Department Stores Realisations Limited (00083395)

Status: dissolved
Formerly: DEBENHAMS RETAIL LIMITED; DEBENHAMS RETAIL PLC; DEBENHAMS RETAIL LIMITED; DEBENHAMS RETAIL PLC; DEBENHAMS RETAIL LIMITED; DEBENHAMS RETAIL PLC; DEBENHAMS RETAIL LIMITED; DEBENHAMS RETAIL PLC; DEBENHAMS PLC
Incorporated: 1905-01-28
Dissolved: 2026-07-22
Registered office: 2nd Floor 110 Cannon Street, London, EC4N 6EU
Industry: 47710 Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores; 47721 Retail sale of footwear in specialised stores; 70100 Activities of head offices

Profit and loss

Line item	2009-08-29	2010-08-28	2011-09-01	2012-08-31	2013-08-31	2014-08-30	2015-08-30	2016-09-02	2017-09-02	2018-09-01
Revenue / turnover	1,853,200,000	1,956,200,000	2,027,900,000	2,020,200,000	2,075,600,000	2,085,900,000	2,099,300,000	2,105,400,000	2,064,600,000	2,006,300,000
Gross profit	265,400,000	301,800,000	301,800,000	282,200,000	291,200,000	265,700,000	274,700,000	244,900,000	236,800,000	-62,200,000
Operating profit	184,900,000	216,100,000	200,300,000	166,100,000	161,100,000	134,000,000	125,600,000	127,100,000	80,500,000	-256,900,000
Profit before tax	210,000,000	229,700,000	214,000,000	191,800,000	228,100,000	165,000,000	140,200,000	145,200,000	97,500,000	-235,300,000
Tax charge / (credit)	51,200,000	61,000,000	48,200,000	50,600,000	37,700,000	35,000,000	23,800,000	19,000,000	9,600,000	-40,500,000
Profit after tax	158,800,000	168,700,000	–	141,200,000	190,400,000	130,000,000	116,400,000	126,200,000	87,900,000	-194,800,000

Line item	2009-08-29	2010-08-28	2011-09-01	2012-08-31	2013-08-31	2014-08-30	2015-08-30	2016-09-02	2017-09-02	2018-09-01
Total fixed / non-current assets	442,500,000	503,200,000	524,800,000	570,800,000	616,100,000	640,700,000	714,800,000	742,100,000	818,300,000	740,000,000
Current assets	1,244,200,000	1,049,300,000	1,262,900,000	1,427,500,000	1,478,900,000	1,641,000,000	1,804,800,000	1,975,000,000	2,029,500,000	2,167,300,000
Cash at bank	181,100,000	53,500,000	22,000,000	40,200,000	33,200,000	55,000,000	28,900,000	50,700,000	31,500,000	35,700,000
Creditors < 1 year (current liabilities)	905,400,000	772,100,000	1,004,400,000	1,217,900,000	1,139,500,000	1,217,000,000	1,267,700,000	1,312,900,000	1,338,000,000	1,470,800,000
Net current assets	338,800,000	277,200,000	258,500,000	209,600,000	339,400,000	424,000,000	537,100,000	646,500,000	691,500,000	683,000,000
Creditors > 1 year (non-current liabilities)	43,100,000	700,000	1,400,000	4,500,000	2,900,000	3,200,000	209,400,000	215,300,000	226,100,000	198,600,000
Net assets	669,600,000	689,000,000	757,400,000	708,400,000	907,000,000	1,025,800,000	1,041,900,000	1,159,100,000	1,270,100,000	1,132,500,000
Total equity	669,600,000	689,000,000	757,400,000	708,400,000	907,000,000	1,025,800,000	1,041,900,000	1,159,100,000	1,270,100,000	1,132,500,000

Ratio	2009-08-29	2010-08-28	2011-09-01	2012-08-31	2013-08-31	2014-08-30	2015-08-30	2016-09-02	2017-09-02	2018-09-01
Revenue growth	5.7%	5.6%	3.7%	-0.4%	2.7%	0.5%	0.6%	0.3%	-1.9%	-2.8%
Gross margin	14.3%	15.4%	14.9%	14.0%	14.0%	12.7%	13.1%	11.6%	11.5%	-3.1%
Operating margin	10.0%	11.0%	9.9%	8.2%	7.8%	6.4%	6.0%	6.0%	3.9%	-12.8%
Net margin	8.6%	8.6%	–	7.0%	9.2%	6.2%	5.5%	6.0%	4.3%	-9.7%
Return on equity	23.5%	24.8%	–	19.3%	23.6%	13.5%	11.3%	11.5%	7.2%	-16.2%
Return on capital employed	23.7%	–	–	–	16.9%	12.6%	10.0%	9.2%	5.3%	-18.1%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)	24.5%	28.2%	22.6%	17.4%	17.4%	11.4%	10.5%	10.4%	6.2%	-17.8%
Current ratio	1.37×	1.36×	1.26×	1.17×	1.30×	1.35×	1.42×	1.50×	1.52×	1.47×
Effective tax rate	24.4%	26.6%	22.5%	26.4%	16.5%	21.2%	17.0%	13.1%	9.8%	–