Hotel Chocolat (HOTC)

Company name:	Hotel Chocolat Group Plc
EPIC:	HOTC	Trading Currency:	GBX
Market Sector:	AMQ1	ISIN:	GB00BYZC3B04
Market Segment:	ASQ1	Share Type:	DE
WWW Address:	http://www.hotelchocolat.com/uk/investor-relations	Description:	ORD 0.1P
Industry Sector:	FOOD PRODUCERS

Hotel Chocolat Key Figures

(at previous day's close)
Market Cap.	366.72	m
Shares In Issue	112.84	m
Prev. Close	321.50
PE Ratio	36.93
Dividend Yield	0.52	%
EPS - basic	8.80	p
Dividend PS	1.70	p
Dividend Cover	5.18
Cash Flow PS	10.82	p
Return On Equity (ROE)	25.19	%
Operating Margin	10.92	%
PEG Factor	2.88
EPS Growth Rate	12.82	%
Dividends PS Growth Rate	-	%
Net Debt	20.37	m
Gross Gearing	34.22	%
Quick Assets	8.35	m
Net Working Capital	3.77	m
Intangibles / Fixed Assets	7.09	%
Turnover PS	103.10	p
Pre-Tax Profit PS	11.26	p
Retained Profit PS	6.64	p
Cash PS	0.21	p
Net Cash PS	-14.97	p
Net Tangible Asset Value PS *	32.63	p
Net Asset Value PS	35.10	p
Spread	10.00 (3.03%)
* 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.

Period ^†	Open	Change	%	Open Avg.	Avg. Daily Vol [m]	Total Vol [m]	VWAP
1 week	340.00	-15.00	-4.41	315.00	0.04		327.97
4 weeks	334.00	-9.00	-2.69	315.00	0.07		341.09
12 weeks	332.50	-7.50	-2.26	315.00	0.05		345.94
26 weeks	277.50	47.50	17.12	250.00	0.10		316.85
1 year	400.00	-75.00	-18.75	250.00	0.10		315.77
3 years	198.00	127.00	64.14	166.00	0.10		304.38
5 years	175.50	149.50	85.19	151.50	0.11		291.27
† periods calculated are whole weeks rather than calendar months

(Market value analysis) at previous day's close
PQ Ratio	11.57
PE Ratio	36.93
Tobin's Q Ratio	6.17
Tobin's Q Ratio (excl. intangibles)	6.45
Dividend Yield	0.52	%
Market-to-Book Ratio	9.26
Price-to-Pre-Tax Profit PS	28.86
Price-to-Retained Profit PS	48.91
Price-to-Cash Flow PS	30.04
Price-to-Sales PS	3.15
Price-to-Net Tangible Asset Value PS	9.96
Price-to-Cash PS	1,554.34
Net Working Capital PS	3.34
Price Pct to Working Capital PS	97.20	%
Earnings Yield	2.71	%
Average PE	46.13
Years in average	3
PE to PE average	80.07	%

(Leverage Ratios)
Debt Ratio	8.07	%
Debt-to-Equity Ratio	0.09
Debt-to-Equity Ratio (excl. Intgbl)	0.09
Debt-to-Equity Market Value	0.01
Net Gearing	33.83	%
Net Gearing (excl. Intangibles)	35.47	%
Gross Gearing	34.22	%
Gross Gearing (excl. Intangibles)	35.88	%
Gearing Under 1 Year	28.45	%
Gearing Under 1 Year (excl. Intgbl)	29.83	%
Assets/Equity	1.52
Cash/Equity	0.60
(Liquidity Ratios)
Net Working Capital to Total Assets	6.27	%
Current Ratio	1.22
Quick Ratio (Acid Test)	0.49
Liquidity Ratio	0.01
Cash & Equiv/Current Assets	1.13	%
(Solvency Ratios)
Enterprise Value	369.97	m
CFO/Sales	0.10
CFO/Attributable Profit	1.22
CFO/Assets	0.20
CFO/Debt	0.59
Total Debt/Equity Market Value	0.06
Total Debt/Sales	0.18
Total Debt/Pre-Tax Profit	1.62
Total Debt	20.61	m
Total Debt/Net Current Assets	5.46	%
(Dodds - Graham Ratios)
3 yr Compound Earnings Growth	31.16	%
5 yr Compound Earnings Growth	-	%
10 yr Compound Earnings Growth	-	%
Earn drops > 5% in 10yrs	-

Beta (60-Mnth)	Beta (36-Mnth)
0.2336	0.2495

(Profitability Ratios)
Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)	29.49	%
Return On Assets (ROA)	16.79	%
Net Profit Margin	8.58	%
Assets Turnover	1.96
Return On Equity (ROE)	25.19	%
Return On Investment (ROI)	24.80	%
Dividend Payout Ratio	19.32	%
Plowback Ratio	80.68	%
Growth from Plowback Ratio	22.75	%
Net Income Of Revenues	6.44	%
(Asset Utilisation Multiples)
Shareholders Equity Turnover	3.29
Fixed Assets Turnover	3.17
Current Assets Turnover	5.11
Net Working Capital Turnover
Inventory Turnover	10.37
(Other Operating Ratios)
Total Assets-to-Sales	0.51
Debtors-to-Sales	6.17	%
Debt Collection Period	22.52	Days

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