Spirent Communications (SPT)

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 135.40p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.000p
  • 52 Week High: 170.90
  • 52 Week Low: 122.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 643.77m
  • Volume: 0
  • Market Cap: £871.67m
  • RiskGrade: 144
  • Beta: 0.70

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 2.4% 1.6%
Div Cover 4.2 3.6
Op Mrgn 23.1% 21.3%
ROCE 37.8%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 15.3 18.3
PEG 4.3 n/a
Pr/Revenue 2.8 2.9
Pr/Book 2.7  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 0.4% -57.4%
PBT -3.1% -61.2%
EPS 3.6% -16.1%
DPS 9.9% -57.3%

SPT Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue ($m) Pre-tax ($m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-08 377.31 72.56 9.13¢ 6.0 0.2 +29% 1.61¢ 2.9%
31-Dec-09 427.20 84.90 8.86¢ 17.4 n/a -3% 1.96¢ 1.3%
31-Dec-10 482.20 112.20 11.89¢ 18.8 0.6 +34% 2.50¢ 1.1%
31-Dec-11 470.50 114.30 12.92¢ 13.8 1.5 +9% 2.93¢ 1.6%
31-Dec-12 472.40 110.70 13.38¢ 17.1 4.3 +4% 3.22¢ 1.4%

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-13 304.82 65.05 7.40p 18.3 n/a -16% 2.08p 1.6%
31-Dec-14 328.88 76.54 8.72p 15.5 0.9 +18% 2.26p 1.7%

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SPT Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 21-May-2013 16:52 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 20-May-2013 16:53 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 17-May-2013 17:07 RNS

SPT ShareCast News

Tuesday broker round-up UPDATE 07-May-2013 ShareCast
Sector movers: Imagination profit warnings hits ... 02-May-2013 ShareCast
Spirent Communications first quarter profit drop... 01-May-2013 ShareCast

SPT Motley Fool Analysis & Commentary

Profits Slide 70% At Spirent Communications Plc 01-May-2013 Motley Fool

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

Latest SPT Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
01-May-13 Buy Alexander Walker 129.00p 50,000 £64,500.00
24-Apr-13 Buy William Burns 129.24p 609 £787.08
24-Apr-13 Buy Eric G Hutchinson 129.24p 194 £250.73

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 135.40p
Change Today 0.000p
% Change 0.00 %
52 Week High 170.90
52 Week Low 122.00
Volume 0
Shares Issued 643.77m
Market Cap £871.67m
Beta 0.70
RiskGrade 144

SPT Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
90.81% below the market average90.81% below the market average90.81% below the market average90.81% below the market average90.81% below the market average
44% below the sector average44% below the sector average44% below the sector average44% below the sector average44% below the sector average
Price Trend
46.73% below the market average46.73% below the market average46.73% below the market average46.73% below the market average46.73% below the market average
40% below the sector average40% below the sector average40% below the sector average40% below the sector average40% below the sector average
Income
66.7% below the market average66.7% below the market average66.7% below the market average66.7% below the market average66.7% 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
Growth
49.78% below the market average49.78% below the market average49.78% below the market average49.78% below the market average49.78% below the market average
35.71% below the sector average35.71% below the sector average35.71% below the sector average35.71% below the sector average35.71% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 6
Buy 0
Neutral 8
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 14
buy
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SPT Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 06-Mar-13 08-Aug-12
Paid 03-May-13 13-Sep-12
Amount 1.21p 0.89p

Trades for --2013

Time Volume / Share Price
0 @ 0.000p

SPT Key Personnel

CFO Eric G Hutchinson
Chair Alexander Walker

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