Cookson Group (CKSN)

Sector:

General Industrials

Index:

FTSE 250

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431.00p
  • Change Today: 7.40p
  • 52 Week High: 475.90
  • 52 Week Low: 112.50
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 276.39m
  • Volume: 2,014,042
  • Market Cap: £1,191.26m
  • RiskGrade: 191
  • Beta: 2.03

Cookson Group Overview

Materials technology company, Cookson, operates three divisions: Electronics, Ceramics and Precious Metals. Through these businesses the group provides materials, equipment, processes and services to customers around the world.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 2.1% 0.0%
Div Cover 10.1 n/a
Op Mrgn 5.9% 3.1%
ROCE 16.1%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 4.8 27.8
PEG 0.6 n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.5 0.6
Pr/Book 1.2  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 36.0% -10.5%
PBT -40.9% -31.6%
EPS 8.6% -82.9%
DPS -55.0% -100.0%

Cookson Group Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-04 1,500.50 53.20 41.12p 13.0 0.0 +2,382% n/a 0.0%
31-Dec-05 1,457.10 71.90 47.75p 13.4 0.8 +16% 7.53p 1.2%
31-Dec-06 1,589.60 105.60 64.16p 14.7 0.4 +34% 15.06p 1.6%
31-Dec-07 1,619.50 151.60 81.94p 12.8 0.5 +28% 19.58p 1.9%
31-Dec-08 2,202.50 89.60 89.02p 2.1 0.2 +9% 8.81p 4.6%

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

Cookson Group Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-09 1,972.15 61.27 15.22p 27.8 n/a -83% n/a 0.0%
31-Dec-10 2,139.15 152.19 38.41p 11.0 0.1 +152% 1.71p 0.4%
31-Dec-11 2,272.55 191.84 49.04p 8.6 0.3 +28% 5.64p 1.3%

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Cookson Group Company Announcements

Directorate Change 01-Feb-2010 10:21 RNS
Total Voting Rights 29-Jan-2010 11:36 PR Newswire
Holding(s) in Company 11-Jan-2010 15:28 PR Newswire

Cookson Group ShareCast News

FTSE 250 movers: Ferrexpo slips back 06-Jan-2010 ShareCast
London close: Flat finish for FTSE 100 10-Nov-2009 ShareCast
London afternoon: Miners drag Footsie under 10-Nov-2009 ShareCast

Cookson Group Top Newspaper Links

RSA planning $1bn rights issue 31-Aug-2009 Sunday Telegraph
Cookson warns that markets remain 'weak' 10-Mar-2009 Telegraph
Gloom deepens for Cookson 10-Mar-2009 The Scotsman

Latest Cookson Group Director Deals

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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.

 

Cookson Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 431.00p Price Up
Change Today +7.40p
% Change +1.75%
52 Week High 475.90
52 Week Low 112.50
Volume 2,014,042
Shares Issued 276.39m
Market Cap £1,191.26m
Beta 2.03
RiskGrade 191

Cookson Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
6.58% below the market average6.58% below the market average6.58% below the market average6.58% below the market average6.58% below the market average
53.85% below the sector average53.85% below the sector average53.85% below the sector average53.85% below the sector average53.85% below the sector average
Price Trend
29.02% above the market average29.02% above the market average29.02% above the market average29.02% above the market average29.02% above the market average
3.23% above the sector average3.23% above the sector average3.23% above the sector average3.23% above the sector average3.23% above the sector average
Income
29.81% below the market average29.81% below the market average29.81% below the market average29.81% below the market average29.81% below the market average
50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average
Growth
21.22% above the market average21.22% above the market average21.22% above the market average21.22% above the market average21.22% above the market average
54.84% above the sector average54.84% above the sector average54.84% above the sector average54.84% above the sector average54.84% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 10
Buy 3
Neutral 4
Sell 1
Strong Sell 0
Total 18
buy
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Cookson Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 24-Sep-08 21-May-08
Paid 13-Oct-08 09-Jun-08
Amount 5.85p 8.75p

Trades for 09-Feb-2010

Time Volume / Share Price
16:46 26,836 @ 428.66p
16:45 76,066 @ 427.75p
16:42 103,515 @ 429.07p
16:35 194,716 @ 431.00p
16:29 500 @ 428.70p

Cookson Group Key Personnel

Chair Robert Beeston
CEO Nick Salmon
Finance Director Mike Butterworth

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