Nichols plc

Nichols plc, together with its subsidiaries, supplies soft drinks to the retail, wholesale, catering, licensed, and leisure industries in the United Kingdom. The company operates through two segments, Still and Carbonate. Show More...

Website http://www.nicholsplc.co.uk
Sector Consumer Defensive
Industry Beverages-Non-Alcoholic
Last Quote 1400.00 GBX
Last Updated 30-05-2025
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Interest Coverage

The interest coverage ratio is a debt ratio and profitability ratio used to determine how easily a company can pay interest on its outstanding debt.
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	2010-12	2011-12	2012-12	2013-12	2014-12	2015-12	2016-12	2017-12	2018-12	2019-12	TTM
Earnings Per Share GBP	0.29	0.36	0.41	0.38	0.38	0.6	0.69	0.63	0.69	0.73	0.73
Dividends GBP	0.13	0.14	0.16	0.18	0.2	0.23	0.27	0.3	0.34	0.39	0.39
Payout Ratio % *	42.4	41.8	38.4	40.0	82.7	38.7	39.6	42.6	52.4	54.4	53.8
Shares Mil	37.0	37.0	37.0	37.0	37.0	37.0	37.0	37.0	37.0	37.0	37.0
Book Value Per Share * GBP	0.82	0.87	1.22	1.29	1.37	1.65	2.07	2.4	2.75	3.06	3.39
Free Cash Flow Per Share * GBP	0.3	0.28	0.34	0.43	0.25	0.26	0.5	0.35	0.6	0.38
Return on Assets %	23.18	23.16	22.14	18.44	17.09	24.23	23.69	18.94	18.96	18.0	18.0
Financial Leverage (Average)	1.67	1.78	1.63	1.48	1.48	1.34	1.36	1.28	1.26	1.25	1.25
Return on Equity %	39.62	40.09	37.54	28.52	25.26	33.92	32.05	25.01	24.14	22.6	22.6
Return on Invested Capital %	39.71	40.19	37.55	28.4	25.13	33.91	31.97	25.03	24.05	21.95	21.95
Interest Coverage	91.74	157.08	19.25	17.84	16.38	28.46	33.17	39.09	44.38	35.2	35.2
Current Ratio	2.16	2.14	2.49	2.8	2.94	3.23	3.27	3.21	3.34	3.38	3.38
Quick Ratio	1.93	1.85	2.24	2.61	2.72	3.04	2.99	3.0	2.99	3.01	3.01
Debt/Equity										0.02	0.02