S & U ORD GBP0.125
Symbol: SUS
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Business Summary
S&U plc is a United Kingdom-based motor finance and specialist lender. The Company's trading subsidiaries include Advantage Finance Limited (Advantage Finance) and Aspen Bridging Limited (Aspen Bridging). Advantage Finance is a motor finance company in the United Kingdom. Advantage Finance is focused on the non-prime used car market. Advantage Finance operates in the used car sector offering loans of up to £15,000 on a hire purchase (HP) basis. It accesses its market through over 40 Internet and dealer introducer brokers, direct to dealers and through re-finance from customers. It is focused on the non-prime section of the market lending to working customers to meet their requirement for cars for work and for family purposes. Aspen Bridging caters for the short-term refurbishment and residential markets. Aspen Bridging lends up to £10m per deal with an average loan of £900,000.
Financial Summary
BRIEF: For the six months ended 31 July 2024, S&U PLC revenues increased 9% to £60.4M. Net income decreased 41% to £9.6M. Revenues reflect Motor Finance segment increase from £47.5M to £98.2M, Property bridging finance segment increase from £7.9M to £17.3M. Net income was offset by United Kingdom segment income decrease of 20% to £22.4M. Dividend per share decreased from £0.35 to £0.30.
Financials
Income Statement - All values are in GBP (M).
Year Ending |
31/01/2025 |
31/01/2024 |
31/01/2023 |
31/01/2022 |
31/01/2021 |
31/01/2020 |
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Total Revenue | 115.61 | 115.44 | 102.71 | 87.89 | 83.76 | 89.94 |
Gross profit | 99.23 | 92.62 | 79.04 | 69.12 | 69.50 | 70.07 |
Operating Profit/Loss | 42.09 | 48.65 | 48.91 | 50.79 | 21.70 | 39.98 |
Profit Before Tax | 23.98 | 33.58 | 41.41 | 47.02 | 18.13 | 35.13 |
Profit After Tax | 17.91 | 25.44 | 33.72 | 37.98 | 14.65 | 28.88 |
Equity Holders of Parent Company | 17.91 | 25.44 | 33.72 | 37.98 | 14.65 | 28.88 |
Minority Interest | NIL | NIL | NIL | NIL | NIL | NIL |
Balance Sheet - All values are in GBP (M).
Year Ending |
31/01/2025 |
31/01/2024 |
31/01/2023 |
31/01/2022 |
31/01/2021 |
31/01/2020 |
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Total Non-Current Assets | 206.08 | 244.45 | 222.03 | 184.19 | 173.41 | 197.81 |
Total Current Assets | 238.97 | 222.40 | 206.14 | 143.04 | 111.43 | 108.28 |
Total Assets | 445.06 | 466.85 | 428.17 | 327.23 | 284.84 | 306.08 |
Total Liabilities | 206.98 | 232.68 | 203.29 | 120.48 | 103.81 | 126.61 |
Total Net Assets | 238.08 | 234.16 | 224.89 | 206.75 | 181.03 | 179.47 |
Shareholders Funds | 238.08 | 234.16 | 224.89 | 206.75 | 181.03 | 179.47 |
Minority Interests | NIL | NIL | NIL | NIL | NIL | NIL |
Total Equity | 238.08 | 234.16 | 224.89 | 206.75 | 181.03 | 179.47 |
Outlook
Broker View
Data shown is based on the past 75 days of broker views.
ActionBrokers |
Strong Buy0 |
Buy0 |
Neutral2 |
Sell0 |
Strong Sell0 |
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Brokers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Consensus |
ConsensusNeutral |
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Forecasts
Year | 2026 | 2027 |
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Revenue | £113.70mn | £126.35mn |
Pre-tax-Profit | £62.87mn | £79.15mn |
EPS | £1.93p | £2.38p |
EPS Growth | 31.09% | 23.41% |
P/E | 7.82 | 6.4 |
PEG Ratio | 0.25 | 0.27 |
Dividend | 120.00p | 130.00p |
Yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Upgrades & Downgrades (Latest)
Date | Broker | Recommendation | Price | Old Target | New Target | Change |
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16th Apr 2025 | Berenberg Bank | Reiteration | 1425p | 0p | 1700p | Hold |
13th Aug 2024 | Berenberg Bank | Reiteration | 1850p | 2180p | 2100p | Hold |
10th Apr 2024 | Berenberg Bank | Reiteration | 1835p | 0p | 2180p | Hold |
Time & Sales
All prices are in GBX and times are in GMT. Last 20 trades shown. Trade type is estimated and should be treated as indicative only.
Date | Time | Price | Volume | Type |
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28 Apr 2025 | 08:08 | 1,435 | 36 | Buy |
28 Apr 2025 | 08:05 | 1,434.965 | 250 | Buy |
25 Apr 2025 | 16:35 | 1,460 | 5 | Sell |
25 Apr 2025 | 16:28 | 1,470 | 135 | Buy |
25 Apr 2025 | 15:49 | 1,451 | 4,000 | Sell |
25 Apr 2025 | 14:48 | 1,465 | 61 | Sell |
25 Apr 2025 | 14:42 | 1,495 | 1 | Buy |
25 Apr 2025 | 12:47 | 1,480 | 21 | Buy |
25 Apr 2025 | 12:47 | 1,480 | 1 | Buy |
25 Apr 2025 | 12:45 | 1,455 | 563 | Sell |
25 Apr 2025 | 11:39 | 1,450 | 50 | Buy |
25 Apr 2025 | 09:39 | 1,475 | 15 | Buy |
25 Apr 2025 | 09:39 | 1,475 | 5 | Buy |
25 Apr 2025 | 09:34 | 1,485 | 50 | Buy |
25 Apr 2025 | 09:34 | 1,485 | 50 | Buy |
25 Apr 2025 | 08:33 | 1,475 | 0 | Buy |
24 Apr 2025 | 16:35 | 1,470 | 4 | Unknown |
24 Apr 2025 | 14:26 | 1,515 | 5 | Buy |
24 Apr 2025 | 13:57 | 1,510 | 30 | Sell |
24 Apr 2025 | 13:33 | 1,506.75 | 100 | Sell |
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