Card Factory

Card Factory is the UK’s leading specialist retailer of greetings cards, gift dressings and associated gift and party products. We sell a wide selection of cards, as well as gifts, gift bags, gift wrap, bows, ribbons, balloons, and more. When it comes to special occasions, whatever you need, we’ve got it wrapped up. Our philosophy is simple. We aim to produce a wide range of outstanding quality cards and products at exceptional value.Having opened our first store in Wakefield in 1997, we have grown consistently year-on-year and now operate from over 800 stores across the UK. We design, print and produce the majority of our cards at our facilities here in the UK. We also own GettingPersonal.co.uk, an online retailer of personalised gifts and greetings cards. But it’s not all business. We believe in giving something back, which is why we work closely with Macmillan Cancer Support. Through the incredible efforts of Card Factory staff and customers, we have now raised over £3 million. A fantastic result for a fantastic cause! A highly engaged workforce of over 6,500 employees (plus an additional 6,000 seasonal staff) helps to make all of this possible.

Revenue(FY, 2017)

£398.2 M

Type

Public

Wakefield, GB

Size (employees)

9,928 (est)+5%

Website

cardfactory.co.uk

Card Factory is headquartered in Wakefield, GB

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Key People/Management at Card Factory

Karen Hubbard

CEO

Kris Lee

CFO

Geoff Cooper

Chairman

Roger Whiteside

Independent Non-Executive Director

Octavia Morley

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

David Stead

Independent Non-Executive Director

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Card Factory Office Locations

Card Factory has offices in Newbury, Taunton, Reading, Boston and in 63 other locations

Wakefield, GB (HQ)

Century House Brunel Road 41 Industrial Estate

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Card Factory Financials and Metrics

Card Factory Financials

Card Factory's revenue was reported to be £398.20 m in FY, 2017 which is a 4.4% increase from the previous period.

Summary

GBP
Revenue (FY, 2017)	398.2 m
Revenue growth (FY, 2016 - FY, 2017), %	4.4%
Gross profit (FY, 2017)	126 m
Gross profit margin (FY, 2017), %	31.6%
Net income (FY, 2017)	65.7 m
EBITDA (FY, 2017)	96.6 m
EBIT (FY, 2017)	85.7 m
Cash (31-Jan-2017)	3 m

Income Statement

GBP	FY, 2014	FY, 2015	FY, 2016	FY, 2017
Revenue	326.9 m	353.3 m	381.6 m	398.2 m
Revenue growth, %		8%	8%	4%
Cost of goods sold	225.2 m	240.1 m	255.3 m	272.2 m
Gross profit	101.7 m	113.2 m	126.3 m	126 m

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Balance Sheet

GBP	FY, 2014	FY, 2015	FY, 2016	FY, 2017
Cash	40.7 m	69 m	11.3 m	3 m
Accounts Receivable	300 k	200 k	300 k	200 k
Inventories	39.3 m	41.5 m	50.4 m	51.4 m
Current Assets	97.9 m	134 m	82.2 m	74.5 m

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Cash Flow

GBP	FY, 2014	FY, 2015	FY, 2016	FY, 2017
Net Income	18.4 m	33.2 m	66.4 m	65.7 m
Cash From Operating Activities	67 m	75.3 m	79.2 m	81.8 m
Dividends Paid			83.1 m	81.2 m
Cash From Financing Activities	(79 m)	(36.4 m)	(124.9 m)	(88.5 m)