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Published financial data: SAGE GROUP PLC

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LTM

Fiscal Period: September	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Revenues	1.9B	1.85B	1.95B	2.18B	2.33B
Total Revenues	1.9B	1.85B	1.95B	2.18B	2.33B
Cost of Goods Sold, Total	126M	131M	138M	156M	168M
Gross Profit	1.78B	1.72B	1.81B	2.03B	2.16B
Selling General & Admin Expenses, Total	1.11B	1.17B	1.32B	1.49B	1.58B
Provision for Bad Debts	26M	6M	3M	4M	6M
Depreciation & Amortization - (IS)	79M	43M	41M	39M	29M
Amortization of Goodwill and Intangible Assets - (IS)	45M	44M	56M	69M	67M
Other Operating Expenses, Total	1.26B	1.26B	1.42B	1.6B	1.68B
Operating Income	519M	453M	386M	424M	481M
Interest Expense, Total	-28M	-27M	-31M	-45M	-45M
Interest And Investment Income	3M	1M	1M	12M	19M
Net Interest Expenses	-25M	-26M	-30M	-33M	-26M
Income (Loss) On Equity Invest.	-	-	-	-	-
Currency Exchange Gains (Loss)	-6M	-	-	-	-
EBT, Excl. Unusual Items	488M	427M	356M	391M	455M
Restructuring Charges	-22M	-62M	20M	3M	2M
Merger & Related Restructuring Charges	-20M	-9M	-39M	-49M	-34M
Impairment of Goodwill	-19M	-	-	-	-
Gain (Loss) On Sale Of Investments	-	-	-	-	-
Asset Writedown	-14M	-	-	-22M	-
Legal Settlements	-	-	-	-	-
Other Unusual Items	-40M	-9M	-	-41M	3M
EBT, Incl. Unusual Items	373M	347M	337M	282M	426M
Income Tax Expense	63M	62M	77M	71M	103M
Earnings From Continuing Operations	310M	285M	260M	211M	323M
Earnings Of Discontinued Operations	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income to Company	310M	285M	260M	211M	323M
Net Income - (IS)	310M	285M	260M	211M	323M
Net Income to Common Incl Extra Items	310M	285M	260M	211M	323M
Net Income to Common Excl. Extra Items	310M	285M	260M	211M	323M
Per Share Items
Net EPS - Basic	0.28	0.26	0.25	0.21	0.32
Basic EPS - Continuing Operations	0.28	0.26	0.25	0.21	0.32
Basic Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	1.09B	1.08B	1.02B	1.02B	1.01B
Net EPS - Diluted	0.28	0.26	0.25	0.2	0.32
Diluted EPS - Continuing Operations	0.28	0.26	0.25	0.2	0.32
Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	1.1B	1.09B	1.03B	1.04B	1.02B
Normalized Basic EPS	0.28	0.25	0.22	0.24	0.28
Normalized Diluted EPS	0.28	0.24	0.22	0.24	0.28
Dividend Per Share	0.17	0.18	0.18	0.19	0.2
Payout Ratio	60	66.32	70.38	90.05	61.61
American Depositary Receipts Ratio (ADR)	4	4	4	4	4
Supplemental Items
EBITDA	555M	484M	423M	461M	513M
EBITA	534M	467M	401M	441M	498M
EBIT	519M	453M	386M	424M	481M
EBITDAR	560M	487M	427M	466M	518M
Effective Tax Rate - (Ratio)	16.89	17.87	22.85	25.18	24.18
Total Current Taxes	82M	75M	69M	101M	125M
Total Deferred Taxes	-19M	-13M	8M	-30M	-22M
Normalized Net Income	305M	267M	222M	244M	284M
Interest on Long-Term Debt	21M	22M	30M	41M	41M
Non-Cash Pension Expense	-1M	-1M	-1M	-1M	0
Supplemental Operating Expense Items
Research And Development Expense From Footnotes	270M	298M	329M	379M	375M
Net Rental Expense, Total	5M	3M	4M	5M	5M
Imputed Operating Lease Interest Expense	1.28M	718K	974K	1.45M	1.42M
Imputed Operating Lease Depreciation	3.72M	2.28M	3.03M	3.55M	3.58M
Stock-Based Comp., Other (Total)	29M	36M	36M	49M	56M
Total Stock-Based Compensation	29M	36M	36M	49M	56M

Fiscal Period: September	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Assets
Cash And Equivalents	831M	553M	489M	696M	508M
Total Cash And Short Term Investments	831M	553M	489M	696M	508M
Accounts Receivable, Total	202M	201M	227M	249M	265M
Other Receivables	23M	47M	55M	54M	40M
Total Receivables	225M	248M	282M	303M	305M
Inventory	-	-	-	-	-
Prepaid Expenses	48M	48M	65M	66M	69M
Other Current Assets, Total	142M	75M	47M	49M	46M
Total Current Assets	1.25B	924M	883M	1.11B	928M
Gross Property Plant And Equipment	375M	319M	311M	305M	301M
Accumulated Depreciation	-202M	-155M	-159M	-201M	-193M
Net Property Plant And Equipment	173M	164M	152M	104M	108M
Long-term Investments	1M	21M	4M	4M	35M
Goodwill	1.96B	1.88B	2.42B	2.24B	2.13B
Other Intangibles, Total	212M	190M	294M	274M	219M
Deferred Tax Assets Long-Term	35M	40M	19M	56M	81M
Deferred Charges Long-Term	79M	97M	123M	133M	131M
Other Long-Term Assets, Total	7M	16M	5M	6M	6M
Total Assets	3.72B	3.33B	3.9B	3.94B	3.64B
Liabilities
Accounts Payable, Total	25M	39M	32M	35M	38M
Accrued Expenses, Total	238M	259M	292M	283M	317M
Short-term Borrowings	-	-	-	-	-
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt	-	47M	161M	-	-
Current Portion of Leases	20M	18M	17M	14M	15M
Current Income Taxes Payable	13M	31M	13M	25M	26M
Unearned Revenue Current, Total	593M	611M	734M	745M	758M
Other Current Liabilities	126M	375M	77M	83M	72M
Total Current Liabilities	1.02B	1.38B	1.33B	1.18B	1.23B
Long-Term Debt	877M	667M	966M	1.17B	1.17B
Long-Term Leases	93M	82M	78M	72M	75M
Unearned Revenue Non Current	7M	10M	8M	7M	6M
Pension & Other Post Retirement Benefits	23M	22M	19M	19M	23M
Deferred Tax Liability Non Current	14M	5M	16M	18M	18M
Other Non Current Liabilities	34M	52M	86M	57M	28M
Total Liabilities	2.06B	2.22B	2.5B	2.53B	2.54B
Common Stock, Total	12M	12M	12M	12M	11M
Additional Paid In Capital	548M	548M	548M	548M	548M
Retained Earnings	908M	448M	570M	658M	446M
Comprehensive Income and Other	184M	103M	267M	189M	88M
Total Common Equity	1.65B	1.11B	1.4B	1.41B	1.09B
Total Equity	1.65B	1.11B	1.4B	1.41B	1.09B
Total Liabilities And Equity	3.72B	3.33B	3.9B	3.94B	3.64B
Supplemental Items
ECS Total Shares Outstanding on Filing Date	1.09B	1.04B	1.02B	1.02B	996M
ECS Total Common Shares Outstanding	1.09B	1.04B	1.02B	1.02B	996M
Book Value / Share	1.51	1.07	1.38	1.38	1.1
Tangible Book Value	-522M	-956M	-1.31B	-1.11B	-1.26B
Tangible Book Value Per Share	-0.48	-0.92	-1.29	-1.09	-1.26
Total Debt	990M	814M	1.22B	1.26B	1.26B
Net Debt	159M	261M	733M	561M	751M
Debt Equivalent of Unfunded Proj. Benefit Obligation	23M	22M	19M	19M	23M
Debt Equivalent Oper. Leases	40M	24M	32M	40M	40M
Equity Method Investments, Total	-	-	-	-	-
Account Code - Inventory Valuation	3	3	-	3	3
Inventories - Raw Materials, Total	-	-	-	-	-
Inventories - Work In Process, Total	-	-	-	-	-
Inventories - Finished Goods, Total	-	-	-	-	-
Land - (BS)	87M	11M	14M	13M	-
Machinery, Total	167M	187M	165M	151M	143M
Full Time Employees	11.65K	11.76K	11.57K	11.33K	10.74K
Accumulated Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Supple)	37M	22M	14M	10M	10M

Fiscal Period: September	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Net Income	310M	285M	260M	211M	323M
Depreciation & Amortization - CF	46M	34M	41M	39M	29M
Amortization of Goodwill and Intangible Assets - (CF)	15M	14M	15M	17M	17M
Depreciation & Amortization, Total	61M	48M	56M	56M	46M
Amortization of Deferred Charges, Total - (CF)	31M	33M	42M	53M	52M
(Gain) Loss From Sale Of Asset	-141M	-125M	-53M	-	-2M
(Gain) Loss on Sale of Investments - (CF)	-	-	-	-	-
Asset Writedown & Restructuring Costs	66M	9M	-	22M	-
(Income) Loss On Equity Investments - (CF)	-	-	-	-	-
Stock-Based Compensation (CF)	29M	36M	36M	49M	56M
Net Cash From Discontinued Operations	-	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Activities, Total	-30M	-19M	22M	-19M	-11M
Change In Accounts Receivable	26M	-35M	-50M	-58M	-48M
Change In Inventories	-	-	-	-	-
Change In Accounts Payable	44M	107M	-70M	22M	20M
Change in Unearned Revenues	10M	37M	46M	54M	57M
Change In Deferred Taxes	-	-	-4M	-3M	-2M
Cash from Operations	406M	376M	285M	387M	491M
Capital Expenditure	-24M	-39M	-12M	-5M	-19M
Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	-	3M	10M	-	9M
Cash Acquisitions	-	-	-285M	-26M	-30M
Divestitures	216M	135M	42M	-	-
Sale (Purchase) of Intangible assets	-16M	-17M	-40M	-17M	-18M
Investment in Marketable and Equity Securities, Total	-	-21M	-	-	-2M
Other Investing Activities, Total	3M	1M	1M	12M	19M
Cash from Investing	179M	62M	-284M	-36M	-41M
Long-Term Debt Issued, Total	302M	344M	516M	440M	-
Total Debt Issued	302M	344M	516M	440M	-
Long-Term Debt Repaid, Total	-205M	-503M	-185M	-371M	-16M
Total Debt Repaid	-205M	-503M	-185M	-371M	-16M
Issuance of Common Stock	9M	8M	7M	11M	9M
Repurchase of Common Stock	-7M	-353M	-281M	-1M	-403M
Common Dividends Paid	-186M	-189M	-183M	-190M	-199M
Common & Preferred Stock Dividends Paid	-186M	-189M	-183M	-190M	-199M
Other Financing Activities, Total	-1M	-1M	-1M	-3M	-1M
Cash from Financing	-88M	-694M	-127M	-114M	-610M
Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustments	-21M	-25M	48M	-30M	-28M
Net Change in Cash	476M	-281M	-78M	207M	-188M
Supplemental Items
Cash Interest Paid	29M	20M	22M	36M	44M
Cash Income Tax Paid (Refund)	93M	81M	62M	85M	91M
Levered Free Cash Flow	394M	691M	114M	372M	428M
Unlevered Free Cash Flow	410M	705M	132M	399M	454M
Change In Net Working Capital	-6M	-364M	190M	1M	-38M
Net Debt Issued / Repaid	97M	-159M	331M	69M	-16M

Fiscal Period: September	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Profitability
Return on Assets	9.18	8.04	6.68	6.77	7.94
Return on Total Capital	13.21	12.4	10.62	10.03	11.94
Return On Equity %	19.65	20.63	20.73	15.05	25.84
Return on Common Equity	19.65	20.63	20.73	15.05	25.84
Margin Analysis
Gross Profit Margin %	93.38	92.9	92.91	92.86	92.8
SG&A Margin	58.22	63.33	67.95	68.32	67.8
EBITDA Margin %	29.16	26.22	21.73	21.11	22
EBITA Margin %	28.06	25.3	20.6	20.19	21.36
EBIT Margin %	27.27	24.54	19.83	19.41	20.63
Income From Continuing Operations Margin %	16.29	15.44	13.35	9.66	13.85
Net Income Margin %	16.29	15.44	13.35	9.66	13.85
Net Avail. For Common Margin %	16.29	15.44	13.35	9.66	13.85
Normalized Net Income Margin	16.03	14.46	11.43	11.19	12.19
Levered Free Cash Flow Margin	20.7	37.45	5.85	17.03	18.33
Unlevered Free Cash Flow Margin	21.56	38.2	6.79	18.27	19.45
Asset Turnover
Asset Turnover	0.54	0.52	0.54	0.56	0.62
Fixed Assets Turnover	13.12	10.96	12.32	17.06	22
Receivables Turnover (Average Receivables)	8.29	9.16	9.1	9.18	9.07
Inventory Turnover (Average Inventory)	-	-	-	-	-
Short Term Liquidity
Current Ratio	1.23	0.67	0.67	0.94	0.76
Quick Ratio	1.04	0.58	0.58	0.84	0.66
Operating Cash Flow to Current Liabilities	0.4	0.27	0.21	0.33	0.4
Days Sales Outstanding (Average Receivables)	44.14	39.84	40.12	39.78	40.34
Days Outstanding Inventory (Average Inventory)	-	-	-	-	-
Average Days Payable Outstanding	59.55	89.16	93.89	78.38	79.52
Cash Conversion Cycle (Average Days)	-	-	-	-	-
Long Term Solvency
Total Debt/Equity	59.93	73.27	87.47	89.34	115.19
Total Debt / Total Capital	37.47	42.29	46.66	47.18	53.53
LT Debt/Equity	58.72	67.42	74.73	88.34	113.82
Long-Term Debt / Total Capital	36.71	38.91	39.86	46.66	52.89
Total Liabilities / Total Assets	55.53	66.63	64.14	64.25	69.96
EBIT / Interest Expense	18.54	16.78	12.45	9.42	10.69
EBITDA / Interest Expense	20.71	18.56	14.26	10.67	11.71
(EBITDA - Capex) / Interest Expense	19.86	17.11	13.87	10.56	11.29
Total Debt / EBITDA	1.71	1.62	2.76	2.62	2.39
Net Debt / EBITDA	0.27	0.52	1.66	1.17	1.43
Total Debt / (EBITDA - Capex)	1.78	1.76	2.84	2.65	2.48
Net Debt / (EBITDA - Capex)	0.29	0.56	1.7	1.18	1.48
Growth Over Prior Year
Total Revenues, 1 Yr. Growth %	-1.7	-3	5.47	12.17	6.78
Gross Profit, 1 Yr. Growth %	-1.17	-3.49	5.48	12.11	6.71
EBITDA, 1 Yr. Growth %	14.91	-12.79	-12.6	24.59	11.28
EBITA, 1 Yr. Growth %	15.84	-12.55	-14.13	26.72	12.93
EBIT, 1 Yr. Growth %	16.63	-12.72	-14.79	27.33	13.44
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 1 Yr. Growth %	16.54	-8.06	-8.77	-18.85	53.08
Net Income, 1 Yr. Growth %	16.54	-8.06	-8.77	-18.85	53.08
Normalized Net Income, 1 Yr. Growth %	15.09	-12.5	-16.63	29.04	16.37
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 1 Yr. Growth %	15.89	-7.35	-3.49	-18.83	54.43
Accounts Receivable, 1 Yr. Growth %	-21.4	-0.5	12.94	9.69	6.43
Inventory, 1 Yr. Growth %	-	-	-	-	-
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 1 Yr. Growth %	47.86	-5.2	-7.32	-31.58	3.85
Total Assets, 1 Yr. Growth %	10.76	-10.39	17.03	1	-7.57
Tangible Book Value, 1 Yr. Growth %	-36.65	83.14	37.34	-15.37	12.95
Common Equity, 1 Yr. Growth %	9.84	-32.75	25.74	0.72	-22.32
Cash From Operations, 1 Yr. Growth %	-13.98	-7.39	-24.2	35.79	26.87
Capital Expenditures, 1 Yr. Growth %	-11.11	62.5	-69.23	-58.33	280
Levered Free Cash Flow, 1 Yr. Growth %	-16.55	75.5	-83.53	360.53	14.96
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 1 Yr. Growth %	-15.93	71.82	-81.24	302.52	13.69
Dividend Per Share, 1 Yr. Growth %	2.01	2.49	4.07	4.89	5.96
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Two Years
Total Revenues, 2 Yr. CAGR %	1.53	-2.35	1.15	8.77	9.44
Gross Profit, 2 Yr. CAGR %	1.76	-2.34	0.9	8.74	9.37
EBITDA, 2 Yr. CAGR %	6.43	0.1	-12.7	-2.4	17.75
EBITA, 2 Yr. CAGR %	6.59	0.65	-13.34	-2.82	19.63
EBIT, 2 Yr. CAGR %	7.04	0.89	-13.76	-3.25	20.18
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 2 Yr. CAGR %	2.51	3.51	-8.42	-13.96	11.46
Net Income, 2 Yr. CAGR %	2.51	3.51	-8.42	-13.96	11.46
Normalized Net Income, 2 Yr. CAGR %	7.16	0.35	-14.59	-4.31	22.54
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 2 Yr. CAGR %	1.98	3.62	-5.44	-11.49	11.96
Accounts Receivable, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-26.11	-11.56	6.01	11.3	8.05
Inventory, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-	-	-	-	-
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 2 Yr. CAGR %	15.81	18.39	-6.27	-20.37	-15.71
Total Assets, 2 Yr. CAGR %	5.83	-0.37	2.41	8.74	-3.38
Tangible Book Value, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-25.52	7.71	58.6	7.85	-2.23
Common Equity, 2 Yr. CAGR %	11.58	-14.05	-8.04	12.54	-11.55
Cash From Operations, 2 Yr. CAGR %	1.64	-10.75	-16.22	1.45	31.26
Capital Expenditures, 2 Yr. CAGR %	9.54	20.18	-29.29	-64.19	25.83
Levered Free Cash Flow, 2 Yr. CAGR %	33.65	21.02	-46.23	-26.65	130.09
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 2 Yr. CAGR %	31	20.19	-43.23	-24.78	113.92
Dividend Per Share, 2 Yr. CAGR %	2.25	2.25	3.28	4.48	5.42
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Three Years
Total Revenues, 3 Yr. CAGR %	3.53	0	0.19	4.7	8.1
Gross Profit, 3 Yr. CAGR %	3.54	-0.02	0.2	4.5	8.06
EBITDA, 3 Yr. CAGR %	5.4	-0.41	-4.33	-6	1.96
EBITA, 3 Yr. CAGR %	5.71	-0.21	-4.54	-6.18	2.17
EBIT, 3 Yr. CAGR %	5.42	0	-4.63	-6.52	2.02
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 3 Yr. CAGR %	6.45	-1.14	-0.76	-12.04	4.26
Net Income, 3 Yr. CAGR %	1.1	-1.14	-0.76	-12.04	4.26
Normalized Net Income, 3 Yr. CAGR %	4.72	0.16	-5.66	-7.12	2.14
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 3 Yr. CAGR %	5.78	-1.23	1.19	-10.13	6.55
Accounts Receivable, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-19.96	-18.4	-4.05	7.22	9.65
Inventory, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-	-	-	-	-
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 3 Yr. CAGR %	9.16	8.33	9.12	-15.6	-13
Total Assets, 3 Yr. CAGR %	5.08	0.12	5.12	1.94	3
Tangible Book Value, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-22.19	0.53	16.8	28.67	9.52
Common Equity, 3 Yr. CAGR %	12.25	-5.75	-2.43	-5.21	-0.54
Cash From Operations, 3 Yr. CAGR %	10.37	-1.46	-15.48	-1.58	9.3
Capital Expenditures, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-7.17	24.93	-23.69	-40.72	-21.31
Levered Free Cash Flow, 3 Yr. CAGR %	15.15	46.36	-37.75	-1.9	-14.8
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 3 Yr. CAGR %	14.43	43.4	-35.29	-0.93	-13.67
Dividend Per Share, 3 Yr. CAGR %	3.81	2.33	2.85	3.81	4.97
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Five Years
Total Revenues, 5 Yr. CAGR %	5.8	5.11	2.57	3.42	3.79
Gross Profit, 5 Yr. CAGR %	5.67	4.93	2.47	3.4	3.78
EBITDA, 5 Yr. CAGR %	7.38	2.3	-2.25	-1.21	1.21
EBITA, 5 Yr. CAGR %	7.58	2.64	-2.37	-1.27	1.56
EBIT, 5 Yr. CAGR %	7.5	3.47	-2.72	-1.31	1.57
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 5 Yr. CAGR %	9.79	8.68	0.23	-6.48	3.96
Net Income, 5 Yr. CAGR %	9.79	6.5	-2.82	-6.48	3.96
Normalized Net Income, 5 Yr. CAGR %	7.49	3.82	-3.48	-1.65	1.42
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 5 Yr. CAGR %	9.36	8.52	1.14	-5.47	5.37
Accounts Receivable, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-5.98	-10.08	-10.44	-7.62	0.62
Inventory, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-	-	-	-	-
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 5 Yr. CAGR %	7.11	5.92	2.71	-4.22	-1.59
Total Assets, 5 Yr. CAGR %	10.12	4.62	4	3.48	1.64
Tangible Book Value, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-5.41	5.98	3.45	3.4	8.8
Common Equity, 5 Yr. CAGR %	13.89	1.08	3.65	1.18	-6.18
Cash From Operations, 5 Yr. CAGR %	5.22	5.7	-1.15	-0.31	0.79
Capital Expenditures, 5 Yr. CAGR %	7.91	11.14	-16.74	-24.21	-6.79
Levered Free Cash Flow, 5 Yr. CAGR %	11.02	18.15	-15.09	11.02	-1.96
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 5 Yr. CAGR %	10.68	17.59	-13.55	10.78	-1.46
Dividend Per Share, 5 Yr. CAGR %	5.66	4.56	3.6	3.18	3.87