1. United Kingdom Stocks

  2. •

    Consumer durables

  3. •

    Recreational products
Character Group plc

Character Group plc

3.40
EUR
+0.02
(+0.59%)
46.53MMarket Cap
Dec 23Next Earn
2013 Y
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
2.99
4.54
4.68
5.63
5.43
5.03
5.65
5.08
6.53
8.69
6.32
6.45
5.44
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
0.03
0.28
0.48
0.5
0.47
0.46
0.37
0.15
0.57
0.46
0.18
0.26
-0.07
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
0.16
0.31
0.73
0.27
0.52
0.42
0.27
0.71
0.78
0.01
-0.37
0.51
0.22
- -
Dividend per Share
0.07
0.06
0.09
0.13
0.17
0.21
0.25
0.15
0.09
0.16
0.18
0.19
0.14
- -
Book Value per Share
0.39
0.47
0.73
1.07
1.28
1.49
1.61
1.6
2.09
2.01
2.03
2.05
1.83
1.89
Tangible Book Value per Share
0.36
0.45
0.69
1.01
1.24
1.45
1.57
1.56
2.01
1.91
1.91
1.97
1.74
1.82
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
22
22
21
22
21
21
21
21
21
20
19
19
18
18
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
67
98
99
121
115
106
120
109
140
176
123
123
100
- -
Operating Margin (%)
0.91
7.62
12.6
10.99
11.77
10.97
9.62
4.92
8.02
6.48
4.32
5.3
1.06
- -
Depreciation Expense
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
- -
Net Income, GAAP
1
6
10
11
10
10
8
3
12
9
3
5
-1
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
20.9
16.35
16.54
17.86
18.01
18.16
23.76
23.85
20.2
17.91
25.46
12.86
- -
- -
Profit Margin (%)
1.02
6.07
10.34
8.92
8.71
9.05
6.56
2.9
8.68
5.32
2.85
4.01
-1.24
- -
Working Capital
2
4
8
16
21
26
29
27
33
25
25
25
18
19
LT Debt
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
1
2
1
1
- -
- -
- -
- -
Total Equity
9
10
15
23
27
32
34
34
45
39
39
39
33
33
Return on Invested Capital (%)
1.9
20.63
28.16
25.44
23.68
18.99
15.73
8.03
22.78
18.35
8.04
12.79
- -
- -
Return on Capital (%)
4.22
22.15
30.39
27.05
23.06
20.42
16.04
7.46
28.48
20.54
8.39
12.2
- -
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
7.21
62.87
81.31
56.54
40.4
32.81
23.84
9.15
30.68
22.42
8.94
12.7
-3.47
- -

Capital Structure

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.
Feb'25
Aug'25
Feb'26
ST Debt
1
1
1
LT Borrowings
- -
- -
- -
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
18
18
18
Market Capitalization
47
54
41

Working Capital

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.
Feb'25
Aug'25
Feb'26
Total Current Assets
39
49
38
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
16
13
14
Accounts Receivable, Net
9
16
13
Inventories
13
16
10
Total Current Liabilities
13
32
19
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
1
1
1
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
9.65%
0.69%
-14.34%
Free Cash Flow
-701.42%
-1,430.54%
-57.59%
Net Income, GAAP
3.27%
23.27%
-125.1%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
1.95%
1.23%
-18.6%
Total Cash Common Dividend
9.43%
2.45%
-28.43%

Semi-annual Revenue

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
123
2025
- -
- -
100
2026
- -
- -
- -

Semi-annual Earnings Per Share

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
0.26
2025
- -
- -
-0.07
2026
- -
- -
- -

Semi-annual Dividends Per Share

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
0.19
2025
- -
- -
0.14
2026
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Kirankumar Premchand Shah
Full Time Employees
212
Sector
Consumer durables
Industry
Recreational products
Address
86-88 Coombe Road New Malden SU United Kingdom KT3 4QS
IPO Date
Jun 22, 1995
Website
thecharacter.com
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Business
The Character Group plc is a United Kingdom-based independent toy company engaged in the design, development, manufacture and international distribution of toys, games, playthings and giftware. The company offers a diverse portfolio of products targeting pre-school, boys, girls, activity and crafts sectors, including branded lines such as Goo Jit Zu, Chill Factor, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Fingerlings, Lankey Box, Aphmau, Peppa Pig and Pokemon; it also imports and distributes gifts and invests in properties. Founded in 1991 and headquartered at 86-88 Coombe Road, New Malden, Surrey, the company operates primarily in the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, the Far East and over 30 countries worldwide, with offices in London, Oldham, Hong Kong, Shenzhen in China and Copenhagen. Its Far East manufacturing and sourcing activities are supported by leased facilities in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, while Scandinavian distribution utilizes offices in Copenhagen and a warehouse in Sweden. In recent developments, the company reported full-year results for the period ended 31 August 2024 with turnover increasing to GBP123.4 million and pre-tax profits rising to GBP5.7 million despite challenging market conditions and supply chain disruptions; it increased its share buyback programme to a maximum of GBP3.0 million with an extended expiry to January 2026, having already repurchased shares for GBP1.61 million; additionally, it approved a final dividend of 11.0 pence per share in January 2025, bringing the total for fiscal 2024 to 19.0 pence, and reaffirmed guidance for fiscal 2025 sales and profits at similar levels amid ongoing macroeconomic pressures.