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Avl uk holdings ltd

Kidderminster, Worcestershire. Registration No: 02730352

  • Registration Number

    02730352

  • Incorporation Date

    10/07/1992

  • Last Annual Return

    Not available

  • Address

    Avon House, Hartlebury Trading Estate, Kidderminster, Worcestershire. DY10 4JB

  • Website

    www.avl.com

  • Audit Fees

    £4,000

  • Secretary

    Mr Stephen James Crowe

Directors

Active

Mr Helmut Oskar List (83 yrs)

Company

Industry Av.

Proposed

Proposed
Year
Period Ending 31-Dec-20 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-23 29-Dec-24
Weeks 52 52 52 52 52
Total Sales (£000) 102602 85738 93697 126498 135355
Directors Fees 0 0 0 0 0
Gross Profits 7214 10059 9257 16133 17263
Value Added 25914 24173 28506 36873 37441
Trading Profit 1814 2777 3891 7595 8961
Depreciation 1317 1384 1285 1301
Non-Trading Income 405 51 304 976 0
Total Interest Charges 352 319 285 147 132
Pre-tax Profit 550 1125 2625 7123 7658
Retained Profit (Shareholders Funds) 22 710 2530 4970 4274
Fixed Assets 12851 12166 11393 10497 9972
Intangibles 196 108 26 20 19
Intermediate Assets 0 0 0 0 0
Stocks 561 1285 1642 1576 1405
Debtors 29067 27347 30867 30081 27359
Cash or Equivalent 18082 25337 35234 36714 25058
Total Current Assets 47710 53969 67743 68371 53822
Creditors 2123 666 1874 3134 3856
Short Term Borrowing 10894 19407 14027 20069 0
Other Current Liabilities 18045 17309 38512 27382 27382
Total Current Liabilities 31062 37382 54413 50585 31238
Net Current Assets 16648 16587 13330 17786 22584
Shareholders Funds 16039 16749 19279 24249 28523
Total Loan Capital 10452 8844 1736 0 0
Other Capital Employed 3204 3268 3733 4052 4052
Total Capital Employed 29695 28861 24748 28301 32575
Pretax Profit Margin % 0.54 1.31 2.8 5.63 5.66
Sales Growth % 4 -16 9 35 7
Pretax Profit Growth % -86 105 133 171 8.00
Debtor Ratio Days 103 116 120 87 73.5747711426267
Creditor Ratio Days 8 3 7 9 10.3708548751759
Stock Turnover 183 67 57 80 96.3182741116751
Sales £000 / Employee 247 242 255 316 347.8695
Value Added £000/Empl. 62 68 77 92 96.2255158407576
Av. Remun. £000 / Empl. 58 60 67 73 73.195
Total Empl. Remu. £000 24100 21396 24615 29278 28479.9096274548
Employees 416 354 368 400 389.096381275427
Pretax Profit/Total Assets % 1 2 3 9 12

Company Summary

  • The Plimsoll Chart is high and rising indicating an improvement in financial strength, but below the industry average.
  • Total Sales have increased by 35.0% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 5.7%.
  • The company lies an excellent 12th in terms of Total Sales in this industry.
  • The company lies an excellent 15th in terms of Pretax Profits in this industry. Up 19 places from last year.
  • Gross Profit Margin has markedly improved from 9.9% to 12.8% in the latest year.
  • Sales per Employee is £316,000 which is well above the industry average of £176,000.
  • The company is ranked among the fastest growing in terms of sales growth in the latest year.
  • The company has consistently improved pretax profits over the last 4 years.Only 12 other companies achieved this.
  • Pretax Profit Margin has markedly improved from 2.8% to 5.6% in the latest year.
  • Formal debt of the company has increased by £4.3m, a rise of 27%.
  • The Profitability chart shows a well above average pretax profit return on total assets in the latest year
  • The company is among the Top 26 companies listed as a Best Trading Partner (see section 1c).
  • The company is among the Top 50 Leaders in Efficiency.
  • The company is among the Top 352 companies listed under the Pretax Profits category (see section 3.2c).

Company

Industry Av.

Proposed

Company Summary

The company currently has £126m sales and made £7.1m, by following the proposal plan, sales would rise to £135m and profits would rise to £7.7m.

Key Attractiveness Features

  • PRIVATELY OWNED
  • ADD £126m TO SALES
  • FEW DIRECTORS
  • HIGH AVERAGE AGE

Acquisition Attractiveness Rating

  • Low number of shareholders
  • Company is privately owned
  • Low number of directors
  • Sales growth above the industry average
  • Low financial rating
  • High gross earnings
  • Big difference between current and future value
  • Directors fees represent high proportion of profits
  • Average age of directors is high
Acquisition Attractiveness
  • Highly Attractive
  • Worth Considering
  • Unattractive

Company Valuation

Proposed
Year
Period Ending 31-Dec-20 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-23 29-Dec-24
Total Sales (£000) 102602 85738 93697 126498 135355
Pre-tax Profit (£000) 550 1125 2625 7123 7658
Total Value (£000) 45160 47871 56958 73644 77705
Asset Value (£000) 42675 40906 43928 42174 38755
Goodwill (£000) 2485 6965 13030 31470 38950
Liabilities (£000) -26636 -24157 -24648 -17923 -10232
Equity Value (£000) 18524 23714 32310 55721 67473

Total Value Formula: (Pretax Profit + Interest Payments - Non Trading Income + Directors Fees) * 5 plus (Fixed Assets + Intangibles + Intermediate Assets + Stocks + Debtors)

Shareholders / Ownership

AVL LIST GMBH (100.0%)

Immediate Shareholder: See Shareholders

Subsidiaries

AVL POWERTRAIN UK LTD

AVL UNITED KINGDOM LTD

Acquisition / Valuation Comments

This company has been established 33 years.

The number of shareholders is low (1)

1 director is over 70 years of age.

The value of the company has risen in each of the last 2 years.

The value of the company has fluctuated in the last 2 years.

The total value of the company is currently £73.6m including debts.

The equity value is high, indicating low levels of total liabilities.

The company value is small in comparison to its sales.

This company is rated HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE in terms of attractiveness.

The proposed year is based on achieving a 12% return on total assets.

The proposed plan would improve the overall financial strength of the company by 52%.

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