Persimmon (PSN)

Sector:

Household Goods

Index:

FTSE 250

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412.50p
  • Change Today: 3.30p
  • 52 Week High: 521.50
  • 52 Week Low: 285.25
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 300.44m
  • Volume: 1,343,200
  • Market Cap: £1,239.31m
  • RiskGrade: 215
  • Beta: 1.54

Persimmon Overview

Named after a Derby winning horse in the 19th century, Persimmon was established in 1972 and currently operates on around 400 developments around the country. The York-based group owns the premium brand Charles Church and in 2006 acquired Westbury to make it the UK's largest house builder.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 1.2% 0.0%
Div Cover 7.1 19.2
Op Mrgn -40.8% 0.1%
ROCE -35.1%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 11.6 n/a
PEG n/a n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.7 0.9
Pr/Book 0.8  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -41.8% -18.2%
PBT n/a n/a
EPS -74.5% n/a
DPS -90.2% -100.0%

Persimmon Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-04 a2,131.30 a468.00 113.50p 6.1 0.2 +31% 27.50p 4.0%
31-Dec-05 2,285.70 495.40 118.40p 10.6 2.7 +4% 31.00p 2.5%
31-Dec-06 3,141.90 566.70 133.80p 11.4 0.9 +13% 46.50p 3.0%
31-Dec-07 3,014.90 582.70 138.30p 5.8 1.9 +3% 51.20p 6.4%
31-Dec-08 1,755.10 (780.00) 35.30p 6.5 n/a -74% 5.00p 2.2%

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

Persimmon Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-09 1,435.57 1.24 (0.39)p n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0%
31-Dec-10 1,576.79 48.32 12.60p 32.5 n/a n/a 0.66p 0.2%
31-Dec-11 1,780.11 92.69 24.06p 17.0 0.2 +91% 3.93p 0.9%

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Persimmon Company Announcements

Total Voting Rights 01-Feb-2010 12:26 RNS
Treasury Stock 25-Jan-2010 13:50 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 18-Jan-2010 13:09 RNS

Persimmon ShareCast News

FTSE 250 movers: Oil fund boosts Melrose 05-Feb-2010 ShareCast
Broker snap: Charles Stanley negative on housebu... 05-Feb-2010 ShareCast
FTSE 250 movers: Chemring on the attack 19-Jan-2010 ShareCast

Persimmon Top Newspaper Links

Persimmon welcomes return of home buyers 17-Nov-2009 The Herald
Home and dry 17-Nov-2009 Sun
Persimmon upbeat as order book hits £500m 17-Nov-2009 The Scotsman

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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.

 

Persimmon Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 412.50p Price Up
Change Today +3.30p
% Change +0.81%
52 Week High 521.50
52 Week Low 285.25
Volume 1,343,200
Shares Issued 300.44m
Market Cap £1,239.31m
Beta 1.54
RiskGrade 215

Persimmon Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
29.56% above the market average29.56% above the market average29.56% above the market average29.56% above the market average29.56% above the market average
21.74% above the sector average21.74% above the sector average21.74% above the sector average21.74% above the sector average21.74% above the sector average
Price Trend
52.77% below the market average52.77% below the market average52.77% below the market average52.77% below the market average52.77% below the market average
84% below the sector average84% below the sector average84% below the sector average84% below the sector average84% below the sector average
Income
54.15% below the market average54.15% below the market average54.15% below the market average54.15% below the market average54.15% below the market average
52.94% below the sector average52.94% below the sector average52.94% below the sector average52.94% below the sector average52.94% below the sector average
Growth
93.79% below the market average93.79% below the market average93.79% below the market average93.79% below the market average93.79% below the market average
60% below the sector average60% below the sector average60% below the sector average60% below the sector average60% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 8
Buy 3
Neutral 4
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 16
buy
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Persimmon Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 03-Sep-08 05-Mar-08
Paid 17-Oct-08 25-Apr-08
Amount 5.00p 32.70p

Trades for 09-Feb-2010

Time Volume / Share Price
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Persimmon Key Personnel

Chair John White
CEO Mike P Farley

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