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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc is an independent publishing house. The Company combines academic, educational, general fiction and non-fiction publishing for the general reader, children, teachers, students, researchers and professionals. Its segments include Consumer, Academic & Professional, Special Interest, and Non-Consumer. It is engaged in offering digital, e-books and audio publishing; Open Access, academic and professional publishing; working with universities and libraries; and quality in literary fiction and non-fiction, cookery, children’s education and illustration. Its Non-Consumer division consists of academic & professional, including bloomsbury digital resources, and special interest. Its Consumer division, which consists of adult, young adult and children's publishing.
- Revenue in GBP (TTM)340.70m
- Net income in GBP22.60m
- Incorporated1986
- Employees1.16k
- LocationBloomsbury Publishing PLC50 Bedford SquareLONDON WC1B 3DPUnited KingdomGBR
- Phone+44 207 631 5600
- Fax+44 207 631 5800
- Websitehttps://www.bloomsbury.com/
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| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM) | EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on avg assets (TTM) | Return on avg assets (5 yr avg) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr avg) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr avg) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 yr avg) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr avg) | Revenue (YOY change %) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (YOY change %) | Net income (5 yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) |
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| Polaris Media ASA | 280.86m | 77.13k | 200.34m | 1.80k | 2,668.68 | 1.22 | 10.42 | 0.7133 | 0.0199 | 0.0199 | 74.50 | 43.57 | 0.7571 | 19.35 | 11.92 | 2,020,810.00 | 0.2744 | 3.46 | 0.3648 | 4.35 | 89.72 | 85.68 | 0.3625 | 5.61 | 0.5514 | -- | 0.2091 | 147.58 | -1.27 | 8.96 | 1,543.26 | 33.44 | 6.49 | -- |
| Caltagirone Editore SpA | 87.87m | 11.21m | 202.71m | 574.00 | 15.45 | 0.3266 | 12.03 | 2.31 | 0.1207 | 0.1207 | 0.9463 | 5.71 | 0.1541 | 4.46 | 2.95 | 175,136.90 | 1.97 | 0.6183 | 2.19 | 0.703 | 91.22 | 91.40 | 12.75 | 2.87 | 0.7937 | -- | 0.0375 | 94.19 | -5.92 | -5.00 | -49.53 | -- | -16.78 | -- |
| Reach PLC | 529.60m | 49.90m | 227.61m | 3.57k | 4.59 | 0.3339 | 3.27 | 0.4298 | 0.1557 | 0.1557 | 1.65 | 2.14 | 0.4445 | 29.92 | 6.51 | 148,513.70 | 4.19 | 1.63 | 4.80 | 1.86 | 43.79 | 43.36 | 9.42 | 3.54 | 0.6419 | 14.69 | 0.0844 | 102.22 | -5.28 | -5.17 | 149.30 | -10.68 | 24.79 | 25.07 |
| Cairo Communication SpA | 882.39m | 38.95m | 310.89m | 3.84k | 7.90 | -- | 3.44 | 0.3523 | 0.3367 | 0.3367 | 7.66 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 266,351.70 | -- | 3.24 | -- | 6.16 | 85.97 | 84.94 | 6.81 | 5.61 | -- | 28.29 | -- | -- | -1.33 | -2.20 | 17.71 | 1.43 | 4.77 | -- |
| HolidayCheck Group AG | 42.88m | -3.90m | 362.03m | 244.00 | -- | 3.26 | 212.86 | 8.44 | -0.0954 | -0.0954 | 0.6383 | 1.49 | 0.3062 | -- | 10.48 | 143,766.80 | -2.78 | -5.44 | -3.41 | -6.27 | 60.94 | 101.10 | -9.09 | -9.92 | -- | -2.46 | 0.1375 | -- | -89.12 | -32.65 | -1,129.06 | -- | -27.98 | -- |
| Bloomsbury Publishing Plc | 340.70m | 22.60m | 362.34m | 1.16k | 16.14 | 1.74 | 9.39 | 1.06 | 0.2751 | 0.2751 | 4.14 | 2.55 | 0.9016 | 3.12 | 3.48 | 293,453.90 | 5.98 | 7.03 | 9.42 | 11.03 | 57.21 | 55.33 | 6.63 | 7.85 | 1.27 | 21.20 | 0.1262 | 53.45 | 5.36 | 17.27 | -21.35 | 19.32 | 5.95 | -- |
| Future plc | 739.20m | 66.30m | 387.51m | 2.99k | 6.65 | 0.3945 | 2.82 | 0.5242 | 0.6162 | 0.6162 | 6.92 | 10.38 | 0.4425 | 482.59 | 7.51 | 247,141.40 | 3.97 | 5.36 | 4.49 | 6.16 | 44.51 | 48.83 | 8.97 | 11.87 | 0.9494 | 4.69 | 0.2451 | 6.65 | -6.22 | 16.83 | -13.67 | 8.40 | 20.79 | 60.42 |
| Promotora de Informaciones SA | 757.60m | -19.41m | 398.83m | 7.29k | -- | -- | -- | 0.5264 | -0.0143 | -0.0141 | 0.6483 | -0.2961 | 1.05 | -- | 3.51 | 119,436.30 | -2.50 | -8.05 | -4.44 | -14.98 | -- | 55.50 | -2.38 | -9.98 | 1.06 | 1.45 | 1.93 | -- | -5.25 | -1.24 | 62.93 | -- | -5.65 | -- |
| Rizzoli Corriere della Sera Mediagrp SpA | 695.53m | 53.48m | 433.35m | 2.93k | 8.09 | -- | 4.37 | 0.623 | 0.118 | 0.118 | 1.49 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 276,495.00 | -- | 5.31 | -- | 8.47 | 19.41 | 88.86 | 7.70 | 6.69 | -- | 9.96 | -- | 54.92 | -1.06 | -2.37 | 8.77 | -1.97 | 5.27 | -- |
| Arnoldo Mondadori Editore SpA | 811.57m | 45.77m | 466.05m | 2.17k | 10.23 | 1.63 | 4.54 | 0.5743 | 0.2004 | 0.2004 | 3.57 | 1.26 | 0.8178 | 3.68 | 4.04 | 437,579.90 | 4.68 | 4.53 | 8.64 | 8.55 | 35.17 | 33.04 | 5.73 | 5.25 | 0.7436 | 17.27 | 0.472 | 53.04 | 3.32 | 1.10 | -3.53 | 15.52 | 28.33 | -- |
| Storytel AB (publ) | 330.30m | 39.66m | 512.89m | 520.00 | 11.61 | 3.49 | 7.54 | 1.55 | 6.96 | 6.96 | 53.97 | 23.16 | 1.16 | 34.92 | 16.37 | 7,736,027.00 | 14.48 | -5.19 | 23.55 | -8.39 | 45.56 | 41.45 | 12.53 | -5.03 | 0.8376 | 6.86 | -- | -- | 5.92 | 12.46 | 145.56 | -- | -9.65 | -- |
Data as of Feb 13 2026. Currency figures normalised to Bloomsbury Publishing PLC's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX
44.58%Per cent of shares held by top holders
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| Canaccord Genuity Wealth Ltd.as of 28 Feb 2025 | 8.16m | 10.00% |
| JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Ltd.as of 11 Feb 2026 | 4.29m | 5.25% |
| Premier Fund Managers Ltd.as of 28 Feb 2025 | 3.97m | 4.87% |
| abrdn Investment Management Ltd.as of 23 Jul 2025 | 3.47m | 4.26% |
| Montanaro Asset Management Ltd.as of 18 Nov 2025 | 3.23m | 3.95% |
| Gresham House Asset Management Ltd. (Investment Management)as of 01 Jan 2026 | 3.18m | 3.89% |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd.as of 31 Jul 2025 | 3.14m | 3.85% |
| Janus Henderson Investors UK Ltd.as of 01 Jan 2026 | 3.03m | 3.71% |
| Allianz Suisse Versicherungs-Gesellschaft AGas of 11 Dec 2024 | 2.07m | 2.54% |
| Santander Asset Management UK Ltd.as of 01 Jan 2026 | 1.84m | 2.25% |
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Data from 30 Sep 2025 - 31 Dec 2025Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.
