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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc is an independent publishing house. The Company combines academic, educational, general fiction and non-fiction publishing for the general reader, children, teachers, students, researchers and professionals. Its segments include Consumer, Academic & Professional, Special Interest, and Non-Consumer. It is engaged in offering digital, e-books and audio publishing; Open Access, academic and professional publishing; working with universities and libraries; and quality in literary fiction and non-fiction, cookery, children’s education and illustration. Its Non-Consumer division consists of academic & professional, including bloomsbury digital resources, and special interest. Its Consumer division, which consists of adult, young adult and children's publishing.
- Revenue in GBP (TTM)340.70m
- Net income in GBP22.60m
- Incorporated1986
- Employees1.16k
- LocationBloomsbury Publishing PLC50 Bedford SquareLONDON WC1B 3DPUnited KingdomGBR
- Phone+44 207 631 5600
- Fax+44 207 631 5800
- Websitehttps://www.bloomsbury.com/
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| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM) | EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on avg assets (TTM) | Return on avg assets (5 yr avg) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr avg) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr avg) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 yr avg) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr avg) | Revenue (YOY change %) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (YOY change %) | Net income (5 yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) |
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| Polaris Media ASA | 277.67m | 76.25k | 198.07m | 1.80k | 2,668.68 | 1.22 | 10.42 | 0.7133 | 0.0199 | 0.0199 | 74.50 | 43.57 | 0.7571 | 19.35 | 11.92 | 2,020,810.00 | 0.2744 | 3.46 | 0.3648 | 4.35 | 89.72 | 85.68 | 0.3625 | 5.61 | 0.5514 | -- | 0.2091 | 147.58 | -1.27 | 8.96 | 1,543.26 | 33.44 | 6.49 | -- |
| Caltagirone Editore SpA | 87.93m | 11.21m | 199.58m | 574.00 | 15.21 | 0.3213 | 11.84 | 2.27 | 0.1207 | 0.1207 | 0.9463 | 5.71 | 0.1541 | 4.46 | 2.95 | 175,136.90 | 1.97 | 0.6183 | 2.19 | 0.703 | 91.22 | 91.40 | 12.75 | 2.87 | 0.7937 | -- | 0.0375 | 94.19 | -5.92 | -5.00 | -49.53 | -- | -16.78 | -- |
| Reach PLC | 529.60m | 49.90m | 207.87m | 3.57k | 4.20 | 0.3049 | 2.99 | 0.3925 | 0.1557 | 0.1557 | 1.65 | 2.14 | 0.4445 | 29.92 | 6.51 | 148,513.70 | 4.19 | 1.63 | 4.80 | 1.86 | 43.79 | 43.36 | 9.42 | 3.54 | 0.6419 | 14.69 | 0.0844 | 102.22 | -5.28 | -5.17 | 149.30 | -10.68 | 24.79 | 25.07 |
| Cairo Communication SpA | 883.00m | 38.98m | 323.39m | 3.84k | 8.21 | -- | 3.58 | 0.3662 | 0.3367 | 0.3367 | 7.66 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 266,351.70 | -- | 3.24 | -- | 6.16 | 85.97 | 84.94 | 6.81 | 5.61 | -- | 28.29 | -- | -- | -1.33 | -2.20 | 17.71 | 1.43 | 4.77 | -- |
| HolidayCheck Group AG | 42.91m | -3.90m | 354.80m | 244.00 | -- | 3.19 | 208.47 | 8.27 | -0.0954 | -0.0954 | 0.6383 | 1.49 | 0.3062 | -- | 10.48 | 143,766.80 | -2.78 | -5.44 | -3.41 | -6.27 | 60.94 | 101.10 | -9.09 | -9.92 | -- | -2.46 | 0.1375 | -- | -89.12 | -32.65 | -1,129.06 | -- | -27.98 | -- |
| Bloomsbury Publishing Plc | 340.70m | 22.60m | 367.24m | 1.16k | 16.36 | 1.77 | 9.51 | 1.08 | 0.2751 | 0.2751 | 4.14 | 2.55 | 0.9016 | 3.12 | 3.48 | 293,453.90 | 5.98 | 7.03 | 9.42 | 11.03 | 57.21 | 55.33 | 6.63 | 7.85 | 1.27 | 21.20 | 0.1262 | 53.45 | 5.36 | 17.27 | -21.35 | 19.32 | 5.95 | -- |
| Promotora de Informaciones SA | 758.12m | -19.42m | 414.36m | 7.29k | -- | -- | -- | 0.5466 | -0.0143 | -0.0141 | 0.6483 | -0.2961 | 1.05 | -- | 3.51 | 119,436.30 | -2.50 | -8.05 | -4.44 | -14.98 | -- | 55.50 | -2.38 | -9.98 | 1.06 | 1.45 | 1.93 | -- | -5.25 | -1.24 | 62.93 | -- | -5.65 | -- |
| Future plc | 739.20m | 66.30m | 433.15m | 2.99k | 7.42 | 0.4405 | 3.15 | 0.586 | 0.6162 | 0.6162 | 6.92 | 10.38 | 0.4425 | 482.59 | 7.51 | 247,141.40 | 3.97 | 5.36 | 4.49 | 6.16 | 44.51 | 48.83 | 8.97 | 11.87 | 0.9494 | 4.69 | 0.2451 | 6.65 | -6.22 | 16.83 | -13.67 | 8.40 | 20.79 | 60.42 |
| Rizzoli Corriere della Sera Mediagrp SpA | 696.01m | 53.51m | 438.65m | 2.93k | 8.19 | -- | 4.42 | 0.6302 | 0.118 | 0.118 | 1.49 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 276,495.00 | -- | 5.31 | -- | 8.47 | 19.41 | 88.86 | 7.70 | 6.69 | -- | 9.96 | -- | 54.92 | -1.06 | -2.37 | 8.77 | -1.97 | 5.27 | -- |
| Arnoldo Mondadori Editore SpA | 812.13m | 45.81m | 477.75m | 2.17k | 10.48 | 1.67 | 4.65 | 0.5883 | 0.2004 | 0.2004 | 3.57 | 1.26 | 0.8178 | 3.68 | 4.04 | 437,579.90 | 4.68 | 4.53 | 8.64 | 8.55 | 35.17 | 33.04 | 5.73 | 5.25 | 0.7436 | 17.27 | 0.472 | 53.04 | 3.32 | 1.10 | -3.53 | 15.52 | 28.33 | -- |
| Storytel AB (publ) | 323.50m | 27.02m | 547.36m | 522.00 | 20.34 | 4.50 | 10.02 | 1.69 | 4.25 | 4.25 | 50.90 | 19.21 | 1.27 | 30.30 | 17.74 | 7,600,250.00 | 11.35 | -10.56 | 23.03 | -17.24 | 45.38 | 39.91 | 8.94 | -10.12 | 0.7477 | 11.69 | 0.00 | -- | 8.85 | 15.56 | 124.01 | -- | 64.75 | -- |
Data as of Feb 10 2026. Currency figures normalised to Bloomsbury Publishing PLC's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX
43.66%Per cent of shares held by top holders
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| Canaccord Genuity Wealth Ltd.as of 28 Feb 2025 | 8.16m | 10.00% |
| JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Ltd.as of 28 Feb 2025 | 4.08m | 5.00% |
| Premier Fund Managers Ltd.as of 28 Feb 2025 | 3.97m | 4.87% |
| abrdn Investment Management Ltd.as of 23 Jul 2025 | 3.47m | 4.26% |
| Montanaro Asset Management Ltd.as of 18 Nov 2025 | 3.23m | 3.95% |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd.as of 31 Jul 2025 | 3.14m | 3.85% |
| Janus Henderson Investors UK Ltd.as of 01 Oct 2025 | 2.94m | 3.60% |
| Gresham House Asset Management Ltd. (Investment Management)as of 01 Oct 2025 | 2.73m | 3.34% |
| Allianz Suisse Versicherungs-Gesellschaft AGas of 11 Dec 2024 | 2.07m | 2.54% |
| Santander Asset Management UK Ltd.as of 01 Oct 2025 | 1.84m | 2.25% |
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Data from 30 Sep 2025 - 31 Dec 2025Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.
