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| PROSPECT SWETENHAMS BUSINESS RATIO : COMMERCIAL RADIO STATIONS - UK - MARCH 2004 |
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This Business Ratio report brings you detailed financial profiles, analysis and comparison of the leading 99 limited companies actively trading in this industry sector in Great Britain.
You can use this information in a wide number of ways, including:
- Benchmarking your own company's performance against the industry average or competitors
- Tracking industry or individual company performance trends
- Identifying investment or acquisition targets
- Evaluating the performance of suppliers to your business
- Spotting the "stars" of the industry, and those companies which are struggling to keep up
- Get Companies House information to help formulate a direct maketing plan
- Hone your marketing strategy by understanding the financial performance of competitors
- And much more
COMPANIES INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT
This Business Ratio report analyses, compares and contrasts the most recent financial details covering three or four years for the leading 99 companies in the industry. For comparison purposes, the base year is the most recent year for which the vast majority of companies have filed details. However, if firms have published more recent details, these are also included as a fourth year of accounts.
For each company, a full 3-year financial profile is provided, including details of its performance on 25 key ratios. The volume also ranks companies against each other on these performance factors, and league table rankings are provided for each. With these you can quickly and easily see how companies compare on performance in the base year.
The figures for all companies in the report are aggregated and analysed to bring you industry average profiles. These show clearly just how the upper part of the sector is performing, and indicate towards trends that may influence all players in the industry.
In addition, an industry overview reviews the findings of the report, highlighting major changes and drawing your attention to the best and worst performers.
The following companies are profiled by the report:
| commercial radio stations. | commercial radio stations. |
| 102.4 Wish Fm Ltd | Perfecttaste Ltd |
| Beacon Broadcasting Ltd | Piccadilly Radio Ltd |
| Beat106 Ltd | Pirate Fm Ltd |
| Birmingham Broadcasting Ltd | Radio Aire Ltd |
| Brighton & Hove Local Radio Ltd | Radio Borders Ltd |
| Capital Radio PLC | Radio Broadland Ltd |
| Cardiff Broadcasting Co. Ltd | Radio City (Sound Of Merseyside) Ltd |
| C. E. Digital Ltd | Radio Clyde Ltd |
| Century Radio Ltd | Radio Forth Ltd |
| Century Radio 105 Ltd | Radio Hallam Ltd |
| Century Radio 106 Ltd | Radio Mercury Ltd |
| Chiltern Radio PLC | Radio Tay Ltd |
| Chrysalis Radio London Ltd | Radio Trent Ltd |
| Chrysalis Radio Midlands Ltd | Radiowave (Blackpool) Ltd |
| Classic Fm PLC | Radio Wyvern PLC |
| County Sound Radio Network Ltd | Real Radio Ltd |
| Digital One Ltd | Real Radio (Scotland) Ltd |
| Downtown Radio Ltd | Red Rose Radio Ltd |
| Eastern Counties Radio Ltd | Saga Radio Ltd |
| Emap Digital Radio Ltd | Scottish Radio Holdings PLC |
| Essex Radio Ltd | Signal Radio Ltd |
| First Oxfordshire Radio Co. Ltd | Silk F M Ltd |
| Forever Broadcasting PLC | Sky Radio Ltd |
| Forward Media Ltd | Smooth Fm Ltd |
| Galaxy Radio Birmingham Ltd | Soul Media Ltd |
| Galaxy Radio Manchester Ltd | Spectrum Radio Ltd |
| Galaxy Radio North East Ltd | Spire Fm Ltd |
| Grand Central Broadcasting Ltd | Stray Fm Ltd |
| Gwr Group PLC | Suffolk Group Radio PLC |
| Gwr (West) Ltd | Sun Fm Ltd |
| Isle Of Wight Radio Ltd | Sunrise Radio Ltd |
| Kiss Fm Radio Ltd | Talksport Ltd |
| Klfm Ltd | Tfm Radio Ltd |
| Leicester Sound Ltd | Thames Valley Broadcasting P.L.C. |
| Lincs Fm PLC | Tristar Broadcasting Ltd |
| London Christian Radio Ltd | Two Boroughs Radio Ltd |
| London Greek Radio Ltd | Two Counties Radio Ltd |
| London Jazz Radio Ltd | UKrd Group Ltd |
| Magic 105.4 Ltd | The Unique Broadcasting Co. Ltd. |
| Marcher Radio Group Ltd | Vibe Radio Wales & The West Ltd |
| Mbs Group Ltd | Viking Radio Ltd |
| Mc Europe Ltd | Virgin Radio Ltd |
| Mercia Sound Ltd | Wave 105 Fm Ltd |
| Metro Radio Ltd | Wessex Broadcasting Ltd |
| Mid Anglia Radio PLC | West Sound Radio Ltd |
| Milestone Radio Holdings Ltd | Wiltshire Radio PLC |
| Moray Firth Radio Ltd | Wire Fm (1997) Ltd |
| Music Choice Europe PLC | The Wireless Group PLC |
| Northsound Radio Ltd | Wolverhampton Area Radio Ltd |
| Xfm Ltd |
- Company Selection
- 1.1 Industry Definition
- 1.2 Company Selection
- 1.3 Changes of Name
- 1.4 New additions to the report
- 1.5 Treatment of Holding Companies & Subsidiaries
- 1.6 Large Changes in Accounts
- 1.7 Exceptionally Large Companies
- Industry Overview
- An expert review of the conclusions that can be drawn from the report, putting business developments into the context of recent industry developments and focusing on the performance of the industry as a whole and the leading players in it.
- Company Profiles
- Company data is presented alphabetically, with each company having a detailed profile over two pages showing address, activities, directors, subsidiaries and other company details plus Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Ratio Analysis and comparative performance.
- Performance League Tables
- These list companies in order of their performance compared to each other on key performance factors:
- SIZE
- Sales
- Pre-tax profit
- Total Assets
- Number of Employees
- PROFITABILITY
- Return on Capital
- Return on Net Assets
- Pre-tax Profit Margin
- Return on Investment
- Profit per £ of Pay
- EFFICIENCY
- Asset Utilisation
- Sales / Fixed Assets
- Stocks / Sales
- Debtor Days Outstanding
- LIQUIDITY
- Current Ratio
- Quick Ratio (Acid Test)
- GEARING
- Total Debt / Net Worth
- Equity Gearing
- Income Gearing (Interest Cover)
- EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE
- Pay per Employee
- Sales per Employee
- Capital Employed per Employee
- Pay / Sales
- OTHER
- Exports / Sales
- GROWTH
- Sales growth
- Pre-tax Profit Growth
- Total Assets Growth
- Number of Employees Growth
- Exports Growth
- Industrial Profile
- This provides a Balance Sheet and a quick Profit and Loss account for the industry as a whole. Where the industry has been subdivided into 'subsectors', a profile for each of these is given, as well as a profile for the industry as a whole.
- Analysis Notes
- Definitions
- Company Index
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This Business Ratio report focuses on the leading 99 companies operating in the commercial radio stations industry. This summary brings you a sample of key details from this invaluable report. The report itself includes many further analyses of the performance of individual companies and the industry as a whole. The report analyses company and industry performance over the three years up to 7th March 2003. During this period, the average Report company has seen sales increase by 4.3 percent, from £5.6 million in 2000/01 to £5.9 million in 2002/03. Profits increased at the healthier rate of 16.4 percent, from £1.4 million in the first year of analysis to £1.6 million in the final year. The commercial radio stations industry has witnessed mixed results over the three years analysed. The pre-tax profit margin remained strong throughout the review period, whilst the total debt to net worth ratio was erratic and saw significant deterioration.Profitability
Employee Performance
Top Ten Companies by Turnover
| Profit Margin | Asset Utilisation | Total Debt/Net Worth | Sales | ||||||||
| Company Name and | (%) | (%) | Growth | ||||||||
| Third Year Sales £ million | 02/03 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 02/03 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 02/03 | 00/01 | 99/00 | % | |
| Report Averages | 24.8 | 28.2 | 23.6 | 0.8 | 0.88 | 0.99 | 447.3 | 862.3 | 275 | 3 | |
| Gwr Gp. PlLC | 128.4 | -11.7 | 4.1 | 17.2 | 0.47 | 0.43 | 0.87 | ^ | ^ | ^ | 12 |
| Capital Radio PLC | 120 | 12.3 | 20.7 | 22.5 | 0.59 | 0.65 | 0.49 | ^ | ^ | ^ | -6 |
| Scottish Rdio Hldgs. PLC | 83.5 | -16.1 | 14 | 22.8 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.43 | ^ | 72.5 | 93.6 | 8 |
| Sky Radio | 30.9 | 58 | 65.8 | 72.4 | 1.61 | 1.25 | 1.18 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 |
| The Wireless Gp. PLC | 28.5 | -71.1 | -32.5 | -116.5 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.22 | ^ | ^ | ^ | -2 |
| Virgin Radio | 26 | 33.5 | 31.1 | 44.6 | 0.46 | 0.55 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 7 | -16 |
| Chrysalis Radio London | 18.4 | 19.7 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 2.35 | 3 | 1.99 | 64.7 | 249.9 | ^ | 16 |
| Piccadilly Radio | 15.4 | 42.3 | 45.3 | 42.4 | 0.62 | 0.46 | 0.52 | 101.5 | 445.5 | 13.4 | -1 |
| Kiss Fm Radio | 13.2 | 42.2 | 42.1 | 37.6 | 0.71 | 0.68 | 0.82 | 66.4 | 162.3 | 21.1 | 21 |
| Rdio Cty (Snd Of Mrsysd) | 12.6 | 53.3 | 44.2 | 39.1 | 0.53 | 0.65 | 0.78 | 107.1 | 195.9 | 44.5 | 8 |
Text © 2004 Prospect Swetenhams
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