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Columbus mckinnon corporation ltd
Registration Number
00598454Incorporation Date
06/02/1958Last Annual Return
Not availableAddress
Knutsford Way, Sealand Industrial Estate, Chester, Cheshire. CH1 4NZ
Website
www.cmworks.comAudit Fees
£64,000Secretary
Mr Mike Peters
Directors
Active
Mr Appal Chintapalli (50 yrs)
Active
Mr Daniel Murthi (54 yrs)
Proposed Year |
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Period Ending | 31-Mar-21 | 31-Mar-22 | 31-Mar-23 | 31-Mar-24 | 30-Mar-25 |
Weeks | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
Total Sales (£000) | 9191 | 12872 | 14714 | 25094 | 29611 |
Directors Fees | 179 | 208 | 280 | 250 | 300 |
Gross Profits | 2106 | 3301 | 3625 | 7683 | 9066 |
Value Added | 3182 | 4372 | 4536 | 7845 | 10295 |
Trading Profit | 970 | 1941 | 2017 | 4212 | 6398 |
Depreciation | 197 | 196 | 146 | 133 | |
Non-Trading Income | 3207 | 1465 | 860 | 98 | 0 |
Total Interest Charges | 4 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 26 |
Pre-tax Profit | 3976 | 3206 | 2726 | 4155 | 6212 |
Retained Profit (Shareholders Funds) | -2264 | 855 | 864 | -1183 | 2493 |
Fixed Assets | 606 | 505 | 511 | 828 | 994 |
Intangibles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Intermediate Assets | 5183 | 5183 | 5183 | 0 | 0 |
Stocks | 1676 | 2266 | 2827 | 3791 | 4473 |
Debtors | 2306 | 2266 | 3388 | 6732 | 7944 |
Cash or Equivalent | 1613 | 2158 | 2245 | 5039 | 7297 |
Total Current Assets | 5595 | 6690 | 8460 | 15562 | 19714 |
Creditors | 508 | 816 | 772 | 3080 | 4180 |
Short Term Borrowing | 1047 | 756 | 1717 | 0 | 0 |
Other Current Liabilities | 687 | 810 | 805 | 3332 | 3998 |
Total Current Liabilities | 2242 | 2382 | 3294 | 6412 | 8178 |
Net Current Assets | 3353 | 4308 | 5166 | 9150 | 11536 |
Shareholders Funds | 9141 | 9996 | 10860 | 9677 | 12170 |
Total Loan Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other Capital Employed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 360 |
Total Capital Employed | 9141 | 9996 | 10860 | 9977 | 12530 |
Pretax Profit Margin % | 43.26 | 24.91 | 18.53 | 16.56 | 20.98 |
Sales Growth % | -32 | 40 | 14 | 71 | 18 |
Pretax Profit Growth % | 59 | -19 | -15 | 52 | 49.51 |
Debtor Ratio Days | 91 | 64 | 84 | 98 | 97.650753168088 |
Creditor Ratio Days | 20 | 23 | 19 | 45 | 51.3783374511835 |
Stock Turnover | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6.6193616460037 |
Sales £000 / Employee | 180 | 243 | 278 | 369 | 405.932352941177 |
Value Added £000/Empl. | 62 | 82 | 86 | 115 | 141.132851445663 |
Av. Remun. £000 / Empl. | 43 | 46 | 48 | 53 | 53.4264705882353 |
Total Empl. Remu. £000 | 2212 | 2431 | 2519 | 3633 | 3897.21818181818 |
Employees | 51 | 53 | 53 | 68 | 72.9454545454545 |
Pretax Profit/Total Assets % | 35 | 26 | 19 | 25 | 30 |
Company Summary
- The Plimsoll Chart lies above the scale indicating financial strength, well above the industry average.
- The Plimsoll Chart is falling though its height is ok.
- Total Sales have increased by 70.5% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 6.1%.
- Gross Profit Margin has markedly improved from 24.6% to 30.6% in the latest year.
- Sales per Employee is £369,000 which is well above the industry average of £209,000.
- The company is ranked among the fastest growing in terms of sales growth in the latest year.
- Exports contribute 24% towards the Total Sales of the company.
- Pretax Profit Margin is 16.6% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 4.9%.
- Shareholders received £3.0m in dividends this year, over 72% of the pretax profits of the company.
- The Profitability chart shows a well above average pretax profit return on total assets in the latest year
- The company is among the Top 8 companies listed as a Best Trading Partner (see section 1c).
- The company is among the Top 50 companies listed as a Fastest Growing Company (see section 2.1c).
- The company is among the Top 29 in terms of Trading Profits.
- The company is among the Top 60 companies listed under the Gross Profits category (see section 3.1c).
Company Summary
The company currently has £25.1m sales and made £4.2m, by following the proposal plan, sales would rise to £29.6m and profits would rise to £6.2m.
Key Attractiveness Features
- PRIVATELY OWNED
- ADD £25.1m 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-Mar-21 | 31-Mar-22 | 31-Mar-23 | 31-Mar-24 | 30-Mar-25 |
Total Sales (£000) | 9191 | 12872 | 14714 | 25094 | 29611 |
Pre-tax Profit (£000) | 3976 | 3206 | 2726 | 4155 | 6212 |
Total Value (£000) | 14531 | 19985 | 22664 | 32996 | 46101 |
Asset Value (£000) | 9771 | 10220 | 11909 | 11351 | 13411 |
Goodwill (£000) | 4760 | 9765 | 10755 | 21645 | 32690 |
Liabilities (£000) | -629 | -224 | -1049 | -1673 | -1241 |
Equity Value (£000) | 13902 | 19761 | 21615 | 31323 | 44860 |
Total Value Formula: (Pretax Profit + Interest Payments - Non Trading Income + Directors Fees) * 5 plus (Fixed Assets + Intangibles + Intermediate Assets + Stocks + Debtors)
Shareholders / Ownership
YALE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS INC
Immediate Shareholder: See Shareholders
Subsidiaries
STAHL CRANESYSTEMS LTD
P.P.M.A. LTD
Acquisition / Valuation Comments
This company has been established 67 years.
The number of shareholders is low (1)
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 £33.0m 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 30% return on total assets.
The company's value would increase by 40% if the proposed business plan was followed.
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