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3i Group(III)

Sector:

General Financial

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£3,518.18m

Change Today

Price Up37.00p

Share Price

918.50p

3i Group Overview

Established in 1945, 3I is one of the UK's biggest investors in private companies. It says its strategy is to go for early stage growth companies rather than the financial wizardry favoured by other venture capitalists. It has been a big investor in tech companies in the past.

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 1.9% 2.2%
Div Cover 12.2 5.0
Op Mrgn 81.7% 53.1%
ROCE 13.3%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 4.4 10.5
PEG n/a n/a
Pr/Revenue 3.4 5.3
Pr/Book 0.9  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue -26.0% -36.3%
PBT -21.2% -57.7%
EPS -5.8% -58.0%
DPS 5.4% 3.7%

3i Group Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-04 a211.00 a136.00 19.09p 35.3 n/a -22% 15.01p 2.2%
31-Mar-05 1,053.00 501.00 88.57p 8.1 0.0 +364% 15.65p 2.2%
31-Mar-06 1,053.00 855.00 153.40p 6.2 0.1 +73% 15.34p 1.6%
31-Mar-07 1,406.00 1,059.00 220.79p 5.2 0.1 +44% 16.13p 1.4%
31-Mar-08 1,041.00 834.00 207.90p 4.0 n/a -6% 17.00p 2.0%

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

3i Group Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-09 663.56 352.67 87.38p 10.5 n/a -58% 17.63p 2.2%
31-Mar-10 785.28 487.21 118.45p 7.8 0.2 +36% 18.49p 2.4%

Covering analysts: Lehman Bros, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley

3i Group Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company 18-Jul-2008 14:12 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 18-Jul-2008 13:55 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 16-Jul-2008 17:55 RNS

3i Group ShareCast News

i-design chairman takes big stake 15-Jul-2008 ShareCast
Thursday's tips round-up: Interserve, LSE, Big Y... 10-Jul-2008 ShareCast
London close: Jumpy Footsie back over 5,500 09-Jul-2008 ShareCast

3i Group Top Newspaper Links

3i's oil team looking east 21-May-2008 The Scotsman
Credit crunch bites into 3i investments 16-May-2008 Telegraph
Need to know 10-May-2008 Times

Latest 3i Group Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
14-Jul-08 Sell Philip Edward Yea 823.50p 60,831 £500,943.26
30-Jun-08 Transfer From Michael James Queen 0.000p 30 £0.00
30-Jun-08 Buy Michael James Queen 831.00p 15 £124.65

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.

 

3i Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 918.50p Price Up
Change Today +37.00p
52 Week High 1,165.00p
52 Week Low 733.50p
Volume 2,539,971
Shares Issued 383.04m
Market Cap £3,518.18m
Beta 1.05
RiskGrade 173

3i Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
11.81% above the market average11.81% above the market average11.81% above the market average11.81% above the market average11.81% above the market average
15.88% below the sector average15.88% below the sector average15.88% below the sector average15.88% below the sector average15.88% below the sector average
Price Trend
63.97% above the market average63.97% above the market average63.97% above the market average63.97% above the market average63.97% above the market average
69.65% above the sector average69.65% above the sector average69.65% above the sector average69.65% above the sector average69.65% above the sector average
Income
52.74% below the market average52.74% below the market average52.74% below the market average52.74% below the market average52.74% below the market average
82.98% below the sector average82.98% below the sector average82.98% below the sector average82.98% below the sector average82.98% below the sector average
Growth
73.51% below the market average73.51% below the market average73.51% below the market average73.51% below the market average73.51% below the market average
89.19% below the sector average89.19% below the sector average89.19% below the sector average89.19% below the sector average89.19% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 2
Neutral 1
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 5
buy
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

3i Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 18-Jun-08 28-Nov-07
Paid 18-Jul-08 02-Jan-08
Amount 10.90p 6.10p

Trades for 18-Jul-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
17:10 9,483 @ 902.75p
17:09 2,400 @ 903.07p
16:40 632 @ 903.17p
16:40 5,419 @ 903.17p
16:35 184,127 @ 918.50p

3i Group Key Personnel

Chair Baroness Hogg
CEO Philip Edward Yea
Finance Director Simon Ball

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