Spirent Communications (SPT)

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109.30p
  • Change Today: -0.20p
  • 52 Week High: 111.60
  • 52 Week Low: 36.50
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 678.45m
  • Volume: 3,805,138
  • Market Cap: £741.55m
  • RiskGrade: 124
  • Beta: 0.73

SPT Overview

Communications technology business, Spirent, provides performance analysis and service assurance solutions to companies involved primarily in the internet broadband services, internet telephony and 3G wireless applications markets. The group was formerly known as Bowthorpe, but changed its name to Spirent in 2000.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 1.0% 1.2%
Div Cover 5.7 5.3
Op Mrgn 18.9% 19.6%
ROCE 47.9%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 17.5 16.5
PEG 0.2 2.7
Pr/Revenue 2.9 2.7
Pr/Book 4.3  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 8.8% 4.9%
PBT 178.7% 6.9%
EPS 74.8% 6.1%
DPS n/a 14.5%

SPT Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-04 a287.20 a11.20 3.14p 23.5 0.7 +36% n/a 0.0%
31-Dec-05 259.30 (41.70) (0.22)p n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0%
31-Dec-06 258.90 (22.30) 1.48p 38.3 n/a n/a n/a 0.0%
31-Dec-07 237.00 17.80 3.57p 17.4 0.1 +141% n/a 0.0%
31-Dec-08 257.90 49.60 6.24p 5.8 0.1 +75% 1.10p 3.0%

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

SPT Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-09 270.48 53.02 6.62p 16.5 2.7 +6% 1.26p 1.2%
31-Dec-10 275.07 58.48 6.08p 18.0 n/a -8% 1.31p 1.2%
31-Dec-11 291.26 64.40 6.44p 17.0 2.9 +6% 1.40p 1.3%

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SPT Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company 09-Feb-2010 15:52 RNS
Total Voting Rights 01-Feb-2010 11:21 RNS
Notice of Results 20-Jan-2010 10:10 RNS

SPT ShareCast News

TechMARK movers: Kewill seeks acquisitions 25-Jan-2010 ShareCast
Spirent sees rise in operating returns 05-Nov-2009 ShareCast
Sherborne keeps trimming Spirent stake 01-Sep-2009 ShareCast

SPT Top Newspaper Links

AIG lose £41billion 25-Feb-2009 Sun
Spirent upbeat 10-Aug-2007 The Scotsman
Sports Direct pays out £25 million in bonuses 28-Apr-2007 Telegraph

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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.

 

SPT Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 109.30p Price Down
Change Today -0.20p
% Change -0.18%
52 Week High 111.60
52 Week Low 36.50
Volume 3,805,138
Shares Issued 678.45m
Market Cap £741.55m
Beta 0.73
RiskGrade 124

SPT Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
96.12% below the market average96.12% below the market average96.12% below the market average96.12% below the market average96.12% below the market average
93.55% below the sector average93.55% below the sector average93.55% below the sector average93.55% below the sector average93.55% below the sector average
Price Trend
94.93% above the market average94.93% above the market average94.93% above the market average94.93% above the market average94.93% above the market average
85.00% above the sector average85.00% above the sector average85.00% above the sector average85.00% above the sector average85.00% above the sector average
Income
88.49% below the market average88.49% below the market average88.49% below the market average88.49% below the market average88.49% below the market average
83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average
Growth
78.48% above the market average78.48% above the market average78.48% above the market average78.48% above the market average78.48% above the market average
52.63% above the sector average52.63% above the sector average52.63% above the sector average52.63% above the sector average52.63% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 0
Neutral 3
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 6
buy
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SPT Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 12-Aug-09 04-Mar-09
Paid 17-Sep-09 08-May-09
Amount 0.55p 0.60p

Trades for 09-Feb-2010

Time Volume / Share Price
15:30 1,134 @ 109.30p
15:30 1,776 @ 109.30p
15:30 59 @ 109.40p
15:24 296 @ 109.40p
15:18 2,172 @ 109.50p

SPT Key Personnel

CFO Eric G Hutchinson
Chair Edward Bramson

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