1 Top Management and Board of Directors; 2 INSIDER BUYING; 3 Peer Comparison & Ranking of TSCO

Top Management and Board of Directors

Top Management
Top Management [Six top executives with tenure > 8 yrs]

NameDesignationSince Appointment
Robert WelchCompany Secretary8 Yrs, 1 Mo
Ken MurphyChief Executive Officer, Executive Director-
Gerry MurphyIndependent Non-Executive Chairman-
Imran NawazChief Financial Officer, Executive Director-
Guus DekkersChief Technology Officer-
Ashwin PrasadChief Product Officer-


Board Of Directors
Board Of Directors [Nine directors with tenure < 4 yrs]

NameDesignationSince Appointment
Karen WhitworthNon-Executive Director3 Yrs, 8 Mos
Stewart Charles GillilandIndependent Non-Executive Director-
Carolyn FairbairnIndependent Non-Executive Director-
Bertrand BodsonIndependent Non-Executive Director-
Byron GroteIndependent Non-Executive Director-
Caroline SilverIndependent Non-Executive Director-
Thierry GarnierIndependent Non-Executive Director-
Melissa W. BethellIndependent Non-Executive Director-
Alison PlattNon-Executive Director-



INSIDER BUYING
Insider buying Summary in the past 12 months

NameNo. of SharesPrice, GBPValue, GBP
Gerry Murphy [Independent Non-Executive Chairman]50,0002.8138,138
Carolyn Fairbairn [Independent Non-Executive Director]35,0003.0104,842
Ken Murphy [CEO]5883.01,735
Total85,5882.9244,715


Peer Comparison & Ranking of TSCO
PEER COMPARISON: TSCO IN INDICES

Tesco is a constituent of the following indices.

Its market capitalisation is $33 billion and accounts for 1.1% of the combined MCap of the FTSE 100 Index.

Index NameMCap of Index ($ b)TSCO MCap as % of Index
FTSE 100 Index2,904 1.1
FTSE 350 Index3,372 1.0
FTSE All-Share Index3,461 1.0

GLOBAL PEER COMPARISON: TSCO - SIZE (all figures in $)

In its Global Peer Group of 9 companies TSCO is ranked third (3) by Total Assets, fourth (4) by MCap, Revenue and fifth (5) by Net Profit.


Name (Code)MCapRevenueNet ProfitTotal Assets
Rank of TSCO4453
Tesco (TSCO)33B89.8B1.6B61.9B
Walmart (WMT)625.1B648.1B15.5B252.4B
Target (TGT)72.5B107.4B4.1B55.4B
Japan Tobacco (2914)57.7B20B3.4B51.4B
Ajinomoto (2802)20B10.2B614.6M12.5B
Asahi Group (2502)19.7B19.5B1.2B37.3B
Wilmar International (F34)15.3B67.2B1.5B61.8B
Kirin Holdings (2503)14.1B15.1B795M20.2B
Carrefour (CA)12.4B94.4B1.8B62.4B

GLOBAL PEER COMPARISON: TSCO - RELATIVE VALUE INDICATORS

In value terms, comparing relative value of its shares, TSCO is ranked

+ 4 out of 9 by Dividend Yield (%) [3.3]
+ 7 out of 9 by Price/Earnings per share [21.7]
+ 3 out of 9 by Price/Sales per share [0.4]
+ 6 out of 9 by Price/Book value per share [22.5]


Name (Code)Currency CodeLast PriceDiv Yld (%)P/EP/SP/Book
Rank of TSCO by value4736
Tesco (TSCO)GBX365.53.321.70.422.5
Walmart (WMT)USD77.81.01.014.9
Target (TGT)USD156.72.918.00.75.3
Japan Tobacco (2914)JPY4,0934.715.12.97.5
Ajinomoto (2802)JPY5,3581.432.02.04.4
Asahi Group (2502)JPY5,5322.317.11.0
Wilmar International (F34)SGD3.25.310.10.2
Kirin Holdings (2503)JPY2,182.53.215.70.92.7
Carrefour (CA)EUR15.75.58.60.1

USD 1=
75.765884 Pence Sterling (GBX); 141.950995 Japanese Yen (JPY); 1.295 Singapore Dollar (SGD); 0.899586 Euro (EUR)


BUYSELLSIGNALS FUNDAMENTALS VALUATION RANKING:
Tesco vs United Kingdom Market

Out of 1,066 stocks and 67 units in the United Kingdom Market, Tesco is ranked third(3) by Revenue, thirteenth(13) by Free Cash Flow, Fortieth(40) by Market Cap in $ and Sixty-third(63) by P/Sales.

United Kingdom AvgTSCOTSCO Rank
Revenue $3.2 B90 B3
Free Cash Flow(332.4 M)2.8 B13
Market Cap $5.4 B33 B40
P/Sales1.4x0.4x63
Net Profit $296.4 M1.6 B64
P/Earnings/ Growth-30.7x83
Yield (%)2.33.3277
P/Earnings14.7x21.5x341
Price/Net Tangible Assets2.1x22.3x640
ROA (%)1.53.8662
EBITDA Margin%14.83.4700
Premium to 52-Wk Low (%)87.447.2815
Total Debt/Equity (the lower the better)0.6x1.3x1052
Discount to 52-Wk High (%)2.72.21054
Negative values are shown in brackets.

MARKET SHARE
Tesco has a position of market dominance in the Food & Drug Retailers sector.
Tesco vs Food & Drug Retailers sector [Food & Drug Retailers sector Total in Brackets]
Revenue of GBP68.2 billion ($90 billion)[64.5% of aggregate sector revenue of GBP105.7 billion; down from 64.7% in the previous year.]

GLOBAL RANK [out of 46,921 stocks] AND RANK OF TESCO IN THE EUROPE REGION [out of 7,336 stocks]

DescriptionValueGlobal RankIn Eur Region
MCap ($)33B626126
Total Assets ($)61.9B890194
Revenue ($)89.8B15641
Net Profit ($)1.6B928200
Return on Equity %15.17,6831,428
Net Profit Margin %2.623,3873,471
Price to Book22.535,3704,624
Price/Earnings21.715,5802,193
Yield %3.39,2711,581
PV1000 (1Year) $*1,5465,848889
$* Change (1Year) %50.06,171915

* 1 year ago GBP 1 = $ 1.24
Sep 19, 2024: GBP 1 equals $ 1.32

RANK OF TESCO IN THE FTSE 100 INDEX [out of 93 stocks], IN THE UNITED KINGDOM MARKET [out of 1161 stocks] AND IN THE FOOD & DRUG RETAILERS SECTOR [out of 4 stocks]

DescriptionValueIn FTSE 100 IndexIn United Kingdom MarketIn Food & drug retailers sector
MCap (GBP)25B25301
Total Assets (GBP)47B23341
Revenue (GBP)68.2B251
Net Profit (GBP)1.2B27341
Return on Equity %15.1352392
Net Profit Margin %2.6796652
Price to Book22.3559874
Price/Earnings21.5474711
Yield %3.3373112
PV1000 (1Year) GBX1,452141451

LONG-TERM FUNDAMENTAL RANKING: 3 OUT OF 5 [5 is best]
Tesco is ranked number 1 out of 8 listed food & drug retailers companies in the United Kingdom with a market capitalization of GBP25 billion ($33 billion).

It has a strong relative ROE of 15.1% and ROA of 3.8%. The company paid a dividend of GBX8.25 in the last twelve months. The dividend yield is high at 3.3%. Finally, its earnings growth in the past 12 months has been a comparatively high 70%.
Stocks are scored on a set of parameters reflecting fundamental analytical tools involving valuation, size and financial performance. They are ranked according to the average values of those parameters. The highest ranking is 5 and the lowest ranking is 1.

1 Dividend; 2 Financials as Reported FY 2024

Dividend
Dividend History
In the past 5 years annual dividends have increased by GBX0.5 from GBX11.6 to GBX12.1. Based on a start date of 5 years ago, there has been two decline in dividends over the last 5 years.

Date PaidValue (GBP)Type
16 May 20248.25Final
12 Oct 20233.85Interim
Tr 12 Months12.1
2022 - 202310.9
2021 - 202210.9
2020 - 202174.51
2019 - 202011.59


Financials as Reported FY 2024
Financials as reported (FY 2024 [year-ended 24 February 2024 ])

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
(In GBP Million, except per share data and shares outstanding)

INCOME STATEMENT AS REPORTED (FY 2024 [year-ended 24 February 2024 ])

DescriptionGBP MillionGBP Million
Feb 24, 2024Dec 25, 2023Change %
Continuing operations
Revenue from sale of goods and services67,67364,864Up 4.3
Insurance revenue514458Up 12.2
Revenue68,18765,322Up 4.4
Cost of sales-62,836-61,516Deterioration 2.1
Insurance service expenses-454-408Deterioration 11.3
Net expenses from reinsurance contracts held-48-37Deterioration 29.7
Gross profit/(loss)4,8493,361Up 44.3
Administrative expenses-2,028-1,951Deterioration 3.9
Operating profit/(loss)2,8211,410Up 100.1
Share of post-tax profits of joint ventures and associates68Down 25.0
Finance income26787Up 206.9
Finance costs-805-623Deterioration 29.2
Profit/(loss) before tax from continuing operations2,289882Up 159.5
Taxation-525-224Deterioration 134.4
Profit/(loss) for the year from continuing operations1,764658Up 168.1
Discontinued operations
Profit/(loss) for the year from discontinued operations-57278Deterioration
Profit/(loss) for the year1,192736Up 62.0
Attributable to:
Owners of the parent1,188737Up 61.2
Non-controlling interests4-1Recovery
1,192736Up 62.0
Earnings per share from continuing and discontinued operations
Basic17.0 GBX10.0 GBXUp 70.0
Diluted17.0 GBX10.0 GBXUp 70.0
Earnings per share from continuing operations
Basic25.0 GBX9.0 GBXUp 177.8
Diluted25.0 GBX9.0 GBXUp 177.8
Weighted average number of ordinary share Basic7,097,000,0007,415,000,000Down 4.3
Weighted average number of ordinary share Diluted7,176,000,0007,482,000,000Down 4.1

BALANCE SHEET AS REPORTED (FY 2024 [year-ended 24 February 2024 ])

DescriptionGBP MillionGBP Million
Feb 24, 2024Dec 25, 2023Change %
Non-current assets
Goodwill and other intangible assets5,0665,375Down 5.7
Property plant and equipment17,22116,862Up 2.1
Right of use assets5,4785,500Down 0.4
Investment property2424Steady
Investments in joint ventures and associates10293Up 9.7
Other investments1,5461,339Up 15.5
Trade and other receivables3679Down 54.4
Loans and advances to customers3,029
Reinsurance contract assets125135Down 7.4
Derivative financial instruments781873Down 10.5
Post-employment benefit surplus226Up 266.7
Deferred tax assets3284Down 61.9
30,43333,399Down 8.9
Current assets
Other investments206353Down 41.6
Inventories2,6352,510Up 5.0
Trade and other receivables1,3491,235Up 9.2
Loans and advances to customers3,948
Derivative financial instruments5557Down 3.5
Current tax assets11063Up 74.6
Short-term investments2,1281,628Up 30.7
Cash and cash equivalents2,3402,465Down 5.1
8,82312,259Down 28.0
Assets of the disposal group and non-current assets classified as held for sale7,783210Up 3,606.2
16,60612,469Up 33.2
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables-10,264-9,762Deterioration 5.1
Borrowings-1,536-1,770Improved 13.2
Lease liabilities-584-595Improved 1.8
Provisions-306-366Improved 16.4
Insurance contract liabilities-526-501Deterioration 5.0
Customer deposits and deposits from banks-108-4,485Improved 97.6
Derivative financial instruments-25-99Improved 74.7
Current tax liabilities-1-18Improved 94.4
-13,350-17,596Improved 24.1
Liabilities of the disposal group classified as held for sale-7,122-14Deterioration 50,771.4
-20,472-17,610Deterioration 16.3
Net current liabilities-3,866-5,141Improved 24.8
Non-current liabilities
Trade and other payables-39-54Improved 27.8
Borrowings-5,683-5,581Deterioration 1.8
Lease liabilities-7,038-7,132Improved 1.3
Provisions-175-194Improved 9.8
Customer deposits and deposits from banks-800-2,265Improved 64.7
Derivative financial instruments-241-288Improved 16.3
Post-employment benefit deficit-657-400Deterioration 64.2
Deferred tax liabilities-269-119Deterioration 126.1
-14,902-16,033Improved 7.1
Net assets11,66512,225Down 4.6
Equity
Share capital445463Down 3.9
Share premium5,1655,165Steady
Other reserves3,1313,139Down 0.3
Retained earnings2,9303,469Down 15.5
Equity attributable to owners of the parent11,67112,236Down 4.6
Non-controlling interests-6-11Improved 45.5
Total equity11,66512,225Down 4.6

CASH FLOW AS REPORTED (FY 2024 [year-ended 24 February 2024 ])

DescriptionGBP MillionGBP Million
Feb 24, 2024Dec 25, 2023Change %
Cash flows generated from/(used in) operating activities
Operating profit/(loss) of continuing operations2,8211,410Up 100.1
Operating profit/(loss) of discontinued operations-65998Deterioration
Depreciation and amortisation1,7231,700Up 1.4
(Profit)/loss arising on sale of property plant and equipment investment property intangible assets assets classified as held for sale and early termination of leases-53-76Improved 30.3
(Profit)/loss arising from sale of other investments3
(Profit)/loss arising on sale of joint ventures and associates-9
(Profit)/loss arising on sale of subsidiaries-12
Net impairment (reversal)/loss on property plant and equipment right of use assets intangible assets and investment property-28982Deterioration
Net remeasurement loss on non-current assets held for sale72023Up 3,030.4
Defined benefit pension scheme payments-29-23Deterioration 26.1
Share-based payments7859Up 32.2
Fair value movements included in operating profit/(loss)7170Up 1.4
Retail (increase)/decrease in inventories-150-147Deterioration 2.0
Retail (increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables-118-54Deterioration 118.5
Retail increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables714643Up 11.0
Retail increase/(decrease) in provisions-7275Deterioration
Retail (increase)/decrease in working capital374517Down 27.7
Tesco Bank (increase)/decrease in loans and advances to customers-714-690Deterioration 3.5
Tesco Bank (increase)/decrease in trade reinsurance and other receivables-983Deterioration
Tesco Bank increase/(decrease) in customer and bank deposits trade insurance liabilities and other payables584348Up 67.8
Tesco Bank increase/(decrease) in provisions28-7Recovery
Tesco Bank (increase)/decrease in working capital-111-266Improved 58.3
Cash generated from/(used in) operations4,8864,497Up 8.7
Interest paid-824-652Deterioration 26.4
Corporation tax paid-223-123Deterioration 81.3
Net cash generated from/(used in) operating activities3,8393,722Up 3.1
Cash flows generated from/(used in) investing activities
Proceeds from sale of property plant and equipment investment property intangible assets and assets classified as held for sale55342Down 83.9
Purchase of property plant and equipment investment property and other long-term assets-1,108-971Deterioration 14.1
Purchase of intangible assets-278-279Improved 0.4
Disposal of subsidiaries net of cash disposed15
Acquisition of subsidiaries net of cash acquired-17-71Improved 76.1
Proceeds from sale of joint ventures and associates9
Increase in loans to joint ventures and associates-61-1Deterioration 6,000.0
Investments in joint ventures and associates-9-10Improved 10.0
Net (investments in)/proceeds from sale of short-term investments-507451Deterioration
Proceeds from sale of other investments352230Up 53.0
Purchase of other investments-390-529Improved 26.3
Dividends received from joint ventures and associates914Down 35.7
Interest received24970Up 255.7
Cash inflows from derivative financial instruments554Down 90.7
Cash outflows from derivative financial instruments-24-6Deterioration 300.0
Net cash generated from/(used in) investing activities-1,700-706Deterioration 140.8
Cash flows generated from/(used in) financing activities
Own shares purchased for cancellation-752-781Improved 3.7
Own shares purchased for share schemes-93-86Deterioration 8.1
Repayment of capital element of obligations under leases-627-593Deterioration 5.7
Cash outflows exceeding the incremental increase in assets in a property buyback-62-21Deterioration 195.2
Increase in borrowings1,232
Repayment of borrowings-775-709Deterioration 9.3
Cash inflows from derivative financial instruments98232Down 57.8
Cash outflows from derivative financial instruments-102-371Improved 72.5
Dividends paid to equity owners-778-859Improved 9.4
Net cash generated from/(used in) financing activities-1,859-3,188Improved 41.7
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents280-172Recovery
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year1,5651,771Down 11.6
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes29-34Recovery
Cash and cash equivalents including cash held in the disposal group at the end of the year1,8741,565Up 19.7
Less: Cash held in the disposal group-346
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year1,5281,565Down 2.4