FY21 · Released 24 February 2022
Scales FY21 PBT up 37.7% but second-half NPAT turned negative
Food Ingredients drove the full-year uplift while a weaker H2 and a 38pp fall in cash conversion complicate the read.
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SCL · NZX
Scales Corporation
Covered: FY211 published briefing
Scales Corporation is an NZX-listed company covered by Annolyse across FY21. This page brings together the latest briefing, the current metrics snapshot, and the published history to date in one place.
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Snapshot
Latest metrics
FY21, released 24 February 2022
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $514.6m |
| EBITDA | $71.6m |
| NPAT | $26.9m |
| Operating cash flow | $39.8m |
| OCF / EBITDA % | 55.6% |
| Net debt | $2.9m |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.04x |
| ROE % | 6.9% |
| DPS | 9.5c |
| Payout ratio vs NPAT % | 49.7% |
Longitudinal view
Performance over time
Current-period values from each published briefing, with the most recent reporting period shown first.
| Metric | FY2112 MONTHS24 February 2022 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $514.6m |
| Revenue growth % | 9.3% |
| EBITDA | $71.6m |
| EBITDA margin % | 13.9% |
| PBT | $48.5m |
| PBT growth % | 37.7% |
| NPAT | $26.9m |
| NPAT growth % | 28.1% |
| Operating cash flow | $39.8m |
| OCF / EBITDA % | 55.6% |
| FCF pre-lease | $24.0m |
| DPS | 9.5c |
| Payout ratio vs NPAT % | 49.7% |
| ROE % | 6.9% |
| Net debt | $2.9m |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.04x |
| Debtor days | 17 |
| Inventory days | 21 |
| Total assets | $584.8m |
Reference: annolyse.ai/companies/scl
Metric trajectory
Small multiples turn the table into a trend view while keeping the table above as the primary reference.
Revenue
Reported revenue across covered periods.
EBITDA-equivalent
Company-specific earnings measure where disclosed.
NPAT
Statutory profit after tax.
Operating cash flow
Cash generated from operations.
OCF / EBITDA
Cash conversion against earnings.
FCF pre-lease
Operating cash flow less capex before leases.
ROE
Return on equity.
Net debt
Borrowings less cash; negative values indicate net cash.
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage ratio, suppressed where earnings are not meaningful.
DPS
Dividend per share declared for the period.
Payout ratio
Dividend payout against statutory NPAT.
Accountability
What changed versus the prior briefing
Read the prior briefing's expectations and unresolved questions alongside the subsequent result, without forcing long-form editorial text into narrow cards.
Expectations tracker
Once a second briefing exists for this company, this section will compare the previous briefing's expectations and unresolved issues with what actually happened in the next result.
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Briefing archive
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