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£366.6 M

The Economist Revenue FY, 2018

The Economist Gross profit (FY, 2018)255.1 M

The Economist Gross profit margin (FY, 2018), %69.6%

The Economist Net income (FY, 2018)35.3 M

The Economist EBITDA (FY, 2018)53.3 M

The Economist EBIT (FY, 2018)47.1 M

The Economist Cash, 31-Mar-201812.2 M

The Economist Revenue

The Economist revenue was £366.60 m in FY, 2018

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The Economist Funding

Summary Metrics

Founding Date	1843

Annual

GBP	FY, 1996	FY, 1997	FY, 1998	FY, 1999	FY, 2000	FY, 2001	FY, 2002	FY, 2003	FY, 2004	FY, 2005	FY, 2006	FY, 2007	FY, 2008	FY, 2009	FY, 2010	FY, 2011	FY, 2012	FY, 2013	FY, 2014	FY, 2015	FY, 2016	FY, 2017	FY, 2018
Revenue	188.7m	193.5m	205.0m	212.6m	233.7m	275.4m	227.1m	192.0m	191.0m	197.0m	217.8m	247.7m	266.4m	312.8m	319.9m	347.2m	361.8m	346.0m	331.5m	324.5m	330.9m	353.2m	366.6m
Revenue growth, %																				(2%)	2%
Cost of goods sold	66.1m	64.0m	70.5m	75.0m	78.9m	91.8m	78.2m	67.5m	65.3m	65.9m	66.3m	69.9m	77.3m	90.5m	93.3m	97.7m	100.3m	99.3m	95.1m	98.2m	106.2m	115.1m	111.5m
Gross profit	122.6m	129.5m	134.5m	137.5m	154.8m	183.6m	149.0m	124.5m	125.7m	131.1m	151.5m	177.8m	189.1m	222.3m	226.7m	249.5m	261.5m	246.6m	236.5m	226.2m	224.7m	238.1m	255.1m
Gross profit Margin, %	65%	67%	66%	65%	66%	67%	66%	65%	66%	67%	70%	72%	71%	71%	71%	72%	72%	71%	71%	70%	68%	67%	70%
Operating expense total	98.8m	103.9m	104.0m	105.0m	126.3m	162.1m	133.8m	102.0m	102.6m	104.5m	120.2m	141.7m	144.8m	166.6m	169.1m	186.2m	194.3m	179.1m	177.5m	166.9m	164.1m	184.1m	208.0m
EBITDA												38.8m	47.9m	60.4m	65.0m	71.8m	75.9m	77.7m	69.3m		64.5m	61.0m	53.3m
EBITDA margin, %												16%	18%	19%	20%	21%	21%	22%	21%		19%	17%	15%
EBIT	23.8m	25.6m	30.5m	32.6m	28.4m	21.4m	15.1m	22.6m	23.1m	26.6m	31.2m	36.1m	44.3m	55.7m	57.5m	63.3m	67.2m	67.5m	59.0m	59.4m	60.7m	54.0m	47.1m
EBIT margin, %	13%	13%	15%	15%	12%	8%	7%	12%	12%	14%	14%	15%	17%	18%	18%	18%	19%	20%	18%	18%	18%	15%	13%
Pre tax profit	24.0m	26.7m	25.1m	32.1m	(52.1m)	21.2m	14.8m	20.9m	24.3m	26.6m	30.8m	49.2m	47.1m	55.7m	50.0m	59.5m	64.7m	64.0m	56.9m	53.8m	54.1m	49.4m	40.2m
Income tax expense	(6.3m)	(6.6m)	(6.2m)	(8.7m)	(10.9m)	(6.4m)	(3.5m)	(5.3m)	(6.3m)	401.0k	(8.8m)	(15.4m)	(14.9m)	(17.8m)	(11.8m)	(15.3m)	(17.4m)	(15.3m)	(12.9m)	(11.8m)	(10.6m)	(8.0m)	(5.0m)
Net Income	17.7m	20.1m	18.9m	23.4m	(63.1m)	14.8m	11.3m	15.6m	18.0m	27.0m	22.0m	33.8m	32.2m	37.9m	38.2m	44.2m	47.2m	48.7m	44.0m	42.0m	43.5m	41.4m	35.3m

Annual

GBP	FY, 1996	FY, 1997	FY, 1998	FY, 1999	FY, 2000	FY, 2001	FY, 2002	FY, 2003	FY, 2004	FY, 2005	FY, 2006	FY, 2007	FY, 2008	FY, 2009	FY, 2010	FY, 2011	FY, 2012	FY, 2013	FY, 2014	FY, 2015	FY, 2016	FY, 2017	FY, 2018
Cash	22.7m	26.0m	30.5m	35.9m	42.4m	46.4m	45.5m	55.2m		2.1m	54.8m	11.5m	12.1m	42.4m	41.2m	54.1m	51.4m	38.7m	42.9m	47.1m	35.8m	22.6m	12.2m
Accounts Receivable	23.8m	27.3m	32.5m	33.1m	36.8m	40.1m	25.4m	21.8m	24.4m	24.1m	31.2m	35.2m	39.7m	43.6m	43.3m	44.4m	47.5m	49.2m	41.9m	40.8m	40.2m	40.9m	41.6m
Inventories	1.9m	1.8m	2.4m	2.4m	3.1m	2.5m	1.4m	1.4m	1.2m	2.1m	2.2m	1.6m	2.8m	2.7m	1.6m	1.8m	2.0m	2.2m	2.7m	2.0m	1.3m	1.5m	906.0k
Current Assets	69.6m	74.7m	77.2m	85.8m	99.7m	107.3m	92.3m	94.6m	109.6m	120.9m	104.8m	86.9m	78.2m	107.0m	110.4m	126.1m	122.8m	111.0m	108.5m	108.1m	100.2m	88.0m	81.5m
PP&E	36.5m	35.3m	33.6m	35.8m	36.0m	37.5m	30.3m	25.6m	27.3m	24.1m	25.2m	24.1m	23.4m	22.5m	22.1m	25.5m	25.6m	28.3m	27.2m	42.5m	9.9m	10.4m	12.0m
Goodwill																			101.6m	113.4m	128.6m
Total Assets	106.8m	110.4m	110.8m	121.6m	135.7m	144.9m	122.6m	122.8m	136.9m	145.0m	142.7m	127.4m	121.9m	176.3m	242.7m	258.3m	254.2m	255.6m	237.3m	264.0m	246.5m	261.7m	248.6m
Accounts Payable	4.7m	5.0m	6.2m	4.3m	5.4m	4.4m	3.4m	3.9m	4.2m	3.7m	4.1m	4.6m	9.1m	9.4m	9.8m	14.2m	13.9m	11.0m	14.3m	14.6m	14.7m	17.4m	16.2m
Current Liabilities	83.5m	87.5m	94.3m	100.3m	111.5m	118.8m	44.5m	91.9m	97.8m	101.3m	109.4m	122.5m	126.7m	157.0m	167.7m	181.6m	188.0m	179.7m	181.7m	160.6m	160.3m	172.2m	185.4m
Non-Current Liabilities	56.6m	47.8m	29.1m	19.0m	22.3m	15.3m	66.8m	15.2m	16.9m	10.9m	29.4m	13.3m	2.8m	34.4m	76.8m	65.2m	70.7m	87.3m	60.1m	127.3m	163.5m	187.3m	154.0m
Total Debt														4.2m	5.6m	6.8m	6.8m	3.5m	9.2m	10.2m	13.0m	11.3m	27.3m
Total Liabilities	140.1m	135.2m	123.4m	119.3m	133.8m	134.2m	111.3m	107.1m	114.6m	112.2m	138.8m	135.9m	129.5m	191.4m	244.5m	246.8m	258.8m	266.9m	241.9m	287.9m	323.8m	359.4m	339.4m
Additional Paid-in Capital	1.3m	1.3m	1.3m	1.3m	1.3m	1.3m	1.3m	1.3m	1.3m	1.3m	1.3m	1.3m	1.3m	1.3m	1.3m	1.3m	1.3m	1.3m	1.3m	1.3m	1.3m	1.3m	1.3m
Retained Earnings	11.7m	12.5m	10.3m	14.0m	(73.1m)	4.3m	720.0k	4.7m	5.0m	12.7m	(12.6m)	(17.2m)	(10.6m)	14.0m	5.3m	8.2m	8.2m	7.8m	3.1m	4.4m	114.2m	2.8m	(858.0k)
Total Equity	(33.3m)	(24.8m)	(12.6m)	2.3m	1.9m	10.7m	11.3m	15.8m	22.3m	32.8m	3.9m	(8.4m)	(7.6m)	(15.1m)	(1.8m)	11.6m	(4.6m)	(11.4m)	(4.5m)	(23.9m)	(77.3m)	(97.7m)	(90.8m)
Debt to Equity Ratio														-0.3 x	-3.1 x	0.6 x	-1.5 x	-0.3 x	-2 x	-0.4 x	-0.2 x	-0.1 x	-0.3 x
Debt to Assets Ratio														0 x	0 x	0 x	0 x	0 x	0 x	0 x	0.1 x	0 x	0.1 x
Financial Leverage	-3.2 x	-4.4 x	-8.8 x	54 x	69.9 x	13.5 x	10.9 x	7.8 x	6.1 x	4.4 x	36.5 x	-15.1 x	-16 x	-11.7 x	-135.7 x	22.3 x	-55.6 x	-22.5 x	-52.5 x	-11 x	-3.2 x	-2.7 x	-2.7 x

Annual

GBP	FY, 1996	FY, 1997	FY, 1998	FY, 1999	FY, 2000	FY, 2001	FY, 2002	FY, 2003	FY, 2004	FY, 2005	FY, 2006	FY, 2007	FY, 2008	FY, 2009	FY, 2010	FY, 2011	FY, 2012	FY, 2013	FY, 2014	FY, 2015	FY, 2016	FY, 2017	FY, 2018
Net Income	17.7m	20.1m	18.9m	23.4m	(63.1m)	14.8m	11.3m	15.6m	18.0m	27.0m	22.0m	33.8m	32.2m	37.9m	38.2m	44.2m	47.2m	48.7m	44.0m	42.0m	43.5m	41.4m	35.3m
Cash From Operating Activities	30.1m	34.7m	37.3m	27.9m	38.1m	31.2m	11.4m	29.1m	30.5m	23.9m	28.6m	33.4m	45.6m	56.7m	63.4m	77.5m	70.4m	59.9m	69.0m	54.0m	39.9m	49.8m	41.8m
Dividends Paid	6.6m	7.6m	8.6m	9.5m	10.1m	10.5m	10.5m	10.9m	12.9m	14.3m	34.6m	51.0m	42.9m	23.9m	32.9m	36.0m	39.1m	40.9m	40.9m	40.9m	36.9m	38.6m	36.1m
Cash From Financing Activities	41.9m	(11.2m)	(19.7m)	700.0k	(5.2m)	(6.0m)	(6.0m)		(1.0k)	16.0k	291.0k	531.0k	(290.0k)	20.6m	47.8m	(5.2m)	(6.8m)	(1.8m)	(4.6m)	(48.7m)	(161.1m)	(57.3m)	(36.3m)
Net Change in Cash	15.8m	544.0k	7.7m	5.7m	325.0k	1.3m	1.6m	3.6m	1.7m	2.0m	5.9m	4.2m	694.0k	(1.8m)	23.5m	(12.3m)	4.3m	(5.6m)	(7.4m)	1.1m	(12.0m)	(16.6m)	(8.0m)
Income Taxes Paid																			(12.9m)	(11.8m)	(10.6m)