Cake Box Holdings

CBOX · AIM · Personal Care, Drug and Grocery Stores · mcap £76m · 172.5p

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Financials · LTM to 29 Mar 26

Source: results 30 Jun 26 ↗

Revenue: £59.7m
Operating profit: £8.3m
Net income: £5.2m
Free cash flow: £6.9m
Net debt: £10.8m
Market cap: £75.9m
EV / EBIT: 10.4×
FCF yield: +9.1%
Price / book: 2.7×

Latest half-year · H1 Sep 25 vs H1 Sep 24 results 26 Nov 25 ↗

Revenue: £28.8m
Operating profit: £3.3m
Net income: £1.9m
Cash from operations: £3.2m

Extracted automatically from the company's results announcements; check the source before relying on a figure. Not investment advice.

Key figures As reported

Income statement Balance sheet Cash flow

Annual Half-yearly

Standardised line items in £m, comparable across companies; when a later report restated a period, the later figure is shown and marked ^r (hover for the figure first reported). Italic = calculated (LTM, H2 = FY − H1); a year of other than 12 months is marked (15m). Hover a value for its source.

Latest report: FY Mar 26 (twelve months to 29 Mar 26), published 30 Jun 26 · read the results ↗

Source ↗

	29 March 2026 £	30 March 2025 (restated) £
Revenue	59,690,169	42,780,626
Cost of sales	(25,415,500)	(20,323,680)
Gross profit	34,274,669	22,456,946
Administrative expenses before non-underlying items	(24,138,472)	(15,105,112)
Impairment of receivables - writeback	-	5,000
Non-underlying items	(1,807,709)	(1,189,462)
Total administrative expenses	(25,946,181)	(16,289,574)
Operating profit	8,328,488	6,167,372
Finance income	25,154	149,395
Finance expense	(1,498,010)	(433,567)
Profit before income tax	6,855,632	5,883,200
Income tax expense	(1,637,690)	(1,779,648)
Profit after income tax	5,217,942	4,103,552
Other comprehensive income for the year
Items that will not be subsequently reclassified to profit or loss
Revaluation of freehold property	332,469	154,907
Deferred tax on revaluation of freehold property	(83,117)	(38,727)
Total other comprehensive income for the year	249,352	116,180
Total comprehensive income for the year	5,467,294	4,219,732
Attributable to
Equity holders of the parent	5,467,294	4,219,732
Earnings per share
Basic - pence	11.86	10.23
Diluted - pence	11.41	9.97

Source ↗

	29 March 2026 £	30 March 2025 (restated) £
Assets
Non-current assets
Goodwill	13,842,933	13,999,682
Intangible assets	1,651,782	2,412,202
Property, plant and equipment	24,476,034	20,636,295
Right-of-use-assets	5,779,412	5,974,944
Other financial assets	1,683,321	1,721,900
Total non-current assets	47,433,482	44,745,023
Current assets
Inventories	3,600,971	3,657,778
Trade and other receivables	8,842,431	5,415,395
Other financial assets	1,568,446	1,335,998
Cash and cash equivalents	2,450,143	6,325,774
Current assets excluding assets classified as held for sale	16,461,991	16,734,945
Assets classified as held for sale	174,581	-
Total current assets	16,636,572	16,734,945
Total Assets	64,070,054	61,479,968
Equity and liabilities
Equity
Issued share capital	440,000	440,000
Capital redemption reserve	40	40
Share premium account	6,691,995	6,691,995
Share option reserve	739,151	365,479
Revaluation reserve	3,982,570	3,733,218
Retained earnings	16,133,839	15,491,897
Equity attributable to the owners of the parent company	27,987,595	26,722,629
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables	11,716,323	9,052,595
Lease liabilities	746,915	688,363
Short-term borrowings	2,127,167	2,053,091
Current tax payable	1,795,735	953,949
Provisions	349,281	335,864
Total current liabilities	16,735,421	13,083,862
Non-current liabilities
Lease liabilities	5,378,548	5,461,384
Borrowings	11,165,980	13,293,581
Deferred tax liabilities	2,802,510	2,918,512
Total non-current liabilities	19,347,038	21,673,477
Total Equity and liabilities	64,070,054	61,479,968

Source ↗

	29 March 2026 £	30 March 2025 (restated) £
Cash flows from operating activities
Profit before income tax	6,855,632	5,883,200
Adjusted for
Depreciation of property, plant, and equipment 4 & 13	1,317,154	939,499
Amortisation of intangible assets 4 & 14	27,169	136,621
Depreciation of right-of-use assets 4& 15	880,385	299,940
Impairment of intangible assets	1,651,334	176,935
Profit on disposal of property, plant, and equipment	(26,061)	(21,390)
Share based payment expense	295,392	215,381
Finance income	(25,154)	(149,395)
Finance costs	1,498,010	433,567
Decrease in inventories	56,807	296,596
(Increase) in trade and other receivables	(3,094,928)	(192,348)
(Increase) in other financial assets	(193,869)	(2,005,711)
Increase in trade and other payables	2,488,369	2,105,455
Increase in provisions	13,417	-
Cash generated from operations	11,743,657	8,118,350
Taxation paid	(916,742)	(1,791,721)
Net cash inflow from operating activities	10,826,915	6,326,629
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of subsidiary net of cash acquired	-	(15,665,318)
Purchase of new subsidiary freehold	-	(6,319,860)
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(2,267,604)	(1,004,971)
Additions in intangible assets	(915,328)	(1,008,303)
Purchase of assets under construction	(2,571,296)	(1,052,175)
Assets held for sale	(174,581)	-
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	37,781	25,031
Finance income	25,154	149,395
Net cash outflow from investing activities	(5,865,874)	(24,876,201)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issues of shares and other equity securities	-	7,200,000
Costs directly attributable to share issue	-	(468,005)
Repayment of finance leases	(709,137)	(280,425)
Repayment of borrowings	(2,053,525)	(740,788)
New borrowings	-	14,943,866
Dividends paid	(4,576,000)	(3,800,000)
Finance cost	(1,498,010)	(433,567)
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from financing activities	(8,836,672)	16,421,081
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(3,875,631)	(2,128,491)
Cash and cash equivalents at 30 March 2025	6,325,774	8,454,265
Cash and cash equivalents at 29 March 2026	2,450,143	6,325,774

Source ↗

	26 weeks to 28 September 2025 (unaudited) £	26 weeks to 30 September 2024 (unaudited) £	52 weeks to 30 March 2025 (restated) £
Revenue	28,759,930	18,734,746	42,780,626
Cost of sales	(12,836,993)	(8,656,803)	(20,323,680)
Gross profit	15,922,937	10,077,943	22,456,946
Administrative expenses before exceptional items	(12,538,385)	(7,267,596)	(15,105,112)
Impairment of receivables - writeback	-	-	5,000
Exceptional items	(80,500)	-	(1,189,462)
Administrative expenses	(12,618,885)	(7,267,596)	(16,289,574)
Operating profit	3,304,052	2,810,347	6,167,372
Finance income	6,129	105,356	149,395
Finance expense	(729,038)	(129,395)	(433,567)
Profit before income tax	2,581,143	2,786,308	5,883,200
Income tax expense	(645,530)	(714,510)	(1,779,648)
Profit after income tax	1,935,613	2,071,798	4,103,552
Other comprehensive income for the period
Items that will not subsequently be classified to profit or loss
- Revaluation of freehold property	-	-	154,907
- Deferred tax on revaluation of freehold property	-	-	(38,727)
Total other comprehensive income for the period	-	-	116,180
Total comprehensive income for the period	1,935,613	2,071,798	4,219,732
Earnings per share - pence
Basic	4.40	5.18	10.23
Diluted	4.30	5.04	9.97

Source ↗

	26 weeks to 28 September 2025 (unaudited) £	26 weeks to 30 September 2024 (unaudited) £	52 weeks to 30 March 2025 (restated) £
Assets
Non-current assets
Goodwill	13,842,934	-	13,842,934
Intangible assets	2,672,675	1,074,451	2,412,202
Property, plant and equipment	21,200,398	12,220,280	20,636,295
Right-of-use assets	6,089,841	2,124,580	5,974,944
Other financial assets	1,624,583	615,563	1,721,900
Total non-current assets	45,430,431	16,034,874	44,588,275
Current assets
Assets held for sale	174,581	-	-
Inventories	3,757,296	2,681,393	3,657,778
Trade and other receivables	6,833,374	3,506,332	5,415,395
Other financial assets	1,322,183	760,818	1,335,998
Cash and cash equivalents	2,716,492	6,696,417	6,325,774
Total current assets	14,803,926	13,644,960	16,734,945
Total Assets	60,234,357	29,679,834	61,323,220
Equity and liabilities
Equity
Issued share capital	440,000	400,000	440,000
Capital redemption reserve	40	40	40
Share premium account	6,691,995	-	6,691,995
Share option reserve	565,404	172,829	365,479
Revaluation reserve	3,733,218	3,617,038	3,733,218
Retained earnings	14,435,510	14,820,143	15,491,897
Equity attributable to the owners of the parent company	25,866,167	19,010,050	26,722,629
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables	9,517,812	3,907,739	8,895,847
Lease liabilities	706,868	285,724	688,363
Short-term borrowings	2,090,333	180,019	2,053,091
Current tax payable	987,869	1,364,190	953,949
Provisions	351,361	-	335,864
Total current liabilities	13,654,243	5,737,672	12,927,114
Non-current liabilities
Lease liabilities	5,652,902	2,005,214	5,461,384
Borrowings	12,230,547	888,134	13,293,581
Deferred tax liabilities	2,830,498	2,038,764	2,918,512
Total non-current liabilities	20,713,947	4,932,112	21,673,477
Total Equity & Liabilities	60,234,357	29,679,834	61,323,220

Source ↗

	26 weeks to 28 September 2025 (unaudited) £	26 weeks to 30 September 2024 (unaudited) £	52 weeks to 30 March 2025 (restated) £
Cash flows from operating activities
Profit before income tax	2,581,143	2,786,308	5,883,200
Adjusted for
Depreciation of property, plant, and equipment	653,423	447,691	939,499
Amortisation of intangible assets	107,644	42,361	136,621
Depreciation of right-of-use assets	454,516	149,970	299,940
Impairment of website costs	-	-	176,935
Profit on disposal of tangible fixed assets	(23,281)	(1,150)	(21,390)
Share based payment expense	149,320	77,566	215,381
Finance income	(6,129)	(105,356)	(149,395)
Finance expense	729,038	129,395	433,567
(Increase)/decrease in inventories	(99,518)	(88,555)	296,596
(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables	(1,417,979)	647,852	(192,348)
Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables	621,965	(984,489)	1,948,711
Decrease/(increase) in other financial assets	111,132	(324,195)	(2,005,711)
Increase in provisions	15,497	-	-
Cash generated from operations	3,876,771	2,777,398	7,961,606
Taxation paid	(649,017)	(281,208)	(1,791,721)
Net cash inflow from operating activities	3,227,754	2,496,190	6,169,885
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of subsidiary net of cash acquired	-	-	(15,508,574)
Purchase of new subsidiary freehold	-	-	(6,319,860)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	23,281	1,150	25,031
Purchase of property, plant and equipment	(1,228,213)	(501,413)	(1,004,971)
Purchase of assets under construction	(166,651)	(686,365)	(1,052,175)
Additions to intangible assets	(365,362)	(389,029)	(1,008,303)
Finance income	6,129	105,356	149,395
Net cash outflow from investing activities	(1,730,816)	(1,470,301)	(24,719,457)
Cash flows from financing activities
New share issue	-	-	7,200,000
Costs directly attributable to share issue	-	-	(468,005)
Repayment of finance leases	(359,390)	(138,900)	(280,425)
Repayment of borrowings	(1,025,792)	(75,442)	(740,788)
New borrowings	-	-	14,943,866
Dividends paid	(2,992,000)	(2,440,000)	(3,800,000)
Finance expense	(729,038)	(129,395)	(433,567)
Net cash outflow from financing activities	(5,106,220)	(2,783,737)	16,421,081
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(3,609,282)	(1,757,848)	(2,128,491)
Cash and cash equivalents brought forward	6,325,774	8,454,265	8,454,265
Cash and cash equivalents carried forward	2,716,492	6,696,417	6,325,774

	FY Mar 26	FY Mar 25
Revenue to operating profit
Revenue	59.7	42.8
Gross profit	34.3	22.5
Adjusted EBITDA	12.4	8.7
EBITDA	10.6	7.5
Exceptional / adjusting items	(1.8)	(1.2)
Operating profit	8.3	6.2
Depreciation (owned assets)	1.3	0.9
Depreciation (right-of-use)	0.9	0.3
Amortisation	0.0	0.1
Share-based payments	0.3	0.2
Operating profit to net income
Finance costs	(1.5)	(0.4)
Profit before tax	6.9	5.9
Tax	(1.6)	(1.8)
Net income (owners)	5.2	4.1
Per share
EPS basic	11.9p	10.2p
EPS diluted	11.4p	10.0p
Dividend per share	10.8p	10.2p

	H2 Mar 26	H1 Sep 25	H2 Mar 25	H1 Sep 24
Revenue to operating profit
Revenue	30.9	28.8	24.0	18.7
Gross profit	18.4	15.9	12.4	10.1
Exceptional / adjusting items	(1.7)	(0.1)	–	–
Operating profit	5.0	3.3	3.4	2.8
Depreciation (owned assets)	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.4
Depreciation (right-of-use)	0.4	0.5	0.1	0.1
Amortisation	(0.1)	0.1	0.1	0.0
Share-based payments	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Operating profit to net income
Finance costs	(0.8)	(0.7)	(0.3)	(0.1)
Profit before tax	4.3	2.6	3.1	2.8
Tax	(1.0)	(0.6)	(1.1)	(0.7)
Net income (owners)	3.3	1.9	2.0	2.1
Per share
EPS basic	7.5p	4.4p	5.1p	5.2p
EPS diluted	7.1p	4.3p	4.9p	5.0p
Dividend per share	7.2p	3.6p	6.8p	3.4p

	FY Mar 26	FY Mar 25
Operating activities
Cash from operations	10.8	6.3^r
Tax paid	(0.9)	(1.8)
Investing activities
Capex (PP&E)	(2.3)	(1.0)
Capex (intangibles)	(0.9)	(1.0)
Financing activities
Lease principal paid	(0.7)	(0.3)
Dividends paid	(4.6)	(3.8)
Shares issued	–	7.2

	H2 Mar 26	H1 Sep 25	H2 Mar 25	H1 Sep 24
Operating activities
Cash from operations	7.6	3.2	3.8	2.5
Tax paid	(0.3)	(0.6)	(1.5)	(0.3)
Investing activities
Capex (PP&E)	(1.0)	(1.2)	(0.5)	(0.5)
Capex (intangibles)	(0.5)	(0.4)	(0.6)	(0.4)
Financing activities
Lease principal paid	(0.3)	(0.4)	(0.1)	(0.1)
Dividends paid	(1.6)	(3.0)	(1.4)	(2.4)

	29 Mar 26	30 Mar 25
Non-current assets
Goodwill	13.8	14.0^r
Other intangibles	1.7	2.4
Property, plant & equipment	24.5	20.6
Non-current assets	47.4	44.7
Current assets
Inventories	3.6	3.7
Trade receivables	8.8	5.4
Cash	2.5	6.3
Current assets	16.6	16.7
Total assets	64.1	61.5
Current liabilities
Trade payables	11.7	9.1^r
Borrowings, current	2.1	2.1
Lease liabilities, current	0.7	0.7
Current liabilities	–	12.9
Non-current liabilities
Borrowings, non-current	11.2	13.3
Lease liabilities, non-current	5.4	5.5
Equity
Total equity	28.0	26.7
Net cash and other figures
Net cash / (debt) ex leases	(10.8)	(9.0)
Net cash / (debt) incl. leases	(10.8)	(9.0)
Shares in issue	44.0m	44.0m

	29 Mar 26	28 Sep 25	30 Mar 25	30 Sep 24
Non-current assets
Goodwill	13.8	13.8	14.0^r	–
Other intangibles	1.7	2.7	2.4	1.1
Property, plant & equipment	24.5	21.2	20.6	12.2
Non-current assets	47.4	45.4	44.7	16.0
Current assets
Inventories	3.6	3.8	3.7	2.7
Trade receivables	8.8	6.8	5.4	3.5
Cash	2.5	2.7	6.3	6.7
Current assets	16.6	14.8	16.7	13.6
Total assets	64.1	60.2	61.5	29.7
Current liabilities
Trade payables	11.7	9.5	9.1^r	3.9
Borrowings, current	2.1	2.1	2.1	0.2
Lease liabilities, current	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.3
Current liabilities	–	13.7	12.9	5.7
Non-current liabilities
Borrowings, non-current	11.2	12.2	13.3	0.9
Lease liabilities, non-current	5.4	5.7	5.5	2.0
Equity
Total equity	28.0	25.9	26.7	19.0
Net cash and other figures
Net cash / (debt) ex leases	(10.8)	–	(9.0)	–
Net cash / (debt) incl. leases	(10.8)	(11.6)	(9.0)	5.6
Shares in issue	44.0m	–	44.0m	–

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