Group financial highlights
Financial highlights for the year ended 31 July 20191
Adjusted operating profit
£270.5m
2018: £278.6m
Adjusted basic earnings per share
136.7p
2018: 140.2p
Return on opening equity
15.7%
2018: 17.0%
Ordinary dividend per share
66.0p
2018: 63.0p
Loan book
£7.6bn
2018: £7.3bn
Total client assets
£13.3bn
2018: £12.2bn
1 Financial Highlights presented on the basis of continuing operations, which exclude the unsecured retail point of sale finance business classified as a discontinued operation for the 2018 and 2019 financial years.
Group financial overview
Close Brothers operates through three divisions: Banking, Securities and Asset Management. Below is a summary of the group’s financial performance over the last three years including an overview of our divisions.
20191 | 20181 | 20171 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Adjusted operating profit (£m)1 | 270.5 | 278.6 | 268.7 |
Operating profit before tax (£m) | 264.7 | 271.2 | 262.5 |
Basic EPS (p) | 133.5 | 136.2 | 130.2 |
Adjusted basic EPS (p) | 136.7 | 140.2 | 133.6 |
DPS (p) | 66.0 | 63.0 | 60.0 |
Total equity (£bn) | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
Total assets (£bn) | 10.6 | 10.3 | 9.3 |
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio | 13.0% | 12.7% | 12.6% |
Return on opening equity | 15.7% | 17.0% | 18.1% |
1 Financial overview presented on the basis of continuing operations, which excludes the unsecured retail point of sale finance business classified as a discontinued operation.
Close Brothers has a financial year end of 31 July.
Banking
Close Brothers’ Banking division provides lending to small businesses and individuals, with an emphasis on specialist finance. We also offer deposit taking services to UK businesses and individuals.
The division has three lending segments: Commercial, Retail and Property. Treasury manages our overall funding and liquidity requirements.
Financial overview | 20191 | 20181 | 20171 |
|---|---|---|---|
Operating income (£m) | 602.6 | 581.0 | 551.1 |
Adjusted operating profit (£m) | 253.7 | 251.8 | 247.4 |
Closing loan book (£m) | 7,649.6 | 7,297.5 | 6,884.7 |
1 Financial overview presented on the basis of continuing operations, which excludes the unsecured retail point of sale finance business classified as a discontinued operation.
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Asset Management
Close Brothers Asset Management provides a range of financial advice, investment management and online investing services, helping clients to secure their financial future.
Financial overview | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
Operating income (£m) | 120.4 | 115.5 | 102.9 |
Adjusted operating profit (£m) | 21.8 | 23.1 | 17.4 |
Total client assets (£m) | 13,324 | 12,219 | 11,157 |
Securities
In Securities, we provide trading services in the UK through Winterflood, a leading market-maker.
Financial overview | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
Operating income (£m) | 93.4 | 109.1 | 106.7 |
Operating profit (£m) | 20.0 | 28.1 | 28.1 |