British Sky Broadcasting Group (BSY)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

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697.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      5.50p
  • 52 Week High: 850.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 618.50p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 1,690.82m
  • Volume: 3,034,075
  • Market Cap: £11,794m
  • RiskGrade: 98
  • Beta: 0.63

BSkyB Overview

Satellite broadcaster BSkyB, part of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, runs digital TV platform Sky. Recently, it has expanded into communications with the launch of Sky Broadband and Sky Talk.

1 Day Chart (16-05-2012)

6 Month Chart

BSkyB Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.3% 3.6%
Div Cover 1.8 2.0
Op Mrgn 16.3% 16.7%
ROCE 56.6%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 16.8 14.2
PEG 0.6 0.8
Pr/Revenue 1.8 1.7
Pr/Book 11.4  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 15.6% 3.6%
PBT -14.8% 12.6%
EPS 29.6% 18.4%
DPS 20.0% 5.9%

BSkyB Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Jun-07 4,551.00 724.00 26.30p 24.3 n/a -14% 15.50p 2.4%
30-Jun-08 4,952.00 60.00 25.10p 18.8 n/a -5% 16.75p 3.5%
30-Jun-09 5,359.00 456.00 25.90p 17.6 5.9 +3% 17.60p 3.9%
30-Jun-10 5,709.00 1,190.00 32.10p 21.8 0.9 +24% 19.40p 2.8%
30-Jun-11 6,597.00 1,014.00 41.60p 20.3 0.7 +30% 23.28p 2.8%

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

BSkyB Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Jun-12 6,833.68 1,141.32 49.27p 14.2 0.8 +18% 24.65p 3.6%
30-Jun-13 7,170.20 1,221.17 55.20p 12.6 1.0 +12% 27.56p 4.0%

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BSkyB Company Announcements

Share Buyback 16-May-2012 07:00 RNS
Share Buyback 15-May-2012 07:00 RNS
Share Buyback 14-May-2012 07:00 RNS

BSkyB ShareCast News

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Glencore, City, BS... 09-May-2012 ShareCast
London close: Footsie drops one per cent after g... 02-May-2012 ShareCast
FTSE 100 movers: Next in pole position on sales ... 02-May-2012 ShareCast

BSkyB Top Newspaper Links

Broadband wars latest: BT bests Virgin but lags ... 11-May-2012 The Independent
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp expects to hang onto ... 10-May-2012 Telegraph
News Corp shares rise on stock buyback 10-May-2012 The Independent

Latest BSkyB Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
27-Apr-12 Buy Jacques Nasser 670.50p 83 £556.51
27-Apr-12 Buy Matthieu Pigasse 670.50p 207 £1,387.93
27-Apr-12 Buy Daniel Rimer 670.50p 502 £3,365.91

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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.

 

BSkyB Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 697.50p
Change Today 5.50p
% Change 0.79 %
52 Week High 850.00p
52 Week Low 618.50p
Volume 3,034,075
Shares Issued 1,690.82m
Market Cap £11,794m
Beta 0.63
RiskGrade 98

BSkyB Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
77.93% below the market average77.93% below the market average77.93% below the market average77.93% below the market average77.93% below the market average
86.21% below the sector average86.21% below the sector average86.21% below the sector average86.21% below the sector average86.21% below the sector average
Price Trend
4.58% above the market average4.58% above the market average4.58% above the market average4.58% above the market average4.58% above the market average
8.91% above the sector average8.91% above the sector average8.91% above the sector average8.91% above the sector average8.91% above the sector average
Income
12.62% above the market average12.62% above the market average12.62% above the market average12.62% above the market average12.62% above the market average
55% below the sector average55% below the sector average55% below the sector average55% below the sector average55% below the sector average
Growth
69.56% above the market average69.56% above the market average69.56% above the market average69.56% above the market average69.56% above the market average
76.34% above the sector average76.34% above the sector average76.34% above the sector average76.34% above the sector average76.34% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 11
Buy 2
Neutral 10
Sell 4
Strong Sell 1
Total 28
buy
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BSkyB Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 28-Mar-12 16-Nov-11
Paid 24-Apr-12 09-Dec-11
Amount 9.20p 14.54p

Trades for 16-May-2012

Time Volume / Share Price
16:46 1,508 @ 691.00p
16:46 463 @ 698.02p
16:44 1,069 @ 693.82p
16:41 40,000 @ 694.77p
16:35 743,365 @ 697.50p

BSkyB Key Personnel

Chair Nicholas Ferguson
CEO Jeremy Darroch
CFO Andrew Griffith

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