X Home / Investors / Historical Financial Information Five-year financial information Profit & Loss Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended 2020 IFRS £’000 2019 IFRS £’000 2018 IFRS £’000 2017 IFRS £’000 2016 IFRS £’000 Billings 325,353 291,037 243,485 200,745 151,658 Net revenue 248,469 224,093 196,811 171,013 129,757 Staff costs 171,180 153,247 136,346 126,756 92,721 Operating profit 19,413 20,677 17,225 7,914 8,479 Net finance (expense) (14,061) (1,917) (3,955) (4,742) (2,846) Profit before income tax 5,556 18,825 13,296 2,900 5,578 Income tax (expense) (2,717) (4,299) (4,000) (1,232) (1,116) Profit for the year 2,839 14,526 9,296 1,668 4,462 Non-controlling interests 577 639 664 530 470 Profit attributable to owners of the parent 2,262 13,887 8,632 1,138 3,992 Balance Sheet Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended 2020 IFRS £’000 2019 IFRS £’000 2018 IFRS £’000 2017 IFRS £’000 2016 IFRS £’000 Non-current assets 24,370 155,028 120,082 107,410 71,430 Net current assets 1,780 10,792 15,014 15,243 16,159 Non-current liabilities (113,439) (54,367) (58,775) (54,156) (34,798) Total equity attributable to owners of the parent (113,296 112,529 76,964 67,571 52,048 Non-controlling interests (585) (1,076) (643) 926 743 Total equity 112,711 111,453 76,321 68,497 52,791 Cashflow Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended 2020 IFRS £’000 2019 IFRS £’000 2018 IFRS £’000 2017 IFRS £’000 2016 IFRS £’000 Profit for the year 2,839 14,526 9,296 1,668 4,462 Non-cash adjustments and working capital movements 46,662 23,856 19,569 31,176 11,826 Net cash generated from operations 49,501 38,382 28,865 32,844 16,288 Income tax paid (5,993) (6,237) (4,284) (1,978) (2,954) Net cash from operating activities 43,508 32,145 24,581 30,866 13,334 Acquisition of subsidiaries net of cash acquired (18,501) (19,281) (9,824) (14,546) (4,190) Acquisition of property, plan and equipment (3,460) (5,648) (2,974) (8,284) (6,411) Net cash outflow from investing activities (28,340) (37,154) (19,399) (30,592) (20,158) Net cash movement in bank borrowings 13,039 (10,922) 4,484 11,589 2,871 Dividends paid to owners of the parent (6,759) (5,243) (4,121) (3,264) (2,441) Net cash inflow/(outflow) from financing activities (6,826) 645 (2,034) 6,500 11,459 (Decrease)/increase in cash for the year 8,342 (4,364) 3,148 6,774 4,635 Dividend per share (p) 2.5 7.56 6.30 5.25 4.2 Basic earnings per share (p) 2.7 17.5 11.6 1.6 6 Diluted earnings per share (p) 2.5 16.3 10.5 1.5 5.6 Subscribe to our investor alert service To receive an e-mail whenever we post new financial information about the company to the site, please subscribe to our Investor alert service. Subscribe now image/svg+xml Next 15 Communications Group plc. 75 Bermondsey Street London SE1 3XF Tel: +44 (0)20 7908 6444 Cookie Policy | Privacy Policy | Legal Notice | Slavery & Human Trafficking Photography Credit: IChan@huntsmanag.com © 2021 Next Fifteen Communications Group plc. All Rights Reserved Cookie Control Your choice regarding cookies on this site We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. AcceptI Do Not AcceptLearn more