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Centrica (CNA)

Sector:

Gas, Water & Multiutilities

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£13,702m

Change Today

Price Down-1.75p (-0.65%)

Share Price

268.25p

Centrica Overview

Centrica is the supply side of the former British Gas. The company supplies gas and electricity and offers a range of home energy solutions and low-carbon products and services.

1 Day Chart

1 Day Chart

6 Month Chart

6 Month Chart

Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 4.8% 4.9%
Div Cover 2.4 1.8
Op Mrgn 13.3% 11.3%
ROCE 48.5%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 8.8 11.6
PEG 0.1 n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.8 0.7
Pr/Book 4.1  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue -0.4% 16.8%
PBT n/a 2.5%
EPS 59.4% -24.2%
DPS 16.6% -1.8%

Centrica Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-03 a17,931.00 a778.00 16.80p 12.4 1.2 +10% 5.40p 2.6%
31-Dec-04 11,361.00 1,159.00 16.50p 12.7 n/a -2% 8.60p 4.1%
31-Dec-05 13,448.00 1,812.00 17.90p 12.7 1.6 +8% 10.50p 4.6%
31-Dec-06 16,403.00 (11.00) 19.20p 16.4 2.3 +7% 11.15p 3.5%
31-Dec-07 16,342.00 2,111.00 30.60p 10.4 0.2 +59% 13.00p 4.1%

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

Centrica Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-08 19,091.25 2,163.51 23.21p 11.6 n/a -24% 12.76p 4.9%
31-Dec-09 20,586.62 2,084.80 24.53p 11.0 1.9 +6% 13.17p 5.0%
31-Dec-10 21,805.08 2,238.54 27.74p 9.7 0.7 +13% 14.32p 5.5%

Covering analysts: Charles Stanley & Co, Deutsche Bank Research, JP Morgan, Kepler Capital Markets, Macquarie Research Equities, Morgan Stanley, Nomura Equity Research, Société Générale, WestLB Equity Markets

Centrica Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding 07-Jan-2009 10:22 BW
Rule 2.10 Announcement 05-Jan-2009 10:00 BW
Total Voting Rights 02-Jan-2009 07:00 BW

Centrica ShareCast News

Tuesday newspaper round-up: British Energy, Cent... 23-Dec-2008 ShareCast
London close: Flat day for blue chips 18-Dec-2008 ShareCast
Ofgem warns suppliers over pre-paid progress 16-Dec-2008 ShareCast

Centrica Top Newspaper Links

Venture and Dana share prices take off 30-Dec-2008 The Herald
Hard hats on for BE buyers 29-Dec-2008 The Scotsman
EDF concessions leave Centrica to rethink 23-Dec-2008 Times

Latest Centrica Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
02-Jan-09 Transfer From Nick Luff 0.000p 20 £0.00
02-Jan-09 Buy Nick Luff 264.20p 47 £124.17
02-Jan-09 Transfer From W Sam H Laidlaw 0.000p 20 £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.

 

Centrica Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 268.25p Price Down
Change Today -1.75p
52 Week High 308.47
52 Week Low 207.50
Volume 718,230
Shares Issued 5,108m
Market Cap £13,702m
Beta 0.68
RiskGrade 272
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Centrica Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
65.51% below the market average65.51% below the market average65.51% below the market average65.51% below the market average65.51% below the market average
55.56% above the sector average55.56% above the sector average55.56% above the sector average55.56% above the sector average55.56% above the sector average
Price Trend
69.55% above the market average69.55% above the market average69.55% above the market average69.55% above the market average69.55% above the market average
77.78% above the sector average77.78% above the sector average77.78% above the sector average77.78% above the sector average77.78% above the sector average
Income
3.38% below the market average3.38% below the market average3.38% below the market average3.38% below the market average3.38% below the market average
14.29% below the sector average14.29% below the sector average14.29% below the sector average14.29% below the sector average14.29% below the sector average
Growth
9.47% above the market average9.47% above the market average9.47% above the market average9.47% above the market average9.47% above the market average
75.00% above the sector average75.00% above the sector average75.00% above the sector average75.00% above the sector average75.00% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 3
Neutral 3
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 11
buy
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Centrica Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 24-Sep-08 23-Apr-08
Paid 12-Nov-08 11-Jun-08
Amount 3.90p 9.65p

Trades for 09-Jan-2009

Time Volume / Share Price
09:01 1,663 @ 268.25p
08:59 3,300 @ 267.75p
08:59 753 @ 267.75p
08:59 5,062 @ 267.75p
08:59 1,072 @ 267.75p

Centrica Key Personnel

Chair Roger Carr
Finance Director Nick Luff
CEO W Sam H Laidlaw
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