# JD Sports Fashion PLC (01888425)

> Accounts, ratios and register details for UK company 01888425, from Companies House filings, by companydig. Interactive version: https://companydig.co.uk/company/01888425

- **Status:** active
- **Company type:** plc
- **Incorporated:** 1985-02-21
- **Registered office:** Hollinsbrook Way, Pilsworth, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 8RR
- **Industry (SIC):** 47710 Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores; 47721 Retail sale of footwear in specialised stores; 47910 Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet; 70100 Activities of head offices
- **Previous names:** THE JOHN DAVID GROUP PLC; JOHN DAVID SPORTS PLC; FLINTKILN LIMITED
- **Accounts on record:** 41 years (1986–2026)

Figures in GBP units (not thousands), last 10 years. Costs and liabilities are positive amounts; tax is positive for a charge and negative for a credit; losses are negative. Latest year source: scanned PDF read by OCR; check against the filing.

## Profit and loss

| Line item | 2017-01-28 | 2018-02-02 | 2019-02-01 | 2020-02-01 | 2021-01-30 | 2022-01-29 | 2023-01-28 | 2024-02-01 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
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| Revenue / turnover | 2,378,694,000 | 3,161,400,000 | – | -3,236 | – | 8,563,000,000 | 10,125,000,000 | 10,542,000,000 | 11,458,000,000 | 12,662,000,000 |
| Gross profit | 1,163,641,000 | 1,531,600,000 | – | – | – | 4,208,000,000 | 4,839,700,000 | 5,048,000,000 | 5,372,000,000 | 5,951,000,000 |
| Operating profit | 239,793,000 | 295,900,000 | – | 427 | – | 721,200,000 | 509,800,000 | 927,000,000 | 903,000,000 | 787,000,000 |
| Profit before tax | 238,368,000 | 294,500,000 | – | -97.80 | – | 654,700,000 | 440,900,000 | 811,000,000 | 715,000,000 | 629,000,000 |
| Tax charge / (credit) | 113,788,000 | 58,100,000 | – | – | – | 195,100,000 | 214,200,000 | 206,000,000 | 175,000,000 | 161,000,000 |
| Profit after tax | 124,580,000 | 236,400,000 | – | – | – | 459,600,000 | 226,700,000 | 605,000,000 | 540,000,000 | 468,000,000 |

## Balance sheet

| Line item | 2017-01-28 | 2018-02-02 | 2019-02-01 | 2020-02-01 | 2021-01-30 | 2022-01-29 | 2023-01-28 | 2024-02-01 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
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| Total fixed / non-current assets | 464,767,000 | 376,900,000 | 1,013 | 2,884 | 2,316 | 4,392,100,000 | 4,589,000,000 | 5,004,000,000 | 6,818,000,000 | 6,579,000,000 |
| Current assets | 714,169,000 | 972,100,000 | 1,192 | 1,462 | – | 2,676,500,000 | 3,435,700,000 | 3,044,000,000 | 3,141,000,000 | 3,212,000,000 |
| Cash at bank | 247,600,000 | 347,800,000 | 251 | 466 | – | 1,314,000,000 | 1,582,500,000 | 1,153,000,000 | 731,000,000 | 854,000,000 |
| Creditors < 1 year (current liabilities) | 535,156,000 | 682,300,000 | 900 | 1,240 | – | 1,886,900,000 | 2,163,000,000 | 1,997,000,000 | 2,382,000,000 | 2,127,000,000 |
| Net current assets | 179,013,000 | 289,800,000 | 292 | 221 | – | 789,600,000 | 1,272,700,000 | 1,047,000,000 | 759,000,000 | 1,085,000,000 |
| Creditors > 1 year (non-current liabilities) | – | – | – | – | – | 2,842,100,000 | 3,228,300,000 | 3,182,000,000 | 591,000,000 | 510,000,000 |
| Net assets | 578,800,000 | 557,100,000 | 1,077 | 1,289 | – | 2,339,600,000 | 2,633,400,000 | 2,869,000,000 | 3,372,000,000 | 3,440,000,000 |
| Total equity | 578,800,000 | 557,100,000 | 1,077 | 1,289 | – | 2,339,600,000 | 2,633,400,000 | 2,869,000,000 | 3,372,000,000 | 3,440,000,000 |

## Cash flow

| Line item | 2017-01-28 | 2018-02-02 | 2019-02-01 | 2020-02-01 | 2021-01-30 | 2022-01-29 | 2023-01-28 | 2024-02-01 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
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| Net cash from operating activities | 279,300,000 | 338,800,000 | 3,776 | 854 | – | 1,261,700,000 | 1,081,500,000 | – | 1,228,000,000 | 1,357,000,000 |
| Net cash from investing activities | -223,328,000 | -204,200,000 | -551 | -262 | – | – | -320,900,000 | – | -1,494,000,000 | – |
| Net cash from financing activities | 3,253,000 | -32,600,000 | 76.20 | -371 | – | -83,600,000 | -479,200,000 | – | 41,000,000 | -813,000,000 |
| Free cash flow | 279,300,000 | 338,800,000 | 3,776 | 854 | – | 1,261,700,000 | 1,081,500,000 | – | 1,228,000,000 | 1,357,000,000 |

## Ratios

| Ratio | 2017-01-28 | 2018-02-02 | 2019-02-01 | 2020-02-01 | 2021-01-30 | 2022-01-29 | 2023-01-28 | 2024-02-01 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
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| Revenue growth | 30.6% | 32.9% | – | – | – | – | 18.2% | 4.1% | 8.7% | 10.5% |
| Gross margin | 48.9% | 48.4% | – | – | – | 49.1% | 47.8% | 47.9% | 46.9% | 47.0% |
| Operating margin | 10.1% | 9.4% | – | -13.2% | – | 8.4% | 5.0% | 8.8% | 7.9% | 6.2% |
| Net margin | 5.2% | 7.5% | – | – | – | 5.4% | 2.2% | 5.7% | 4.7% | 3.7% |
| Return on equity | 25.4% | 41.6% | – | – | – | 19.6% | 9.1% | 22.0% | 17.3% | 13.7% |
| Return on capital employed | – | – | – | – | – | 13.9% | 8.7% | 15.3% | – | – |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 1563.7% | 87.9% | – | 41.9% | – | 49.4% | 25.2% | 50.0% | 31.3% | 22.4% |
| Current ratio | 1.33× | 1.42× | 1.32× | 1.18× | – | 1.42× | 1.59× | 1.52× | 1.32× | 1.51× |
| Effective tax rate | 47.7% | 19.7% | – | – | – | 29.8% | 48.6% | 25.4% | 24.5% | 25.6% |

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