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Post by rugbytoffee on Mar 31, 2023 20:03:35 GMT
Everton returned a loss for the fifth successive year with the £44.7million deficit reported for the 2020-21 season taking their cumulative losses to more than £430million over the period.
The long-awaited publication of the club’s accounts on Friday revealed the club had succeeded in making significant reductions to their losses, down £76.2m from £120.9m the previous year, and wages-to-turnover ratio.
A large chunk of that was down to income brought in from player trading, with the £60m sale of Richarlison to Tottenham making a huge difference to the look of the accounts.
However, that was not enough to prevent the Premier League last week referring Everton to an independent commission for an alleged breach of profit and sustainability rules for this reporting period.
Clubs are allowed to lose a maximum of £105m over three years but that decision still came as something as a surprise to officials at Goodison Park, who have been working closely with the Premier League on the issue for more than a year, and they have pledged to “robustly defend” their position.
And while the latest financial update has brought another loss there are signs the club, which has not returned a profit since 2017, are at least moving in the right direction.
Of the 15 clubs to have released their 2020-21 accounts to date, six – Arsenal, Chelsea, Bournemouth, Leicester, Manchester United and Tottenham – have all recorded heavier losses.
The effect of the global Covid-19 pandemic on the Toffees has been calculated at £90.4m over the last three years but Everton sources, quoting third-party analysis, argue the club has been further negatively impacted due to the effect on player trading.
For more than a year the club have been undertaking cost-cutting exercises across the board and that has resulted in staff costs being reduced by £20.6m with the total wages-to-turnover ratio reduced from 95 per cent to 90 per cent.
However, broadcast revenue was down by £31.3m from the previous year, primarily due to the delayed conclusion of the 2019-20 season falling into the prior financial year, having less fixtures broadcast and dropping from 10th to 16th in the Premier League table.
Everton’s net debt rose £83.5m to £141.7m due to investment in the playing squad and costs associated with the new stadium build at Bramley-Moore Dock.
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Post by rugbytoffee on Apr 3, 2023 8:18:45 GMT
Everton FC have said they remain in a "secure financial position" in their newly filed results where losses narrowed, but broadcast revenue fell. Accounts for the 2021/22 season showed that turnover was down from a record level of £193.1m to £181m, although statutory losses reduced significantly from £121.3m to £44.7m. During the year, the club generated £67.7m of profit on player trading transactions, which soared from the £13.2m generated in the previous year. Total commercial revenue also surged from £3.8m to £50.4m, although broadcast revenue tumbled from £146.4m to £115.1m. Everton said that the prior period's broadcast numbers were inflated due to the Covid impacted campaign, but added that the fall in their Premier League finishing position and two fewer games being selected for live television broadcasting also hit the figures. Gate receipts returned to more normal levels as Covid restrictions were lifted and fans returned to the stadium, although the impact of the pandemic remained "significant", according to the club, contributing to combined crystallised losses of more than £90m. The club's overall net debt position climbed to £141.7m following investment into the squad and its stadium project – which has incurred significant capital costs of £207m. In an update alongside the report, Everton said: "Despite the substantial financial impact of several unexpected and unprecedented factors in recent seasons, the club remains in a secure financial position thanks to the continued support and commitment of our majority shareholder. "In the post year end period, the majority shareholder has provided a further £70m of financial support to the club." www.insidermedia.com/
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Post by jimmy on Apr 4, 2023 12:30:23 GMT
We're a play thing for billionaires.
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