Compass Group (CPG)

Sector:

Travel & Leisure

Index:

FTSE 100

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627.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      2.50p
  • 52 Week High: 671.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 512.50p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 1,881.32m
  • Volume: 5,098,091
  • Market Cap: £11,796m
  • RiskGrade: 95
  • Beta: 0.72

Compass Overview

From beginning as a division of Grand Metropolitan, Compass is the now the world’s largest contract caterer operating in around 60 countries across the world. It also runs coffee shops, vending machines and bakery outlets. In 2006 the group sold its Select Service Partner travel catering unit, which included the Moto motorway service station chain.

1 Day Chart (16-05-2012)

6 Month Chart

Compass Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.1% 3.3%
Div Cover 2.0 2.0
Op Mrgn 6.4% 6.4%
ROCE 101.1%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 16.1 14.8
PEG 1.7 1.6
Pr/Revenue 0.7 0.7
Pr/Book 3.4  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 9.4% 6.4%
PBT 4.9% 13.2%
EPS 9.2% 9.0%
DPS 10.3% 9.5%

Compass Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Sep-07 10,268.00 436.00 15.20p 19.9 0.3 +62% 10.80p 3.6%
30-Sep-08 11,440.00 566.00 22.00p 15.6 0.3 +45% 12.00p 3.5%
30-Sep-09 13,444.00 773.00 30.00p 12.7 0.4 +36% 13.20p 3.5%
30-Sep-10 14,468.00 913.00 35.70p 14.9 0.8 +19% 17.50p 3.3%
30-Sep-11 15,833.00 958.00 39.00p 13.4 1.5 +9% 19.30p 3.7%

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

Compass Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Sep-12 16,839.20 1,084.05 42.50p 14.8 1.6 +9% 21.13p 3.3%
30-Sep-13 17,680.56 1,177.66 47.02p 13.3 1.3 +11% 23.33p 3.6%

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Compass Company Announcements

Final Results 16-May-2012 07:00 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 15-May-2012 17:46 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 14-May-2012 17:36 RNS

Compass ShareCast News

London close: Stocks fall on Greek exit talk 16-May-2012 ShareCast
London midday: Greece, UK concerns pull Footsie ... 16-May-2012 ShareCast
London open: Footsie at lowest levels since mid-... 16-May-2012 ShareCast

Compass Top Newspaper Links

Compass cooks up £500m share buy-back scheme 24-Nov-2011 The Independent
Compass points to healthy 8% increase in sales g... 29-Jul-2011 Daily Mail
Spread betting: Man and Compass could yield a di... 27-Jun-2011 The Independent

Latest Compass 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.

 

Compass Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 627.00p
Change Today 2.50p
% Change 0.40 %
52 Week High 671.00p
52 Week Low 512.50p
Volume 5,098,091
Shares Issued 1,881.32m
Market Cap £11,796m
Beta 0.72
RiskGrade 95

Compass Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
92.89% below the market average92.89% below the market average92.89% below the market average92.89% below the market average92.89% below the market average
73.13% below the sector average73.13% below the sector average73.13% below the sector average73.13% below the sector average73.13% below the sector average
Price Trend
70.32% above the market average70.32% above the market average70.32% above the market average70.32% above the market average70.32% above the market average
52.63% above the sector average52.63% above the sector average52.63% above the sector average52.63% above the sector average52.63% above the sector average
Income
4.47% below the market average4.47% below the market average4.47% below the market average4.47% below the market average4.47% below the market average
10.2% below the sector average10.2% below the sector average10.2% below the sector average10.2% below the sector average10.2% below the sector average
Growth
19.83% above the market average19.83% above the market average19.83% above the market average19.83% above the market average19.83% above the market average
25.00% above the sector average25.00% above the sector average25.00% above the sector average25.00% above the sector average25.00% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 16
Buy 4
Neutral 5
Sell 1
Strong Sell 2
Total 28
buy
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Compass Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 27-Jun-12 25-Jan-12
Paid 30-Jul-12 27-Feb-12
Amount 7.20p 12.80p

Trades for 16-May-2012

Time Volume / Share Price
08:32 17,800 @ 612.28p
16:51 5,700 @ 626.84p
16:51 29,400 @ 626.84p
16:46 2,190 @ 624.50p
16:46 1,536 @ 621.00p

Compass Key Personnel

Finance Director Andrew Martin
CEO Richard John Cousins

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