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British Energy Group (BGY)

Sector:

Electricity

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£7,998m

Change Today

Price Up0.50p (0.06%)

Share Price

772.00p

BGY Overview

British Energy, which survived bankruptcy in 2005 through a huge debt-for-equity swap, is the UK’s largest producer of electricity, generating around 20% of the nation’s needs. Its electricity is sold to the wholesale power market, while its direct supply business, British Energy Direct, deals with industrial and commercial clients in the UK.

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.6% 3.4%
Div Cover 1.1 1.2
Op Mrgn 18.0% 15.7%
ROCE 10.2%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 26.1 25.1
PEG n/a 6.8
Pr/Revenue 2.8 2.6
Pr/Book 1.6  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue -6.3% 9.2%
PBT -32.4% -10.7%
EPS -38.6% 3.7%
DPS 106.6% -6.9%

BGY Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-04 a1,516.00 a232.00 1,945.00p 0.2 n/a n/a n/a 0.0%
31-Mar-05 499.00 60.00 2.60p 106.9 n/a -100% n/a 0.0%
31-Mar-06 2,593.00 599.00 33.30p 19.5 0.0 +1,181% n/a 0.0%
31-Mar-07 2,999.00 796.00 48.20p 10.1 0.2 +45% 13.60p 2.8%
31-Mar-08 2,811.00 538.00 29.60p 22.0 n/a -39% 28.10p 4.3%

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

BGY Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-09 3,069.01 480.48 30.69p 25.1 6.8 +4% 26.17p 3.4%
31-Mar-10 4,014.03 1,331.27 71.36p 10.8 0.1 +132% 38.51p 5.0%
31-Mar-11 3,486.78 1,419.60 74.00p 10.4 2.8 +4% 78.55p 10.2%

Covering analysts: Deutsche Bank Research, Evolution Securities, Macquarie Research Equities, Morgan Stanley

BGY Company Announcements

EPT Disclosure - amendment 07-Jan-2009 10:40 RNS
EPT Disclosure 07-Jan-2009 09:30 RNS
EPT Disclosure 06-Jan-2009 11:26 RNS

BGY ShareCast News

British Energy bid goes unconditional 05-Jan-2009 ShareCast
London close: Worst year ever for FTSE 100 31-Dec-2008 ShareCast
2008 Winners: we salute the few! 23-Dec-2008 ShareCast

BGY Top Newspaper Links

Coley has a new French boss as EDF takes British... 07-Jan-2009 The Scotsman
BE bid clears final hurdle 06-Jan-2009 The Scotsman
Hard hats on for BE buyers 29-Dec-2008 The Scotsman

Latest BGY 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.

 

BGY Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 772.00p Price Up
Change Today +0.50p
52 Week High 785.00
52 Week Low 476.00
Volume 57,145
Shares Issued 1,036.05m
Market Cap £7,998m
Beta 0.16
RiskGrade 63
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BGY Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
97.21% below the market average97.21% below the market average97.21% below the market average97.21% below the market average97.21% below the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average
Price Trend
97.77% above the market average97.77% above the market average97.77% above the market average97.77% above the market average97.77% 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
Income
81.32% below the market average81.32% below the market average81.32% below the market average81.32% below the market average81.32% below the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average
Growth
27.58% below the market average27.58% below the market average27.58% below the market average27.58% below the market average27.58% below the market average
86.67% below the sector average86.67% below the sector average86.67% below the sector average86.67% below the sector average86.67% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 1
Buy 1
Neutral 3
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 5
buy
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BGY Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 25-Jun-08 05-Mar-08
Paid 31-Jul-08 03-Apr-08
Amount 13.60p 14.50p

Trades for 09-Jan-2009

Time Volume / Share Price
08:43 1 @ 772.00p
08:27 3,430 @ 772.00p
08:26 4,288 @ 772.00p
08:24 6,707 @ 772.00p
16:37 16,915 @ 772.46p

BGY Key Personnel

Chair Sir Adrian Montague
Finance Director Dr Stephen R Billingham
CEO Bill Coley
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