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Schuh ltd
Registration Number
SC125327Incorporation Date
31/05/1990Last Annual Return
Not availableAddress
Unit 1, Neilson Square, Livingston, West Lothian. EH54 8RQ
Website
www.schuh.co.ukAudit Fees
£150,000Secretary
Mr David Gillan-Reid
Directors
Active
Mr Scott Eric Becker (58 yrs)
Active
Mr David Gillan-Reid (55 yrs)
Active
Ms Mimi Eckel Vaughn (59 yrs)
Active
Mr Parag Desai (51 yrs)
Active
Mr Colin Temple (63 yrs)
| Proposed Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period Ending | 30-Jan-21 | 29-Jan-22 | 28-Jan-23 | 03-Feb-24 | 09-Feb-25 |
| Weeks | 52 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 53 |
| Total Sales (£000) | 234041 | 305893 | 354491 | 380807 | 414731 |
| Directors Fees | 680 | 1165 | 3050 | 626 | 751 |
| Gross Profits | 5425 | 39202 | 53983 | 55840 | 60814 |
| Value Added | 20876 | 59725 | 74409 | 90495 | 90929 |
| Trading Profit | -12965 | 18524 | 20037 | 27445 | 28505 |
| Depreciation | 6451 | 4834 | 4513 | 4693 | |
| Non-Trading Income | 1 | 4 | 5 | 257 | 0 |
| Total Interest Charges | 1777 | 2079 | 2107 | 1966 | 2359 |
| Pre-tax Profit | -21192 | 11615 | 13422 | 21043 | 20514 |
| Retained Profit (Shareholders Funds) | -70762 | 13319 | 10351 | 16287 | 12626 |
| Fixed Assets | 21832 | 18505 | 21749 | 26069 | 31283 |
| Intangibles | 1044 | 1056 | 961 | 978 | 1174 |
| Intermediate Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stocks | 30742 | 32007 | 45519 | 49064 | 53435 |
| Debtors | 3472 | 5084 | 6097 | 5801 | 6318 |
| Cash or Equivalent | 42615 | 60956 | 53494 | 42517 | 10359 |
| Total Current Assets | 76829 | 98047 | 105110 | 97382 | 70112 |
| Creditors | 20465 | 43927 | 17610 | 14418 | 18058 |
| Short Term Borrowing | 2191 | 0 | 578 | 628 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 22280 | 0 | 26427 | 22758 | 27310 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 44936 | 43927 | 44615 | 37804 | 45368 |
| Net Current Assets | 31893 | 54120 | 60495 | 59578 | 24744 |
| Shareholders Funds | -5450 | 7869 | 18220 | 34507 | 47133 |
| Total Loan Capital | 50000 | 50000 | 50000 | 43728 | 0 |
| Other Capital Employed | 10219 | 15812 | 14985 | 8390 | 10068 |
| Total Capital Employed | 54769 | 73681 | 83205 | 86625 | 57201 |
| Pretax Profit Margin % | -9.05 | 3.8 | 3.79 | 5.53 | 4.95 |
| Sales Growth % | -19 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 9 |
| Pretax Profit Growth % | -3878 | 155 | 16 | 57 | -2.51 |
| Debtor Ratio Days | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5.6516056690134 |
| Creditor Ratio Days | 32 | 52 | 18 | 14 | 16.1536938659216 |
| Stock Turnover | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7.7614340453286 |
| Sales £000 / Employee | 69 | 93 | 89 | 87 | 95.877248798352 |
| Value Added £000/Empl. | 6 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21.0209330177546 |
| Av. Remun. £000 / Empl. | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14.4312199588006 |
| Total Empl. Remu. £000 | 33841 | 41201 | 54372 | 63050 | 62424.2700609656 |
| Employees | 3407 | 3286 | 3975 | 4369 | 4325.64053761078 |
| Pretax Profit/Total Assets % | -21 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 20 |
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 7.4% in the latest year, well above the industry average of -3.2%.
- The company lies an excellent 1st in terms of Total Sales in this industry.
- The company lies an excellent 1st in terms of Pretax Profits in this industry.
- The company is ranked among the fastest growing in terms of sales growth in the latest year.
- Pretax Profit Margin is 5.5% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 3.9%.
- Pretax Profit Margin has markedly improved from 3.8% to 5.5% in the latest year.
- The Trading Stability chart shows a well above 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
- We expect new accounts for this company to be filed in the next couple of months, contact us for an updated analysis.
- 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 4 in terms of Trading Profits.
- The company is among the Top 5 Leaders in Efficiency.
Company Summary
The company currently has £381m sales and made £21.0m, by following the proposal plan, sales would rise to £415m and profits would stay thesame.
Key Attractiveness Features
- ADD £381m TO SALES
- LOW SALES PER EMPLOYEE
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-Jan-21 | 29-Jan-22 | 28-Jan-23 | 03-Feb-24 | 09-Feb-25 |
| Total Sales (£000) | 234041 | 305893 | 354491 | 380807 | 414731 |
| Pre-tax Profit (£000) | -21192 | 11615 | 13422 | 21043 | 20514 |
| Total Value (£000) | -36590 | 130927 | 167196 | 198802 | 210330 |
| Asset Value (£000) | 57090 | 56652 | 74326 | 81912 | 92210 |
| Goodwill (£000) | -57090 | 74275 | 92870 | 116890 | 118120 |
| Liabilities (£000) | -62540 | -48783 | -56106 | -47405 | -45077 |
| Equity Value (£000) | -62540 | 82144 | 111090 | 151397 | 165253 |
Total Value Formula: (Pretax Profit + Interest Payments - Non Trading Income + Directors Fees) * 5 plus (Fixed Assets + Intangibles + Intermediate Assets + Stocks + Debtors)
Shareholders / Ownership
SCHUH (HOLDINGS) LTD
Immediate Shareholder: See Shareholders
Subsidiaries
SCHUH (ROI) LTD
Acquisition / Valuation Comments
This company has been established 35 years.
The number of shareholders is low (1)
1 director is over 60 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 £198.8m including debts.
The equity value is high, indicating low levels of total liabilities.
The company value is small in comparison to its sales.
The proposed year is based on achieving a 20% return on total assets.
The proposed plan would improve the overall financial strength of the company by 12%.
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