Babcock International Group (BAB)

Sector:

Support Services

Index:

FTSE 100

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1,166.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      12.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,182.00
  • 52 Week Low: 839.50
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 362.07m
  • Volume: 703,085
  • Market Cap: £4,221.76m
  • RiskGrade: 122
  • Beta: 0.70

BAB Overview

A focused support services company, Babcock International, works primarily with public sector institutions. The company provides outsourcing services to government and private sector customers and works extensively with the UK armed forces. The company is split into six divisions - including Defence, Engineering and Naval services – and has business across Europe, Africa and North America.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 2.3% 2.4%
Div Cover 2.7 2.5
Op Mrgn 7.7% 9.3%
ROCE n/a  
Latest F'cast
P/E 16.4 16.8
PEG 1.0 n/a
Pr/Revenue 1.4 1.2
Pr/Book 4.4  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 6.4% 13.6%
PBT 29.8% 42.8%
EPS 15.9% -2.5%
DPS 15.9% 4.4%

BAB Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-09 1,901.90 106.70 41.90p 10.3 0.4 +25% 14.40p 3.4%
31-Mar-10 1,895.50 129.20 51.37p 11.7 0.5 +23% 17.60p 2.9%
31-Mar-11 2,564.50 111.10 52.50p 11.8 5.9 +2% 19.40p 3.1%
31-Mar-12 2,848.40 173.00 61.50p 13.0 0.8 +17% 22.70p 2.8%
31-Mar-13 3,029.40 224.60 71.30p 15.3 1.0 +16% 26.30p 2.4%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

BAB Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-14 3,441.16 320.75 69.51p 16.8 n/a -2% 27.46p 2.4%
31-Mar-15 3,680.35 340.52 76.06p 15.3 1.6 +9% 30.21p 2.7%

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BAB Company Announcements

Final Results 14-May-2013 07:00 RNS
Pre-close trading statement 03-Apr-2013 07:00 RNS
Blocklisting Interim Review 28-Mar-2013 09:45 RNS

BAB ShareCast News

Wednesday tips round-up: Icap, Babcock, Severn T... 15-May-2013 ShareCast
FTSE 100 movers: Severn Trent tops index after b... 14-May-2013 ShareCast
London midday: FTSE 100 snaps eight-day winning ... 14-May-2013 ShareCast

BAB Motley Fool Analysis & Commentary

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BAB Top Newspaper Links

Babcock sees budgetary constraints as an opportu... 29-Sep-2011 The Scotsman
Babcock cashes in on outsourcing 08-Jul-2011 The Scotsman
Defence services group Babcock cruises for more ... 18-May-2011 Daily Mail

Latest BAB Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

BAB Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,166.00p
Change Today 12.00p
% Change 1.04 %
52 Week High 1,182.00
52 Week Low 839.50
Volume 703,085
Shares Issued 362.07m
Market Cap £4,221.76m
Beta 0.70
RiskGrade 122

BAB Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
75.2% below the market average75.2% below the market average75.2% below the market average75.2% below the market average75.2% below the market average
66.45% below the sector average66.45% below the sector average66.45% below the sector average66.45% below the sector average66.45% below the sector average
Price Trend
70.60% above the market average70.60% above the market average70.60% above the market average70.60% above the market average70.60% above the market average
53.29% above the sector average53.29% above the sector average53.29% above the sector average53.29% above the sector average53.29% above the sector average
Income
23.44% below the market average23.44% below the market average23.44% below the market average23.44% below the market average23.44% below the market average
33.96% below the sector average33.96% below the sector average33.96% below the sector average33.96% below the sector average33.96% below the sector average
Growth
53.62% above the market average53.62% above the market average53.62% above the market average53.62% above the market average53.62% above the market average
56.10% above the sector average56.10% above the sector average56.10% above the sector average56.10% above the sector average56.10% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 7
Buy 2
Neutral 7
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 16
buy
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BAB Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 03-Jul-13 12-Dec-12
Paid 08-Aug-13 11-Jan-13
Amount 20.00p 6.30p

Trades for 24-May-2013

Time Volume / Share Price
16:41 829 @ 1,157.70p
16:37 19,434 @ 1,160.59p
16:35 292 @ 1,166.00p
16:35 288,855 @ 1,166.00p
16:29 36 @ 1,164.00p

BAB Key Personnel

CEO Peter L Rogers

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