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Cst industries (uk) ltd
Registration Number
02212454Incorporation Date
21/01/1988Last Annual Return
Not availableAddress
Unit 11A Farmwell Lane, Castlewood Business Park, Alfreton, Derbyshire. DE55 2JX
Website
www.cstindustries.comAudit Fees
£26,000Secretary
Mr Nigel Edwin Chubb
Directors
Active
Ms Rachael Elaine Hallam (48 yrs)
Active
Mr Jeff Mueller (57 yrs)
| 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) | 12371 | 20098 | 31028 | 42331 | 49951 |
| Directors Fees | 115 | 102 | 146 | 173 | 208 |
| Gross Profits | 3104 | 5664 | 10127 | 15528 | 18323 |
| Value Added | 2105 | 5244 | 7607 | 12891 | 15931 |
| Trading Profit | -801 | 139 | 2114 | 6954 | 9562 |
| Depreciation | 261 | 516 | 699 | 636 | |
| Non-Trading Income | -74 | 215 | 822 | 1468 | 0 |
| Total Interest Charges | 18 | 28 | 43 | 35 | 42 |
| Pre-tax Profit | -1154 | -190 | 2194 | 7751 | 8757 |
| Retained Profit (Shareholders Funds) | 6429 | -297 | 856 | 6899 | 4651 |
| Fixed Assets | 5137 | 5432 | 4992 | 4968 | 5962 |
| Intangibles | 2279 | 1942 | 1498 | 1138 | 1366 |
| Intermediate Assets | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stocks | 2085 | 2462 | 4722 | 2855 | 3369 |
| Debtors | 2043 | 1641 | 1661 | 3651 | 4308 |
| Cash or Equivalent | 7108 | 6223 | 8442 | 14375 | 10752 |
| Total Current Assets | 11236 | 10326 | 14825 | 20881 | 18429 |
| Creditors | 1631 | 2093 | 2405 | 2744 | 3724 |
| Short Term Borrowing | 3812 | 3445 | 3615 | 3995 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 3642 | 2965 | 4634 | 2416 | 2899 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 9085 | 8503 | 10654 | 9155 | 6623 |
| Net Current Assets | 2151 | 1823 | 4171 | 11726 | 11806 |
| Shareholders Funds | 8471 | 8174 | 9030 | 15929 | 20580 |
| Total Loan Capital | 1021 | 922 | 768 | 521 | 0 |
| Other Capital Employed | -1834 | -1719 | -945 | -1205 | -1446 |
| Total Capital Employed | 7658 | 7377 | 8853 | 15245 | 19134 |
| Pretax Profit Margin % | -9.33 | -0.95 | 7.07 | 18.31 | 17.53 |
| Sales Growth % | NA | 62 | 54 | 36 | 18 |
| Pretax Profit Growth % | NA | 84 | 1255 | 253 | 12.98 |
| Debtor Ratio Days | 60 | 30 | 19 | 31 | 31.3945808036663 |
| Creditor Ratio Days | 48 | 38 | 28 | 24 | 27.1346861638043 |
| Stock Turnover | 6 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 14.8269702276708 |
| Sales £000 / Employee | 187 | 191 | 310 | 381 | 419.496396396396 |
| Value Added £000/Empl. | 32 | 50 | 76 | 116 | 133.792182012521 |
| Av. Remun. £000 / Empl. | 44 | 49 | 55 | 53 | 53.4864864864865 |
| Total Empl. Remu. £000 | 2906 | 5105 | 5493 | 5937 | 6368.78181818183 |
| Employees | 66 | 105 | 100 | 111 | 119.072727272727 |
| Pretax Profit/Total Assets % | -6 | -1 | 10 | 29 | 34 |
Company Summary
- The Plimsoll Chart is high and rising indicating an improvement in financial strength, well above the industry average.
- Total Sales have increased by 36.4% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 5.3%.
- The company lies an excellent 3rd in terms of Pretax Profits in this industry. Up 5 places from last year.
- Gross Profit Margin is 36.7% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 28.6%.
- Sales per Employee is £381,000 which is well above the industry average of £183,000.
- The average salary is £53,000 which is well above the industry average of £43,000.
- The company is ranked among the fastest growing in terms of sales growth in the latest year.
- Exports contribute 72% towards the Total Sales of the company.
- Pretax Profit Margin is 18.3% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 7.9%.
- Pretax Profit Margin has markedly improved from 7.1% to 18.3% 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 5 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 9 in terms of Trading Profits.
Company Summary
The company currently has £42.3m sales and made £7.8m, by following the proposal plan, sales would rise to £50.0m and profits would rise to £8.8m.
Key Attractiveness Features
- PRIVATELY OWNED
- ADD £42.3m 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-Dec-20 | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-23 | 29-Dec-24 |
| Total Sales (£000) | 12371 | 20098 | 31028 | 42331 | 49951 |
| Pre-tax Profit (£000) | -1154 | -190 | 2194 | 7751 | 8757 |
| Total Value (£000) | 6822 | 10102 | 20678 | 45067 | 60040 |
| Asset Value (£000) | 11557 | 11477 | 12873 | 12612 | 15005 |
| Goodwill (£000) | -4735 | -1375 | 7805 | 32455 | 45035 |
| Liabilities (£000) | -1164 | -1483 | -2035 | 5904 | 5575 |
| Equity Value (£000) | 5658 | 8619 | 18643 | 50971 | 65615 |
Total Value Formula: (Pretax Profit + Interest Payments - Non Trading Income + Directors Fees) * 5 plus (Fixed Assets + Intangibles + Intermediate Assets + Stocks + Debtors)
Shareholders / Ownership
CST INDUSTRIES, INC. (100.0%)
Immediate Shareholder: See Shareholders
Subsidiaries
CST INDUSTRIES GMBH
VULCAN TANKS LTD
GLS TANKS HOLDING GMBH
Acquisition / Valuation Comments
This company has been established 37 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 £45.1m 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 34% return on total assets.
The company's value would increase by 33% if the proposed business plan was followed.
The proposed plan would improve the overall financial strength of the company by 31%.
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