The Character Group Balance Sheet

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

Millions GBP. Fiscal year is Sep - Aug.

Fiscal Year	TTM	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Feb '26 Feb 28, 2026	Aug '25 Aug 31, 2025	Aug '24 Aug 31, 2024	Aug '23 Aug 31, 2023	Aug '22 Aug 31, 2022	Aug '21 Aug 31, 2021
Cash & Equivalents	13.91	13.3	14.6	10.89	26.65	35.92
Cash & Short-Term Investments	13.91	13.3	14.6	10.89	26.65	35.92
Cash Growth	-14.66%	-8.93%	34.01%	-59.12%	-25.82%	61.13%
Accounts Receivable	13.35	16.12	19.11	22.31	20.05	22.22
Other Receivables	0.8	1.35	1.66	1.73	1.89	2.72
Receivables	14.15	17.47	20.77	24.03	21.94	24.94
Inventory	9.67	16.29	20.1	17.96	26.17	10.89
Prepaid Expenses	-	2.35	3.82	3.38	3.36	1.84
Other Current Assets	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.06	0.41	0.08
Total Current Assets	37.74	49.42	59.3	56.32	78.54	73.67
Property, Plant & Equipment	10.81	10.92	10.9	10.76	10.52	9.68
Goodwill	-	0.72	0.72	0.72	0.72	0.72
Other Intangible Assets	1.23	0.12	0.14	0.16	0.18	0.2
Long-Term Deferred Tax Assets	1.5	1.94	0.99	0.53	0.54	0.24
Long-Term Deferred Charges	-	0.84	0.76	1.46	1.06	0.89
Other Long-Term Assets	1.22	1.26	1.32	1.39	1.45	1.52
Total Assets	52.5	65.22	74.14	71.33	93.02	86.93
Accounts Payable	13.53	15.93	21.43	15.53	26.45	24.73
Accrued Expenses	-	9.59	9.77	11.42	15.7	13.66
Short-Term Debt	0.23	0.71	1.45	1.28	6.63	-
Current Portion of Leases	0.49	0.39	0.44	0.49	0.58	0.56
Current Income Taxes Payable	-	0.48	0.19	2.12	3.35	1.61
Other Current Liabilities	4.54	4.46	1.42	0.5	0.34	0.17
Total Current Liabilities	18.78	31.56	34.7	31.33	53.04	40.72
Long-Term Leases	0.12	0.27	0.43	0.26	0.65	0.95
Long-Term Deferred Tax Liabilities	0.22	0.29	0.38	0.37	0.43	0.41
Total Liabilities	19.12	32.13	35.51	31.96	54.12	42.07
Common Stock	0.98	1	1.04	1.07	1.07	1.18
Additional Paid-In Capital	17.9	17.9	17.76	17.75	17.57	17.32
Retained Earnings	8.58	8.41	14.09	14.64	13.63	21.27
Treasury Stock	-1.66	-1.66	-1.76	-1.76	-1.81	-1.87
Comprehensive Income & Other	7.59	7.45	7.5	7.67	8.44	6.94
Total Common Equity	33.38	33.09	38.63	39.37	38.9	44.85
Shareholders' Equity	33.38	33.09	38.63	39.37	38.9	44.85
Total Liabilities & Equity	52.5	65.22	74.14	71.33	93.02	86.93
Total Debt	0.83	1.38	2.32	2.03	7.85	1.5
Net Cash (Debt)	13.08	11.92	12.28	8.86	18.79	34.42
Net Cash Growth	-14.46%	-2.96%	38.65%	-52.86%	-45.39%	102.13%
Net Cash Per Share	0.73	0.65	0.64	0.45	0.91	1.59
Filing Date Shares Outstanding	17.75	17.71	18.71	19.37	19.32	21.38
Total Common Shares Outstanding	17.75	18.02	18.67	19.37	19.31	21.38
Working Capital	18.96	17.87	24.6	24.99	25.49	32.95
Book Value Per Share	1.88	1.84	2.07	2.03	2.01	2.10
Tangible Book Value	32.15	32.25	37.77	38.49	38	43.93
Tangible Book Value Per Share	1.81	1.79	2.02	1.99	1.97	2.05
Land	-	9.78	9.63	9.07	7.52	7.51
Machinery	-	6.39	5.99	6.16	4.72	4.17
Construction In Progress	-	0.5	0.36	0.44	2.19	1.08
Leasehold Improvements	-	0.25	0.22	0.26	0.28	0.24

Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence. Standard template. Financial Sources.