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Vivienne westwood ltd
Registration Number
02682271Incorporation Date
29/01/1992Last Annual Return
Not availableAddress
Westwood Studios, 9-15 Elcho Street, London, London. SW11 4AU
Website
www.viviennewestwood.comAudit Fees
£84,000Secretary
Mr Carlo D'Amario
Directors
Active
Ms Cristiana Benini (51 yrs)
Active
Mr Giorgio Ravasio (52 yrs)
Active
Mr Carlo D'Amario (80 yrs)
Active
Mr Giuseppe Aragoni (64 yrs)
| Proposed Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 42139 | 66256 | 101342 | 133225 | 157206 |
| Directors Fees | 56 | 1699 | 193 | 999 | 1199 |
| Gross Profits | 22322 | 40390 | 61903 | 77857 | 91871 |
| Value Added | 12507 | 31088 | 50315 | 59187 | 84540 |
| Trading Profit | 4112 | 19930 | 38621 | 44419 | 68698 |
| Depreciation | 206 | 124 | 189 | 221 | |
| Non-Trading Income | 0 | 0 | 35 | 216 | 0 |
| Total Interest Charges | 1 | 465 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre-tax Profit | 3905 | 19341 | 38467 | 44414 | 68433 |
| Retained Profit (Shareholders Funds) | 2885 | 15227 | 30890 | 23606 | 26648 |
| Fixed Assets | 250 | 558 | 579 | 541 | 649 |
| Intangibles | 6895 | 5516 | 5345 | 5385 | 6462 |
| Intermediate Assets | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stocks | 4104 | 4464 | 5565 | 4789 | 5651 |
| Debtors | 4794 | 9755 | 13115 | 14641 | 17276 |
| Cash or Equivalent | 23171 | 31710 | 52867 | 81666 | 106828 |
| Total Current Assets | 32069 | 45929 | 71547 | 101096 | 129755 |
| Creditors | 4660 | 4667 | 7715 | 7756 | 10525 |
| Short Term Borrowing | 12933 | 8792 | 2503 | 2317 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 4256 | 7065 | 7307 | 13104 | 15725 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 21849 | 20524 | 17525 | 23177 | 26250 |
| Net Current Assets | 10220 | 25405 | 54022 | 77919 | 103505 |
| Shareholders Funds | 13509 | 28736 | 59626 | 83232 | 109880 |
| Total Loan Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Capital Employed | 3921 | 2742 | 320 | 613 | 736 |
| Total Capital Employed | 17430 | 31478 | 59946 | 83845 | 110616 |
| Pretax Profit Margin % | 9.27 | 29.19 | 37.96 | 33.34 | 43.53 |
| Sales Growth % | -9 | 57 | 53 | 31 | 18 |
| Pretax Profit Growth % | 44 | 395 | 99 | 15 | 54.08 |
| Debtor Ratio Days | 41 | 54 | 47 | 40 | 40.0024319759805 |
| Creditor Ratio Days | 40 | 26 | 28 | 21 | 24.3697624319759 |
| Stock Turnover | 10 | 15 | 18 | 28 | 27.8189601169346 |
| Sales £000 / Employee | 164 | 267 | 361 | 434 | 477.35342019544 |
| Value Added £000/Empl. | 49 | 125 | 179 | 193 | 256.705128912936 |
| Av. Remun. £000 / Empl. | 33 | 45 | 42 | 48 | 48.1042345276873 |
| Total Empl. Remu. £000 | 8395 | 11158 | 11694 | 14768 | 15842.0363636364 |
| Employees | 257 | 248 | 281 | 307 | 329.327272727273 |
| Pretax Profit/Total Assets % | 10 | 37 | 50 | 41 | 50 |
Company Summary
- The Plimsoll Chart is high and rising indicating an improvement in financial strength, well above the industry average.
- Total Sales have increased by 31.5% in the latest year, well above the industry average of -1.4%.
- The company lies an excellent 4th in terms of Pretax Profits in this industry.
- Gross Profit Margin is 58.4% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 33.1%.
- Sales per Employee is £434,000 which is well above the industry average of £234,000.
- The average salary is £48,000 which is well above the industry average of £38,000.
- The company is ranked among the fastest growing in terms of sales growth in the latest year.
- Exports contribute 50% towards the Total Sales of the company.
- The company has consistently improved pretax profits over the last 4 years.Only 7 other companies achieved this.
- Pretax Profit Margin is 33.3% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 3.5%.
- The Profitability chart shows a well above average pretax profit return on total assets in the latest year
- The company is among the Top 17 companies listed as a Best Trading Partner (see section 1c).
- The company is among the Top 32 in terms of Value Added.
- The company is among the Top 46 in terms of Trading Profits.
Company Summary
The company currently has £133m sales and made £44.4m, by following the proposal plan, sales would rise to £157m and profits would rise to £68.4m.
Key Attractiveness Features
- PRIVATELY OWNED
- ADD £133m TO SALES
- ATTRACTIVE RATING
- ATTRACTIVE PRICE
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
Company Valuation
| Proposed Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period Ending | 31-Dec-20 | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-23 | 29-Dec-24 |
| Total Sales (£000) | 42139 | 66256 | 101342 | 133225 | 157206 |
| Pre-tax Profit (£000) | 3905 | 19341 | 38467 | 44414 | 68433 |
| Total Value (£000) | 35919 | 127818 | 217729 | 251341 | 378198 |
| Asset Value (£000) | 16109 | 20293 | 24604 | 25356 | 30038 |
| Goodwill (£000) | 19810 | 107525 | 193125 | 225985 | 348160 |
| Liabilities (£000) | -2599 | 8444 | 35022 | 57876 | 79842 |
| Equity Value (£000) | 33320 | 136262 | 252751 | 309217 | 458040 |
Total Value Formula: (Pretax Profit + Interest Payments - Non Trading Income + Directors Fees) * 5 plus (Fixed Assets + Intangibles + Intermediate Assets + Stocks + Debtors)
Shareholders / Ownership
LATIMO S.A. (100.0%)
Immediate Shareholder: See Shareholders
Subsidiaries
LATIMO S.A.
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 £251.3m including debts.
The equity value is high, indicating low levels of total liabilities.
This company is rated HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE in terms of attractiveness.
The proposed year is based on achieving a 50% return on total assets.
The company's value would increase by 50% if the proposed business plan was followed.
The proposed plan would improve the overall financial strength of the company by 15%.
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