The Character Group Ratios and Metrics

Market cap in millions GBP. Fiscal year is September - August.

Millions GBP. Fiscal year is Sep - Aug.

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	May '26 May 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
Market Capitalization	48	55	53	51	97	144
Market Cap Growth	2.98%	3.66%	3.69%	-47.03%	-32.87%	95.86%
Enterprise Value	35	40	41	42	76	111
Last Close Price	2.75	3.01	2.66	2.32	4.17	5.45
PE Ratio	-	-	10.71	14.61	10.28	11.83
Forward PE	12.32	18.27	18.27	18.27	11.27	14.94
PS Ratio	0.50	0.55	0.43	0.42	0.55	1.03
PB Ratio	1.44	1.66	1.37	1.30	2.48	3.21
P/TBV Ratio	1.49	1.70	1.40	1.33	2.54	3.27
P/FCF Ratio	14.71	9.64	4.75	-	54.44	7.84
P/OCF Ratio	11.62	8.12	4.41	-	26.68	5.64
EV/Sales Ratio	0.36	0.40	0.33	0.34	0.43	0.79
EV/EBITDA Ratio	11.43	20.10	5.43	6.73	6.31	9.33
EV/EBIT Ratio	24.70	37.38	6.19	7.85	6.66	9.86
EV/FCF Ratio	10.69	6.96	3.63	-	42.98	6.03
Debt / Equity Ratio	0.03	0.04	0.06	0.05	0.20	0.03
Debt / EBITDA Ratio	0.27	0.56	0.29	0.30	0.62	0.12
Debt / FCF Ratio	0.26	0.24	0.21	-	4.43	0.08
Net Debt / Equity Ratio	-0.39	-0.36	-0.32	-0.22	-0.48	-0.77
Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio	-4.91	-6.04	-1.65	-1.43	-1.56	-2.90
Net Debt / FCF Ratio	-4.02	-2.09	-1.10	1.93	-10.60	-1.88
Asset Turnover	1.82	1.44	1.70	1.49	1.96	1.80
Inventory Turnover	6.23	4.07	4.76	4.07	7.29	7.77
Quick Ratio	1.49	0.98	1.02	1.12	0.92	1.50
Current Ratio	2.01	1.57	1.71	1.80	1.48	1.81
Return on Equity (ROE)	-4.85%	-3.47%	12.70%	8.94%	22.42%	30.94%
Return on Assets (ROA)	1.68%	0.95%	5.63%	4.03%	7.94%	9.01%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	6.94%	4.47%	20.07%	15.61%	61.48%	65.26%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	4.20%	3.20%	16.60%	13.30%	28.60%	24.30%
Earnings Yield	-3.64%	-2.26%	9.34%	6.84%	9.73%	8.46%
FCF Yield	6.80%	10.37%	21.05%	-8.97%	1.84%	12.76%
Dividend Yield	2.18%	1.99%	7.14%	8.20%	4.08%	2.75%
Payout Ratio	-	-	73.16%	99.63%	34.93%	15.83%
Buyback Yield / Dilution	4.21%	3.50%	2.03%	5.76%	4.54%	-1.18%
Total Shareholder Return	6.40%	5.50%	9.17%	13.96%	8.62%	1.57%

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