FirstGroup (FGP)

Sector:

Travel & Leisure

Index:

FTSE 250

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127.40p
   
  • Change Today:
    -7.20p
  • 52 Week High: 260.50
  • 52 Week Low: 127.40
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 482.10m
  • Volume: 7,369,216
  • Market Cap: £614.20m
  • RiskGrade: 512
  • Beta: 1.27

FirstGroup Overview

FirstGroup is one of Britain’s largest transport companies, operating bus services, passenger and freight rail services in the UK and yellow school bus and other services in the US. The group’s UK rail interests include First Great Western, TransPennine Express, Hull Trains, First Great Western Link, First North Western and GB Railfreight.

1 Day Chart (24-05-2013)

6 Month Chart

Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 6.0% 5.4%
Div Cover 3.5 2.0
Op Mrgn 3.0% 2.4%
ROCE 10.5%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 4.7 5.2
PEG n/a n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.1 0.1
Pr/Book 0.7  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 3.3% -4.9%
PBT -86.7% 319.1%
EPS -32.8% -9.0%
DPS -67.8% 58.9%

FirstGroup Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-09 6,187.30 200.00 48.60p 5.5 0.3 +19% 18.75p 7.0%
31-Mar-10 6,261.90 175.30 38.90p 9.2 n/a -20% 20.65p 5.8%
31-Mar-11 6,416.70 126.50 41.10p 7.9 1.3 +6% 22.12p 6.8%
31-Mar-12 6,678.70 279.90 40.00p 5.9 n/a -3% 23.67p 10.0%
31-Mar-13 6,900.90 37.20 26.90p 7.5 n/a -33% 7.62p 3.8%

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

FirstGroup Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-14 6,561.69 155.90 24.49p 5.2 n/a -9% 12.11p 5.4%
31-Mar-15 6,630.18 179.82 27.51p 4.6 0.4 +12% 12.54p 5.6%

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FirstGroup Company Announcements

FIRSTGROUP PLC - Holding(s) in Company 23-May-2013 13:39 PR Newswire
Publication of Prospectus 23-May-2013 07:00 RNS
FIRSTGROUP PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding 21-May-2013 17:17 PR Newswire

FirstGroup ShareCast News

Friday broker round-up UPDATE 24-May-2013 ShareCast
Thursday broker round-up UPDATE 23-May-2013 ShareCast
FTSE 250 movers: Britvic climbs on strong interims 22-May-2013 ShareCast

FirstGroup Motley Fool Analysis & Commentary

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FirstGroup Top Newspaper Links

Banks to take £18m fees from FirstGroup shares bid 24-May-2013 The Herald
Broker worries hit shares in bus and rail firm 22-May-2013 The Herald
Troubled FirstGroup announces rights issue as ch... 21-May-2013 Telegraph

Latest FirstGroup Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
01-May-13 Transfer From Mick Barker 0.000p 9 £0.00
01-May-13 Buy Mick Barker 210.35p 14 £29.45
25-Apr-13 Buy Mick Barker 216.93p 646 £1,401.38

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.

 

FirstGroup Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 127.40p
Change Today -7.20p
% Change -5.35 %
52 Week High 260.50
52 Week Low 127.40
Volume 7,369,216
Shares Issued 482.10m
Market Cap £614.20m
Beta 1.27
RiskGrade 512

FirstGroup Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
97.15% above the market average97.15% above the market average97.15% above the market average97.15% above the market average97.15% above the market average
96.92% above the sector average96.92% above the sector average96.92% above the sector average96.92% above the sector average96.92% above the sector average
Price Trend
80.55% below the market average80.55% below the market average80.55% below the market average80.55% below the market average80.55% below the market average
80.82% below the sector average80.82% below the sector average80.82% below the sector average80.82% below the sector average80.82% below the sector average
Income
99.62% above the market average99.62% above the market average99.62% above the market average99.62% above the market average99.62% above the market average
100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average
Growth
81.49% below the market average81.49% below the market average81.49% below the market average81.49% below the market average81.49% below the market average
78.46% below the sector average78.46% below the sector average78.46% below the sector average78.46% below the sector average78.46% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 0
Neutral 6
Sell 1
Strong Sell 4
Total 15
neutral
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FirstGroup Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 09-Jan-13 11-Jul-12
Paid 07-Feb-13 17-Aug-12
Amount 7.62p 16.05p

Trades for 24-May-2013

Time Volume / Share Price
16:41 5,000 @ 139.70p
16:41 7,000 @ 135.92p
16:41 9,500 @ 134.66p
16:41 5,000 @ 139.70p
16:41 11,256 @ 134.66p

FirstGroup Key Personnel

CEO Tim O'Toole

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