Drax Group (DRX)

Sector:

Electricity

Index:

FTSE 250

 549.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.000p
  • 52 Week High: 657.50
  • 52 Week Low: 442.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 402.49m
  • Volume: 222,006
  • Market Cap: £2,209.70m
  • RiskGrade: 105
  • Beta: 0.68

Drax Group Overview

Drax owns and operates the Drax Power Station, the UK’s largest coal-fired power station based in North Yorkshire. The group's main activity is operating the station and the trading of electricity produced.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 4.6% 2.3%
Div Cover 2.1 1.9
Op Mrgn 11.5% 6.2%
ROCE 11.8%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 10.6 22.6
PEG n/a n/a
Pr/Revenue 1.2 1.2
Pr/Book 1.5  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -3.1% 1.4%
PBT -43.7% -41.1%
EPS -7.1% -53.2%
DPS -9.0% -50.3%

Drax Group Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-08 1,752.80 442.50 86.00p 6.5 n/a -13% 43.30p 7.7%
31-Dec-09 1,475.80 157.80 58.00p 7.2 n/a -33% 13.70p 3.3%
31-Dec-10 1,648.40 254.90 64.00p 5.8 0.6 +10% 32.00p 8.7%
31-Dec-11 1,835.90 338.10 56.00p 9.7 n/a -12% 27.80p 5.1%
31-Dec-12 1,779.80 190.20 52.00p 10.5 n/a -7% 25.30p 4.6%

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

Drax Group Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-13 1,805.21 111.93 24.31p 22.6 n/a -53% 12.56p 2.3%
31-Dec-14 2,099.05 153.26 31.03p 17.7 0.6 +28% 15.93p 2.9%

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Drax Group Company Announcements

OPENING UP ELECTRICITY MARKET TO COMPETITION 12-Jun-2013 07:00 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 07-Jun-2013 15:52 RNS
Total Voting Rights 03-Jun-2013 10:42 RNS

Drax Group ShareCast News

Thursday broker round-up UPDATE 20-Jun-2013 ShareCast
Monday broker round-up UPDATE 17-Jun-2013 ShareCast
Drax secures 75m pound-amortising loan facility 24-Apr-2013 ShareCast

Drax Group Motley Fool Analysis & Commentary

3 Shares Set To Beat The FTSE 100 Today 2013--19 Motley Fool
3 FTSE 100 Shares Hitting New Highs 2013--30 Motley Fool

Drax Group Top Newspaper Links

RENEWABLES FIRE DRAX BID TALK 28-Oct-2011 Express & Star
Drax calls for biomass subsidies 03-Aug-2011 The Independent
Sparks fly over plans for energy market overhaul 22-Mar-2011 Daily Mail

Latest Drax Group 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.

 

Drax Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 549.00p
Change Today 0.000p
% Change 0.00 %
52 Week High 657.50
52 Week Low 442.00
Volume 222,006
Shares Issued 402.49m
Market Cap £2,209.70m
Beta 0.68
RiskGrade 105

Drax Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
46.65% below the market average46.65% below the market average46.65% below the market average46.65% below the market average46.65% below the market average
66.67% below the sector average66.67% below the sector average66.67% below the sector average66.67% below the sector average66.67% below the sector average
Price Trend
11.7% below the market average11.7% below the market average11.7% below the market average11.7% below the market average11.7% below the market average
33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average
Income
14.18% above the market average14.18% above the market average14.18% above the market average14.18% above the market average14.18% above the market average
33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average
Growth
77.31% below the market average77.31% below the market average77.31% below the market average77.31% below the market average77.31% below the market average
80% below the sector average80% below the sector average80% below the sector average80% below the sector average80% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 7
Buy 1
Neutral 4
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 13
buy
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

Drax Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 24-Apr-13 26-Sep-12
Paid 17-May-13 12-Oct-12
Amount 10.90p 14.40p

Trades for 20-Jun-2013

Time Volume / Share Price
11:38 400 @ 549.00p
11:38 38 @ 549.00p
11:38 130 @ 549.00p
11:38 173 @ 549.00p
11:38 164 @ 549.00p

Drax Group Key Personnel

Chair Charles Andrew Berry
CEO Dorothy Thompson
Finance Director Anthony (Tony) James Quinlan

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