GKN(GKN)

Sector:

Automobiles & Parts

Index:

FTSE 250

Market Cap

£1,292.80m

Change Today

Price Down-6.75p

Share Price

183.25p

GKN Overview

Engineer GKN is responsible for making most of the cars around the world move. It designs and manufactures drive shafts and axle joints and dominates its field. Its other businesses include metallurgical powders but it is the car side of the business that now dominates the group's operations. GKN employs over 48,000 people within its companies and joint ventures in more than 30 countries.

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 7.1% 7.4%
Div Cover 2.6 2.1
Op Mrgn 5.7% 5.7%
ROCE 15.6%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 5.4 6.3
PEG 0.3 n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.3 0.3
Pr/Book 1.1  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 6.5% 11.7%
PBT 9.3% 24.8%
EPS 16.6% -14.4%
DPS 5.5% 4.7%

GKN Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-03 a3,334.00 a173.00 22.80p 11.7 n/a -10% 11.60p 4.3%
31-Dec-04 3,481.00 (83.00) (16.10)p n/a n/a n/a 11.90p 5.0%
31-Dec-05 3,648.00 73.00 22.30p 12.9 n/a n/a 12.20p 4.2%
31-Dec-06 3,634.00 182.00 30.10p 9.2 0.3 +35% 12.80p 4.6%
31-Dec-07 3,869.00 199.00 35.10p 8.0 0.5 +17% 13.50p 4.8%

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

GKN Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-08 4,320.85 248.35 30.03p 6.3 n/a -14% 14.13p 7.4%
31-Dec-09 4,748.20 274.70 32.18p 5.9 0.8 +7% 14.80p 7.8%

Covering analysts: ABN AMRO, Arden Partners, Citigroup Investment Research, Goldman Sachs, Lehman Bros, Merrill Lynch, Société Générale, WH Ireland

GKN Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding 01-Oct-2008 15:52 PR Newswire
Total Voting Rights 01-Oct-2008 09:48 PR Newswire
Treasury Stock 16-Sep-2008 13:31 PR Newswire

GKN ShareCast News

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Lehman Brothers, AIG... 16-Sep-2008 ShareCast
GKN to buy Airbus Filton for £136m 15-Sep-2008 ShareCast
FTSE 250 movers: Johnston Press rallies 15-Aug-2008 ShareCast

GKN Top Newspaper Links

Shoppers 'buying into a recession' 16-Sep-2008 Sun
GKN to buy Airbus plant with £60m aid 10-Sep-2008 Telegraph
GKN steers around US car market slowdown 06-Aug-2008 Telegraph

Latest GKN Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
30-Sep-08 Buy Dividends Sir Kevin Smith 194.50p 1,774 £3,450.43

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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.

 

GKN Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 183.25p Price Down
Change Today -6.75p
52 Week High 379.50
52 Week Low 176.25
Volume 2,066,725
Shares Issued 705.48m
Market Cap £1,292.80m
Beta 1.48
RiskGrade 329

GKN Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
70.40% above the market average70.40% above the market average70.40% above the market average70.40% above the market average70.40% above the market average
85.71% below the sector average85.71% below the sector average85.71% below the sector average85.71% below the sector average85.71% below the sector average
Price Trend
35.49% below the market average35.49% below the market average35.49% below the market average35.49% below the market average35.49% below the market average
33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average
Income
81.09% above the market average81.09% above the market average81.09% above the market average81.09% above the market average81.09% above the market average
20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average
Growth
7.59% below the market average7.59% below the market average7.59% below the market average7.59% below the market average7.59% below 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

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 2
Neutral 3
Sell 1
Strong Sell 0
Total 8
buy
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

GKN Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 13-Aug-08 23-Apr-08
Paid 30-Sep-08 14-May-08
Amount 4.50p 9.20p

Trades for 06-Oct-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
13:27 1,066 @ 183.25p
13:27 249 @ 183.25p
13:27 3,934 @ 183.75p
13:27 366 @ 183.75p
13:27 4,300 @ 183.75p

GKN Key Personnel

Finance Director Nigel Stein
CEO Sir Kevin Smith
Chair Roy D Brown
Finance Director William C Seeger

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