Here's selected financial data on Electronics Boutique PLC from Extel including shareholder data at the end.
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Copyright 1999 Extel Financial Limited
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ELECTRONICS BOUTIQUE PLC (THE)
TICKER SYMBOL: EBQ
TOPIC CODE: EBQ
REGISTERED OFFICE Charter Court, Third Avenue, Southampton, England SO15 0AP Tel: 01703 702345 Fax: 01703 702570 REPORTING COUNTRY: EN; England ; United Kingdom
Annual Card June 24, 1999
News Cards For This Company Return
COMPANY-NUMBER:
EXTEL REF. NO.: EXT001824
SEDOL NUMBER: 0736015
ISIN NUMBER: GB0007360158
SEC INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION: 0076
REGISTRATION NUMBER: 875835
COMPANY HISTORY
Incorporated on 31-03-1966 as a Private Company; Registered No 875835;
Re-registered on 20-06-1985 as a Public Limited Company under the Companies
Act, 1980
The name changed from John Michael (Design Consultants) Ltd to John Michael
Design PLC on 20-06-1985, to JMD Group PLC on 05-08-1988, to Rhino Group
PLC on 16-10-1992 and to The Electronics Boutique PLC on 22-07-1996.
On 12-06-1995 the Company's Ordinary shares of 5p were introduced to the
Stock Exchange Official List (Ordinary shares previously quoted on The
Stock Exchange Unlisted Securities Market from July 1985).
Pursuant to Merger Agreement entered into on 20-06-1988 between the Company
and shareholders in Capital & Investment Securities PLC (CIS), the Company
acquired entire issued share capital of CIS on 10-08-1988.
REGISTRARS
IRG PLC, Balfour House, 390-398 High Road, Ilford, Essex IG1 1NQ
Tel: 0181 478 8241 Fax: 0181 478 7717
REGISTRATION DATE: March 1966
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 1145
INDUSTRY: Commercial, Industrial and Mining Companies
UK-PRI-CODE:
6540 Other specialised retail distribution (non-food)
6190 Other wholesale distribution including general wholesalers
HEAD OFFICE: HEAD OFFICE Link House, Ellesfield Avenue, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 8TB Tel: 01344 464000 Fax: 01344 464093
SUBSIDIARIES
Electronics Boutique Stores (UK) Ltd (Computer software and video game retailing); Electronics Boutique Retail (UK) Ltd (Computer software and video game retailing); Capital and Investment Securities PLC (Management services) POST YEAR END ACQUISITIONS: Game PLC (Acquired 24-06-99)
OFFICERS:
AUDITORS
BDO Stoy Hayward
DIRECTORS
NON EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN: P.D. Lewis
NON EXECUTIVE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: R.J. Beecham JP
CHIEF EXECUTIVE: J.M. Steinbrecher
FINANCE AND DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE: M. Long ACIS
NON EXECUTIVE: J.J. Firestone MBA; H.N. Lewis; J.R. Panichello CPA
SECRETARY
J.P. Gorman FCA
REPORTING YEAR: February 1998 - January 1999
YEAR END DATE: January 31, 1999
REPORTING CURRENCY: GBP;Pound Sterling;
FINANCIAL CALENDAR
Interim Report 30th September 1998; Preliminary Figures 12th April 1999; Annual General Meeting 23rd June 1999.
RATES:
Year ending: 31/01/1999 Period covered: 12 Months
Sterling currency exchange rate at year end: 1.00000
Dollar currency exchange rate at year end: 1.64279
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * US DOLLARS * * * STERLING * * * * LOCAL
(thousands) (thousands) (thousands)
TURNOVER/GROSS REVENUE 261,904 159,426 159,426
PROFIT BEF INT & TAX 25,232 15,359 15,359
PROFIT BEF INT & TAX, PREV YEAR 13,150 8,043 8,043
PRE-TAX PROFIT 25,053 15,250 15,250
PROFIT ATTRIBUTABLE TO MEMBERS 19,045 11,593 11,593
ORDINARY DIVIDENDS 4,805 2,925 2,925
STOCK 18,473 11,245 11,245
CURRENT ASSETS 71,576 43,570 43,570
TOTAL ASSETS 94,907 57,772 57,772
TOTAL ASSETS PREVIOUS YEAR 65,431 40,019 40,019
CREDITORS OR EQUIVALENT 46,158 28,097 28,097
TOTAL BORROWINGS 181 110 110
TOTAL SHARE CAPITAL 21,841 13,295 13,295
SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS, END YEAR 46,864 28,527 28,527
SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS, BEGIN YEAR 32,351 19,693 19,693
NET CAPITAL EMPLOYED 34,909 21,250 21,250
NET CAPITAL EMPLOYED, PREV YEAR 21,464 13,128 13,128
DIRECTORS' REMUNERATION 992 604 604
SHARE PRICE AT B/S DATE 1.31834 .80250 .80250
MARKET CAPITALISATION AT B/S DATE 350,544 213,383 213,383
EARNINGS PER SHARE .072 .044 .044
DIVIDENDS PER SHARE .018 .011 .011
NET ASSET VALUE .176 .107 .107
DIVIDEND % 24.94
WARRANT-RIGHTS: No
SHARE-SCHEMES: No
OPTION-AGREEMENT: No
DIVIDND-REINVEST: No
SHAREHLDR-PLAN: No
SHAREHOLDINGS
DIRECTORS' INTERESTS in the Ordinary shares of the Company at 12-04-99: BENEFICIAL: 4,943,502. OPTIONS: 3,378,936. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS in the Company at 09-04-99: EB Nevada, Inc 66,392,418 (24.97%); Wanger Asset Management Ltd 15,000,000 (5.64%); Abbey Life Insurance Co 13,000,000 (4.89%); Legal & General Investment Management Ltd 9,220,279 (3.47%). Of this holding, 65,424,126 Ordinary shares are legally owned by The Electronics Boutique, Inc and 968,292 Ordinary shares are legally owned by EB Services Co, LLP.
Dec 31 Jan 31 Jan 31 Jan 31 Jan 31
1994 c1996 1997 1998 1999
EARNINGS (LOSS) based on Reported Profits
Basic - Under FRS3 (2.24p) (4.83p) 0.19p 2.98p 4.36p
Diluted - Under FRS3 - - - 2.93p 4.24p
Basic - Bef Excpls - (4.64p) - - -
EARNINGS (LOSS) based on Adjusted Profits
IIMR Headline (2.34p) d(4.63p) 0.44p 3.20p 4.40p
Shares on which earnings calculated (000's)
Basic a83,894 a176,038 a261,771 a264,121 a265,703
Diluted a268,548 a273,641
NET DIVIDEND - - - - 1.1p
DIVIDEND COVER - - - - b4.0
NET ASSET VALUE at B/s date
Extel Adjusted 5.4p 4.1p 4.3p 7.4p 10.7p
Reported by Company e e
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