Investment (INV)

Company name:	Investment Company Plc
EPIC:	INV	Trading Currency:	GBX
Market Sector:	SQQ3	ISIN:	GB0004658257
Market Segment:	SSQ3	Share Type:	DE
WWW Address:		Description:	ORD 50P
Industry Sector:	EQUITY INVESTMENT INSTRUMENTS

Price	Price Change [%]	Bid	Offer	Open	High	Low	Volume
276.00	0.0 [0.00]	272.00	280.00	276.00	276.00	276.00	-
Market Cap. [m]	Shares In Issue [m]	Beta	EPS	DPS	PE Ratio	Yield	52-Wks-Range
13.08	4.74	0.02	11.23	-	24.58	-	357.00 - 250.00

Investment Key Figures

(at previous day's close)
Market Cap.	13.08	m
Shares In Issue	4.74	m
Prev. Close	276.00
PE Ratio	24.58
Dividend Yield	-	%
EPS - basic	11.23	p
Dividend PS	-	p
Dividend Cover	-
Cash Flow PS	13.48	p
Return On Equity (ROE)	3.56	%
Operating Margin	55.77	%
PEG Factor	-0.85
EPS Growth Rate	-28.79	%
Dividends PS Growth Rate	-	%
Net Debt	-0.13	m
Gross Gearing	0.88	%
Quick Assets	0.35	m
Net Working Capital	0.22	m
Intangibles / Fixed Assets	-	%
Turnover PS	20.28	p
Pre-Tax Profit PS	11.31	p
Retained Profit PS	-1.03	p
Cash PS	5.59	p
Net Cash PS	2.76	p
Net Tangible Asset Value PS *	317.27	p
Net Asset Value PS	315.11	p
Spread	8.00 (2.86%)
* 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.

Investment Balance Sheet

Share Price Performance

Sample Period ^†	High	Low
1 week	292.00	276.00
4 weeks	295.00	276.00
12 weeks	295.00	276.00
1 year	357.00	250.00

Share Price Chart (5 years)

Investment Historic Returns

Period ^†	Open	Change	%	Open Avg.	Avg. Daily Vol [m]	Total Vol [m]	VWAP
1 week	291.00	-15.00	-5.15	276.00	0.03		288.58
4 weeks	295.00	-19.00	-6.44	276.00	0.01		288.82
12 weeks	287.00	-11.00	-3.83	276.00	0.01		288.96
26 weeks	280.00	-4.00	-1.43	255.00	0.01		282.01
1 year	341.00	-65.00	-19.06	250.00	0.00		286.62
3 years	331.00	-55.00	-16.62	250.00	0.00		306.43
5 years	372.00	-96.00	-25.81	250.00	0.00		327.62
† periods calculated are whole weeks rather than calendar months

Investment Key Management Ratios

Investment Investment Ratios

(Market value analysis) at previous day's close
PQ Ratio	0.18
PE Ratio	24.58
Tobin's Q Ratio	0.82
Tobin's Q Ratio (excl. intangibles)	0.82
Dividend Yield	-	%
Market-to-Book Ratio	0.87
Price-to-Pre-Tax Profit PS	24.41
Price-to-Retained Profit PS	-269.06
Price-to-Cash Flow PS	20.47
Price-to-Sales PS	13.61
Price-to-Net Tangible Asset Value PS	0.88
Price-to-Cash PS	49.35
Net Working Capital PS	4.61
Price Pct to Working Capital PS	59.81	%
Earnings Yield	4.07	%
Average PE	24.16
Years in average	5
PE to PE average	101.74	%

Investment Financial Ratios

(Leverage Ratios)
Debt Ratio	-	%
Debt-to-Equity Ratio	-
Debt-to-Equity Ratio (excl. Intgbl)	-
Debt-to-Equity Market Value	-
Net Gearing	-0.86	%
Net Gearing (excl. Intangibles)	-0.86	%
Gross Gearing	0.88	%
Gross Gearing (excl. Intangibles)	0.88	%
Gearing Under 1 Year	0.88	%
Gearing Under 1 Year (excl. Intgbl)	0.88	%
Assets/Equity	1.01
Cash/Equity	1.76
(Liquidity Ratios)
Net Working Capital to Total Assets	1.44	%
Current Ratio	2.63
Quick Ratio (Acid Test)	2.63
Liquidity Ratio	1.98
Cash & Equiv/Current Assets	75.13	%
(Solvency Ratios)
Enterprise Value	12.82	m
CFO/Sales	0.67
CFO/Attributable Profit	1.19
CFO/Assets	0.04
CFO/Debt	4.77
Total Debt/Equity Market Value	0.01
Total Debt/Sales	0.14
Total Debt/Pre-Tax Profit	0.25
Total Debt	0.13	m
Total Debt/Net Current Assets	0.61	%
(Dodds - Graham Ratios)
3 yr Compound Earnings Growth	3.39	%
5 yr Compound Earnings Growth	-	%
10 yr Compound Earnings Growth	0.81	%
Earn drops > 5% in 10yrs	9

Beta (60-Mnth)	Beta (36-Mnth)
0.0184	0.0570

Investment Operating Ratios

(Profitability Ratios)
Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)	3.56	%
Return On Assets (ROA)	3.36	%
Net Profit Margin	55.77	%
Assets Turnover	0.06
Return On Equity (ROE)	3.56	%
Return On Investment (ROI)	3.39	%
Dividend Payout Ratio	-	%
Plowback Ratio	100.00	%
Growth from Plowback Ratio	3.39	%
Net Income Of Revenues	-5.06	%
(Asset Utilisation Multiples)
Shareholders Equity Turnover	0.06
Fixed Assets Turnover	0.06
Current Assets Turnover	1.44
Net Working Capital Turnover
Inventory Turnover	-
(Other Operating Ratios)
Total Assets-to-Sales	16.61
Debtors-to-Sales	14.60	%
Debt Collection Period	53.30	Days

Investment Dividends

Announcement Date	Type	Curr.	Dividend Amount	Period Start	Period End	Ex Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Total Dividend Amount
08 Jan 2021	Interim	GBX	1.00	30/06/2020	30/06/2021	21/01/2021	22/01/2021	26/02/2021	-
21 Oct 2020	Interim	GBX	1.00	30/06/2020	30/06/2021	29/10/2020	30/10/2020	04/12/2020	-
23 Jul 2020	Interim	GBX	1.00	30/06/2019	30/06/2020	30/07/2020	31/07/2020	07/09/2020	9.50
09 Apr 2020	Interim	GBX	1.00	30/06/2019	30/06/2020	23/04/2020	24/04/2020	29/05/2020	-
11 Feb 2020	Interim	GBX	3.75	30/06/2019	30/06/2020	16/01/2020	17/01/2020	19/02/2020	-
24 Oct 2019	Interim	GBX	3.75	30/06/2019	30/06/2020	24/10/2019	25/10/2019	22/11/2019	-
18 Jul 2019	Interim	GBX	3.75	30/06/2018	30/06/2019	25/07/2019	26/07/2019	30/08/2019	16.25
09 Apr 2019	Interim	GBX	3.75	30/06/2018	30/06/2019	18/04/2019	23/04/2019	24/05/2019	-
03 Jan 2019	Interim	GBX	3.75	30/06/2018	30/06/2019	10/01/2019	11/01/2019	13/02/2019	-
17 Oct 2018	Interim	GBX	5.00	30/06/2018	30/06/2019	25/10/2018	26/10/2018	23/11/2018	-
19 Jul 2018	Interim	GBX	5.70	30/06/2017	30/06/2018	26/07/2018	27/07/2018	31/08/2018	20.70
19 Apr 2018	Interim	GBX	5.00	30/06/2017	30/06/2018	26/04/2018	27/04/2018	25/05/2018	-
17 Jan 2018	Interim	GBX	5.00	30/06/2017	30/06/2018	25/01/2018	26/01/2018	16/02/2018	-
18 Oct 2017	Interim	GBX	5.00	30/06/2017	30/06/2018	26/10/2017	27/10/2017	17/11/2017	-
19 Jul 2017	Final	GBX	5.70	30/06/2016	30/06/2017	27/07/2017	28/07/2017	18/08/2017	20.70
19 Apr 2017	Interim	GBX	5.00	30/06/2016	30/06/2017	27/04/2017	28/04/2017	19/05/2017	-
18 Jan 2017	Interim	GBX	5.00	30/06/2016	30/06/2017	26/01/2017	27/01/2017	17/02/2017	-
19 Oct 2016	Interim	GBX	5.00	30/06/2016	30/06/2017	27/10/2016	28/10/2016	18/11/2016	-
20 Jul 2016	Final	GBX	5.70	30/06/2015	30/06/2016	28/07/2016	29/07/2016	19/08/2016	20.70
18 Apr 2016	Interim	GBX	5.00	30/06/2015	30/06/2016	28/04/2016	29/04/2016	20/05/2016	-
19 Jan 2016	Interim	GBX	5.00	30/06/2015	30/06/2016	28/01/2016	29/01/2016	19/02/2016	-
21 Oct 2015	Interim	GBX	5.00	30/06/2015	30/06/2016	29/10/2015	30/10/2015	20/11/2015	-
23 Jul 2015	Final	GBX	7.10	30/06/2014	30/06/2015	30/07/2015	31/07/2015	21/08/2015	23.60
22 Apr 2015	Interim	GBX	5.50	30/06/2014	30/06/2015	30/04/2015	01/05/2015	22/05/2015	-
21 Jan 2015	Interim	GBX	5.50	30/06/2014	30/06/2015	29/01/2015	30/01/2015	20/02/2015	-
23 Oct 2014	Interim	GBX	5.50	30/06/2014	30/06/2015	30/10/2014	31/10/2014	21/11/2014	-
24 Jul 2014	Final	GBX	5.72	30/06/2013	30/06/2014	30/07/2014	01/08/2014	22/08/2014	20.72
24 Apr 2014	Interim	GBX	5.00	30/06/2013	30/06/2014	30/04/2014	02/05/2014	23/05/2014	-
23 Jan 2014	Interim	GBX	5.00	30/06/2013	30/06/2014	29/01/2014	31/01/2014	21/02/2014	-
22 Oct 2013	Interim	GBX	5.00	30/06/2013	30/06/2014	30/10/2013	01/11/2013	22/11/2013	-
09 Nov 2012	Interim	GBX	2.00	31/03/2012	31/03/2013	21/11/2012	23/11/2012	21/12/2012	2.00
22 May 2012	Final	GBX	4.00	31/03/2011	31/03/2012	20/06/2012	22/06/2012	13/07/2012	6.00
16 Nov 2011	Interim	GBX	2.00	31/03/2011	31/03/2012	30/11/2011	02/12/2011	06/01/2012	-
24 May 2011	Final	GBX	4.00	31/03/2010	31/03/2011	22/06/2011	24/06/2011	22/07/2011	6.00
17 Nov 2010	Interim	GBX	2.00	31/03/2010	31/03/2011	01/12/2010	03/12/2010	07/01/2011	-
14 Jun 2010	Final	GBX	3.00	31/03/2009	31/03/2010	07/07/2010	09/07/2010	06/08/2010	5.00
24 Nov 2009	Interim	GBX	2.00	31/03/2009	31/03/2010	09/12/2009	11/12/2009	08/01/2010	-
04 Jun 2007	Final	GBX	5.00	31/03/2006	31/03/2007	04/07/2007	06/07/2007	28/08/2007	9.00
30 Nov 2006	Interim	GBX	4.00	30/03/2006	30/09/2006	13/12/2006	15/12/2006	15/01/2007	-
12 Jun 2006	Final	GBX	5.00	31/03/2005	31/03/2006	28/06/2006	30/06/2006	18/08/2006	9.00
23 Nov 2005	Interim	GBX	4.00	30/03/2005	30/09/2005	30/11/2005	02/12/2005	30/12/2005	-
27 Jul 2005	Final	GBX	4.00	31/03/2004	31/03/2005	10/08/2005	12/08/2005	29/09/2005	7.00
23 Dec 2004	Interim	GBX	3.00	30/03/2004	30/09/2004	05/01/2005	07/01/2005	28/01/2005	-
28 Jul 2004	Final	GBX	4.00	31/03/2003	31/03/2004	11/08/2004	13/08/2004	09/09/2004	7.00
17 Nov 2003	Interim	GBX	3.00	30/03/2003	30/09/2003	26/11/2003	28/11/2003	19/12/2003	-
10 Jun 2003	Final	GBX	6.00	31/03/2002	31/03/2003	16/07/2003	18/07/2003	08/08/2003	10.00
15 Nov 2002	Interim	GBX	4.00	30/03/2002	30/09/2002	27/11/2002	29/11/2002	19/12/2002	-
14 Jun 2002	Final	GBX	7.00	31/03/2001	31/03/2002	10/07/2002	12/07/2002	09/08/2002	11.00
31 Oct 2001	Interim	GBX	4.00	30/03/2001	30/09/2001	28/11/2001	30/11/2001	19/12/2001	-
11 Jun 2001	Final	GBX	6.00	31/03/2000	31/03/2001	11/07/2001	13/07/2001	10/08/2001	10.00
16 Nov 2000	Interim	GBX	4.00	30/03/2000	30/09/2000	27/11/2000	01/12/2000	20/12/2000	-
26 May 2000	Final	GBX	6.00	31/03/1999	31/03/2000	17/07/2000	21/07/2000	17/08/2000	8.50
19 Nov 1999	Interim	GBX	2.50	30/03/1999	30/09/1999	29/12/1999	06/01/2000	01/02/2000	-
05 Jul 1999	Final	GBX	3.50	31/03/1998	31/03/1999	26/07/1999	30/07/1999	31/08/1999	5.50
17 Nov 1998	Interim	GBX	2.00	30/03/1998	30/09/1998	29/12/1998	05/01/1999	01/02/1999	-
08 Jun 1998	Final	GBX	3.00	31/03/1997	31/03/1998	20/07/1998	24/07/1998	31/08/1998	4.50

Investment Fundamentals

	31 Mar 2017 (GBP)		31 Mar 2018 (GBP)		31 Mar 2019 (GBP)		31 Mar 2020 (GBP)
turnover	1.02	100.00%	0.96	-	1.15	100.00%	0.96	-	m
pre tax profit	0.76	74.50%	0.49	-	0.75	65.20%	0.54	-	m
attributable profit	0.76	74.82%	0.48	-	0.75	65.20%	0.54	-	m
retained profit	-0.23	-22.15%	-0.50	-	-0.12	-10.04%	-0.05	-	m
eps - basic (p)	15.97		10.16		15.77		11.23
eps - diluted (p)	15.97		10.16		15.77		11.23
dividends per share	-		-		-		-

Investment Balance Sheet

	31 Mar 2017 (GBP)		31 Mar 2018 (GBP)		31 Mar 2019 (GBP)		31 Mar 2020 (GBP)


	31 Mar 2017 (GBP)		31 Mar 2018 (GBP)		31 Mar 2019 (GBP)		31 Mar 2020 (GBP)
ASSETS
fixed assets	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	m
intangibles	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	m
fixed investments	16.36	91.71%	16.34	93.63%	15.78	94.16%	14.82	97.67%	m
current assets - other	-	-%	0.00	0.01%	-	-%	-	-%	m
stocks	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	m
debtors	0.21	1.18%	0.27	1.52%	0.19	1.15%	0.09	0.58%	m
cash & securities	1.27	7.11%	0.84	4.83%	0.79	4.69%	0.27	1.75%	m

TOTAL	17.83	100%	17.45	100%	16.76	100%	15.17	100%	m

LIABILITIES
creditors - short	0.10	0.54%	0.12	0.67%	0.14	0.81%	0.13	0.88%	m
creditors - long	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	m
creditors - other	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	m
subordinated loans	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	m
insurance funds	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	m

TOTAL	0.10	0.54%	0.12	0.67%	0.14	0.81%	0.13	0.88%	m

EQUITY
ord cap, reserves	17.74	99.46%	17.33	99.33%	16.62	99.19%	15.04	99.12%	m
prefs, minorities	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	m

TOTAL	17.74	99.46%	17.33	99.33%	16.62	99.19%	15.04	99.12%	m

OTHER
NAV Basic	371.68		363.24		348.28		315.11
NAV Diluted	371.68		363.24		348.28		315.11

Investment Cash Flow Statement

	31 Mar 2017 (GBP)	31 Mar 2018 (GBP)	31 Mar 2019 (GBP)	31 Mar 2020 (GBP)
Operating CF	0.67	0.45	0.84	0.64	m
Pre-Financing CF	1.47	0.57	0.81	0.64	m
Retained CF	0.60	-0.42	-0.06	-0.52	m

Investment Brokers

Name	Activity	Type	Mnemonic	Code
Winterflood Securities Ltd	Market Maker(MMF)	Broker/Dealer	WINS	WNTSGB2LBIC