Key numbers

♦ Market value: £1.9bn

♦ Turnover (Dec 2022 estimate): £2.7bn

♦ Pre-tax profits (Dec 2022 est): £381m

♦ Yield (Dec 2022 est): 8.1pc

♦ Most recent year’s divi: 60p

♦ Net debt (Dec 2021): £211m net cash

♦ Return on capital (Dec 2021): 11pc

♦ Cash conversion ratio (Dec 2021): 89pc

♦ p/e ratio (Dec 2022 est): 6.9