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Card Factory Plc

Card Factory Plc

90.70
GBX
-2.00
(-2.16%)
23.41BMarket Cap
May 04Next Earn
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
2026 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
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
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
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
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
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
- -
Dividend per Share
- -
- -
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.14
0.14
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.06
0.05
- -
Book Value 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
Tangible 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
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
341
313
341
341
341
342
342
342
342
342
343
347
348
347
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
327
353
382
398
422
436
452
285
364
463
511
543
583
- -
Operating Margin (%)
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
- -
Depreciation Expense
8
9
10
11
11
48
50
51
49
46
46
49
54
- -
Net Income, GAAP
18
33
66
66
58
53
52
-14
8
44
50
48
31
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
38.87
22.25
20.67
20.65
19.7
22.73
20.86
- -
27.03
15.65
24.54
25.43
28.93
- -
Profit Margin (%)
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
- -
Working Capital
39
79
37
19
-33
-22
-25
-41
-72
-74
-48
-6
-12
-12
LT Debt
366
156
134
129
262
256
249
224
164
119
113
163
174
174
Total Equity
31
283
266
250
210
220
222
207
220
268
316
347
354
354
Return on Invested Capital (%)
- -
11.23
16.13
16.75
13.04
11.08
10.91
- -
4.87
11.72
12.19
11.41
7.44
- -
Return on 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 Common Equity (%)
- -
21.15
24.21
25.5
25.38
24.51
23.37
-6.36
3.8
18.12
16.95
14.43
8.91
- -

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
331
360
234

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

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Darcy Willson-Rymer
Full Time Employees
9,266
Sector
Retail trade
Industry
Specialty stores
Address
Century House Wakefield WY United Kingdom WF2 0XG
IPO Date
May 15, 2014
Website
cardfactory.co.uk
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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.