Income statement
Revenue
£111.7M
2019
£110.7M
2018
£105.9M
2017
£102.1M
2016
£103.4M
Operating profit
£16.2M
2019
£16.1M
2018
£16.7M
2017
£14.7M
2016
£15.9M
Profit before tax
£14.8M
2019
£14.8M
2018
£15.3M
2017
£13.5M
2016
£14.8M
Profit before tax (pre-exceptional items)
£14.8M
2019
£14.8M
2018
£15.3M
2017
£13.5M
2016
£13.1M
Profit after tax
£11.7M
- 2.00%2019
£11.9M
- 2.00%2018
£12.2M
+ 15.00%2017
£10.6M
- 9.00%2016
£11.6M
Dividends paid
£4.9M
+ 4.00%2019
£4.7M
+ 7.00%2018
£4.4M
+ 5.00%2017
£4.2M
+ 5.00%2016
£4M
Balance sheets
Property, plant and equipment
£217.9M
+ 0.00%2019
£217M
+ 1.00%2018
£215.2M
+ 2.00%2017
£211.9M
+ 1.00%2016
£209.2M
Net current assets
£37.8M
+ 31.00%2019
£28.8M
+ 27.00%2018
£22.7M
+ 25.00%2017
£18.2M
+ 86.00%2016
£9.8M
Non-current liabilities
£83.0M
2019
£79.2M
2018
£76.4M
2017
£78.5M
2016
£71.9M
Net assets
£205.9M
+ 3.00%2019
£199.5M
+ 6.00%2018
£188.7M
+ 7.00%2017
£176.3M
+ 7.00%2016
£164.1M
Financial ratios and statistics
Earnings per ordinary share
37.9p
- 1.00%2019
38.4p
- 3.00%2018
39.5p
+ 14.00%2017
34.6p
- 8.00%2016
37.7p
Earnings per ordinary share (pre-exceptional items)
37.9p
- 1.00%2019
38.4p
- 3.00%2018
39.5p
+ 14.00%2017
34.6p
+ 4.00%2016
33.3p
Gross dividend paid per ordinary share
20.1p
+ 5.00%2019
19.1p
+ 6.00%2018
18.1p
+ 5.00%2017
17.3p
+ 5.00%2016
16.4p
Ordinary dividend paid per share
16.1p
2019
15.3p
2018
14.5p
2017
13.8p
2016
13.1p
Dividend cover
2.4X
2019
2.5X
2018
2.7X
2017
2.5X
2016
2.9X
Dividend cover (pre-exceptional items)
2.4X
2019
2.5X
2018
2.7X
2017
2.5X
2016
2.5X
Net cash (net debt)
£5.5M
2019
(£5.1M)
2018
(£14.3M)
2017
(£29.9M)
2016
(£29M)
Capital expenditure
£12M
2019
£13.3M
2018
£14.3M
2017
£14.4M
2016
£31.6M
Electricity statistics
Unit sales of electricity
619M
2019
627M
2018
634M
2017
621M
2016
625M
% of units imported
94.7%
2019
94.1%
2018
94.9%
2017
92.6%
2016
91.6%
% of units generated
0.2%
2019
0.3%
2018
0.6%
2017
1.5%
2016
2.9%
% of units from energy from waste plant
5.1%
2019
5.6%
2018
4.9%
2017
5.8%
2016
5.5%
Maximum demand
141mW
2019
150mW
2018
178mW
2017
154mW
2016
149mW
Number of customers
51522
+ 1.00%2019
51103
+ 1.00%2018
50561
+ 1.00%2017
49894
+ 1.00%2016
49532
Customer minutes lost
5
2019
6
2018
6
2017
8
2016
24
Average price per kilowatt hour sold
13.6p
2019
13.3p
2018
12.9p
2017
12.9p
2016
12.8p
Manpower statistics
Energy
199
2019
188
2018
186
2017
201
2016
203
Other
97
2019
94
2018
102
2017
116
2016
114
Trainees
9
2019
11
2018
14
2017
9
2016
10
Total
305
2019
293
2018
302
2017
326
2016
327
Units sold per energy employee
3.1M
2019
3.3M
2018
3.4M
2017
3.1M
2016
3.1M
Number of customers per energy employee
259
2019
272
2018
272
2017
248
2016
244
Annual & half-year reports
Interim Report - 2021
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