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Columbus mckinnon corporation ltd

Chester, Cheshire. Registration No: 00598454

  • Registration Number

    00598454
  • Incorporation Date

    06/02/1958
  • Last Annual Return

    Not available
  • Address

    Knutsford Way, Sealand Industrial Estate, Chester, Cheshire. CH1 4NZ
  • Website

    www.cmworks.com
  • Audit Fees

    £64,000
  • Secretary

    Mr Mike Peters

Directors

Active

Mr Appal Chintapalli (50 yrs)

Active

Mr Daniel Murthi (54 yrs)

Company

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Proposed

Proposed
Year
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

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Proposed

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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
Acquisition Attractiveness
  • Highly Attractive
  • Worth Considering
  • Unattractive

Company Valuation

Proposed
Year
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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