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Published financial data: GB GROUP PLC

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Fiscal Period: March	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Revenues	218M	242M	279M	277M	283M
Total Revenues	218M	242M	279M	277M	283M
Cost of Goods Sold, Total	65.1M	70.55M	80.99M	82.8M	84.89M
Gross Profit	153M	172M	198M	195M	198M
Selling General & Admin Expenses, Total	99.85M	144M	258M	184M	126M
Provision for Bad Debts	-	-	-214K	775K	-
R&D Expenses	-	-	53.99M	46.48M	46.61M
Amortization of Goodwill and Intangible Assets - (IS)	17.67M	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Expenses	-	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Expenses, Total	118M	144M	311M	232M	173M
Operating Income	35.04M	27.59M	-114M	-37.19M	25.19M
Interest Expense, Total	-1.35M	-1.78M	-6.86M	-9.26M	-7.2M
Interest And Investment Income	120K	40K	636K	262K	280K
Net Interest Expenses	-1.23M	-1.74M	-6.23M	-8.99M	-6.92M
Currency Exchange Gains (Loss)	-	-	3.02M	-162K	-
Other Non Operating Income (Expenses)	-	-	-165K	-20K	-
EBT, Excl. Unusual Items	33.82M	25.85M	-117M	-46.37M	18.27M
Restructuring Charges	-441K	-1.06M	-1.81M	-4.02M	-2.54M
Merger & Related Restructuring Charges	-862K	-6.03M	-	-	-
Impairment of Goodwill	-154K	-	-	-	-
Other Unusual Items	1.9M	2.9M	-	-	-
EBT, Incl. Unusual Items	34.26M	21.65M	-119M	-50.39M	15.73M
Income Tax Expense	7.38M	6.39M	964K	-1.8M	7.1M
Earnings From Continuing Operations	26.88M	15.26M	-120M	-48.58M	8.63M
Net Income to Company	26.88M	15.26M	-120M	-48.58M	8.63M
Net Income - (IS)	26.88M	15.26M	-120M	-48.58M	8.63M
Net Income to Common Incl Extra Items	26.88M	15.26M	-120M	-48.58M	8.63M
Net Income to Common Excl. Extra Items	26.88M	15.26M	-120M	-48.58M	8.63M
Per Share Items
Net EPS - Basic	0.14	0.07	-0.47	-0.19	0.03
Basic EPS - Continuing Operations	0.14	0.07	-0.47	-0.19	0.03
Basic Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	195M	216M	252M	253M	253M
Net EPS - Diluted	0.14	0.07	-0.47	-0.19	0.03
Diluted EPS - Continuing Operations	0.14	0.07	-0.47	-0.19	0.03
Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	199M	220M	252M	253M	255M
Normalized Basic EPS	0.11	0.07	-0.29	-0.11	0.05
Normalized Diluted EPS	0.11	0.07	-0.29	-0.11	0.04
Dividend Per Share	0.06	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04
Payout Ratio	21.89	43.75	-8.01	-20.77	122.8
American Depositary Receipts Ratio (ADR)	1	1	1	1	1
Supplemental Items
EBITDA	49.08M	42.6M	-93.65M	-18.55M	41.94M
EBITA	47.64M	41.07M	-95.42M	-19.85M	41.02M
EBIT	35.04M	27.59M	-114M	-37.19M	25.19M
EBITDAR	49.6M	43.16M	-92.78M	-18.02M	42.43M
Effective Tax Rate - (Ratio)	21.55	29.51	-0.81	3.58	45.12
Total Current Taxes	12.41M	12.14M	12.88M	8.8M	13M
Total Deferred Taxes	-5.03M	-5.74M	-11.91M	-10.61M	-5.9M
Normalized Net Income	21.13M	16.16M	-73.14M	-28.98M	11.42M
Interest on Long-Term Debt	1.35M	1.78M	6.85M	9.12M	7.1M
Non-Cash Pension Expense	-30K	-118K	-76K	-68K	10K
Supplemental Operating Expense Items
Research And Development Expense From Footnotes	33.01M	44.7M	78.53M	68.59M	65.62M
Net Rental Expense, Total	519K	564K	876K	532K	493K
Imputed Operating Lease Interest Expense	156K	119K	370K	341K	321K
Imputed Operating Lease Depreciation	363K	445K	506K	191K	172K
Stock-Based Comp., SG&A Exp. (Total)	5.17M	6.17M	-	-	-
Stock-Based Comp., Other (Total)	-	-	2.31M	3.49M	5.08M
Total Stock-Based Compensation	5.17M	6.17M	2.31M	3.49M	5.08M

Fiscal Period: March	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Assets
Cash And Equivalents	21.14M	22.3M	21.55M	21.32M	25.16M
Total Cash And Short Term Investments	21.14M	22.3M	21.55M	21.32M	25.16M
Accounts Receivable, Total	45.28M	55.59M	50.5M	54.74M	53.08M
Other Receivables	10.9M	11.37M	5.08M	11.6M	10.19M
Total Receivables	56.18M	66.96M	55.58M	66.34M	63.27M
Inventory	123K	1.2M	2.62M	1.32M	1.58M
Prepaid Expenses	8.21M	10.56M	10.82M	9.44M	10.8M
Total Current Assets	85.65M	101M	90.57M	98.42M	101M
Gross Property Plant And Equipment	19.13M	20.52M	18.62M	10M	9.51M
Accumulated Depreciation	-12.2M	-13.17M	-13.42M	-6.79M	-7.01M
Net Property Plant And Equipment	6.94M	7.34M	5.2M	3.22M	2.5M
Long-term Investments	2.29M	2.33M	3.03M	1.43M	1.93M
Goodwill	286M	714M	626M	562M	550M
Other Intangibles, Total	91.31M	256M	225M	181M	143M
Deferred Tax Assets Long-Term	7.68M	21.86M	793K	937K	612K
Other Long-Term Assets, Total	-	-	4.3M	6.22M	6.19M
Total Assets	480M	1.1B	955M	853M	805M
Liabilities
Accounts Payable, Total	6.34M	10.56M	11.43M	13.57M	12.6M
Accrued Expenses, Total	34.72M	39.01M	25.88M	30.1M	31.93M
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt	-	-	-	-	-
Current Portion of Leases	1.65M	1.84M	1.24M	836K	794K
Current Income Taxes Payable	1.32M	1.51M	1.96M	1.42M	3.74M
Unearned Revenue Current, Total	42.3M	57.02M	55.02M	52.96M	51.55M
Other Current Liabilities	3.66M	5.86M	1.24M	-	-
Total Current Liabilities	90M	116M	96.77M	98.89M	101M
Long-Term Debt	-	128M	126M	101M	72.93M
Long-Term Leases	2.29M	1.53M	524K	875K	532K
Unearned Revenue Non Current	545K	1.8M	1.49M	2.34M	1.58M
Deferred Tax Liability Non Current	22.12M	64.84M	34.99M	23.82M	17.15M
Other Non Current Liabilities	1.01M	2.79M	792K	741K	961K
Total Liabilities	116M	315M	261M	228M	194M
Common Stock, Total	4.91M	6.3M	6.31M	6.32M	6.32M
Additional Paid In Capital	268M	567M	568M	568M	4K
Retained Earnings	98.41M	113M	-15.16M	-72.82M	497M
Treasury Stock	-	-	-1.07M	-127K	-1.47M
Comprehensive Income and Other	-6.68M	101M	136M	124M	110M
Total Common Equity	364M	787M	694M	625M	611M
Total Equity	364M	787M	694M	625M	611M
Total Liabilities And Equity	480M	1.1B	955M	853M	805M
Supplemental Items
ECS Total Shares Outstanding on Filing Date	196M	252M	252M	253M	252M
ECS Total Common Shares Outstanding	196M	252M	252M	253M	252M
Book Value / Share	1.86	3.13	2.75	2.48	2.42
Tangible Book Value	-13.41M	-182M	-157M	-118M	-81.74M
Tangible Book Value Per Share	-0.07	-0.72	-0.62	-0.47	-0.32
Total Debt	3.94M	132M	128M	103M	74.26M
Net Debt	-17.2M	109M	107M	81.5M	49.1M
Debt Equivalent Oper. Leases	4.15M	4.51M	7.01M	4.26M	3.94M
Account Code - Inventory Valuation	5	5	5	5	5
Inventories - Finished Goods, Total	-	-	2.62M	1.32M	1.58M
Land - (BS)	-	-	-	-	-
Machinery, Total	8.97M	10.45M	10.22M	6.08M	5.13M
Full Time Employees	1.02K	1.28K	1.25K	1.13K	1.12K
Accumulated Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Supple)	3.6M	3.97M	2.39M	2.42M	1.54M

Fiscal Period: March	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Net Income	26.88M	15.26M	-120M	-48.58M	8.63M
Depreciation & Amortization - CF	3.27M	3.12M	3.26M	2.46M	1.91M
Amortization of Goodwill and Intangible Assets - (CF)	12.6M	13.47M	18.22M	17.34M	15.83M
Depreciation & Amortization, Total	15.87M	16.6M	21.49M	19.8M	17.74M
Amortization of Deferred Charges, Total - (CF)	5.51M	11.75M	24.93M	22.61M	19.4M
(Gain) Loss From Sale Of Asset	-1.4M	364K	492K	-24K	103K
(Gain) Loss on Sale of Investments - (CF)	-	-	-	-	-
Asset Writedown & Restructuring Costs	154K	-	125M	54.71M	-
Stock-Based Compensation (CF)	5.17M	6.17M	2.31M	3.49M	5.08M
Other Operating Activities, Total	-5.53M	-3.53M	-2.4M	-3.3M	5.17M
Change In Accounts Receivable	10.03M	-3.97M	-20K	-11.72M	-2.53M
Change In Inventories	6K	-27K	-1.45M	1.23M	-269K
Change In Accounts Payable	1.66M	2.2M	-16.23M	5.37M	-816K
Change in Other Net Operating Assets	88K	-169K	-47K	-36K	250K
Cash from Operations	58.43M	44.65M	34.31M	43.54M	52.76M
Capital Expenditure	-455K	-1.61M	-968K	-448K	-666K
Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	-	-	79K	1.31M	3K
Cash Acquisitions	-2.76M	-460M	-4.99M	-1.2M	-
Divestitures	5.31M	-101K	-18K	-	-
Sale (Purchase) of Intangible assets	-283K	-120K	-57K	-9K	-100K
Other Investing Activities, Total	20K	10K	569K	82K	93K
Cash from Investing	1.83M	-462M	-5.39M	-269K	-670K
Long-Term Debt Issued, Total	-	157M	12M	10M	10M
Total Debt Issued	-	157M	12M	10M	10M
Long-Term Debt Repaid, Total	-64.75M	-32.04M	-24.46M	-34.37M	-37.77M
Total Debt Repaid	-64.75M	-32.04M	-24.46M	-34.37M	-37.77M
Issuance of Common Stock	3.09M	306M	826K	4K	5K
Repurchase of Common Stock	-	-	-2.5M	-	-2.35M
Common Dividends Paid	-5.88M	-6.68M	-9.6M	-10.09M	-10.6M
Common & Preferred Stock Dividends Paid	-5.88M	-6.68M	-9.6M	-10.09M	-10.6M
Other Financing Activities, Total	1.41M	-8.35M	-6.28M	-8.47M	-7.03M
Cash from Financing	-66.14M	416M	-30.01M	-42.92M	-47.74M
Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustments	-479K	3.05M	339K	-579K	-513K
Net Change in Cash	-6.36M	1.17M	-750K	-231K	3.84M
Supplemental Items
Cash Interest Paid	1.23M	1.38M	6.43M	8.15M	7.03M
Cash Income Tax Paid (Refund)	14.2M	11.61M	4.26M	10.13M	7.25M
Levered Free Cash Flow	54.74M	60.32M	-36.47M	10.86M	55.91M
Unlevered Free Cash Flow	55.39M	61.18M	-32.51M	16.3M	60.07M
Change In Net Working Capital	-7.87M	-11.41M	8.86M	5.56M	-3.22M
Net Debt Issued / Repaid	-64.75M	125M	-12.46M	-24.37M	-27.77M

Fiscal Period: March	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Profitability
Return on Assets	4.35	2.18	-6.98	-2.57	1.9
Return on Total Capital	5.61	2.68	-8.16	-3	2.23
Return On Equity %	7.58	2.65	-16.17	-7.37	1.4
Return on Common Equity	7.58	2.65	-16.17	-7.37	1.4
Margin Analysis
Gross Profit Margin %	70.09	70.91	70.95	70.14	69.97
SG&A Margin	45.87	59.53	92.42	66.51	44.58
EBITDA Margin %	22.55	17.57	-33.59	-6.69	14.83
EBITA Margin %	21.89	16.94	-34.22	-7.16	14.51
EBIT Margin %	16.1	11.38	-40.76	-13.41	8.91
Income From Continuing Operations Margin %	12.35	6.29	-42.97	-17.52	3.05
Net Income Margin %	12.35	6.29	-42.97	-17.52	3.05
Net Avail. For Common Margin %	12.35	6.29	-42.97	-17.52	3.05
Normalized Net Income Margin	9.71	6.66	-26.23	-10.45	4.04
Levered Free Cash Flow Margin	25.15	24.88	-13.08	3.91	19.78
Unlevered Free Cash Flow Margin	25.45	25.23	-11.66	5.88	21.25
Asset Turnover
Asset Turnover	0.43	0.31	0.27	0.31	0.34
Fixed Assets Turnover	26.61	33.96	44.45	65.9	98.9
Receivables Turnover (Average Receivables)	4.45	4.81	5.26	5.27	5.24
Inventory Turnover (Average Inventory)	518.69	106.97	42.46	42.09	58.66
Short Term Liquidity
Current Ratio	0.95	0.87	0.94	1	1
Quick Ratio	0.86	0.77	0.8	0.89	0.88
Operating Cash Flow to Current Liabilities	0.65	0.39	0.35	0.44	0.52
Days Sales Outstanding (Average Receivables)	81.98	75.92	69.44	69.44	69.6
Days Outstanding Inventory (Average Inventory)	0.7	3.41	8.6	8.7	6.22
Average Days Payable Outstanding	46.96	43.07	48.68	56.12	56.08
Cash Conversion Cycle (Average Days)	35.73	36.26	29.35	22.02	19.74
Long Term Solvency
Total Debt/Equity	1.08	16.72	18.47	16.45	12.15
Total Debt / Total Capital	1.07	14.32	15.59	14.13	10.83
LT Debt/Equity	0.63	16.48	18.29	16.32	12.02
Long-Term Debt / Total Capital	0.62	14.12	15.44	14.01	10.71
Total Liabilities / Total Assets	24.15	28.58	27.32	26.71	24.07
EBIT / Interest Expense	26	15.46	-16.56	-4.02	3.5
EBITDA / Interest Expense	37.77	24.76	-13.43	-1.88	5.96
(EBITDA - Capex) / Interest Expense	37.43	23.85	-13.57	-1.93	5.87
Total Debt / EBITDA	0.08	2.98	-1.39	-5.91	1.73
Net Debt / EBITDA	-0.34	2.47	-1.16	-4.69	1.14
Total Debt / (EBITDA - Capex)	0.08	3.09	-1.38	-5.76	1.76
Net Debt / (EBITDA - Capex)	-0.34	2.57	-1.14	-4.57	1.16
Growth Over Prior Year
Total Revenues, 1 Yr. Growth %	9.32	11.4	14.98	-0.53	1.94
Gross Profit, 1 Yr. Growth %	5.81	12.7	15.06	-1.67	1.7
EBITDA, 1 Yr. Growth %	24.47	-15.61	-337.04	-80.2	-333.53
EBITA, 1 Yr. Growth %	26.48	-16.27	-351.26	-79.19	-312.95
EBIT, 1 Yr. Growth %	43.72	-24.29	-563.81	-67.27	-168.82
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 1 Yr. Growth %	57.51	-43.21	-884.87	-59.44	-117.77
Net Income, 1 Yr. Growth %	57.51	-43.21	-884.87	-59.44	-117.77
Normalized Net Income, 1 Yr. Growth %	52.47	-26.6	-615.13	-60.38	-140.02
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 1 Yr. Growth %	55.17	-48.89	-788.4	-59.5	-117.67
Accounts Receivable, 1 Yr. Growth %	-13.74	22.76	-9.16	8.4	-3.04
Inventory, 1 Yr. Growth %	-3.91	872.36	118.98	-49.75	19.91
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 1 Yr. Growth %	-26.36	5.85	-29.17	-38.18	-22.18
Total Assets, 1 Yr. Growth %	-8.74	129.5	-11.64	-10.7	-5.6
Tangible Book Value, 1 Yr. Growth %	-80.73	1.26K	-13.96	-25.16	-30.47
Common Equity, 1 Yr. Growth %	5.6	116.09	-11.81	-9.94	-2.2
Cash From Operations, 1 Yr. Growth %	38.74	-23.59	-23.16	26.92	21.17
Capital Expenditures, 1 Yr. Growth %	-62.05	254.07	-39.91	-53.72	48.66
Levered Free Cash Flow, 1 Yr. Growth %	53.44	8.46	-162.32	-129.77	399.26
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 1 Yr. Growth %	49.9	8.74	-154.74	-150.14	260.4
Dividend Per Share, 1 Yr. Growth %	-	-40.47	4.99	5	4.76
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Two Years
Total Revenues, 2 Yr. CAGR %	23.16	10.36	13.18	6.94	0.7
Gross Profit, 2 Yr. CAGR %	19.16	9.2	13.87	6.37	0
EBITDA, 2 Yr. CAGR %	34.39	3.94	36.21	-31.48	-33.08
EBITA, 2 Yr. CAGR %	36.34	4.42	39.48	-27.7	-34.43
EBIT, 2 Yr. CAGR %	34.33	6.38	76.59	23.2	-52.92
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 2 Yr. CAGR %	48.72	-5.42	111.12	78.41	-73.16
Net Income, 2 Yr. CAGR %	48.72	-5.42	111.12	78.41	-73.16
Normalized Net Income, 2 Yr. CAGR %	34.33	7.96	82.28	42.87	-60.49
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 2 Yr. CAGR %	33.28	-10.94	87.58	66.97	-73.25
Accounts Receivable, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-0.91	2.9	5.6	-0.77	2.52
Inventory, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-39.94	205.68	361.44	4.9	-22.38
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 2 Yr. CAGR %	20.03	-11.71	-13.41	-33.83	-30.64
Total Assets, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-3.46	44.72	41.03	-11.17	-8.19
Tangible Book Value, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-64.13	61.93	242.29	-19.76	-27.86
Common Equity, 2 Yr. CAGR %	6.45	51.06	38.05	-10.88	-6.15
Cash From Operations, 2 Yr. CAGR %	53.34	2.96	-23.37	-1.24	24.01
Capital Expenditures, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-44.04	15.91	45.86	-47.27	-17.05
Levered Free Cash Flow, 2 Yr. CAGR %	41.61	30.03	-19.02	-56.93	23.81
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 2 Yr. CAGR %	41.55	28.68	-23.99	-47.61	35.94
Dividend Per Share, 2 Yr. CAGR %	46.3	-	-20.94	4.99	4.88
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Three Years
Total Revenues, 3 Yr. CAGR %	22.06	19.11	11.88	8.41	5.25
Gross Profit, 3 Yr. CAGR %	18.1	16.97	11.12	8.44	4.79
EBITDA, 3 Yr. CAGR %	24.61	16.17	33.42	-28.38	2.01
EBITA, 3 Yr. CAGR %	25.79	17.02	36.32	-26.03	2.61
EBIT, 3 Yr. CAGR %	29.73	12.42	67.04	0.68	0.93
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 3 Yr. CAGR %	36.13	7.89	91.48	21.81	-17.31
Net Income, 3 Yr. CAGR %	36.13	7.89	91.48	21.81	-17.31
Normalized Net Income, 3 Yr. CAGR %	29.58	11.32	74.09	9.6	-7.01
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 3 Yr. CAGR %	24.47	-3.17	76.09	12.53	-21.02
Accounts Receivable, 3 Yr. CAGR %	10.56	6.43	-1.29	6.53	-1.53
Inventory, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-32.45	51.94	173.51	120.35	9.68
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 3 Yr. CAGR %	13.86	15.1	-17.96	-22.61	-30.15
Total Assets, 3 Yr. CAGR %	27.55	28.85	21.98	21.1	-9.35
Tangible Book Value, 3 Yr. CAGR %	54.72	20.53	31.19	106.21	-23.5
Common Equity, 3 Yr. CAGR %	32.17	34.78	26.25	19.73	-8.08
Cash From Operations, 3 Yr. CAGR %	27.22	21.57	-6.6	-9.34	5.72
Capital Expenditures, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-37.92	3.5	-6.89	-0.52	-25.51
Levered Free Cash Flow, 3 Yr. CAGR %	27.07	30.25	0.74	-41.99	-1.51
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 3 Yr. CAGR %	27.57	30.32	-4.18	-33.83	0.38
Dividend Per Share, 3 Yr. CAGR %	34.17	8.41	-	-13.1	4.92
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Five Years
Total Revenues, 5 Yr. CAGR %	24.28	22.62	18.42	14.08	7.26
Gross Profit, 5 Yr. CAGR %	22.28	20.68	16.39	12.6	6.53
EBITDA, 5 Yr. CAGR %	29.93	20.11	29.85	-7.35	1.24
EBITA, 5 Yr. CAGR %	31.36	20.73	31.86	-4.98	1.72
EBIT, 5 Yr. CAGR %	29.34	18.14	47.91	13.88	0.65
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 5 Yr. CAGR %	24.08	7.26	62.25	31.94	-12.74
Net Income, 5 Yr. CAGR %	24.08	7.26	62.25	31.94	-12.74
Normalized Net Income, 5 Yr. CAGR %	29.15	17.6	49.74	19.87	-3.81
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 5 Yr. CAGR %	13.4	-2.92	46.66	20.41	-17.13
Accounts Receivable, 5 Yr. CAGR %	18.03	16.27	8.55	3.49	0.22
Inventory, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-	38.7	45.69	31.01	65.26
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 5 Yr. CAGR %	25.43	20.79	2.05	-7.76	-23.29
Total Assets, 5 Yr. CAGR %	38.11	48.12	32.78	10.61	8.88
Tangible Book Value, 5 Yr. CAGR %	42.42	109.04	112.56	2.45	3.28
Common Equity, 5 Yr. CAGR %	45.22	52.9	34.49	14.23	12.13
Cash From Operations, 5 Yr. CAGR %	34.75	25.9	3.87	11.87	4.61
Capital Expenditures, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-8.57	2.31	-12.64	-20.97	-11.09
Levered Free Cash Flow, 5 Yr. CAGR %	61.67	30.29	6.45	-16.84	9.4
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 5 Yr. CAGR %	62.05	30.66	4.03	-10.02	10.21
Dividend Per Share, 5 Yr. CAGR %	25.21	10.15	8.58	7.03	-