The Character Group plc (AIM: CCT)

The Character Group Balance Sheet

Financials in millions GBP. Fiscal year is September - August.

Fiscal Year	TTM	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019
Period Ending	Feb 29, 2024	Aug 31, 2023	Aug 31, 2022	Aug 31, 2021	Aug 31, 2020	Aug 31, 2019
Cash & Equivalents	13.42	10.89	26.65	35.92	22.29	29.99
Cash & Short-Term Investments	13.42	10.89	26.65	35.92	22.29	29.99
Cash Growth	24.54%	-59.12%	-25.82%	61.13%	-25.67%	-13.40%
Accounts Receivable	13.45	22.31	20.05	22.22	20.08	29.64
Other Receivables	1.4	1.73	1.89	2.72	1.71	3.4
Receivables	14.84	24.03	21.94	24.94	21.79	33.04
Inventory	11.74	17.96	26.17	10.89	14.74	16.41
Prepaid Expenses	-	3.38	3.36	1.84	1.47	1.94
Other Current Assets	0.16	0.06	0.41	0.08	0.08	0.4
Total Current Assets	40.16	56.32	78.54	73.67	60.36	81.77
Property, Plant & Equipment	10.38	10.76	10.52	9.68	5.3	3.25
Goodwill	-	0.72	0.72	0.72	-	-
Other Intangible Assets	1.95	0.16	0.18	0.2	-	-
Long-Term Deferred Tax Assets	0.41	0.53	0.54	0.24	0.7	0.54
Long-Term Deferred Charges	-	1.46	1.06	0.89	0.89	0.9
Other Long-Term Assets	1.36	1.39	1.45	1.52	1.58	1.65
Total Assets	54.25	71.33	93.02	86.93	68.83	88.11
Accounts Payable	13.82	15.53	26.45	24.73	18.66	17.83
Accrued Expenses	-	11.42	15.7	13.66	7.77	10.94
Short-Term Debt	0.48	1.28	6.63	-	3.17	22.14
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt	-	-	-	-	-	0.03
Current Portion of Leases	0.35	0.49	0.58	0.56	0.55	-
Current Income Taxes Payable	-	2.12	3.35	1.61	0.78	1.08
Other Current Liabilities	0.44	0.5	0.34	0.17	2.29	0.64
Total Current Liabilities	15.1	31.33	53.04	40.72	33.22	52.66
Long-Term Debt	-	-	-	-	-	1.31
Long-Term Leases	0.08	0.26	0.65	0.95	1.55	-
Long-Term Deferred Tax Liabilities	0.35	0.37	0.43	0.41	0.02	0
Total Liabilities	15.52	31.96	54.12	42.07	34.79	53.97
Common Stock	1.06	1.07	1.07	1.18	1.18	1.18
Additional Paid-In Capital	17.75	17.75	17.57	17.32	17.32	17.16
Retained Earnings	13.86	14.64	13.63	21.27	11.23	11.29
Treasury Stock	-1.76	-1.76	-1.81	-1.87	-1.87	-1.91
Comprehensive Income & Other	7.81	7.67	8.44	6.94	6.52	6.83
Total Common Equity	38.72	39.37	38.9	44.85	34.39	34.55
Minority Interest	-	-	-	-	-0.34	-0.42
Shareholders' Equity	38.72	39.37	38.9	44.85	34.05	34.14
Total Liabilities & Equity	54.25	71.33	93.02	86.93	68.83	88.11
Total Debt	0.92	2.03	7.85	1.5	5.27	23.49
Net Cash (Debt)	12.51	8.86	18.79	34.42	17.03	6.5
Net Cash Growth	31.07%	-52.86%	-45.39%	102.13%	161.79%	-58.25%
Net Cash Per Share	0.64	0.45	0.91	1.59	0.79	0.30
Filing Date Shares Outstanding	18.86	19.37	19.32	21.38	21.38	21.33
Total Common Shares Outstanding	18.86	19.37	19.31	21.38	21.38	21.38
Working Capital	25.06	24.99	25.49	32.95	27.14	29.11
Book Value Per Share	2.05	2.03	2.01	2.10	1.61	1.62
Tangible Book Value	36.78	38.49	38	43.93	34.39	34.55
Tangible Book Value Per Share	1.95	1.99	1.97	2.05	1.61	1.62
Land	-	9.07	7.52	7.51	3.9	3.9
Machinery	-	6.16	4.72	4.17	3.87	3.47
Construction In Progress	-	0.44	2.19	1.08	-	-
Leasehold Improvements	-	0.26	0.28	0.24	0.28	0.2

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Standard template. Financial Sources.