Share information

Name Nichols
Epic NICL
Isin GB0006389398
Index AIM50 AIM350
Industry Beverages

Key numbers

Latest share price 1,265.00p Net gearing n/a
Market capitalisation £467.65 Debt ratio n/a
Shares in issue 36.97 Debt-to-equity ratio n/a
P/E ratio 19.4 Assets / equity ratio n/a
Total dividends per share 12.60p Price to book value n/a
Dividend yield 2.6 ROCE 15.07
Dividend cover 2 EPS growth 20
Earning per share 31.86 52-week high / low 954.00p / 1,315.00p

Dividends

Type Ex-date Pay-date Net-dividend
Final 2024-03-21 2024-05-02 15.60p
Interim 2023-08-03 2023-09-08 12.60p
Final 2023-03-23 2023-05-04 15.30p
Interim 2022-08-04 2022-09-09 12.40p
Final 2022-03-24 2022-05-05 13.30p
Interim 2021-07-29 2021-09-10 9.80p
Final 2021-03-25 2021-05-06 8.80p
Interim 2020-07-30 2020-09-04 28.00p
Interim 2019-07-25 2019-08-30 12.40p

Contact details

Company name Nichols
Address Laurel House, 3 Woodlands Park, Ashton Road, Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, WA12 0HH
Telephone
Website http://www.nicholsplc.co.uk

Directors

Director Position
Mr Andrew Milne CEO
Mr James Nichols Non-Executive Director
Ms Elizabeth McMeikan Non-Executive Chairman
Mrs Helen Keays Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr John Gittins Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr David Taylor Interim CFO

Company financials

Assets £ (m) 2022 2021 2020
Reporting date 31/12/22 31/12/21 31/12/20
Intangible asssets and goodwill 0.09 5.55 42.45
Investments and other non-current assets n/a n/a n/a
Total non-current assets 15.17 27.92 62.92
Inventory / work in progress 10.43 9.71 5.92
Trade and other receivables 39.56 36.12 29.14
Cash and equivalents 56.3 56.67 47.29
Other current assets and asset held for resale 0.69 0.74 0.67
Total of all assets 122.16 131.17 145.95
Liabilities £ (m) 2022 2021 2020
Short term liabilities 30.71 33.03 21.67
Long term liabilities 2.71 5.11 4.41
Other liabilites / pension etc n/a n/a n/a
Total of all liabilities 33.42 38.14 26.08
Net assets £ (m) 2022 2021 2020
Net assets 88.74 93.03 119.88
Equity £ (m) 2022 2021 2020
Share capital 3.7 3.7 3.7
Minority interests n/a n/a n/a
Retained earnings 79.3 84.19 111.32
Share premium account 3.25 3.25 3.25
Total equity 88.74 93.03 119.88
Income £ (m) 2022 2021 2020
Turnover n/a n/a n/a
Operating profit 13.46 -17.55 6.58
Pre-tax profit 13.84 -17.66 6.54