Cash flow International Distributions Services

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Delayed London S.E. Other stock markets 16:35:24 30/05/2025 BST			5-day change	1st Jan Change
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09-29	Drop and Collect Ltd. announced that it expects to receive £43.9 million in funding from PayPoint plc, International Distribution Services Limited	CI
09-30	PayPoint Earmarks GBP44 Million Investment to Take 49% in IDS Unit	MT

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Published financial data: INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS SERVICES

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Fiscal Period: March	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Revenues	12.64B	12.71B	12.04B	12.68B	13.14B
Total Revenues	12.64B	12.71B	12.04B	12.68B	13.14B
Cost of Goods Sold, Total	7.36B	7.54B	7.58B	7.69B	7.89B
Gross Profit	5.28B	5.17B	4.47B	4.99B	5.25B
Selling General & Admin Expenses, Total	3.48B	3.56B	3.72B	3.89B	3.96B
Amortization of Goodwill and Intangible Assets - (IS)	19M	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Expenses	824M	790M	776M	816M	816M
Other Operating Expenses, Total	4.33B	4.35B	4.5B	4.71B	4.78B
Operating Income	950M	821M	-31M	281M	472M
Interest Expense, Total	-54M	-56M	-59M	-97M	-116M
Interest And Investment Income	17M	6M	21M	51M	51M
Net Interest Expenses	-37M	-50M	-38M	-46M	-65M
Other Non Operating Income (Expenses)	-1M	-1M	-1M	-1M	-1M
EBT, Excl. Unusual Items	912M	770M	-70M	234M	406M
Restructuring Charges	-194M	-173M	-68M	-12M	-20M
Merger & Related Restructuring Charges	-	-	-	-	-
Impairment of Goodwill	-	-	-4M	-	-
Gain (Loss) On Sale Of Assets	36M	72M	6M	15M	71M
Asset Writedown	-	-	-535M	-48M	117M
Legal Settlements	-	-	-	-	-
Other Unusual Items	-28M	-7M	-5M	-75M	-145M
EBT, Incl. Unusual Items	726M	662M	-676M	114M	429M
Income Tax Expense	106M	50M	197M	60M	62M
Earnings From Continuing Operations	620M	612M	-873M	54M	367M
Earnings Of Discontinued Operations	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income to Company	620M	612M	-873M	54M	367M
Minority Interest	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income - (IS)	620M	612M	-873M	54M	367M
Net Income to Common Incl Extra Items	620M	612M	-873M	54M	367M
Net Income to Common Excl. Extra Items	620M	612M	-873M	54M	367M
Per Share Items
Net EPS - Basic	0.62	0.62	-0.91	0.06	0.38
Basic EPS - Continuing Operations	0.62	0.62	-0.91	0.06	0.38
Basic Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	999M	992M	956M	957M	958M
Net EPS - Diluted	0.62	0.61	-0.91	0.06	0.38
Diluted EPS - Continuing Operations	0.62	0.61	-0.91	0.06	0.38
Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	1B	996M	956M	957M	965M
Normalized Basic EPS	0.57	0.49	-0.05	0.15	0.26
Normalized Diluted EPS	0.57	0.48	-0.05	0.15	0.26
Dividend Per Share	0.1	0.2	-	0.02	0.02
Payout Ratio	-	27.29	-14.55	-	5.18
American Depositary Receipts Ratio (ADR)	2	2	2	2	2
Supplemental Items
EBITDA	1.18B	1.06B	232M	509M	702M
EBITA	964M	835M	-12M	302M	488M
EBIT	950M	821M	-31M	281M	472M
EBITDAR	1.22B	1.11B	285M	550M	750M
Effective Tax Rate - (Ratio)	14.6	7.55	-29.14	52.63	14.45
Current Domestic Taxes	-	-	-	-	-
Current Foreign Taxes	-	-	-	-	63M
Total Current Taxes	134M	73M	73M	63M	-1M
Total Deferred Taxes	-28M	-23M	124M	-3M	0
Normalized Net Income	570M	481M	-43.75M	146M	254M
Interest Capitalized	4M	3M	3M	2M	-
Interest on Long-Term Debt	51M	50M	49M	81M	102M
Non-Cash Pension Expense	-117M	-64M	-105M	-307M	-119M
Supplemental Operating Expense Items
Selling and Marketing Expenses	3.48B	3.56B	3.72B	3.89B	3.96B
Net Rental Expense, Total	37M	46M	53M	41M	48M
Imputed Operating Lease Interest Expense	7.04M	10.18M	11.25M	12.12M	15.45M
Imputed Operating Lease Depreciation	29.96M	35.82M	41.75M	28.88M	32.55M
Stock-Based Comp., COGS (Total)	-	-	-	-	-
Stock-Based Comp., Other (Total)	7M	6M	2M	5M	6M
Total Stock-Based Compensation	7M	6M	2M	5M	6M

Fiscal Period: March	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Assets
Cash And Equivalents	1.57B	1.14B	898M	1.03B	834M
Short Term Investments	-	70M	-	216M	-
Total Cash And Short Term Investments	1.57B	1.21B	898M	1.25B	834M
Accounts Receivable, Total	1.51B	1.51B	1.39B	1.46B	1.51B
Other Receivables	52M	87M	52M	54M	51M
Total Receivables	1.56B	1.59B	1.44B	1.52B	1.56B
Inventory	18M	34M	42M	32M	30M
Prepaid Expenses	84M	106M	167M	102M	129M
Other Current Assets, Total	28M	74M	27M	48M	34M
Total Current Assets	3.27B	3.02B	2.58B	2.94B	2.59B
Gross Property Plant And Equipment	6.93B	7.7B	8.14B	8.37B	8.8B
Accumulated Depreciation	-3.93B	-4.13B	-4.84B	-5.06B	-5.18B
Net Property Plant And Equipment	3.01B	3.57B	3.3B	3.31B	3.63B
Long-term Investments	5M	1M	1M	1M	46M
Goodwill	378M	428M	445M	458M	442M
Other Intangibles, Total	468M	488M	304M	304M	361M
Deferred Tax Assets Long-Term	153M	116M	10M	7M	-
Other Long-Term Assets, Total	2.71B	3.06B	2.18B	1.97B	1.86B
Total Assets	9.98B	10.68B	8.82B	8.99B	8.93B
Liabilities
Accounts Payable, Total	1.83B	1.87B	1.7B	1.65B	1.72B
Accrued Expenses, Total	142M	121M	110M	125M	124M
Short-term Borrowings	-	-	89M	56M	53M
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt	-	-	3M	315M	4M
Current Portion of Leases	197M	213M	220M	241M	283M
Current Income Taxes Payable	15M	10M	5M	3M	11M
Unearned Revenue Current, Total	299M	254M	250M	227M	195M
Other Current Liabilities	243M	271M	231M	241M	200M
Total Current Liabilities	2.72B	2.74B	2.6B	2.86B	2.59B
Long-Term Debt	895M	872M	944M	1.17B	1.15B
Long-Term Leases	959M	1.13B	1.14B	1.18B	1.32B
Pension & Other Post Retirement Benefits	394M	390M	145M	60M	-
Deferred Tax Liability Non Current	48M	54M	55M	51M	43M
Other Non Current Liabilities	159M	162M	125M	129M	128M
Total Liabilities	5.18B	5.34B	5.01B	5.45B	5.22B
Common Stock, Total	10M	10M	10M	10M	10M
Retained Earnings	4.8B	5.25B	3.76B	3.54B	3.74B
Comprehensive Income and Other	-7M	76M	31M	-5M	-48M
Total Common Equity	4.8B	5.33B	3.8B	3.54B	3.71B
Minority Interest	-	-	-	-	-
Total Equity	4.8B	5.33B	3.8B	3.54B	3.71B
Total Liabilities And Equity	9.98B	10.68B	8.82B	8.99B	8.93B
Supplemental Items
ECS Total Shares Outstanding on Filing Date	999M	954M	956M	957M	958M
ECS Total Common Shares Outstanding	999M	954M	956M	957M	958M
Book Value / Share	4.81	5.59	3.98	3.7	3.87
Tangible Book Value	3.96B	4.42B	3.05B	2.78B	2.9B
Tangible Book Value Per Share	3.96	4.63	3.19	2.91	3.03
Total Debt	2.05B	2.21B	2.4B	2.96B	2.8B
Net Debt	478M	1.01B	1.5B	1.72B	1.97B
Debt Equivalent of Unfunded Proj. Benefit Obligation	-3.28B	-3.8B	-2.87B	-2.41B	-2.18B
Debt Equivalent Oper. Leases	296M	368M	424M	328M	384M
Minority Interest, Total (Incl. Fin. Div)	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Method Investments, Total	5M	1M	1M	1M	46M
Account Code - Inventory Valuation	6	6	6	6	6
Land - (BS)	3.05B	3.14B	3.27B	3.32B	3.45B
Buildings, Total	-	-	-	-	-
Machinery, Total	1.98B	2.39B	2.51B	2.48B	2.56B
Full Time Employees	177K	179K	165K	161K	160K
Part Time Employees	-	-	-	-	-
Accumulated Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Supple)	79M	51M	43M	43M	47M

Fiscal Period: March	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Net Income	620M	612M	-873M	54M	367M
Depreciation & Amortization - CF	432M	441M	475M	420M	444M
Amortization of Goodwill and Intangible Assets - (CF)	14M	14M	19M	21M	16M
Depreciation & Amortization, Total	446M	455M	494M	441M	460M
Amortization of Deferred Charges, Total - (CF)	127M	101M	117M	61M	61M
(Gain) Loss From Sale Of Asset	-36M	-72M	-6M	-15M	-71M
Asset Writedown & Restructuring Costs	-	-	549M	48M	-117M
(Income) Loss On Equity Investments - (CF)	-	-	-	-	-
Stock-Based Compensation (CF)	4M	3M	2M	4M	6M
Other Operating Activities, Total	-29M	90M	144M	-223M	-41M
Change In Accounts Receivable	-376M	-16M	180M	-62M	-132M
Change In Inventories	-	-14M	-8M	11M	-
Change In Accounts Payable	375M	-54M	-237M	-36M	68M
Change in Other Net Operating Assets	42M	55M	11M	-68M	9M
Cash from Operations	1.17B	1.16B	373M	215M	610M
Capital Expenditure	-289M	-519M	-334M	-272M	-339M
Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	18M	109M	11M	97M	31M
Cash Acquisitions	-4M	-204M	-7M	-35M	-79M
Divestitures	-	-	-	-	15M
Sale (Purchase) of Intangible assets	-57M	-84M	-93M	-113M	-114M
Investment in Marketable and Equity Securities, Total	30M	-70M	70M	-216M	216M
Other Investing Activities, Total	16M	9M	28M	169M	149M
Cash from Investing	-286M	-759M	-325M	-370M	-121M
Long-Term Debt Issued, Total	1M	-	-	745M	14M
Total Debt Issued	1M	-	-	745M	14M
Long-Term Debt Repaid, Total	-888M	-192M	-204M	-338M	-544M
Total Debt Repaid	-888M	-192M	-204M	-338M	-544M
Issuance of Common Stock	-	-	-	-	-
Repurchase of Common Stock	-	-218M	-	-	-
Common Dividends Paid	-	-167M	-127M	-	-19M
Common & Preferred Stock Dividends Paid	-	-167M	-127M	-	-19M
Special Dividend Paid	-	-199M	-	-	-
Other Financing Activities, Total	-57M	-56M	-61M	-79M	-118M
Cash from Financing	-944M	-832M	-392M	328M	-667M
Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustments	-10M	-5M	16M	-8M	-15M
Net Change in Cash	-67M	-436M	-328M	165M	-193M
Supplemental Items
Cash Interest Paid	57M	56M	61M	79M	118M
Cash Income Tax Paid (Refund)	125M	108M	53M	67M	50M
Levered Free Cash Flow	770M	322M	23.75M	171M	246M
Unlevered Free Cash Flow	804M	357M	60.62M	232M	318M
Change In Net Working Capital	24M	115M	106M	66M	51M
Net Debt Issued / Repaid	-887M	-192M	-204M	407M	-530M

Fiscal Period: March	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Profitability
Return on Assets	5.65	4.97	-0.2	1.97	3.29
Return on Total Capital	7.76	7.13	-0.28	2.76	4.53
Return On Equity %	11.89	12.07	-19.11	1.47	10.12
Return on Common Equity	11.89	12.07	-19.11	1.47	10.12
Margin Analysis
Gross Profit Margin %	41.75	40.65	37.08	39.33	39.94
SG&A Margin	27.56	27.97	30.9	30.68	30.14
EBITDA Margin %	9.37	8.35	1.93	4.01	5.34
EBITA Margin %	7.63	6.57	-0.1	2.38	3.71
EBIT Margin %	7.52	6.46	-0.26	2.22	3.59
Income From Continuing Operations Margin %	4.91	4.81	-7.25	0.43	2.79
Net Income Margin %	4.91	4.81	-7.25	0.43	2.79
Net Avail. For Common Margin %	4.91	4.81	-7.25	0.43	2.79
Normalized Net Income Margin	4.51	3.79	-0.36	1.15	1.93
Levered Free Cash Flow Margin	6.09	2.53	0.2	1.35	1.87
Unlevered Free Cash Flow Margin	6.36	2.81	0.5	1.83	2.42
Asset Turnover
Asset Turnover	1.2	1.23	1.23	1.42	1.47
Fixed Assets Turnover	4.13	3.87	3.51	3.84	3.79
Receivables Turnover (Average Receivables)	9.44	8.42	8.31	8.89	8.84
Inventory Turnover (Average Inventory)	397.95	290.19	199.42	207.89	254.55
Short Term Liquidity
Current Ratio	1.2	1.1	0.99	1.03	1
Quick Ratio	1.15	1.02	0.9	0.97	0.93
Operating Cash Flow to Current Liabilities	0.43	0.42	0.14	0.08	0.24
Days Sales Outstanding (Average Receivables)	38.57	43.24	43.79	41.74	41.15
Days Outstanding Inventory (Average Inventory)	0.91	1.25	1.83	1.78	1.43
Average Days Payable Outstanding	82.06	89.04	85.53	80.72	77.65
Cash Conversion Cycle (Average Days)	-42.58	-44.55	-39.91	-37.2	-35.07
Long Term Solvency
Total Debt/Equity	42.68	41.49	63.07	83.55	75.69
Total Debt / Total Capital	29.92	29.32	38.68	45.52	43.08
LT Debt/Equity	38.58	37.5	54.87	66.29	66.51
Long-Term Debt / Total Capital	27.04	26.5	33.65	36.11	37.86
Total Liabilities / Total Assets	51.88	50.05	56.87	60.57	58.5
EBIT / Interest Expense	17.59	14.66	-0.53	2.9	4.07
EBITDA / Interest Expense	25.85	22.79	7.85	7.44	8.03
(EBITDA - Capex) / Interest Expense	20.5	13.52	2.19	4.64	5.11
Total Debt / EBITDA	1.47	1.73	5.18	4.1	3.01
Net Debt / EBITDA	0.34	0.79	3.24	2.38	2.11
Total Debt / (EBITDA - Capex)	1.85	2.92	18.59	6.58	4.73
Net Debt / (EBITDA - Capex)	0.43	1.33	11.63	3.81	3.32
Growth Over Prior Year
Total Revenues, 1 Yr. Growth %	16.59	0.59	-5.25	5.27	3.63
Gross Profit, 1 Yr. Growth %	35.32	-2.07	-13.57	12.19	5.23
EBITDA, 1 Yr. Growth %	102.74	-8.68	-76.89	130.32	37.92
EBITA, 1 Yr. Growth %	153.02	-11.45	-101.54	-1.02K	61.59
EBIT, 1 Yr. Growth %	158.15	-11.63	-104.06	-640.38	67.97
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 1 Yr. Growth %	285.09	-1.29	-242.65	-106.19	579.63
Net Income, 1 Yr. Growth %	285.09	-1.29	-242.65	-106.19	579.63
Normalized Net Income, 1 Yr. Growth %	186.79	-13.58	-109.83	-357.14	73.5
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 1 Yr. Growth %	283.85	-0.65	-248.73	-106.13	578.57
Accounts Receivable, 1 Yr. Growth %	29.87	-0.4	-7.7	5.1	3.21
Inventory, 1 Yr. Growth %	-5.26	88.89	23.53	-23.81	-6.25
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 1 Yr. Growth %	-3.62	18.76	-7.64	0.27	9.77
Total Assets, 1 Yr. Growth %	-9.37	6.95	-17.92	1.98	-0.68
Tangible Book Value, 1 Yr. Growth %	-15.28	11.59	-30.9	-8.84	4.31
Common Equity, 1 Yr. Growth %	-14.52	11.01	-28.72	-6.76	4.54
Cash From Operations, 1 Yr. Growth %	23.47	-1.11	-67.84	-42.36	183.72
Capital Expenditures, 1 Yr. Growth %	9.06	79.58	-35.65	-18.56	24.63
Levered Free Cash Flow, 1 Yr. Growth %	11.55	-57.44	-91.69	729.09	43.57
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 1 Yr. Growth %	11.02	-54.83	-81.11	302.83	37.29
Dividend Per Share, 1 Yr. Growth %	33.33	100	-	-	0
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Two Years
Total Revenues, 2 Yr. CAGR %	9.29	8.29	-2.38	-0.13	4.45
Gross Profit, 2 Yr. CAGR %	16.39	15.12	-8	-1.76	8.66
EBITDA, 2 Yr. CAGR %	21.2	34.85	-55.34	-28.8	78.23
EBITA, 2 Yr. CAGR %	31.2	48.04	-88.72	-37.66	284.55
EBIT, 2 Yr. CAGR %	32.03	49.36	-81.73	-39.31	201.28
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 2 Yr. CAGR %	88.22	94.97	18.66	-70.3	-35.16
Net Income, 2 Yr. CAGR %	88.22	94.97	18.66	-70.3	-35.16
Normalized Net Income, 2 Yr. CAGR %	30.93	55.61	-71.97	-42.67	111.22
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 2 Yr. CAGR %	87.92	95.29	21.56	-69.8	-35.49
Accounts Receivable, 2 Yr. CAGR %	13.43	13.73	-4.12	-1.5	4.16
Inventory, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-18.35	33.77	52.75	-2.99	-15.48
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 2 Yr. CAGR %	20.64	6.98	4.73	-3.77	4.91
Total Assets, 2 Yr. CAGR %	16.15	-1.55	-6.04	-8.51	0.64
Tangible Book Value, 2 Yr. CAGR %	4.75	-2.77	-12.18	-20.63	-2.49
Common Equity, 2 Yr. CAGR %	1.99	-2.59	-11.05	-18.48	-1.27
Cash From Operations, 2 Yr. CAGR %	54.25	10.5	-43.61	-56.95	27.88
Capital Expenditures, 2 Yr. CAGR %	4.63	39.95	7.5	-27.61	0.75
Levered Free Cash Flow, 2 Yr. CAGR %	101.51	-31.69	-82.29	-22.66	245.01
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 2 Yr. CAGR %	100.66	-29.77	-72.31	-15.04	135.17
Dividend Per Share, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-36.75	63.3	-	-68.38	-
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Three Years
Total Revenues, 3 Yr. CAGR %	7.5	6.31	3.57	0.11	1.11
Gross Profit, 3 Yr. CAGR %	15.89	9.88	4.63	-1.86	0.52
EBITDA, 3 Yr. CAGR %	27.74	9.63	-26.49	-24.08	-11.24
EBITA, 3 Yr. CAGR %	44.13	14.24	-68.42	-31.58	-14.36
EBIT, 3 Yr. CAGR %	45.1	14.63	-56.16	-32.87	-14.79
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 3 Yr. CAGR %	33.94	51.79	75.68	-55.67	-15.67
Net Income, 3 Yr. CAGR %	33.77	51.79	75.68	-55.67	-15.67
Normalized Net Income, 3 Yr. CAGR %	45.41	13.12	-39.62	-35.96	-17.08
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 3 Yr. CAGR %	33.97	51.95	78.34	-55.08	-14.78
Accounts Receivable, 3 Yr. CAGR %	14.84	8.62	6.09	-1.14	0.04
Inventory, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-10.37	7.99	30.27	21.14	-4.09
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 3 Yr. CAGR %	14.26	20.01	1.87	3.22	0.55
Total Assets, 3 Yr. CAGR %	11.22	13	-7.16	-3.44	-5.97
Tangible Book Value, 3 Yr. CAGR %	4.15	6.98	-13.23	-11.08	-13.06
Common Equity, 3 Yr. CAGR %	2.7	4.91	-12.22	-9.64	-11.43
Cash From Operations, 3 Yr. CAGR %	9.03	33.01	-26.77	-43.2	-19.28
Capital Expenditures, 3 Yr. CAGR %	9.69	25.27	8.02	-2	-13.24
Levered Free Cash Flow, 3 Yr. CAGR %	43.29	19.32	-67.48	-39.09	-4.95
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 3 Yr. CAGR %	43.43	21.4	-56.25	-33.58	-0.3
Dividend Per Share, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-25.31	-7.17	-	-41.52	-53.58
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Five Years
Total Revenues, 5 Yr. CAGR %	6.44	5.39	3.44	3.68	3.92
Gross Profit, 5 Yr. CAGR %	11.55	8.4	5.67	5.07	6.12
EBITDA, 5 Yr. CAGR %	7.52	4.68	-16.4	-8.78	3.75
EBITA, 5 Yr. CAGR %	9.95	6.48	-48.21	-11.62	5.07
EBIT, 5 Yr. CAGR %	9.7	6.51	-36.94	-12.41	5.1
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 5 Yr. CAGR %	22.8	17.52	27.61	-20.96	17.91
Net Income, 5 Yr. CAGR %	20.8	17.61	27.51	-20.96	17.91
Normalized Net Income, 5 Yr. CAGR %	9.71	5.78	-25.08	-15.15	5.01
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 5 Yr. CAGR %	23.63	17.6	28.86	-20.38	18.74
Accounts Receivable, 5 Yr. CAGR %	11.02	9.01	6.84	4.45	5.31
Inventory, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-3.04	8.13	10.93	3.46	9.57
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 5 Yr. CAGR %	8.48	11.61	10.34	9.87	3.07
Total Assets, 5 Yr. CAGR %	5.61	5.08	3.97	3.97	-4.11
Tangible Book Value, 5 Yr. CAGR %	0.82	1.44	-2.72	-5.06	-9.08
Common Equity, 5 Yr. CAGR %	1.51	1.31	-3.04	-5.16	-7.99
Cash From Operations, 5 Yr. CAGR %	10.04	9	-16.24	-15.29	-8.48
Capital Expenditures, 5 Yr. CAGR %	1.37	17.68	8.81	0.6	5.05
Levered Free Cash Flow, 5 Yr. CAGR %	21.07	0.3	-38.12	-2.05	-18.68
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 5 Yr. CAGR %	21.4	1.75	-25.95	3.02	-15.17
Dividend Per Share, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-14.67	-2.76	-	-39.66	-23.23