British Airways(BAY)

Sector:

Travel & Leisure

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£2,894.32m

Change Today

Price Up3.25p

Share Price

251.00p

British Airways Overview

British Airways is the UK’s leading international carrier, flying to over 550 destinations around the world. The airline has been battling to keep its market-leading crown in the face of a growing challenge from no-frills rivals.

1 Day Chart (29-Aug-2008)

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6 Month Chart

6 Month Chart

Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 2.0% 1.2%
Div Cover 11.8 0.2
Op Mrgn 10.0% 0.0%
ROCE 12.5%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 4.2 550.8
PEG 0.1 n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.3 0.3
Pr/Book 0.9  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 3.1% 3.1%
PBT 44.5% -99.8%
EPS 59.1% -99.2%
DPS n/a -41.2%

British Airways Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-04 a7,560.00 a230.00 12.10p 22.9 0.3 +81% n/a 0.0%
31-Mar-05 7,772.00 513.00 35.20p 7.5 0.0 +191% n/a 0.0%
31-Mar-06 8,213.00 616.00 40.10p 8.8 0.6 +14% n/a 0.0%
31-Mar-07 8,492.00 611.00 37.20p 13.1 n/a -7% n/a 0.0%
31-Mar-08 8,753.00 883.00 59.20p 4.0 0.1 +59% 5.00p 2.1%

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

British Airways Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-09 9,022.58 1.35 0.46p 550.8 n/a -99% 2.94p 1.2%
31-Mar-10 9,393.85 (82.96) (3.56)p n/a n/a n/a 2.74p 0.9%

Covering analysts: ABN AMRO, Bayerische Landesbank, Blue Oar Securities, Charles Stanley & Co, Citigroup Investment Research, Collins Stewart, Credit Suisse, Davy Stockbrokers, Deutsche Bank Research, ESN-NCB Stockbrokers, Evolution Securities, Goldman Sachs, IIR Group, JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Oddo Securities, Panmure Gordon, Raymond James Euro Equities, Sal. Oppenheim, Société Générale, Unicredit Markets & Invt Bank

British Airways Company Announcements

Additional Listing 29-Aug-2008 15:51 RNS
Total Voting Rights 29-Aug-2008 13:04 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 26-Aug-2008 11:23 RNS

British Airways ShareCast News

London open: Airline and travel stocks drop 21-Aug-2008 ShareCast
Update: Ryanair welcomes BAA break-up plan 20-Aug-2008 ShareCast
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Marks & Spencer, BHP... 19-Aug-2008 ShareCast

British Airways Top Newspaper Links

Virgin Atlantic claims to have won premium passe... 27-Aug-2008 Telegraph
Virgin thanks Terminal 5 chaos for jump in busin... 27-Aug-2008 The Independent
Virgin Atlantic 'poaches BA passengers' as profi... 27-Aug-2008 The Scotsman

Latest British Airways 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.

 

British Airways Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 251.00p Price Up
Change Today +3.25p
52 Week High 445.25p
52 Week Low 197.00p
Volume 7,778,881
Shares Issued 1,153.11m
Market Cap £2,894.32m
Beta 1.48
RiskGrade 313

British Airways Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
9.58% below the market average9.58% below the market average9.58% below the market average9.58% below the market average9.58% below the market average
10.09% below the sector average10.09% below the sector average10.09% below the sector average10.09% below the sector average10.09% below the sector average
Price Trend
11.23% below the market average11.23% below the market average11.23% below the market average11.23% below the market average11.23% below the market average
12.07% above the sector average12.07% above the sector average12.07% above the sector average12.07% above the sector average12.07% above the sector average
Income
17.46% below the market average17.46% below the market average17.46% below the market average17.46% below the market average17.46% below the market average
20.75% below the sector average20.75% below the sector average20.75% below the sector average20.75% below the sector average20.75% below the sector average
Growth
7.64% below the market average7.64% below the market average7.64% below the market average7.64% below the market average7.64% below the market average
5.77% below the sector average5.77% below the sector average5.77% below the sector average5.77% below the sector average5.77% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 3
Neutral 6
Sell 2
Strong Sell 9
Total 23
neutral
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

British Airways Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 28-May-08 n/a
Paid 31-Jul-08 n/a
Amount 5.00p 0.000p

Trades for 29-Aug-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
16:36 4,767 @ 251.00p
16:39 14,554 @ 250.87p
16:51 14,554 @ 250.87p
16:50 150,000 @ 250.42p
16:35 1,525,470 @ 251.00p

British Airways Key Personnel

Chair Martin F Broughton
CEO William Matthew Walsh
CFO Keith Williams

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