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Card Factory Plc

Card Factory Plc

1.04
EUR
-0.02
(-1.89%)
256.61MMarket Cap
May 04Next Earn
Card Factory Plc
FRA:0CT
(Frankfurt Stock Exchange)

Recent

price

1.04

P/E

ratio

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div

yld

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ROIC.AI

2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
TTM
GBP
0.78
0.88
0.96
1.13
1.12
1.17
1.24
1.28
1.32
0.83
1.07
1.35
1.49
1.56
1.67
- -
Revenue per Share
0.02
0.04
0.05
0.11
0.19
0.19
0.17
0.15
0.15
-0.04
0.02
0.13
0.14
0.14
0.09
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
0.11
0.16
0.16
0.21
0.2
0.21
0.17
0.34
0.28
0.19
0.31
0.24
0.23
0.2
0.26
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.14
0.14
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.06
0.05
- -
Dividend per Share
- -
- -
0.09
0.83
0.78
0.73
0.61
0.64
0.65
0.6
0.64
0.78
0.91
1
1.02
1.02
Book Value per Share
- -
- -
-0.88
-0.14
-0.19
-0.24
-0.36
-0.29
-0.29
-0.33
-0.3
-0.17
-0.05
-0.03
-0.1
-0.1
Tangible Book Value per Share
341
341
341
313
341
341
341
342
342
342
342
342
343
347
348
347
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
266
300
327
353
382
398
422
436
452
285
364
463
511
543
583
- -
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
22.26
22.64
21.72
22.45
23.38
21.85
17.96
20.37
16.85
-2.63
8.67
13.77
14.95
14.62
10.19
- -
Operating Margin (%)
5
6
8
9
10
11
11
48
50
51
49
46
46
49
54
- -
Depreciation Expense
8
13
18
33
66
66
58
53
52
-14
8
44
50
48
31
- -
Net Income, GAAP
48.47
44.96
38.87
22.25
20.67
20.65
19.7
22.73
20.86
- -
27.03
15.65
24.54
25.43
28.93
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
3.16
4.37
5.63
9.4
17.4
16.5
13.81
12.09
11.43
-4.77
2.22
9.54
9.69
8.81
5.35
- -
Profit Margin (%)
- -
- -
39
79
37
19
-33
-22
-25
-41
-72
-74
-48
-6
-12
-12
Working Capital
- -
- -
366
156
134
129
262
256
249
224
164
119
113
163
174
174
LT Debt
- -
- -
31
283
266
250
210
220
222
207
220
268
316
347
354
354
Total Equity
- -
- -
- -
11.23
16.13
16.75
13.04
11.08
10.91
- -
4.87
11.72
12.19
11.41
7.44
- -
Return on Invested Capital (%)
- -
- -
- -
9.92
16.18
17.21
13.25
11.33
11.25
- -
3.36
11.9
13.11
11.79
7.68
- -
Return on Capital (%)
- -
- -
- -
21.15
24.21
25.5
25.38
24.51
23.37
-6.36
3.8
18.12
16.95
14.43
8.91
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.
Jan'25
Jul'26
Jan'26
ST Debt
22
30
34
LT Borrowings
74
97
84
LT Finance Leases
89
92
90
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
348
351
346
Market Capitalization
319
349
222

Working Capital

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.
Jan'25
Jul'26
Jan'26
Total Current Assets
99
115
104
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
17
20
19
Accounts Receivable, Net
7
19
13
Inventories
61
68
59
Total Current Liabilities
104
108
116
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
22
30
34
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
3.48%
11.61%
1.96%
Free Cash Flow
8.87%
10.57%
28.94%
Net Income, GAAP
10.96%
51.99%
-34.73%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
5.92%
15.77%
7.41%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
-13.13%

Semi-annual Revenue

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
511
2025
- -
- -
543
2026
- -
- -
583

Semi-annual Earnings Per Share

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
0.14
2025
- -
- -
0.14
2026
- -
- -
0.09

Semi-annual Dividends Per Share

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
2025
- -
- -
0.06
2026
- -
- -
0.05
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Business
Card Factory plc is the UK's leading specialist retailer of greeting cards, gifts and celebration essentials. The company designs, manufactures and sells a broad range of greeting cards including premium and personalised ranges; gifts such as baby gifts, soft toys, milestone age gifts and confectionery; celebration accessories encompassing balloons, party tableware, wrapping paper, gift bags, tags and packaging; and related products like stationery through its cardfactory stores, online platforms and third-party partnerships. It operates over 1,100 stores across the UK and Republic of Ireland; provides wholesale partnerships in markets including the US, Australia and New Zealand; and manufactures products in-house at facilities in the UK including Printcraft and Baildon. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, the company pursues a global celebrations strategy with segments spanning stores, online retail via cardfactory.co.uk, partnerships and manufacturing. Recent developments include the acquisition of Garlanna in the Republic of Ireland and Garven in the US during fiscal 2025 to accelerate international expansion; the purchase of Funky Pigeon from WH Smith PLC in August 2025 for £24.1 million to bolster its digital presence in personalised cards and gifting; the opening of 32 net new stores in fiscal 2025 bringing the total to 1,090 as of January 2025 and further expansion to 1,111 by late 2025; strong growth in partnerships revenue to £22.2 million in fiscal 2025 with extensions to Aldi UK/Ireland and The Reject Shop in Australia; closure of the Getting Personal platform in January 2025 to focus on higher-margin digital sales; and rollout of efficiency investments such as upgraded point-of-sale systems under its Simplify and Scale programme.