LSE:NICL
Nichols plc · LSE · Consumer Defensive · GBP · FY for 2025
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18.6xP/E
Price / Earnings per Share (diluted)
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- GBp
- computed
- Computed from the filing for 2025
53.2%ROIC
NOPAT / Invested Capital x 100, where NOPAT = Operating Income x (1 - Tax Rate) and Invested Capital = Equity + Total Debt - Cash
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- GBp
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
12.3%Net margin
Net Income / Revenue x 100
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- GBp
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
8.4%FCF margin
Free Cash Flow / Revenue x 100
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- GBp
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
0.05Debt/equity
Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- GBp
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
2.9%Dividend yield
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- GBp
- computed
Price is the furthest below its sector's middle: 0.48 against 0.55 on the market's range.
Five bars, one line
lens 7 of 9Each against its own average
4 of 5 readExcept where said otherwise: Computed from the filing for 2025
- Sales1.18x
Its own average over 10 years, 148.6M.
- Profit1.40x
Its own average over 10 years, 15.3M.
- Free cash flow0.82x
Its own average over 10 years, 17.8M.
- Debt0.84x
Its own average over 7 years, 5.6M.
- Pricen/a
Its own average over 0 years. Market data
Profit is furthest from its own average, at 1.40 times.
The filed years, as a table
10Each line is 100 at 2016-12-31, the first year we hold.
| Filed year | Sales | Profit | Shares in issue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-31 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 2017-12-31 | 113.2 | 91.0 | 100.0 |
| 2018-12-31 | 121.0 | 100.1 | 100.0 |
| 2019-12-31 | 125.3 | 105.3 | 100.0 |
| 2020-12-31 | 101.1 | 19.1 | 100.2 |
| 2021-12-31 | 123.0 | -87.0 | 100.1 |
| 2022-12-31 | 140.5 | 45.7 | 99.1 |
| 2023-12-31 | 145.5 | 72.1 | 98.9 |
| 2024-12-31 | 147.3 | 70.0 | 99.1 |
| 2025-12-31 | 149.2 | 84.2 | 99.7 |
How sales was got
- Source
- computed
- Statement
- income
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Reported in
- GBP
How profit was got
- Source
- computed
- Statement
- income
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Reported in
- GBP
How shares in issue was got
- Source
- computed
- Statement
- income
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Reported in
- GBP
Figures behind the shape
Growth
8.1%faster is higher, placed against 4,950 companies as of 2026-11-06
Five-year revenue growth rate8.1%
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- GBp
- computed
Five-year EPS growth rate35.3%
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- GBp
- computed
One-year change in net income20.2%
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- GBp
- computed
Returns on capital
53.2%higher is higher, placed against 5,089 companies as of 2026-11-06
Return on invested capital53.2%
NOPAT / Invested Capital x 100, where NOPAT = Operating Income x (1 - Tax Rate) and Invested Capital = Equity + Total Debt - Cash
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- GBp
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
Return on equity22.6%
Net Income / Shareholders' Equity x 100
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- GBp
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
Return on assets16.3%
Net Income / Total Assets x 100
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- GBp
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
Margins
46.1%wider is higher, placed against 3,412 companies as of 2026-11-06
Gross margin46.1%
Gross Profit / Revenue x 100
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- GBp
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
Operating margin18.1%
Operating Income / Revenue x 100
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- GBp
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
Net margin12.3%
Net Income / Revenue x 100
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- GBp
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
Free cash flow margin8.4%
Free Cash Flow / Revenue x 100
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- GBp
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
Price
18.6xcheaper is higher, placed against 4,362 companies as of 2026-11-06
Price to earnings18.6x
Price / Earnings per Share (diluted)
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- GBp
- computed
- Computed from the filing for 2025
Price to book4.3x
Price / Book Value per Share, where BVPS = Shareholders' Equity / Diluted Shares
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- GBp
- computed
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- computed
- Computed from the filing for 2025
EV to EBITDA10.4x
Enterprise Value / EBITDA, where EV = Market Cap + Total Debt - Cash
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- GBp
- computed
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
Price to sales ratio2.3x
Market Cap / Revenue, where Market Cap = Price x Diluted Shares
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- GBp
- computed
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
Safety
0.05safer is higher, placed against 3,227 companies as of 2026-11-06
Debt to equity0.05
Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- GBp
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
Current ratio3.63
Current Assets / Current Liabilities
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- GBp
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
Interest coverage187.4x
Operating Income / Interest Expense
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- GBp
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
Altman Z-Score10.34
1.2 x A + 1.4 x B + 3.3 x C + 0.6 x D + 1.0 x E (A=WC/TA, B=RE/TA, C=EBIT/TA, D=MktCap/TL, E=Rev/TA)
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- GBp
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
What it pays out
2.9%more, and better covered, is higher, placed against 1,091 companies as of 2026-11-06
Dividend yield2.9%
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- GBp
- computed
Payout ratio54.7%
Common Dividends Paid / Net Income x 100, both from the latest filed fiscal year
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- GBp
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
- Computed from the filing for 2025
Dividend cover ratio1.3x
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- GBp
- computed
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