Cadbury(CBRY)

Sector:

Food Producers & Processors

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£6,663m

Change Today

Price Down-17.75p (-3.49%)

Share Price

490.25p

Cadbury Overview

Cadbury has been in existence in different guises for more than 200 years though the merger of Cadbury and Schweppes took place in 1969. The group has a large portfolio of chocolate and sweets brands, which it sells in around 25 countries. Beverages arm Dr Pepper Snapple Group was demerged in May 2008.

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.2% 3.3%
Div Cover 1.9 1.9
Op Mrgn 10.0% 9.1%
ROCE 30.8%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 16.2 17.0
PEG n/a n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.8 1.2
Pr/Book 1.6  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 7.3% -28.7%
PBT -9.2% -22.7%
EPS -4.4% -4.8%
DPS 10.7% -2.7%

Cadbury Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
28-Dec-03 a6,441.00 a564.00 32.00p 14.0 n/a n/a 12.00p 2.7%
02-Jan-05 6,085.00 642.00 27.40p 19.5 n/a -14% 12.50p 2.3%
01-Jan-06 6,432.00 835.00 29.80p 20.3 2.3 +9% 13.00p 2.2%
31-Dec-06 7,427.00 738.00 31.60p 19.0 3.2 +6% 14.00p 2.3%
31-Dec-07 7,971.00 670.00 30.20p 22.6 n/a -4% 15.50p 2.3%

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

Cadbury Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-08 5,682.04 518.01 28.77p 17.0 n/a -5% 15.08p 3.3%
31-Dec-09 6,001.83 624.58 34.46p 14.2 0.7 +20% 16.98p 3.7%

Covering analysts: ABN AMRO, Bank Vontobel, Bernstein Research, Charles Stanley & Co, Citigroup Investment Research, Collins Stewart, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Research, Exane BNP Paribas, Gabelli & Company, Goldman Sachs, IIR Group, ING Wholesale Banking, Investec Securities, JP Morgan, Kepler Capital Markets, Lehman Bros, Merrill Lynch, Mirabaud Securities, Morgan Stanley, Natixis Securities, Numis Securities, Panmure Gordon, Shore Capital Stockbrokers, Standard & Poors, Wachovia Securities

Cadbury Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding 14-Oct-2008 12:42 PR Newswire
Interim Management Statement 14-Oct-2008 07:00 PR Newswire
Holding(s) in Company 13-Oct-2008 18:24 PR Newswire

Cadbury ShareCast News

Broker tips: Cadbury, Beazley, Autonomy 15-Oct-2008 ShareCast
Broker snap: Cadbury price fall prompts ING upgr... 15-Oct-2008 ShareCast
Wednesday tips focus: Whitbread, Cadbury, SSL 15-Oct-2008 ShareCast

Cadbury Top Newspaper Links

Return of Wispa gives Cadbury a boost 15-Oct-2008 The Scotsman
Confectioner’s third quarter sweetened by new pr... 15-Oct-2008 The Herald
Choc a lot more 15-Oct-2008 Sun

Latest Cadbury Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
13-Oct-08 Buy Ken Hanna 453.00p 30 £135.90
06-Oct-08 Buy Raymond G Viault 535.80p 1,872 £10,030.18
03-Oct-08 Buy Patten of Barnes 568.00p 1,418 £8,054.24

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.

 

Cadbury Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 490.25p Price Down
Change Today -17.75p
52 Week High 705.10p
52 Week Low 453.25p
Volume 7,449,411
Shares Issued 1,359.16m
Market Cap £6,663m
Beta 0.66
RiskGrade 241

Cadbury Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
88.47% below the market average88.47% below the market average88.47% below the market average88.47% below the market average88.47% below the market average
82.61% below the sector average82.61% below the sector average82.61% below the sector average82.61% below the sector average82.61% below the sector average
Price Trend
42.21% above the market average42.21% above the market average42.21% above the market average42.21% above the market average42.21% above the market average
16.67% above the sector average16.67% above the sector average16.67% above the sector average16.67% above the sector average16.67% above the sector average
Income
81.62% below the market average81.62% below the market average81.62% below the market average81.62% below the market average81.62% below the market average
74.19% below the sector average74.19% below the sector average74.19% below the sector average74.19% below the sector average74.19% below the sector average
Growth
82.66% below the market average82.66% below the market average82.66% below the market average82.66% below the market average82.66% below the market average
80.95% below the sector average80.95% below the sector average80.95% below the sector average80.95% below the sector average80.95% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 7
Buy 1
Neutral 8
Sell 5
Strong Sell 3
Total 24
neutral
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Cadbury Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 17-Sep-08 02-May-08
Paid 17-Oct-08 16-May-08
Amount 5.30p 10.50p

Trades for 15-Oct-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 1,229,104 @ 490.25p
16:29 1,700 @ 490.50p
16:29 548 @ 490.75p
16:29 600 @ 491.50p
16:29 3,869 @ 491.50p

Cadbury Key Personnel

CEO H Todd Stitzer
CFO Ken Hanna

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