What the company actually pays, and whether its own cash supports it.
Dividends view
Yield
1.45%Below 5Y avg (2.83%)
Annual Rate
GBP 0.06Paid annual
Payout Ratio
746.7%High
Payback Period
69.1 yr
Last Ex-Dividend
Jan 22, 2026
The reported statements, read against the company's own industry.
Financials view
Market Capitalization
623.67MGBP
851.51M · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Revenue (TTM)
1.58BGBP
2.16B · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Profit Margin
-7.70%
vs Specialty Retail peers
Provider-reported. Net Income (TTM) ÷ Revenue (TTM) on this page gives -3.09%.Updated Aug 22, 2026
Beta
0.9330x
vs all stocks
Updated Aug 22, 2026
52-Week Change
-40.80%
vs all stocks
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Market Capitalization
623.67MGBP
851.51M · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Enterprise Value
1.56BGBP
2.14B · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Forward P/E
10.80x
vs Specialty Retail peers
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Price to Sales (TTM)
0.3935x
vs Specialty Retail peers
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Price to Book (MRQ)
4.14x
vs Specialty Retail peers
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Enterprise to Revenue
0.9870x
vs Specialty Retail peers
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Enterprise to EBITDA
8.64x
vs Specialty Retail peers
Provider-reported. Enterprise Value ÷ EBITDA (TTM) on this page gives 5.63×.Updated Aug 22, 2026
Profit Margin
-7.70%
vs Specialty Retail peers
Provider-reported. Net Income (TTM) ÷ Revenue (TTM) on this page gives -3.09%.Updated Aug 22, 2026
Operating Margin
3.61%
vs Specialty Retail peers
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Return on Assets (TTM)
5.31%
vs Specialty Retail peers
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Return on Equity (TTM)
-14.79%
vs Specialty Retail peers
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Revenue (TTM)
1.58BGBP
2.16B · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Revenue per Share (TTM)
12.63GBPUpdated Aug 22, 2026
Quarterly Revenue Growth
4.50%
vs Specialty Retail peers
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Gross Profit (TTM)
900.00MGBP
1.23B · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Aug 22, 2026
EBITDA (TTM)
278.00MGBP
379.56M · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Net Income (TTM)
-49.00MGBP
-66.90M · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Operating Cash Flow (TTM)
180.00MGBP
245.76M · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Levered Free Cash Flow (TTM)
198.75MGBP
271.36M · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate
0.0600GBPUpdated Aug 22, 2026
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield
1.45%
vs all stocks
Updated Aug 22, 2026
5-Year Average Dividend Yield
2.83%
vs all stocks
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Payout Ratio
746.67%
vs Specialty Retail peers
Provider-reported. Trailing Annual Dividend Rate ÷ Diluted EPS (TTM) on this page gives -15.38%.Updated Aug 22, 2026
Minority Interest (Equity)
30.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Revenue
1.55BGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Cost of Goods Sold
664.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Gross Profit
889.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Operating Income
145.00MGBP
197.97M · vs all stocks (USD)
FY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Pre-tax Income
2.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Income Tax Expense
26.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Net Income
-137.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
EBIT
48.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
EBITDA (Income Statement)
278.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Selling, General & Administrative
746.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Non-operating Interest Expense
46.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
EPS (Basic)
-1.13GBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
EPS (Diluted)
-1.13GBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Basic Shares Outstanding
127.00MSharesFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Diluted Shares Outstanding
127.00MSharesFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Net Income from Continuing Operations
49.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Minority Interests (P&L)
-7.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Preferred Stock Dividends
0.00GBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Operating Cash Flow
37.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Free Cash Flow
-40.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Cash & Cash Equivalents (End of Period)
71.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Starting Profit (CF Statement)
49.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Stock-based Compensation
3.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Other Non-cash Items
-2.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Change in Accounts Receivable (CF)
9.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Change in Other Assets/Liabilities
-22.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Capital Expenditures
-77.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Net Intangibles (CF)
-4.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Net Acquisitions
0.00GBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Sale of Investments
15.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Other Investing Activity
-3.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Net Investing Cash Flow
-65.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Net Short-term Debt Issuance
24.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Common Stock Repurchase
-50.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Common Dividends Paid
-43.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Other Financing Charges
-30.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Net Financing Cash Flow
-99.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Shares Outstanding
124.69MSharesUpdated Aug 22, 2026
Float Shares
122.03MSharesUpdated Aug 22, 2026
% Held by Insiders
1.98%
vs all stocks
Updated Aug 22, 2026
% Held by Institutions
83.90%
vs all stocks
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Total Cash (MRQ)
48.00MGBP
65.53M · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Total Cash per Share (MRQ)
0.3840GBPUpdated Aug 22, 2026
Total Debt (MRQ)
1.06BGBP
1.44B · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Total Debt to Equity (MRQ)
6.57x
vs Specialty Retail peers
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Current Ratio (MRQ)
0.3280x
vs Specialty Retail peers
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Book Value per Share (MRQ)
1.00GBPUpdated Aug 22, 2026
Total Assets
1.46BGBP
1.99B · vs all stocks (USD)
FY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Total Current Assets
344.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Total Liabilities
1.27BGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Total Non-current Assets
1.12BGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Total Non-current Liabilities
401.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Total Current Liabilities
871.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Cash & Cash Equivalents
71.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Accounts Receivable
55.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Inventory
148.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Accounts Payable
102.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Short-term Debt
551.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Long-term Debt
394.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Common Stock (Book)
28.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Retained Earnings
69.00MGBPFY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
Total Shareholders' Equity
188.00MGBP
256.68M · vs all stocks (USD)
FY2025 · Aug 31, 2025
52-Week Low
378.60GBXUpdated Aug 22, 2026
52-Week High
719.50GBXUpdated Aug 22, 2026
52-Week Change
-40.80%
vs all stocks
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Beta
0.9330x
vs all stocks
Updated Aug 22, 2026
50-Day MA
418.28GBXUpdated Aug 22, 2026
200-Day MA
557.16GBXUpdated Aug 22, 2026
Avg 10-Day Volume
279.46KSharesUpdated Aug 22, 2026
Avg 30-Day Volume
428.16KSharesUpdated Aug 22, 2026
Diluted EPS (TTM)
-0.3900GBPUpdated Aug 22, 2026
2 interpretations currently present — each is a set of fired observations whose alignment reads as one structural pattern. Click an observation to see the numbers behind it.
Debt is a large share of its assets, and large against its cash flow.
Reads
Elevated Leverage on Three Denominators
Debt sits high against its equity, its assets, and its cash flow.
Reads
An interpretation is present only while every observation it reads stays fired (score ≥ 70). It describes what the aligned readings show — never a verdict, never a prediction.
Shared structure with peers — never a ranking.
Relationships view
Structural observations derived from financial data, industry benchmarks, and supply chain position.
Peer Positioning
Current ratio is 0.33×, lower than 95% of its Specialty Retail peers (median 1.28×)Significant
Current ratio: 0.33Industry median: 1.28Industry P5: 0.59Peers compared: 79.00
Debt-to-equity is 6.57×, higher than 95% of its Specialty Retail peers (median 0.81×)Significant