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♦ Market value: £2.bn ♦ Turnover (July 2023 estimate): £3.4bn ♦ Pre-tax profits (July 2023 est): £571m ♦ Yield (July 2023 est): 6.5pc ♦ Most recent year’s divi: 140p ♦ Net debt (July 2022): £253m net cash ♦ Return on capital (July 2022): 8.8pc ♦ Cash conversion ratio (July 2022): 13pc ♦ p/e ratio (July 2023 est): 6