RSA Insurance Group(RSA)

Sector:

Insurance (non-life)

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£5,244m

Change Today

Price Down-3.50p

Share Price

158.30p

RSA Overview

RSA Insurance Group (formerly Royal & Sun Alliance) was formed by the merger of Royal Insurance and Sun Alliance in 1996. It ranks among the leading UK insurers focussing on general insurance and operating in 28 countries though it actively continues to reduce its presence in the US.

1 Day Chart (04-Sep-2008)

1 Day Chart

6 Month Chart

6 Month Chart

Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 4.4% 5.0%
Div Cover 2.8 2.2
Op Mrgn 13.3% 11.3%
ROCE 17.1%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 8.2 9.5
PEG 0.3 n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.9 0.8
Pr/Book 1.7  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 6.4% 13.5%
PBT 3.2% 11.4%
EPS 28.7% -14.1%
DPS 19.4% 7.0%

RSA Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-03 a11,508.00 a(146.00) 2.50p 35.3 n/a n/a 4.52p 5.1%
31-Dec-04 n/a 35.00 (4.10)p n/a n/a n/a 4.61p 5.9%
31-Dec-05 6,237.00 894.00 19.90p 6.3 n/a n/a 4.74p 3.8%
31-Dec-06 5,484.00 649.00 15.00p 10.2 n/a -25% 5.87p 3.8%
31-Dec-07 5,837.00 670.00 19.30p 7.7 0.3 +29% 7.01p 4.7%

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

RSA Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-08 6,624.66 746.05 16.59p 9.5 n/a -14% 7.50p 5.0%
31-Dec-09 6,993.94 745.95 16.77p 9.4 8.5 +1% 8.11p 5.4%

Covering analysts: ABN AMRO, CA Cheuvreux, Charles Stanley & Co, Citigroup Investment Research, Collins Stewart, Daiwa Institute of Research, Deutsche Bank Research, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Keefe Bruyette & Woods, Lehman Bros, Merrill Lynch, Numis Securities

RSA Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding 03-Sep-2008 17:08 BW
RSA Announces Appointment of New UK CEO 02-Sep-2008 14:00 BW
Total Voting Rights 01-Sep-2008 17:30 BW

RSA ShareCast News

London close: Resource stocks drag Footsie lower 01-Sep-2008 ShareCast
London afternoon: Miners mauled 01-Sep-2008 ShareCast
FTSE 100 movers: Oil services firms keep rising 29-Aug-2008 ShareCast

RSA Top Newspaper Links

Market Chatter: RSA shares rise on Zurich bid talk 02-Sep-2008 The Scotsman
RBS set to scrap Direct Line and Churchill auction 17-Aug-2008 Sunday Times
RSA expects underwriting profitability to improv... 08-Aug-2008 Telegraph

Latest RSA 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.

 

RSA Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 158.30p Price Down
Change Today -3.50p
52 Week High 167.30
52 Week Low 116.50
Volume 37,573,807
Shares Issued 3,312.40m
Market Cap £5,244m
Beta 1.42
RiskGrade 223

RSA Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
26.89% above the market average26.89% above the market average26.89% above the market average26.89% above the market average26.89% above the market average
28% below the sector average28% below the sector average28% below the sector average28% below the sector average28% below the sector average
Price Trend
91.25% above the market average91.25% above the market average91.25% above the market average91.25% above the market average91.25% 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
Income
55.68% above the market average55.68% above the market average55.68% above the market average55.68% above the market average55.68% above the market average
40% below the sector average40% below the sector average40% below the sector average40% below the sector average40% below the sector average
Growth
47.81% below the market average47.81% below the market average47.81% below the market average47.81% below the market average47.81% below the market average
48.15% below the sector average48.15% below the sector average48.15% below the sector average48.15% below the sector average48.15% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 0
Neutral 7
Sell 1
Strong Sell 1
Total 12
neutral
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RSA Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 13-Aug-08 05-Mar-08
Paid 28-Nov-08 06-Jun-08
Amount 2.73p 4.53p

Trades for --2008

Time Volume / Share Price
0 @ 0.000p

RSA Key Personnel

CEO Andrew K Haste
Chair John Napier
CFO George Culmer
CEO Adrian Brown

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