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BG Group(BG.)

Sector:

Oil & Gas Producers

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£35,734m

Change Today

Price Down-72.00p

Share Price

1,068.00p

BG Group 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.

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 0.9% 1.0%
Div Cover 5.5 7.8
Op Mrgn 34.4% 44.0%
ROCE 31.6%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 20.7 12.6
PEG 53.2 0.2
Pr/Revenue 4.3 3.3
Pr/Book 4.9  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 16.2% 29.7%
PBT -7.5% 55.5%
EPS 0.4% 63.8%
DPS 30.0% 16.3%

BG Group Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-03 a3,587.00 a1,290.00 19.40p 14.8 0.2 +67% 3.46p 1.2%
31-Dec-04 4,053.00 1,499.00 23.50p 15.1 0.7 +21% 3.81p 1.1%
31-Dec-05 5,612.00 2,504.00 38.20p 15.0 0.2 +63% 6.00p 1.0%
31-Dec-06 7,136.00 3,285.00 51.40p 13.5 0.4 +35% 7.20p 1.0%
31-Dec-07 8,291.00 3,039.00 51.60p 22.3 n/a 0% 9.36p 0.8%

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

BG Group Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-08 10,751.49 4,725.30 84.52p 13.5 0.2 +64% 10.89p 1.0%
31-Dec-09 10,622.41 4,948.47 85.57p 13.3 10.7 +1% 12.46p 1.1%

Covering analysts: Bernstein Research, Charles Stanley & Co, Citigroup Investment Research, Credit Suisse, Daiwa Institute of Research, Deutsche Bank Research, Evolution Securities, Goldman Sachs, HSBC Securities, IIR Group, ING Wholesale Banking, JP Morgan, Lehman Bros, Merrill Lynch, Oriel Securities, Seymour Pierce, Société Générale, Stanford Financial, UBS

BG Group Company Announcements

Interim Results 24-Jul-2008 07:00 RNS
Offer Document Posted 10-Jul-2008 07:00 RNS
BG Group appoints new Non-Exe 08-Jul-2008 12:30 RNS

BG Group ShareCast News

London close: Wall Street condemns Footsie 24-Jul-2008 ShareCast
London afternoon: Footsie sits near 5,400 24-Jul-2008 ShareCast
London midday: Prices off the bottom 24-Jul-2008 ShareCast

BG Group Top Newspaper Links

BG set to raise its original bid 05-Jul-2008 The Scotsman
Origin Energy rejects £13bn bid from BG Group 05-Jul-2008 Times
BG Group boosts offer for Origin Energy 25-Jun-2008 Chicago Tribune

Latest BG 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.

 

BG Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,068.00p Price Down
Change Today -72.00p
52 Week High 1,394.00p
52 Week Low 712.00p
Volume 22,959,945
Shares Issued 3,345.83m
Market Cap £35,734m
Beta 0.92
RiskGrade 207

BG Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
95.46% below the market average95.46% below the market average95.46% below the market average95.46% below the market average95.46% below the market average
91.07% below the sector average91.07% below the sector average91.07% below the sector average91.07% below the sector average91.07% below the sector average
Price Trend
92.80% above the market average92.80% above the market average92.80% above the market average92.80% above the market average92.80% above the market average
61.90% above the sector average61.90% above the sector average61.90% above the sector average61.90% above the sector average61.90% above the sector average
Income
92.48% below the market average92.48% below the market average92.48% below the market average92.48% below the market average92.48% below the market average
27.27% below the sector average27.27% below the sector average27.27% below the sector average27.27% below the sector average27.27% below the sector average
Growth
10.11% below the market average10.11% below the market average10.11% below the market average10.11% below the market average10.11% below the market average
81.08% below the sector average81.08% below the sector average81.08% below the sector average81.08% below the sector average81.08% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 9
Buy 5
Neutral 5
Sell 1
Strong Sell 1
Total 21
buy
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BG Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 06-Aug-08 09-Apr-08
Paid 12-Sep-08 23-May-08
Amount 4.68p 5.76p

Trades for 24-Jul-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
17:08 100,000 @ 1,067.47p
17:00 300 @ 1,079.00p
16:35 116,400 @ 1,068.00p
16:35 1,601,144 @ 1,068.00p
16:29 328 @ 1,069.00p

BG Group Key Personnel

Chair Sir Robert Wilson
CEO Frank Chapman
CFO Ashley Almanza

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