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What does Mkt Cap £m mean?

Market Capitalisation is an indicator of the size of the company, specifically the total market value of the company's shares. It is calculated by multiplying the current Share Price by the current number of Shares Outstanding. This value is standardized into £ Sterling and it is updated each night (i.e. it is not 15 minute delayed data).

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Market Capitalisation only takes into account the value of the company's shares (equity), it ignores the amount of debt a company may have taken on and therefore isn't the best indicator of the company's size. The Enterprise Value adds the net debt to the Market Cap and is a better indicator of the minimum amount that an acquiring company may have to pay to buy the firm outright.

What does Sales £m mean?

This is sales over the last 12 months, translated in Pounds Sterling for all companies.

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The sales figure gives a sense for the scale of a company, although companies can have very different profit margins depending on the industry and state of the business, so this may not bear much relation to the earnings figure. Some however argue for the importance of sales, since sales figures are less easy to manipulate than either earnings or book value.

What does Shares mean?

The total number of Shares that have been authorized/issued by the company, and purchased by investors. They have voting rights and represent ownership in the corporation by the person or institution that holds the shares. They should be distinguished from treasury stock, which is held by the company.

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Shares outstanding can be calculated as either basic or fully diluted. The fully diluted shares outstanding count includes diluting securities as options, warrants or convertibles.

What does OCF PS £ mean?

Operating cash flow - or cash flow from operating activities - refers to the amount of cash a company generates from the revenues it brings in, excluding costs associated with long-term capital investment. It is similar to operating profit but excluding non-cash items and accruals.

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Operating cash differs from free cash flow by excluding the effect of investment activities but it does include payments for taxes or interest as well as changes in working capital (unlike EBITDA. It does not take into account any cash raised by borrowing or issuing shares (cash flow from financing). In the long-run, a business must be able to make money from its operations.