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About the company
The Character Group plc is a United Kingdom-based independent toy company. The Company designs, manufactures and distributes a range of toys, games and playthings. Its product ranges focus on key areas within the toy sector, which include pre-school, boys, girls and activity and crafts. It has also developed and produced a range of wooden toys, vehicles and accessories. The Company’s product brands include Aphmau, Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom, Bluey, ChillFactor, Cra-Z-Slimy, Doctor Who, Fireman Sam, Heroes of Goo Jit Zu, Jiggly Pets, LankyBox, Mash'ems, Millie & Friends Mouse in the House, Peppa Pig, Shimmer N Sparkle, Spy Ninjas, Stay Active, Stretch Toys, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teletubbies and Weebles. It operates in the United Kingdom, Scandinavia and the Far East. It also partners with other overseas-based toy producers, either to market and distribute their products in the United Kingdom or to collaborate to jointly-develop and distribute toy products and ranges worldwide.
- Revenue in GBP (TTM)122.59m
- Net income in GBP3.50m
- Incorporated1995
- Employees209.00
- LocationCharacter Group PLC2nd Floor, 86-88 Coombe RoadNEW MALDEN KT3 4QSUnited KingdomGBR
- Phone+44 161 633 9800
- Fax+44 208 336 2585
- Websitehttp://www.thecharacter.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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| Tandem Group plc | 22.24m | -1.24m | 11.05m | 72.00 | -- | 0.4642 | -- | 0.497 | -0.2261 | -0.2261 | 4.07 | 4.35 | 0.6485 | 3.28 | 3.77 | 308,916.70 | -3.61 | 5.38 | -4.49 | 7.48 | 26.98 | 30.06 | -5.56 | 5.28 | 0.7236 | -2.35 | 0.1443 | -- | -16.64 | -7.31 | -283.53 | -- | 61.16 | -- |
| Duell Oyj | 105.21m | -4.60m | 29.47m | 214.00 | -- | 0.6452 | -- | 0.2802 | -0.0151 | -0.0151 | 0.3272 | 0.0513 | 1.13 | 1.54 | 5.35 | 562,877.10 | -4.96 | -- | -6.70 | -- | 29.20 | -- | -4.37 | -- | 1.22 | 0.5089 | 0.3663 | -- | -4.16 | -- | -246.62 | -- | -- | -- |
| AS Company SA | 24.50m | 3.16m | 29.82m | 79.00 | 9.39 | 0.999 | 8.11 | 1.22 | 0.2822 | 0.2822 | 2.19 | 2.65 | 0.7161 | 1.88 | 9.39 | 396,933.10 | 9.23 | 7.47 | 10.85 | 8.84 | 44.14 | 46.43 | 12.89 | 11.49 | 4.51 | -- | 0.0034 | 65.22 | 26.27 | 2.00 | -18.94 | -2.86 | 66.19 | 18.40 |
| Nimbus Group AB (publ) | 139.31m | 3.31m | 36.60m | 563.00 | 10.92 | 0.578 | 4.67 | 0.2627 | 2.14 | 2.14 | 88.53 | 40.49 | 1.06 | 2.43 | 12.16 | -- | 2.52 | 7.82 | 4.54 | 14.58 | 15.15 | 19.58 | 2.37 | 6.15 | 0.6455 | 2.50 | 0.2683 | -- | 8.41 | 31.91 | -69.89 | 27.93 | 20.92 | -- |
| Bigben Interactive SA | 234.10m | 5.70m | 40.06m | 1.32k | 5.74 | 0.2216 | 0.8492 | 0.1711 | 0.4389 | 0.4389 | 14.69 | 11.37 | 0.4093 | 1.84 | 3.61 | 206,220.50 | 1.22 | 3.26 | 1.92 | 4.64 | 36.41 | 34.05 | 2.99 | 5.57 | 0.9581 | 1.73 | 0.4421 | 23.93 | 2.82 | 2.93 | 9.60 | -0.6578 | 35.07 | -- |
| HanseYachts AG | 163.83m | -1.22m | 43.14m | 1.54k | -- | -- | 10.23 | 0.2633 | -0.0844 | -0.1042 | 10.24 | -0.4089 | 1.81 | 2.79 | 15.53 | 123,911.90 | -1.34 | -7.74 | -14.21 | -30.03 | 42.14 | 44.99 | -0.7422 | -6.07 | 0.2734 | 0.7079 | 1.20 | -- | 31.18 | 4.36 | 0.2625 | -- | -0.6085 | -- |
| Atari SA | 10.46m | -9.17m | 47.03m | 24.00 | -- | 4.67 | -- | 4.50 | -0.0272 | -0.0269 | 0.0314 | 0.0265 | 0.2929 | 5.09 | 4.98 | 508,333.30 | -25.45 | -24.94 | -34.58 | -37.69 | 77.05 | 80.34 | -86.89 | -47.12 | 1.09 | -7.10 | 0.7193 | -- | -32.21 | -10.91 | 61.45 | -- | -- | -- |
| Character Group plc | 122.59m | 3.50m | 51.13m | 209.00 | 15.18 | 1.33 | 7.23 | 0.4171 | 0.1778 | 0.1778 | 6.29 | 2.03 | 1.49 | 4.07 | 4.77 | 586,559.80 | 4.26 | 8.97 | 8.75 | 19.02 | 26.74 | 27.88 | 2.85 | 5.52 | 1.22 | 8.75 | 0.0491 | 26.30 | -30.50 | 2.91 | -62.74 | -18.10 | 17.05 | -3.75 |
| CDA SA | 16.92m | 4.94m | 52.73m | -- | 10.69 | 8.52 | 10.48 | 3.12 | 2.41 | 2.41 | 8.27 | 3.03 | 2.39 | 0.9437 | 29.44 | -- | 69.88 | 65.77 | 92.58 | 87.06 | 98.84 | 99.35 | 29.18 | 27.06 | 3.96 | -- | 0.009 | -- | 18.83 | 24.92 | 27.20 | 35.76 | -- | -- |
| Hornby Plc | 56.49m | -8.22m | 56.05m | 212.00 | -- | 1.76 | -- | 0.9923 | -0.0486 | -0.0486 | 0.3348 | 0.1873 | 0.9462 | 1.28 | 6.18 | 266,457.60 | -13.76 | -5.21 | -18.50 | -6.29 | 47.16 | 45.84 | -14.54 | -5.17 | 0.6431 | -1.93 | 0.3659 | -- | 2.54 | 9.10 | -500.41 | -- | 23.22 | -- |
| Abeo SA | 209.60m | 3.27m | 70.82m | 1.47k | 11.79 | 0.7364 | 5.42 | 0.3379 | 0.9291 | 0.9291 | 45.03 | 14.87 | 0.7387 | 2.83 | 5.46 | 169,055.30 | 1.08 | 1.31 | 1.56 | 1.85 | 51.41 | 53.80 | 1.47 | 1.90 | 0.7044 | 2.62 | 0.528 | 37.24 | 16.30 | 4.91 | -6.54 | -0.8856 | 4.76 | 1.26 |
| Racing Force SpA | 31.90m | 4.18m | 88.58m | 562.00 | 21.19 | 2.13 | 16.56 | 2.78 | 0.1897 | 0.1897 | 1.50 | 1.89 | 0.5008 | 0.6082 | 3.46 | -- | 6.56 | -- | 9.02 | -- | 61.84 | -- | 13.11 | -- | 1.17 | 26.07 | 0.2203 | -- | 6.43 | -- | -36.51 | -- | -- | -- |
| Edel SE & Co KgaA | 240.26m | 10.42m | 92.79m | 1.06k | 8.36 | 2.07 | 4.95 | 0.3862 | 0.5695 | 0.5695 | 13.15 | 2.30 | 1.45 | 3.08 | 5.63 | 264,359.40 | 6.56 | 4.40 | 8.49 | 6.60 | 76.89 | 76.71 | 4.54 | 3.04 | 2.11 | 9.77 | 0.5288 | 56.85 | 1.15 | 6.02 | 4.89 | 29.36 | -0.0124 | -- |
Data as of Apr 25 2024. Currency figures normalised to Character Group PLC's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX
27.59%Per cent of shares held by top holders
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| Close Asset Management Ltd.as of 22 Sep 2023 | 1.07m | 5.63% |
| Rowan Dartington & Co. Ltd.as of 11 Dec 2023 | 956.03k | 5.03% |
| Rowan Dartington & Co. Ltd. (Broker)as of 01 Feb 2024 | 905.00k | 4.76% |
| Ruffer LLPas of 22 Sep 2023 | 868.77k | 4.57% |
| Invesco Advisers, Inc.as of 01 Feb 2024 | 440.00k | 2.32% |
| eQ Varainhoito Oyas of 31 Jan 2024 | 370.00k | 1.95% |
| abrdn Investment Management Ltd.as of 01 Feb 2024 | 275.00k | 1.45% |
| Magallanes Value Investors SA SGIICas of 31 Dec 2023 | 185.40k | 0.98% |
| Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Ltd.as of 01 Feb 2024 | 103.00k | 0.54% |
| Rathbones Investment Management Ltd.as of 01 Feb 2024 | 71.00k | 0.37% |
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Data from 31 Dec 2023 - 02 Apr 2024Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.
