| Name | Bloomsbury Publishing |
|---|---|
| Epic | BMY |
| Isin | GB0033147751 |
| Index | MID300 |
| Industry | Media |
| Latest share price | 500.00p | Net gearing | n/a |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market capitalisation | £408.04 | Debt ratio | n/a |
| Shares in issue | 81.61 | Debt-to-equity ratio | n/a |
| P/E ratio | 14.5 | Assets / equity ratio | n/a |
| Total dividends per share | 15.43p | Price to book value | n/a |
| Dividend yield | 2.5 | ROCE | 29.47 |
| Dividend cover | 2.72 | EPS growth | -11 |
| Earning per share | 31.14 | 52-week high / low | 468.00p / 706.00p |
| Type | Ex-date | Pay-date | Net-dividend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final | 2025-07-24 | 2025-08-22 | 11.54p |
| Interim | 2024-10-31 | 2024-11-29 | 3.89p |
| Final | 2024-07-25 | 2024-08-23 | 10.99p |
| Interim | 2023-11-02 | 2023-12-01 | 3.70p |
| Final | 2023-07-27 | 2023-08-25 | 10.34p |
| Interim | 2022-11-03 | 2022-12-02 | 1.41p |
| Final | 2022-07-28 | 2022-08-26 | 9.40p |
| Interim | 2021-11-04 | 2021-12-03 | 1.34p |
| Final | 2021-07-29 | 2021-08-27 | 7.58p |
| Company name | Bloomsbury Publishing |
|---|---|
| Address | 50 Bedford Square, London, United Kingdom, WC1B 3DP |
| Telephone | +44 (0) 20 7631 5600 |
| Website | http://www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk |
| Director | Position |
|---|---|
| Mr Nigel Newton | CEO |
| Mr Keith Underwood | CFO |
| Mr Dame Heather Rabbatts | Non-Executive Director |
| Mr John Bason | Non-Executive Chairman |
| Ms Leslie-Ann Reed | Senior Independent Non-Executive Director |
| Mrs Penny Scott-Bayfield | Group Finance Director |
| Baroness Lola Young of Hornsey | Independent Non-Executive Director |
| Assets £ (m) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reporting date | 28/02/25 | 29/02/24 | 28/02/23 |
| Intangible asssets and goodwill | 137.4 | 80.3 | 86.9 |
| Investments and other non-current assets | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Total non-current assets | 165.1 | 104.5 | 107.39 |
| Inventory / work in progress | 46.3 | 36.6 | 43.36 |
| Trade and other receivables | 133.3 | 164.8 | 112.82 |
| Cash and equivalents | 40.6 | 65.8 | 51.54 |
| Other current assets and asset held for resale | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Total of all assets | 385.3 | 371.7 | 315.11 |
| Liabilities £ (m) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short term liabilities | 136.4 | 159.5 | 115.26 |
| Long term liabilities | 34.1 | 9.7 | 12.02 |
| Other liabilites / pension etc | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Total of all liabilities | 170.5 | 169.2 | 127.28 |
| Net assets £ (m) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net assets | 214.8 | 202.5 | 187.84 |
| Equity £ (m) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share capital | 1 | 1 | 1.02 |
| Minority interests | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Retained earnings | 141.1 | 130.5 | 113.04 |
| Share premium account | 47.3 | 47.3 | 47.32 |
| Total equity | 214.8 | 202.5 | 187.84 |
| Income £ (m) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Operating profit | 33.3 | 40.6 | 25.6 |
| Pre-tax profit | 32.5 | 41.5 | 25.41 |