Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC)

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29.93p
   
  • Change Today:
    -0.53p
  • 52 Week High: 48.25p
  • 52 Week Low: 29.46p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 2,528.12m
  • Volume: 6,049,130
  • Market Cap: £756.67m
  • Beta: 0.79

Cable & Wireless 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 - CWI (formerly International) and Worldwide (formerly Europe, Asia & US).

1 Day Chart (16-05-2012)

6 Month Chart

Cable & Wireless Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 16.8% 16.0%
Div Cover 0.9 0.8
Op Mrgn 20.7% 12.5%
ROCE 31.3%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 6.6 7.9
PEG n/a n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.5 0.4
Pr/Book 1.5  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 4.0% -52.2%
PBT 20.6% -68.4%
EPS n/a -15.5%
DPS -19.2% -60.4%

Cable & Wireless Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue ($m) Pre-tax ($m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-07 3,348.00 249.00 6.30p 10.5 n/a n/a 5.85p 8.8%
31-Mar-08 3,152.00 267.00 7.90p 7.5 0.3 +25% 7.50p 12.7%
31-Mar-09 2,447.00 394.00 13.70p 4.0 0.1 +73% 8.50p 15.3%
31-Mar-10 2,346.00 383.00 7.20¢ 12.2 n/a -67% 9.90¢ 11.2%
31-Mar-11 2,440.00 462.00 7.20¢ 10.1 n/a n/a 8.00¢ 11.0%

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

Cable & Wireless Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-12 1,858.44 232.25 3.79p 7.9 n/a -16% 5.04p 16.0%
31-Mar-13 1,803.90 256.98 3.91p 7.7 2.4 +3% 2.91p 9.3%
31-Mar-14 1,821.44 278.27 4.31p 6.9 0.7 +10% 3.13p 10.0%

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Cable & Wireless Company Announcements

Total Voting Rights 01-May-2012 09:35 RNS
Notice of Results 23-Apr-2012 16:33 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 17-Apr-2012 12:26 RNS

Cable & Wireless ShareCast News

Sector movers: BT pulls telecoms lower 11-Apr-2012 ShareCast
Sunday tips round-up: Intl Power, CSC, CWC ... 08-Apr-2012 ShareCast
Cable and Wireless Comms CEO stocks up 12-Mar-2012 ShareCast

Cable & Wireless Top Newspaper Links

Cable & Wireless Worldwide: a call for more rein... 14-Dec-2011 Guardian
CWC reports profits of £90m 04-Nov-2011 The Independent
Cable & Wireless chief collects £2.7m 21-Jun-2011 Guardian

Latest Cable & Wireless Director Deals

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Note 2: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 3: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 4: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 5: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

Cable & Wireless Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 29.93p
Change Today -0.53p
% Change -1.74 %
52 Week High 48.25p
52 Week Low 29.46p
Volume 6,049,130
Shares Issued 2,528.12m
Market Cap £756.67m
Beta 0.79

Cable & Wireless Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
82.01% above the market average82.01% above the market average82.01% above the market average82.01% above the market average82.01% above the market average
85.71% above the sector average85.71% above the sector average85.71% above the sector average85.71% above the sector average85.71% above the sector average
Price Trend
72.17% below the market average72.17% below the market average72.17% below the market average72.17% below the market average72.17% below the market average
87.5% below the sector average87.5% below the sector average87.5% below the sector average87.5% below the sector average87.5% below the sector average
Income
92.62% above the market average92.62% above the market average92.62% above the market average92.62% above the market average92.62% 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
Growth
69.67% below the market average69.67% below the market average69.67% below the market average69.67% below the market average69.67% below the market average
87.5% below the sector average87.5% below the sector average87.5% below the sector average87.5% below the sector average87.5% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 2
Neutral 4
Sell 2
Strong Sell 3
Total 15
neutral
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Cable & Wireless Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 09-Nov-11 01-Jun-11
Paid 12-Jan-12 12-Aug-11
Amount 2.67¢ 6.00¢

Trades for 16-May-2012

Time Volume / Share Price
16:51 339,337 @ 30.11p
16:35 1,179,711 @ 29.93p
16:29 197 @ 29.80p
16:29 75 @ 29.81p
16:29 400 @ 29.82p

Cable & Wireless Key Personnel

Chair Richard D Lapthorne
CEO William Anthony Rice
CFO Timothy Pennington

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