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Arc-uk technologies ltd

Dartford, Kent. Registration No: 04799773

  • Registration Number

    04799773

  • Incorporation Date

    16/06/2003

  • Last Annual Return

    Not available

  • Address

    Unit 5 Dartford Trading Estate, Victoria Road, Dartford, Kent. DA1 5XS

  • Website

    www.e-arc.co.uk

  • Audit Fees

    £11,000

  • Secretary

    Dilantha Ediriweera Wijesuriya

Directors

Active

Mr Kumarakulasingam Suriyakumar (72 yrs)

Active

Dilantha Ediriweera Wijesuriya

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) 9127 5933 7643 9019 10642
Directors Fees 0 0 0 0 0
Gross Profits 5389 3338 4275 5258 6204
Value Added 4568 2740 3142 4077 4654
Trading Profit 1523 276 682 1414 1797
Depreciation 658 609 539 419
Non-Trading Income 0 0 0 5 0
Total Interest Charges 93 70 53 32 38
Pre-tax Profit 772 -403 90 968 1256
Retained Profit (Shareholders Funds) 684 -349 47 1029 581
Fixed Assets 1441 1035 1083 812 974
Intangibles 1 0 0 0 0
Intermediate Assets 0 0 0 0 0
Stocks 106 95 103 118 139
Debtors 1448 2078 2003 1952 2303
Cash or Equivalent 1456 553 976 1710 1606
Total Current Assets 3010 2726 3082 3780 4048
Creditors 688 725 867 709 962
Short Term Borrowing 394 577 842 462 0
Other Current Liabilities 793 515 674 818 982
Total Current Liabilities 1875 1817 2383 1989 1944
Net Current Assets 1135 909 699 1791 2104
Shareholders Funds 1670 1321 1368 2397 2978
Total Loan Capital 752 523 272 124 0
Other Capital Employed 155 100 143 83 100
Total Capital Employed 2577 1944 1783 2604 3078
Pretax Profit Margin % 8.46 -6.79 1.18 10.73 11.8
Sales Growth % 12 -35 29 18 18
Pretax Profit Growth % 230 -152 122 976 29.75
Debtor Ratio Days 58 127 95 79 78.7812396052777
Creditor Ratio Days 27 44 41 29 32.9069076394279
Stock Turnover 86 62 74 76 76.4322033898305
Sales £000 / Employee 114 110 159 173 190.786538461539
Value Added £000/Empl. 57 51 65 78 83.4322033898306
Av. Remun. £000 / Empl. 38 46 51 51 51.2115384615385
Total Empl. Remu. £000 3045 2464 2460 2663 2856.67272727273
Employees 80 54 48 52 55.7818181818181
Pretax Profit/Total Assets % 17 -11 2 21 25

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 18.0% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 0.2%.
  • Gross Profit Margin is 58.3% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 33.6%.
  • The company is ranked among the fastest growing in terms of sales growth in the latest year.
  • Pretax Profit Margin is 10.7% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 2.4%.
  • Pretax Profit Margin has markedly improved from 1.2% to 10.7% in the latest year.
  • Formal debt of the company has decreased by £528,000, a fall of 47%.
  • The Profitability chart shows a well above average pretax profit return on total assets in the latest year
  • The company is among the Top 4 companies listed as a Best Trading Partner (see section 1c).
  • The company is among the Top 17 in terms of Value Added.
  • The company is among the Top 36 in terms of Trading Profits.
  • The company is among the Top 60 companies listed under the Gross Profits category (see section 3.1c).
  • The company is among the Top 50 companies listed under the Pretax Profit Return on Total Assets category (see section 3.4c).
  • The company is among the Top 19 in terms of Pretax Profit Return on Owners Funds.

Company

Industry Av.

Proposed

Company Summary

The company currently has £9.0m sales and made £968,000, by following the proposal plan, sales would rise to £10.6m and profits would rise to £1.3m.

Key Attractiveness Features

  • PRIVATELY OWNED
  • ADD £9.0m TO SALES
  • ATTRACTIVE RATING
  • FEW DIRECTORS

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) 9127 5933 7643 9019 10642
Pre-tax Profit (£000) 772 -403 90 968 1256
Total Value (£000) 7321 1543 3904 7857 9886
Asset Value (£000) 2996 3208 3189 2882 3416
Goodwill (£000) 4325 -1665 715 4975 6470
Liabilities (£000) -1326 -1887 -1822 -486 -438
Equity Value (£000) 5995 -344 2082 7371 9448

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

Shareholders / Ownership

ARC DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS, INC. (100.0%)

Immediate Shareholder: See Shareholders

Subsidiaries

None

Acquisition / Valuation Comments

This company has been established 22 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 £7.9m 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 25% return on total assets.

The company's value would increase by 26% if the proposed business plan was followed.

The proposed plan would improve the overall financial strength of the company by 19%.

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