KCOM Group (KCOM)

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84.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -3.35p
  • 52 Week High: 88.30
  • 52 Week Low: 67.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 516.60m
  • Volume: 158,749
  • Market Cap: £433.95m
  • RiskGrade: 89
  • Beta: 0.47

KCOM Group Overview

Fixed line telecommunications group KCOM delivers communications services and integrated information technology to businesses and consumers. Its Kcom business provides communications services for national multi-site enterprise and public sector organisations across the UK. It is an independent provider of these services, although supported by its BT wholesale partnership. The Kingston Communications business provides communications services to businesses and consumers in Hull and East Yorkshire. Eclipse Internet delivers a portfolio of internet based communications services which are designed to help small businesses and home based workers to exploit the power of the internet to achieve business success.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 4.6% 5.0%
Div Cover 1.9 1.7
Op Mrgn 14.9% 13.9%
ROCE 86.6%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 11.8 11.7
PEG 0.4 11.6
Pr/Revenue 1.2 1.2
Pr/Book 6.1  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -2.0% -2.6%
PBT 55.3% 2.4%
EPS 31.9% 1.0%
DPS 11.1% 9.7%

KCOM Group Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-08 517.30 4.42 3.65p 11.9 n/a -34% 2.82p 6.5%
31-Mar-09 472.44 (111.35) (20.70)p n/a n/a n/a 1.50p 8.6%
31-Mar-10 412.80 19.17 5.22p 9.4 n/a n/a 1.75p 3.6%
31-Mar-11 395.41 32.91 5.62p 10.9 1.4 +8% 3.60p 5.9%
31-Mar-12 387.32 51.12 7.41p 9.9 0.3 +32% 4.00p 5.4%

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

KCOM Group Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-13 377.38 52.37 7.48p 11.7 11.6 +1% 4.39p 5.0%
31-Mar-14 380.04 51.76 7.47p 11.7 n/a -0% 4.83p 5.5%
31-Mar-15 386.66 53.30 7.52p 11.6 20.9 +1% 5.32p 6.1%

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KCOM Group Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding 14-May-2013 10:49 RNS
Notice of Results 07-May-2013 16:27 RNS
Appointment of Joint Broker 03-May-2013 16:00 RNS

KCOM Group ShareCast News

Sector movers: Vodafone and BT lift telecoms hig... 25-Apr-2013 ShareCast
KCOM works to bring down pension deficit 04-Apr-2013 ShareCast
London close: Stocks surge as economic data impr... 01-Feb-2013 ShareCast

KCOM Group Motley Fool Analysis & Commentary

Why Booker Group Plc, Cranswick plc And KCOM Gro... 2013--04 Motley Fool
3 Shares Set To Beat The FTSE 100 Today 2013--01 Motley Fool
Can BT Outperform KCom? 2012--18 Motley Fool

KCOM Group Top Newspaper Links

Investec: Cable & Wireless 'must offer more' 02-Jun-2008 Telegraph
Kingston hangs up on telephone 23-May-2007 Telegraph
Hull council to sell stake in Kingston Communica... 23-May-2007 The Independent

Latest KCOM Group Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
13-May-13 Transfer From Kevin Walsh 0.000p 117 £0.00
13-May-13 Buy Kevin Walsh 86.91p 143 £124.28
13-May-13 Transfer From Paul Simpson 0.000p 116 £0.00

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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.

 

KCOM Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 84.00p
Change Today -3.35p
% Change -3.84 %
52 Week High 88.30
52 Week Low 67.00
Volume 158,749
Shares Issued 516.60m
Market Cap £433.95m
Beta 0.47
RiskGrade 89

KCOM Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
9.03% above the market average9.03% above the market average9.03% above the market average9.03% above the market average9.03% above the market average
14.29% above the sector average14.29% above the sector average14.29% above the sector average14.29% above the sector average14.29% above the sector average
Price Trend
58.86% above the market average58.86% above the market average58.86% above the market average58.86% above the market average58.86% above the market average
6.67% below the sector average6.67% below the sector average6.67% below the sector average6.67% below the sector average6.67% below the sector average
Income
86.57% above the market average86.57% above the market average86.57% above the market average86.57% above the market average86.57% above the market average
84.62% above the sector average84.62% above the sector average84.62% above the sector average84.62% above the sector average84.62% above the sector average
Growth
24.07% above the market average24.07% above the market average24.07% above the market average24.07% above the market average24.07% above the market average
14.29% above the sector average14.29% above the sector average14.29% above the sector average14.29% above the sector average14.29% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 0
Neutral 1
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 3
buy
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KCOM Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 02-Jan-13 27-Jun-12
Paid 01-Feb-13 27-Jul-12
Amount 1.47p 2.67p

Trades for 23-May-2013

Time Volume / Share Price
12:18 750 @ 84.18p
12:17 2,984 @ 84.00p
12:06 3,055 @ 84.60p
12:02 5,384 @ 84.65p
11:21 231 @ 84.05p

KCOM Group Key Personnel

CFO Paul Simpson

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