EPL Finances: Arsenal have highest cash balances, Swansea most profitable in 2012/13

After all Premier League clubs published their accounts for the 2012/13 season, renowned football finances blogger Swiss Ramble was able to compare all 20 clubs and where they stand in various financial aspects.

Arsenal currently have the deepest pockets in terms of cash balances for last season with £153m in the bank. The next best doesn’t even touch the £100m with Manchester United having a balance of £94m followed by Chelsea with £26m.

Only eight clubs made a pre-tax profit last season – Swansea, Newcastle, Arsenal, West Brom, Tottenham, Everton, Norwich and Wigan.

But Manchester United’s IPO tax credits gave them a very healthy profit after tax.

But when it comes to commercial revenue, the two Manchester clubs are way ahead of the rest of the pack with United pocketing £153m while City had a commercial revenue of £143m.

More tweets and graphs can be found on Swiss Ramble’s timeline.

#AFC have easily the highest cash balances with £153m, followed by #MUFC £94m, and #CFC £26m. pic.twitter.com/e5ehK4rdyx

— Swiss Ramble (@SwissRamble) April 10, 2014

PL highest profit before tax #Swans £21m, #NUFC £10m, #AFC £7m; losses #QPR £65m, #AVFC £52m, #MCFC £52m, #CFC £51m. pic.twitter.com/f1b2EpLJfl

— Swiss Ramble (@SwissRamble) April 10, 2014

Similar story for PL profits/losses after tax, though #MUFC benefit from £155m of US tax credits after their IPO. pic.twitter.com/qwB4LbwqVR

— Swiss Ramble (@SwissRamble) April 10, 2014

PL highest commercial revenue: #MUFC £153m, #MCFC £143m, #LFC £98m, #CFC £80m, #AFC £62m, #THFC £45m. pic.twitter.com/amz43lF9YA

— Swiss Ramble (@SwissRamble) April 10, 2014