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Wasserman emea llp
Registration Number
OC368517Incorporation Date
03/10/2011Last Annual Return
Not availableAddress
10a Greencoat Place, London, London. SW1P 1PH
Website
www.csm.comAudit Fees
£150,000Secretary
Not available
Directors
Active
WASSERMAN (CSM) HOLDINGS LIMITED
Active
WMG MANAGEMENT EUROPE LIMITED
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) | 64847 | 87469 | 116565 | 140783 | 166124 |
Directors Fees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gross Profits | 25438 | 41103 | 46684 | 57666 | 68046 |
Value Added | 27224 | 36928 | 41906 | 47949 | 53852 |
Trading Profit | 5490 | 6772 | 7552 | 9100 | 12178 |
Depreciation | 2050 | 2063 | 2598 | 1107 | |
Non-Trading Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Interest Charges | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Pre-tax Profit | 3433 | 4709 | 4952 | 7993 | 10850 |
Retained Profit (Shareholders Funds) | 5076 | 123 | 162 | 6572 | 4796 |
Fixed Assets | 7270 | 9373 | 8591 | 3294 | 3953 |
Intangibles | 2544 | 1761 | 1700 | 7503 | 9004 |
Intermediate Assets | 0 | 382 | 2429 | 2429 | 2915 |
Stocks | 527 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Debtors | 7923 | 11979 | 15923 | 18208 | 21485 |
Cash or Equivalent | 23775 | 22611 | 27352 | 30334 | 30456 |
Total Current Assets | 32225 | 34590 | 43275 | 48542 | 51941 |
Creditors | 2433 | 4571 | 5099 | 5521 | 7492 |
Short Term Borrowing | 11194 | 7329 | 2944 | 3352 | 0 |
Other Current Liabilities | 18342 | 22813 | 37495 | 36327 | 43592 |
Total Current Liabilities | 31969 | 34713 | 45538 | 45200 | 51084 |
Net Current Assets | 256 | -123 | -2263 | 3342 | 857 |
Shareholders Funds | 5076 | 5199 | 5361 | 11933 | 16729 |
Total Loan Capital | 4995 | 6195 | 5096 | 4635 | 0 |
Other Capital Employed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Capital Employed | 10071 | 11394 | 10457 | 16568 | 16729 |
Pretax Profit Margin % | 5.29 | 5.38 | 4.25 | 5.68 | 6.53 |
Sales Growth % | -45 | 35 | 33 | 21 | 18 |
Pretax Profit Growth % | 42 | 37 | 5 | 61 | 35.74 |
Debtor Ratio Days | 44 | 50 | 50 | 47 | 47.0775022552439 |
Creditor Ratio Days | 14 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 16.4159777814083 |
Stock Turnover | 123 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Sales £000 / Employee | 160 | 210 | 253 | 280 | 308.488645418327 |
Value Added £000/Empl. | 67 | 89 | 91 | 96 | 100.002025795125 |
Av. Remun. £000 / Empl. | 54 | 72 | 75 | 77 | 77.3884462151394 |
Total Empl. Remu. £000 | 21734 | 30156 | 34354 | 38849 | 41674.3818181818 |
Employees | 405 | 417 | 461 | 502 | 538.50909090909 |
Pretax Profit/Total Assets % | 8 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 16 |
Company Summary
- The Plimsoll Chart is high and rising indicating an improvement in financial strength, in line with the industry average.
- Total Sales have increased by 20.8% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 11.6%.
- The company is ranked among the fastest growing in terms of sales growth in the latest year.
- The company has consistently improved pretax profits over the last 4 years. The only company to do so.
- Pretax Profit Margin has markedly improved from 4.2% to 5.7% in the latest year.
- The company is the only Best Trading Partner in this industry (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 2 Leaders in Efficiency.
- 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 10 companies listed under the Pretax Profits category (see section 3.2c).
Company Summary
The company currently has £141m sales and made £8.0m, by following the proposal plan, sales would rise to £166m and profits would rise to £10.9m.
Key Attractiveness Features
- PRIVATELY OWNED
- ADD £141m TO SALES
- 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

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) | 64847 | 87469 | 116565 | 140783 | 166124 |
Pre-tax Profit (£000) | 3433 | 4709 | 4952 | 7993 | 10850 |
Total Value (£000) | 35464 | 47040 | 53413 | 71399 | 91607 |
Asset Value (£000) | 18264 | 23495 | 28643 | 31434 | 37357 |
Goodwill (£000) | 17200 | 23545 | 24770 | 39965 | 54250 |
Liabilities (£000) | -13189 | -18297 | -23282 | -19501 | -20628 |
Equity Value (£000) | 22275 | 28743 | 30131 | 51898 | 70979 |
Total Value Formula: (Pretax Profit + Interest Payments - Non Trading Income + Directors Fees) * 5 plus (Fixed Assets + Intangibles + Intermediate Assets + Stocks + Debtors)
Shareholders / Ownership
WASSERMAN (CSM) HOLDINGS LTD
Immediate Shareholder: See Shareholders
Subsidiaries
SPS EVENT TECH LTD
WASSERMAN CRICKET LTD
WASSERMAN DIGITAL AND DATA LTD
WASSERMAN INTERNATIONAL LTD
CSM PRODUCTIONS INC
CSM SPORT & ENTERTAINMENT INC
JHE PRODUCTION, LLC
Acquisition / Valuation Comments
This company has been established 14 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 £71.4m including debts.
The equity value is high, indicating low levels of total liabilities.
The company value is small in comparison to its sales.
This company is rated HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE in terms of attractiveness.
The proposed year is based on achieving a 16% return on total assets.
The company's value would increase by 28% if the proposed business plan was followed.
The proposed plan would improve the overall financial strength of the company by 17%.
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