BG Group (BG.)

Sector:

Oil & Gas Producers

Index:

FTSE 100

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1,270.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -4.50p
  • 52 Week High: 1,547.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 1,144.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 3,396.76m
  • Volume: 8,050,890
  • Market Cap: £43,139m
  • RiskGrade: 138
  • Beta: 1.31

BG Overview

BG Group is the gas and oil exploration arm of the old British Gas. A major player in the global energy market, it has operations in 20 countries and over five continents. Recent progress has been seen it develop new gas and oil fields in the Caspian and Middle East.

1 Day Chart (16-05-2012)

6 Month Chart

BG Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 1.2% 1.2%
Div Cover 5.5 5.8
Op Mrgn 34.9% 39.3%
ROCE 16.8%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 15.5 13.8
PEG 1.5 1.1
Pr/Revenue 3.3 3.0
Pr/Book 2.3  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 22.8% -56.6%
PBT 31.8% -52.4%
EPS 10.3% 13.0%
DPS 10.0% -57.8%

BG Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue ($m) Pre-tax ($m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-07 8,291.00 3,039.00 52.70p 21.8 10.9 +2% 9.36p 0.8%
31-Dec-08 12,566.00 5,468.00 91.60p 10.4 0.1 +74% 11.23p 1.2%
31-Dec-09 15,441.00 5,955.00 100.90¢ 17.7 n/a -31% 19.63¢ 1.1%
31-Dec-10 17,166.00 5,730.00 118.70¢ 17.4 1.0 +18% 21.60¢ 1.0%
31-Dec-11 21,073.00 7,550.00 130.90¢ 16.7 1.7 +10% 23.76¢ 1.1%

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

BG Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-12 14,578.94 5,724.72 92.02p 13.8 1.1 +13% 15.98p 1.2%
31-Dec-13 15,975.29 6,805.34 109.22p 11.6 0.6 +19% 17.47p 1.3%

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BG Company Announcements

Result of AGM 16-May-2012 16:15 RNS
Appointment of Chairman 16-May-2012 16:00 RNS
Fifth consecutive Tanzania gas discovery 16-May-2012 07:00 RNS

BG ShareCast News

BG, Ophir make fifth straight gas find in Tanzania 16-May-2012 ShareCast
London close: Footsie sets new 2012-low on Greek... 14-May-2012 ShareCast
XP Power Chairman buys up 4,000 shares 11-May-2012 ShareCast

BG Top Newspaper Links

BG Group sells Brazilian gas arm for £1.1bn 04-May-2012 The Independent
Gould to start hunt for next BG Group boss 01-Nov-2011 The Independent
BG Group signs 'ground-breaking' $8bn gas deal w... 27-Oct-2011 Telegraph

Latest BG Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
11-May-12 Buy Andrew F J Gould 1,331.00p 30,000 £399,300.01
10-Apr-12 Transfer From Martin Houston 0.000p 211 £0.00
10-Apr-12 Transfer From Chris Finlayson 0.000p 211 £0.00

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.

 

BG Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,270.00p
Change Today -4.50p
% Change -0.35 %
52 Week High 1,547.00p
52 Week Low 1,144.00p
Volume 8,050,890
Shares Issued 3,396.76m
Market Cap £43,139m
Beta 1.31
RiskGrade 138

BG Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
94.25% below the market average94.25% below the market average94.25% below the market average94.25% below the market average94.25% below the market average
97.98% below the sector average97.98% below the sector average97.98% below the sector average97.98% below the sector average97.98% below the sector average
Price Trend
16.52% above the market average16.52% above the market average16.52% above the market average16.52% above the market average16.52% above the market average
38.60% above the sector average38.60% above the sector average38.60% above the sector average38.60% above the sector average38.60% above the sector average
Income
83.88% below the market average83.88% below the market average83.88% below the market average83.88% below the market average83.88% 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
Growth
10.18% above the market average10.18% above the market average10.18% above the market average10.18% above the market average10.18% above the market average
94.67% below the sector average94.67% below the sector average94.67% below the sector average94.67% below the sector average94.67% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 17
Buy 9
Neutral 5
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 31
buy
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BG Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 11-Apr-12 03-Aug-11
Paid 25-May-12 08-Sep-11
Amount 12.96¢ 10.80¢

Trades for 16-May-2012

Time Volume / Share Price
17:09 5,675 @ 1,273.54p
17:01 47,439 @ 1,263.38p
16:55 40,000 @ 1,268.14p
16:51 500 @ 1,269.68p
16:47 100,000 @ 1,273.77p

BG Key Personnel

Chair Sir Robert Wilson
CEO Frank Chapman
CFO Fabio de Oliveira Barbosa

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