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Ms international plc
Registration Number
00653735Incorporation Date
24/03/1960Last Annual Return
Not availableAddress
Balby Carr Bank, Balby, Doncaster, South Yorkshire. DN4 8DH
Website
http://www.msiplc.com/Audit Fees
£304,000Secretary
Ms Shelley Louise Ashcroft
Directors
Active
Ms Shelley Louise Ashcroft
Active
Mr Nicholas Michael Arthur James Bell (51 yrs)
Active
Mr Roger Lane-Smith (80 yrs)
Active
Mr Michael Patrick Andrew O'Connell (76 yrs)
Active
Mr Michael James Bell (79 yrs)
Active
Mr David George Hansell (80 yrs)
Active
Mr John Meldrum (57 yrs)
| Proposed Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period Ending | 30-Apr-22 | 30-Apr-23 | 30-Apr-24 | 30-Apr-25 | 29-Apr-26 |
| Weeks | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
| Total Sales (£000) | 74524 | 83956 | 109576 | 117503 | 127704 |
| Directors Fees | 1862 | 2137 | 3632 | 5254 | 6305 |
| Gross Profits | 20403 | 23400 | 33868 | 39998 | 43470 |
| Value Added | 29071 | 32868 | 45054 | 51331 | 62110 |
| Trading Profit | 7933 | 7294 | 16524 | 20879 | 32023 |
| Depreciation | 1746 | 2044 | 1773 | 2157 | |
| Non-Trading Income | 1 | 98 | 1244 | 1354 | 0 |
| Total Interest Charges | 221 | 270 | 283 | 26 | 31 |
| Pre-tax Profit | 5967 | 5078 | 15712 | 20050 | 29404 |
| Retained Profit (Shareholders Funds) | 7539 | 2500 | 9722 | 10392 | 12030 |
| Fixed Assets | 26016 | 26048 | 27953 | 30257 | 36308 |
| Intangibles | 3002 | 2396 | 3208 | 2752 | 3302 |
| Intermediate Assets | 1469 | 1677 | 325 | 435 | 522 |
| Stocks | 16327 | 24764 | 25250 | 30733 | 33401 |
| Debtors | 11940 | 7075 | 14805 | 33049 | 35918 |
| Cash or Equivalent | 21837 | 17353 | 57176 | 36913 | 53905 |
| Total Current Assets | 50104 | 49192 | 97231 | 100695 | 123224 |
| Creditors | 6997 | 8460 | 48856 | 52108 | 65126 |
| Short Term Borrowing | 361 | 388 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 26202 | 21402 | 15491 | 10708 | 12850 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 33560 | 30250 | 64347 | 62816 | 77976 |
| Net Current Assets | 16544 | 18942 | 32884 | 37879 | 45248 |
| Shareholders Funds | 38575 | 41075 | 50797 | 61189 | 73219 |
| Total Loan Capital | 1158 | 829 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Capital Employed | 7298 | 7159 | 13573 | 10134 | 12161 |
| Total Capital Employed | 47031 | 49063 | 64370 | 71323 | 85380 |
| Pretax Profit Margin % | 8.01 | 6.05 | 14.34 | 17.06 | 23.03 |
| Sales Growth % | 21 | 13 | 31 | 7 | 9 |
| Pretax Profit Growth % | 275 | -15 | 209 | 28 | 46.65 |
| Debtor Ratio Days | 58 | 31 | 49 | 102 | 102.378969047599 |
| Creditor Ratio Days | 34 | 37 | 162 | 161 | 185.632782141732 |
| Stock Turnover | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3.8233494940292 |
| Sales £000 / Employee | 167 | 185 | 241 | 259 | 284.698898678414 |
| Value Added £000/Empl. | 65 | 72 | 99 | 113 | 138.466381772119 |
| Av. Remun. £000 / Empl. | 47 | 56 | 63 | 67 | 67.0748898678414 |
| Total Empl. Remu. £000 | 21138 | 25574 | 28530 | 30452 | 30086.879980354 |
| Employees | 447 | 454 | 455 | 454 | 448.556531954575 |
| Pretax Profit/Total Assets % | 7 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 18 |
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 7.2% in the latest year, well above the industry average of -4.8%.
- The company lies an excellent 2nd in terms of Total Sales in this industry.
- The company lies an excellent 2nd in terms of Pretax Profits in this industry.
- Sales per Employee is £259,000 which is well above the industry average of £184,000.
- The average salary is £67,000 which is well above the industry average of £45,000.
- The company is ranked among the fastest growing in terms of sales growth in the latest year.
- Exports contribute 81% towards the Total Sales of the company.
- Pretax Profit Margin is 17.1% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 9.0%.
- The Trading Stability chart shows a well below average sales return on total assets in the latest year
- 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 7 in terms of Trading Profits.
- The company is among the Top 10 Leaders in Efficiency.
Company Summary
The company currently has £118m sales and made £20.1m, by following the proposal plan, sales would rise to £128m and profits would rise to £29.4m.
Key Attractiveness Features
- PRIVATELY OWNED
- ADD £118m TO SALES
- ATTRACTIVE PRICE
- 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

Company Valuation
| Proposed Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period Ending | 30-Apr-22 | 30-Apr-23 | 30-Apr-24 | 30-Apr-25 | 29-Apr-26 |
| Total Sales (£000) | 74524 | 83956 | 109576 | 117503 | 127704 |
| Pre-tax Profit (£000) | 5967 | 5078 | 15712 | 20050 | 29404 |
| Total Value (£000) | 98999 | 98895 | 163456 | 217106 | 288151 |
| Asset Value (£000) | 58754 | 61960 | 71541 | 97226 | 109451 |
| Goodwill (£000) | 40245 | 36935 | 91915 | 119880 | 178700 |
| Liabilities (£000) | -20179 | -20885 | -20744 | -36037 | -36232 |
| Equity Value (£000) | 78820 | 78010 | 142712 | 181069 | 251919 |
Total Value Formula: (Pretax Profit + Interest Payments - Non Trading Income + Directors Fees) * 5 plus (Fixed Assets + Intangibles + Intermediate Assets + Stocks + Debtors)
Shareholders / Ownership
MR MICHAEL JAMES BELL (18.2%)
BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD (16.2%)
MRS ADRIENNE BELL (15.4%)
MR MICHAEL O'CONNELL (11.8%)
Immediate Shareholder: See Shareholders
Subsidiaries
GLOBAL-MSI (OVERSEAS) LTD
GLOBAL-MSI SP. Z O.O.
M D M INVESTMENTS LTD
MS INTERNATIONAL ESTATES LTD
MS INTERNATIONAL ESTATES LLC
MSI - FORKS GARFOS INDUSTRIAIS LTDA.
MSI-DEFENCE SYSTEMS LTD
MSI-DEFENCE SYSTEMS US LLC
MSI-FORKS LTD
MSI-FORKS, LLC
Acquisition / Valuation Comments
This company has been established 65 years.
4 directors are 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 £217.1m 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 18% return on total assets.
The company's value would increase by 33% if the proposed business plan was followed.
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