Merlin Entertainments Limited (08700412)
- Status
- active
- Formerly
- MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS PLC; ARTHUR ENTERTAINMENTS PLC
- Incorporated
- 2013-09-20
- Registered office
- Arbor Building, 16th Floor, 255 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 9AX, England
- Industry
- 70100 Activities of head offices
Profit and loss
| Line item | 2016-12-31 | 2017-12-30 | 2018-12-29 | 2019-12-28 | 2020-12-26 | 2021-12-25 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 |
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| Revenue / turnover | 1,457,000,000 | 1,594 | 1,688,000,000 | 1,740,000,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Gross profit | 1,230,000,000 | 1,339,000,000 | 1,390,000,000 | – | -289 | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Operating profit | 320,000,000 | 323 | -4,000,000 | 231,000,000 | 0 | 865,000 | -3,000 | 7,000 | – | 57,228,000 |
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| Profit before tax | 277,000,000 | 77,000,000 | 289,000,000 | – | -143,546,000 | -94,064,000 | -86,423,000 | -173,581,000 | -243,436,000 | -183,129,000 |
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| Tax charge / (credit) | 66,000,000 | 76 | 55,000,000 | 0 | 96 | -4,661,000 | 3,737,000 | -5,261,000 | -10,320,000 | -19,496,000 |
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| Profit after tax | 211,000,000 | 209 | 234,000,000 | 80,000,000 | -445 | -89,403,000 | -90,160,000 | -168,320,000 | -233,116,000 | -163,633,000 |
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Balance sheet
| Line item | 2016-12-31 | 2017-12-30 | 2018-12-29 | 2019-12-28 | 2020-12-26 | 2021-12-25 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 |
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| Total fixed / non-current assets | 2,958,000,000 | 3,213 | 3,482,000,000 | – | 7,030,321,000 | 6,936,340,000 | 7,175,805,000 | 6,745,494,000 | 6,895,449,000 | 6,836,433,000 |
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| Current assets | 340,000,000 | 451 | 285,000,000 | 46,000,000 | 269 | 240,045,000 | 415,849,000 | 110,363,000 | 237,120,000 | 483,876,000 |
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| Cash at bank | 215,000,000 | 309 | 10,000,000 | 0 | 185 | 0 | 21,000 | 13,000 | 0 | 76,000 |
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| Creditors < 1 year (current liabilities) | 352,000,000 | – | 1,143,000,000 | 5,908,000,000 | 5,962,673,000 | 5,807,189,000 | 6,208,526,000 | 5,816,075,000 | 6,310,006,000 | 6,375,860,000 |
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| Net current assets | -12,000,000 | – | -858,000,000 | -5,862,000,000 | -5,962,672,731 | -5,567,144,000 | -5,792,677,000 | -5,705,712,000 | -6,072,886,000 | -5,891,984,000 |
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| Creditors > 1 year (non-current liabilities) | 1,518,000,000 | 1,271 | 1,092,000,000 | 303,000,000 | 292,652,000 | 296,917,000 | 329,572,000 | 313,152,000 | 317,405,000 | 0 |
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| Net assets | 1,428,000,000 | 1,567 | 1,744,000,000 | 1,187,000,000 | 977,761,000 | 1,038,358,000 | 948,198,000 | 971,989,000 | 589,981,000 | 426,348,000 |
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| Total equity | 1,428,000,000 | 1,567 | 1,744,000,000 | 1,117,000,000 | 977,761,000 | 1,038,358,000 | 948,198,000 | 971,989,000 | 589,981,000 | 426,348,000 |
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Cash flow
| Line item | 2016-12-31 | 2017-12-30 | 2018-12-29 | 2019-12-28 | 2020-12-26 | 2021-12-25 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 |
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| Net cash from operating activities | 433 | 43 | 450,000,000 | 460,000,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Net cash from investing activities | -287 | -343 | -317,000,000 | -237,000,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Net cash from financing activities | -106 | 20 | -335,000,000 | -166,000,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Free cash flow | 174 | -293 | 118,000,000 | 81,000,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Ratios
| Ratio | 2016-12-31 | 2017-12-30 | 2018-12-29 | 2019-12-28 | 2020-12-26 | 2021-12-25 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 |
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| Revenue growth | 14.0% | -100.0% | 105897014.2% | 3.1% | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Gross margin | 84.4% | 84002509.4% | 82.3% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Operating margin | 22.0% | 20.3% | -0.2% | 13.3% | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Net margin | 14.5% | 13.1% | 13.9% | 4.6% | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Return on equity | 16.4% | 0.0% | 26.8% | 5.6% | -0.0% | -8.9% | -9.1% | -17.5% | -29.8% | -32.2% |
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| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 22.1% | 0.0% | -0.4% | 13.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.0% | – | 8.4% |
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| Current ratio | 0.97× | – | 0.25× | 0.01× | 0.00× | 0.04× | 0.07× | 0.02× | 0.04× | 0.08× |
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| Effective tax rate | 23.8% | – | 19.0% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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