Annual financial statement
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Numis Full Year Results for the year ended 30 September 2021 London , 8 December 2021 : Numis Corporation Plc ( “ Numis ” ) today announces audited final results for the year ended 30 September 2021 . Highlights • Revenue of £ 215.6m , the second successive record annual revenue performance , up 39 % on FY20 PBT growth of 100 % reflecting the benefit of operational gearing in our business ; net assets up 18.5 % to ₤ 186.7m 52 % growth in Investment Banking revenue driven by strong performance in Capital Markets ( 45 % ) and Advisory ( 177 % ) - reflecting a recovery in IPO volumes and M & A Continued strategic focus on our private markets Growth Capital Solutions business which has delivered annual revenue growth of 44 % over three years Further market share gains in UK equities and a consistent trading book performance delivered Equities revenue growth of 14 % relative to a strong prior year Average market capitalisation of our corporate client base £ 1.4bn ; now includes 57 FTSE 250 and 9 FTSE 100 companies Client - led internationalisation of the business continues with encouraging deal revenues from non - UK issuers ; currently advising on our first US IPO Full year dividend rebased to 13.5p following five years of consistent distributions , and a further £ 24.2m spent on share repurchases Continued commitment to ESG across the business with priority areas of long - term focus set UK M & A and global private markets continue to be active ; public market conditions have become more challenging for IPO activity at the start of FY22 Key statistics Financial highlights Revenue Underlying Operating profit Profit before tax EPS Cash Net assets 2021 2020 Change £ 215.6m ₤ 154.9m 39.2 % £ 68.1m £ 37.8m 80.1 % £ 74.2m £ 37.1m 100.1 % 49.1p 26.7p 83.9 % £ 134.1m £ 125.2m 7.1 % ₤ 186.7m £ 157.6m 18.5 % Operating highlights Corporate clients 182 188 ( 6 ) Average market cap of clients £ 1.4bn ₤ 1.1bn 27 % Revenue per head £ 738k £ 549k 34 % Operating margin 31.6 % 24.4 % 7.2ppts Spend on share repurchases £ 24.2m £ 9.8m 148 %