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N Brown Company Financial Information N Brown share price | N Brown company information | N Brown Share Charts | N Brown Share News  Company name:  Brown(N.) Grp.  Company Description:  Retailing through direct home shopping, fulfilment and financial services  EPIC:  BWNG  Trading Currency:  GBX  Market Sector:  25FS  ISIN:  GB00B1P6ZR11  Market Segment:  STMM  Share Type:  DE  WWW Address:  http://www.nbrown.co.uk/  Description:  ORD 11 1/19P  Industry Sector:  GENERAL RETAILERS  Price  Price Change [%]  Bid  Ask  Open  High  Low  Volume  259.00   -6.5 [-2.45]  257.70  258.20  262.90  263.60  257.90  423,847  Market Cap. [m]  Shares In Issue [m]  Beta  EPS  DPS  PE Ratio  Yield  52-Wks-Range  709.93  274.10  0.81  22.88  9.19  11.32  3.55  275.80 - 179.50 N Brown Key Figures (at previous day's close) Market Cap. 709.93 m Shares In Issue 274.10 m Prev. Close 265.50 PE Ratio 11.32   Dividend Yield 3.55 % EPS - basic 22.88 p Dividend PS 9.19 p Dividend Cover 2.49   Cash Flow PS 14.12 p Return On Equity (ROE) 21.54 % Operating Margin 13.93 % PEG Factor 1.39   EPS Growth Rate 8.13 % Dividends PS Growth Rate 1.43 % Net Debt 352.80 m Gross Gearing 58.96 % Quick Assets 520.20 m Net Working Capital 470.10 m Intangibles / Fixed Assets 29.16 % Turnover PS 241.70 p Pre-Tax Profit PS 33.67 p Retained Profit PS 13.57 p Cash PS 22.40 p Net Cash PS -21.34 p Net Tangible Asset Value PS * 93.21 p Net Asset Value PS 105.18 p Spread 0.50 (0.19%)   * Calculation based on Ordinary Capital figure as contained in last annual report, and the most recent shares in issue figure. Therefore the ratio might be exposed to inaccuracies. N Brown Balance Sheet N Brown Share Price Sample Period † High Low 1 week 275.80 257.00 4 weeks 275.80 249.30 12 weeks 275.80 212.10 1 year 275.80 179.50 N Brown Share Price (5 years) N Brown Historic Returns Giorni da oggi † Open Change % Open Avg. Avg. Daily Vol [m] Total Vol [m] VWAP 1 week 260.60 -1.60 -0.61 268.80 0.61 - 269.65 4 weeks 273.90 -14.90 -5.44 261.67 0.41 - 263.34 12 weeks 217.90 41.10 18.86 250.76 0.64 - 248.64 26 weeks 237.50 21.50 9.05 239.77 0.57 - 240.31 1 year 184.00 75.00 40.76 223.07 0.52 - 226.08 3 years 282.00 -23.00 -8.16 249.34 0.87 - 256.65 5 years 131.00 128.00 97.71 221.37 0.80 - 231.09 † periods calculated are whole weeks rather than calendar months N Brown Key Management Ratios N Brown Investment Ratios (Market value analysis) at previous day's close PQ Ratio 15.19   PE Ratio 11.32   Tobin's Q Ratio 1.06   Tobin's Q Ratio (excl. intangibles) 1.12   Dividend Yield 3.55 % Market-to-Book Ratio 2.46   Price-to-Pre-Tax Profit PS 7.69   Price-to-Retained Profit PS 19.08   Price-to-Cash Flow PS 18.34   Price-to-Sales PS 1.07   Price-to-Net Tangible Asset Value PS 2.78   Price-to-Cash PS 11.56   Net Working Capital PS 171.50   Price Pct to Working Capital PS 1.51 % Earnings Yield 8.83 % Average PE 16.93   Years in average 5   PE to PE average 66.84 % N Brown Financial Ratios (Leverage Ratios) Debt Ratio 50.51 % Debt-to-Equity Ratio 1.02   Debt-to-Equity Ratio (excl. Intgbl) 1.15   Debt-to-Equity Market Value 0.41   Net Gearing 50.22 % Net Gearing (excl. Intangibles) 52.68 % Gross Gearing 58.96 % Gross Gearing (excl. Intangibles) 61.85 % Gearing Under 1 Year 17.07 % Gearing Under 1 Year (excl. Intgbl) 17.90 % Assets/Equity 2.44   Cash/Equity 21.30   (Liquidity Ratios) Net Working Capital to Total Assets 66.92 % Current Ratio 4.92   Quick Ratio (Acid Test) 4.34   Liquidity Ratio 0.51   Cash & Equiv/Current Assets 10.41 % (Solvency Ratios) Enterprise Value 942.83 m CFO/Sales 0.06   CFO/Attributable Profit 0.62   CFO/Assets 0.06   CFO/Debt 0.09   Total Debt/Equity Market Value 0.58   Total Debt/Sales 0.63   Total Debt/Pre-Tax Profit 4.49   Total Debt 414.20 m Total Debt/Net Current Assets 0.88 % (Dodds - Graham Ratios) 3 yr Compound Earnings Growth 13.91 % 5 yr Compound Earnings Growth 34.59 % 10 yr Compound Earnings Growth 5.94 % Earn drops > 5% in 10yrs 3   Beta (60-Mnth) Beta (36-Mnth) 0.8115 0.6516 Alpha (60-Mnth) Alpha (36-Mnth) 0.0139 0.0049 N Brown Operating Ratios (Profitability Ratios) Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 15.84 % Return On Assets (ROA) 9.30 % Net Profit Margin 9.37 % Assets Turnover 0.99   Return On Equity (ROE) 21.54 % Return On Investment (ROI) 11.30 % Dividend Payout Ratio 40.17 % Plowback Ratio 59.83 % Growth from Plowback Ratio 13.84 % Net Income Of Revenues 5.62 % (Asset Utilisation Multiples) Shareholders Equity Turnover 2.47   Fixed Assets Turnover 6.00   Current Assets Turnover 1.19   Net Working Capital Turnover -   Inventory Turnover 9.61   (Other Operating Ratios) Total Assets-to-Sales 1.01   Debtors-to-Sales 65.29 % Debt Collection Period 238.31 Days N Brown Dividends Announcement Date Type Curr. Dividend Amount Period Start Period End Ex Date Record Date Payment Date Total Dividend Amount 28 Apr 2009 Final GBP 6.14 02/28/2008 02/28/2009 06/22/2009 06/24/2009 07/24/2009 9.19 07 Oct 2008 Interim GBP 2.75 08/30/2007 08/30/2008 12/10/2008 12/12/2008 01/09/2009 - 29 Apr 2008 Final GBP 6.41 03/01/2007 03/01/2008 06/25/2008 06/27/2008 07/25/2008 9.06 09 Oct 2007 Interim GBP 2.65 02/25/2007 08/25/2007 12/05/2007 12/07/2007 01/04/2008 - 08 May 2007 Final GBP 5.34 02/28/2006 02/28/2007 06/27/2007 06/29/2007 07/27/2007 7.53 10 Oct 2006 Interim GBP 2.19 02/26/2006 08/26/2006 12/06/2006 12/08/2006 01/05/2007 - 09 May 2006 Final GBP 4.45 02/28/2005 02/28/2006 06/28/2006 06/30/2006 07/26/2006 6.27 11 Oct 2005 Interim GBP 1.82 02/27/2005 08/27/2005 12/07/2005 12/09/2005 01/06/2006 - 09 May 2005 Final GBP 4.10 02/26/2004 02/26/2005 06/29/2005 07/01/2005 07/27/2005 5.84 19 Oct 2004 Interim GBP 1.74 02/28/2004 08/28/2004 12/08/2004 12/10/2004 01/07/2005 - 12 May 2004 Final GBP 4.10 02/28/2003 02/28/2004 06/16/2004 06/18/2004 07/16/2004 5.84 16 Oct 2003 Interim GBP 1.74 03/02/2003 08/30/2003 11/26/2003 11/28/2003 01/06/2004 - 15 May 2003 Final GBP 4.10 03/01/2002 03/01/2003 06/18/2003 06/20/2003 07/18/2003 5.84 16 Oct 2002 Interim GBP 1.74 03/01/2002 09/01/2002 11/27/2002 11/29/2002 01/06/2003 - 16 May 2002 Final GBP 4.10 03/02/2001 03/02/2002 06/19/2002 06/21/2002 07/19/2002 5.75 16 Oct 2001 Interim GBP 1.65 03/01/2001 09/01/2001 11/28/2001 11/30/2001 01/04/2002 - 10 May 2001 Final GBP 3.75 03/03/2000 03/03/2001 06/20/2001 06/22/2001 07/20/2001 5.20 12 Oct 2000 Interim GBP 1.45 02/26/2000 08/26/2000 11/27/2000 12/01/2000 01/05/2001 - 10 May 2000 Final GBP 3.20 02/26/1999 02/26/2000 06/19/2000 06/23/2000 07/21/2000 4.55 07 Oct 1999 Interim GBP 1.35 02/28/1999 08/28/1999 11/15/1999 11/19/1999 12/21/1999 - 21 Oct 1998 Interim GBP 1.20 03/01/1998 08/29/1998 11/30/1998 12/04/1998 01/05/1999 - 06 May 1998 Final GBP 2.63 02/28/1997 02/28/1998 06/15/1998 06/19/1998 07/24/1998 3.75 N Brown Fundamentals   25 Feb 2006 (GBP) 24 Feb 2007 (GBP) 01 Mar 2008 (GBP) 28 Feb 2009 (GBP) turnover 468.70 100.00% 533.80 100.00% 610.90 100.00% 662.50 100.00% m pre tax profit 54.10 11.54% 65.40 12.25% 78.00 12.77% 92.30 13.93% m attributable profit 36.10 7.70% 45.70 8.56% 56.90 9.31% 62.10 9.37% m retained profit 18.70 3.99% 26.10 4.89% -44.50 -7.28% 37.20 5.62% m eps - basic 12.26   15.48   21.16   22.88   eps - diluted 12.22   15.40   21.08   22.82   dividends per share -   -   9.06   9.19   N Brown Balance Sheet   25 Feb 2006 (GBP) 24 Feb 2007 (GBP) 01 Mar 2008 (GBP) 28 Feb 2009 (GBP)   25 Feb 2006 (GBP) 24 Feb 2007 (GBP) 01 Mar 2008 (GBP) 28 Feb 2009 (GBP) ASSETS  fixed assets 61.00 11.65% 68.90 12.19% 70.50 11.13% 75.00 10.68% m  intangibles 22.00 4.20% 30.90 5.47% 30.90 4.88% 32.80 4.67% m  fixed investments 10.40 1.99% 11.30 2.00% 7.10 1.12% 4.70 0.67% m  current assets - other - -% - -% - -% - -% m  stocks 52.50 10.02% 54.90 9.71% 68.10 10.75% 69.80 9.94% m  debtors 326.00 62.25% 359.20 63.55% 406.30 64.12% 458.80 65.31% m  cash & securities 51.80 9.89% 40.00 7.08% 50.80 8.02% 61.40 8.74% m TOTAL 523.70 100% 565.20 100% 633.70 100% 702.50 100% m LIABILITIES  creditors - short 94.20 17.99% 184.10 32.57% 117.00 18.46% 119.90 17.07% m  creditors - long 183.50 35.04% 178.60 31.60% 268.20 42.32% 294.30 41.89% m  creditors - other - -% - -% - -% - -% m  subordinated loans - -% - -% - -% - -% m  insurance funds - -% - -% - -% - -% m TOTAL 277.70 53.03% 362.70 64.17% 385.20 60.79% 414.20 58.96% m EQUITY  ord cap, reserves 246.00 46.97% 202.50 35.83% 248.50 39.21% 288.30 41.04% m  prefs, minorities - -% - -% - -% - -% m TOTAL 246.00 46.97% 202.50 35.83% 248.50 39.21% 288.30 41.04% m OTHER NAV Basic -   -   -   -   NAV Diluted -   -   -   -   N Brown Cash Flow Statement 25 Feb 2006 (GBP) 24 Feb 2007 (GBP) 01 Mar 2008 (GBP) 28 Feb 2009 (GBP) Operating CF 71.30 42.80 31.70 38.70 m Pre-Financing CF 57.00 15.60 21.00 18.50 m Retained CF 6.60 -11.10 10.80 0.90 m N Brown Brokers Name Activity Type Mnemonic Code Abn Amro Bank Nv Market Maker(MME) Broker/Dealer ABNV ABNAGB22 Altium Capital Ld Market Maker(MME) Broker/Dealer ALTI APCFGB21 Bridgewell Securities Ld Market Maker(MME) Broker/Dealer BGWL GIELGB21 Citigroup Glbl Mkts Uk Eqty Ld Market Maker(MME) Broker/Dealer CITI SBUKGB21 Credit Suisse 1st Bost. Eur Ld Market Maker(MME) Broker/Dealer CSFB CSFBGB2L Deutsche Bank Ag,london Branch Market Maker(MME) Broker/Dealer DEUT DEUTGB2L Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Market Maker(MME) Broker/Dealer KLWT KBENGB22 Evolution Securities Limited Market Maker(MME) Broker/Dealer EVO EVBGGB21MMT Goldman Sachs Intl Market Maker(MME) Broker/Dealer GSCO GSILGB2X Hsbc Bank Plc Market Maker(MME) Broker/Dealer HSBC JCAPGB2L J P Morgan Secs Ld Market Maker(MME) Broker/Dealer JPMS JPMSGB2L Kbc Peel Hunt Ld Market Maker(MME) Broker/Dealer KBC KBCSGB21BIC Merrill Lynch Intl Market Maker(MME) Broker/Dealer MLSB SNCSGB2LBIC Morgan Stanley Ld Market Maker(MME) Broker/Dealer MOST MSSEGB21 Numis Securities Ld Market Maker(MME) Broker/Dealer NUMS RAZHGB2LBIC Seymour Pierce Ld Market Maker(MME) Broker/Dealer SEYP SPBTGB21 Ubs Investment Bank Market Maker(MME) Broker/Dealer UBS. UBSWGB2LEQU Winterflood Secs Ld Market Maker(MME) Broker/Dealer WINS WNTSGB2LBIC

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