ratio0.0847
Quick Ratio1.1013Current Ratio1.91
Price To Book Value2.7115ROCE0

Smiths Group PLC Dividends

TypeEx-DatePay DateCurrencyNet DividendYear Total
Interim2024-04-042024-05-13GBP0.1355
Prelim2023-10-192023-11-24GBP0.2870
Interim2023-04-062023-05-17GBP0.1290
Prelim2022-10-202022-11-18GBP0.2730
Interim2022-04-072022-05-13GBP0.1230
Prelim2021-10-212021-11-19GBP0.2600
Interim2021-04-082021-05-14GBP0.1170

Smiths Group PLC Company Financials

Assets202320222021
Tangible Assets£352.00 m£349.00 m£320.00 m
Intangible Assets£1.52 bn£1.59 bn£1.50 bn
Investments£354.00 m£372.00 m£7.00 m
Total Fixed Assets£2.61 bn£2.81 bn£2.60 bn
Stocks£637.00 m£570.00 m£381.00 m
Debtors£734.00 m£706.00 m£604.00 m
Cash & Equivalents£285.00 m£1.06 bn£405.00 m
Other Assets£382.00 m£496.00 m£776.00 m
Total Assets£4.36 bn£5.22 bn£5.34 bn
Liabilities202320222021
Creditors within 1 year£898.00 m£1.40 bn£987.00 m
Creditors after 1 year£1.05 bn£1.10 bn£1.93 bn
Other Liabilities00£283.00 m
Total Liabilities£1.95 bn£2.50 bn£2.91 bn
Net assets£2.41 bn£2.72 bn£2.42 bn
Equity202320222021
Called up share capital£131.00 m£136.00 m£149.00 m
Share Premium£389.00 m£384.00 m£369.00 m
Profit / Loss£360.00 m£103.00 m£240.00 m
Other Equity£2.38 bn£2.70 bn£2.40 bn
Preference & Minorities£22.00 m£22.00 m£21.00 m
Total Capital Employed£2.41 bn£2.72 bn£2.42 bn
Ratios202320222021
Debt Ratio£0.21£0.19£0.38
Debt-to-Equity£0.26£0.23£0.61
Assets / Equity1.91201.91201.9120
Cash / Equity0.08470.08470.0847
EPS£0.74£0.09£0.37
Cash Flow202320222021
Cash from operating activities£293.00 m£279.00 m£535.00 m
Cashflow before financing-£652.00 m-£706.00 m£296.00 m
Increase in Cash-£760.00 m£540.00 m£91.00 m
Income202320222021
Turnover£3.04 bn£2.57 bn£2.41 bn
Cost of sales£1.92 bn£1.60 bn£1.49 bn
Gross Profit£1.12 bn£961.00 m£915.00 m
Operating Profit£403.00 m£117.00 m£326.00 m
Pre-Tax profit£360.00 m£103.00 m£240.00 m

Smiths Group PLC Company Background

SectorIndustrials
ActivitiesWith its start as a London jeweler in the 19th century, Smiths Group has for most of its history operated as a company operating disparate but economically attractive businesses. Thematically, it runs businesses that manufacture niche products in security- or safety-sensitive industries. Today, the business is split across four divisions: mechanical seals, weapons detection, electrical connectors, and specialized hoses. The end customers for these products include airports, NASA, government security or defense departments, and hospitals.
Latest Interim Date26 Mar 2024
Latest Fiscal Year End Date26 Sep 2023

Smiths Group PLC Directors

AppointedNamePosition
2023-11-16Sir George W BuckleyNon-Executive Director,Chairman
2021-10-19Mr. Olivier BohuonNon-Executive Director
2021-10-19Mr. Bruno Francois Jules AngeliciNon-Executive Director
2015-11-17Mr. David John Challen CBENon-Executive Director
2016-10-14Sir Julian Michael Horn-SmithNon-Executive Director
2011-08-09Mr. John LangstonExecutive Director,Finance Director
2024-02-01Mr. Richard HowesNon-Executive Director
2015-04-24Mr. Peter Andrew TurnerExecutive Director,Finance Director
2023-10-12Mr. William C Seeger JrNon-Executive Director,Senior Independent Director
2013-11-19Sir Donald Hood Brydon CBENon-Executive Director,Chairman
2023-10-12Mr. Mark SeligmanNon-Executive Director
2011-08-09Mr. David Peter LillycropLegal Officer
2021-05-25Mr. Andrew Reynolds Smith Executive Director,Chief Executive Officer
2016-10-13Mr. Philip BowmanExecutive Director,Chief Executive Officer
2012-10-16Mr. Stuart John ChambersNon-Executive Director
2018-11-14Sir Kevin Tebbit KCB CMGNon-Executive Director
2006-08-01Mr. Alan Matthew ThomsonExecutive Director
2018-06-29Ms. Anne Cecille Quinn CBENon-Executive Director
2022-04-14Mr. John Francis ShipseyExecutive Director,Chief Financial Officer
2011-08-09Mr. Keith Oliver Butler-WheelhouseExecutive Director,Chief Executive
2011-08-09Dr. John Ferrie CBEExecutive Director,Managing Director, Aerospace
2003-09-25Mr. Robert White O'LearyNon-Executive Director
2007-03-30Sir Nigel Hugh Robert Allen Broomfield KCMGNon-Executive Director
2017-10-10Mr. Christopher Michael O'Shea Executive Director,Finance Director
2023-10-12Ms. Tanya D Fratto Non-Executive Director
2023-10-12Mr. Noel Naval Tata, B.A.Non-Executive Director
2023-10-12Ms. Pam ChengNon-Executive Director
2023-11-02Mr. Paul A. KeelExecutive Director,Group Chief Executive Officer
2023-10-12Dame Ann DowlingNon-Executive Director
2024-02-01Ms. Karin HoeingNon-Executive Director
2023-11-02Ms. Clare ScherrerExecutive Director,Chief Financial Officer

Smiths Group PLC Contact Details

Company NameSmiths Group PLC
Address11-12 St James’s Square, 4th Floor, London, SW1Y 4LB
Telephone+44 2070041612
Websitehttps://www.smiths.com

Smiths Group PLC Advisors

Financial PR AdviserFTI Consulting Inc
Phone+44 2037271000
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AuditorPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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Fax+44 2078224652
SolicitorAllen & Overy LLP
Phone+44 2030880000
Fax+44 207339999
RegistrarEquiniti Limited
StockbrokerJ.P. Morgan Cazenove Ltd
Phone+44 2077424000
StockbrokerCredit Suisse
Phone+44 2078888888
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BankLloyds Bank PLC
Remuneration ConsultantKepler Associates
Phone+44 2079307730
Fax+44 2079307733
Remuneration ConsultantFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Phone+44 2079364000
Fax+44 2078327001
SolicitorBaker & McKenzie LLP
Phone+44 2079191000
Fax+44 2079191999
SolicitorLinklaters
Phone+44 2074562000
Fax+44 2074562222
SolicitorEversheds Sutherland
Phone+44 2079194500
Fax+44 2079194919
SolicitorFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Phone+44 2079364000
Fax+44 2078327001