RPC Group (RPC)

Sector:

General Industrials

Index:

FTSE 250

401.40p
   
  • Change Today:
    -6.70p
  • 52 Week High: 477.00
  • 52 Week Low: 365.40
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 166.11m
  • Volume: 9,726
  • Market Cap: £666.77m
  • RiskGrade: 129
  • Beta: 0.43

RPC Group Overview

RPC is a supplier of rigid plastic packaging, with operations throughout Europe and one in the USA. Its product range comprises all forms of rigid packaging, namely injection moulded packs, thermoformed packs, sheet and extrusion blow-moulded packs, as well as injection-blown and injection-stretch-blown packs. The business, which comprises 51 manufacturing sites and 6 separate distribution and sales centres, converts polymer granules into finished packaging product by a combination of moulding and assembly processes, with certain products undergoing additional value-adding decorating processes such as printing or label application.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.5% 3.8%
Div Cover 2.6 2.3
Op Mrgn 6.5% 7.3%
ROCE 17.8%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 10.9 11.6
PEG 0.4 n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.6 0.6
Pr/Book 2.5  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 37.9% -7.1%
PBT 72.3% 29.0%
EPS 24.7% -6.0%
DPS 25.2% 4.0%

RPC Group Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-08 695.20 9.80 17.15p 9.5 2.4 +4% 7.18p 4.4%
31-Mar-09 769.10 (4.50) 14.36p 6.4 n/a -16% 7.42p 8.1%
31-Mar-10 719.90 19.20 26.40p 7.9 0.1 +84% 10.53p 5.1%
31-Mar-11 819.20 34.60 29.90p 9.4 0.7 +13% 11.50p 4.1%
31-Mar-12 1,129.90 59.60 37.30p 9.9 0.4 +25% 14.40p 3.9%

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

RPC Group Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-13 1,050.24 76.88 35.06p 11.6 n/a -6% 14.98p 3.8%
31-Mar-14 1,084.10 80.68 36.44p 11.2 2.8 +4% 15.59p 3.9%
31-Mar-15 1,115.28 90.59 41.31p 9.9 0.7 +13% 17.01p 4.3%

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RPC Group Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company 10-May-2013 11:13 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 02-May-2013 11:51 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 08-Apr-2013 14:59 RNS

RPC Group Motley Fool Analysis & Commentary

3 Shares The FTSE Should Beat Today 2012--29 Motley Fool

Latest RPC Group Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

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.

 

RPC Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 401.40p
Change Today -6.70p
% Change -1.64 %
52 Week High 477.00
52 Week Low 365.40
Volume 9,726
Shares Issued 166.11m
Market Cap £666.77m
Beta 0.43
RiskGrade 129

RPC Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
64.82% above the market average64.82% above the market average64.82% above the market average64.82% above the market average64.82% above the market average
41.18% above the sector average41.18% above the sector average41.18% above the sector average41.18% above the sector average41.18% above the sector average
Price Trend
5.82% above the market average5.82% above the market average5.82% above the market average5.82% above the market average5.82% above the market average
29.41% below the sector average29.41% below the sector average29.41% below the sector average29.41% below the sector average29.41% below the sector average
Income
66.13% above the market average66.13% above the market average66.13% above the market average66.13% above the market average66.13% above the market average
83.33% above the sector average83.33% above the sector average83.33% above the sector average83.33% above the sector average83.33% above the sector average
Growth
87.04% above the market average87.04% above the market average87.04% above the market average87.04% above the market average87.04% 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

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 0
Neutral 1
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 4
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RPC Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 24-Dec-12 08-Aug-12
Paid 25-Jan-13 07-Sep-12
Amount 4.30p 10.20p

Trades for 23-May-2013

Time Volume / Share Price
08:40 299 @ 402.12p
08:23 53 @ 401.40p
08:22 78 @ 401.40p
08:22 78 @ 401.40p
08:21 300 @ 401.50p

RPC Group Key Personnel

Finance Director Petrus R M Vervaat

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