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Cable & Wireless(CW.)

Sector:

Fixed Line Telecommunications

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£3,967.41m

Change Today

Price Up1.20p

Share Price

159.20p

CW. Overview

Originally the phone company that linked the outposts of the British Empire, Cable & Wireless has been around, in various formations, since the 1860’s. The group operates through two standalone business units - International and UK. The group generates well over half of its revenues from the UK and Caribbean.

1 Day Chart (08-Jul-2008)

1 Day Chart

6 Month Chart

6 Month Chart

Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 4.7% 5.5%
Div Cover 1.1 1.1
Op Mrgn 7.8% 10.4%
ROCE 17.7%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 23.4 17.1
PEG 0.2 0.5
Pr/Revenue 1.3 1.2
Pr/Book 2.1  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue -5.9% 4.8%
PBT 7.2% 28.2%
EPS 97.5% 37.0%
DPS 28.2% 13.3%

CW. Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-04 a3,671.00 a(224.00) (10.20)p n/a n/a n/a 3.15p 2.4%
31-Mar-05 2,948.00 167.00 5.70p 22.7 n/a n/a 3.80p 2.9%
31-Mar-06 3,230.00 100.00 (0.60)p n/a n/a n/a 4.50p 4.1%
31-Mar-07 3,348.00 249.00 6.30p 26.4 n/a n/a 5.85p 3.5%
31-Mar-08 3,152.00 267.00 6.80p 21.9 2.7 +8% 7.50p 5.0%

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

CW. Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-09 3,304.11 342.32 9.32p 17.1 0.5 +37% 8.49p 5.5%
31-Mar-10 3,410.78 428.42 12.18p 13.1 0.4 +31% 9.67p 6.2%

Covering analysts: ABN AMRO, Blue Oar Securities, Citigroup Investment Research, Collins Stewart, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Research, Goldman Sachs, HSBC Securities, Investec Securities, Lehman Bros, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, UBS

CW. Company Announcements

Rule 8.3- Cable & Wireless pl 08-Jul-2008 15:25 RNS
Rule 8.3 - Cable & Wireless 08-Jul-2008 14:59 BW
EPT Disclosure 08-Jul-2008 11:45 BW

CW. ShareCast News

Sector movers: Retailers fall as JPM cuts targets 01-Jul-2008 ShareCast
London close: Defence stocks lift Footsie 30-Jun-2008 ShareCast
Sector movers: Vodafone leads telecoms higher af... 30-Jun-2008 ShareCast

CW. Top Newspaper Links

Swiss Re to join pension buyout market 08-Jul-2008 Telegraph
Green campaign fails to give Superglass the lift... 02-Jul-2008 The Scotsman
Cable & Wireless stalks Thus in share buy 01-Jul-2008 Telegraph

Latest CW. 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.

 

CW. Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 159.20p Price Up
Change Today +1.20p
52 Week High 196.20p
52 Week Low 136.50p
Volume 13,239,566
Shares Issued 2,492.09m
Market Cap £3,967.41m
Beta 0.85
RiskGrade 152

CW. Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
86.25% below the market average86.25% below the market average86.25% below the market average86.25% below the market average86.25% 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
48.81% above the market average48.81% above the market average48.81% above the market average48.81% above the market average48.81% above the market average
23.08% above the sector average23.08% above the sector average23.08% above the sector average23.08% above the sector average23.08% above the sector average
Income
28.53% above the market average28.53% above the market average28.53% above the market average28.53% above the market average28.53% above 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
3.68% above the market average3.68% above the market average3.68% above the market average3.68% above the market average3.68% above the market average
71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 7
Buy 2
Neutral 7
Sell 1
Strong Sell 0
Total 17
buy
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

CW. Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 11-Jun-08 21-Nov-07
Paid 08-Aug-08 25-Jan-08
Amount 5.00p 2.50p

Trades for --2008

Time Volume / Share Price
0 @ 0.000p

CW. Key Personnel

Chair Richard D Lapthorne
CEO Harris Jones

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