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Rentokil Initial(RTO)

Sector:

Support Services

Index:

FTSE 250

Market Cap

£1,842.05m

Change Today

Price Up0.50p

Share Price

101.50p

RTO Overview

Rentokil is known as the royal rat catcher, but is actually much more than that. It has a raft of well-known service business such as laundry group Initial, all of which have grown over the years. Former chairman Clive Thompson earned the sobriquet Mr 20% for the regularity with which the company met this earnings target during the nineties. The group remains a leader in its field.

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 7.3% 4.7%
Div Cover 0.8 1.5
Op Mrgn 9.6% 6.8%
ROCE 47.8%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 16.7 15.7
PEG n/a 2.4
Pr/Revenue 0.8 0.8
Pr/Book 31.6  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 19.5% 4.2%
PBT -14.1% 10.7%
EPS -15.8% 6.5%
DPS n/a -40.0%

RTO Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-03 a2,366.30 a396.80 16.47p 11.5 1.2 +10% 6.10p 3.2%
31-Dec-04 a2,181.40 a256.70 10.53p 14.0 n/a -36% 6.71p 4.5%
31-Dec-05 1,885.20 217.40 8.60p 19.0 n/a -18% 7.38p 4.5%
31-Dec-06 1,843.20 165.40 7.20p 23.0 n/a -16% 7.38p 4.5%
31-Dec-07 2,203.40 142.00 6.06p 20.0 n/a -16% 7.38p 6.1%

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

RTO Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-08 2,294.89 157.17 6.45p 15.7 2.4 +6% 4.43p 4.7%
31-Dec-09 2,383.56 195.73 8.07p 12.5 0.5 +25% 4.70p 4.6%

Covering analysts: Charles Stanley & Co, Citigroup Investment Research, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Investec Securities, Merrill Lynch, Oriel Securities, Panmure Gordon, Seymour Pierce, UBS

RTO Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company 11-Jul-2008 16:24 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 27-Jun-2008 16:35 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 26-Jun-2008 12:39 RNS

RTO ShareCast News

FTSE 250 movers: Pub groups toast Punch update 25-Jun-2008 ShareCast
London close: US jobs data lifts London 02-May-2008 ShareCast
London afternoon: Financials in demand 02-May-2008 ShareCast

RTO Top Newspaper Links

Rentokil investors angry over rewards for failure 15-May-2008 Telegraph
Rentokil investors criticise its fall from grace 15-May-2008 Times
Need to know 03-May-2008 Times

Latest RTO 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.

 

RTO Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 101.50p Price Up
Change Today +0.50p
52 Week High 173.20p
52 Week Low 71.60p
Volume 9,760,952
Shares Issued 1,814.83m
Market Cap £1,842.05m
Beta 1.13
RiskGrade 220

RTO Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
91.81% below the market average91.81% below the market average91.81% below the market average91.81% below the market average91.81% below the market average
83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average
Price Trend
9.27% below the market average9.27% below the market average9.27% below the market average9.27% below the market average9.27% below the market average
5.94% above the sector average5.94% above the sector average5.94% above the sector average5.94% above the sector average5.94% above the sector average
Income
8.38% above the market average8.38% above the market average8.38% above the market average8.38% above the market average8.38% above the market average
22.83% above the sector average22.83% above the sector average22.83% above the sector average22.83% above the sector average22.83% above the sector average
Growth
94.07% below the market average94.07% below the market average94.07% below the market average94.07% below the market average94.07% below the market average
95.02% below the sector average95.02% below the sector average95.02% below the sector average95.02% below the sector average95.02% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 0
Neutral 4
Sell 1
Strong Sell 3
Total 11
neutral
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RTO Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 16-Apr-08 12-Sep-07
Paid 23-May-08 19-Oct-07
Amount 5.25p 2.13p

Trades for 24-Jul-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
17:04 35,963 @ 101.87p
16:59 11,960 @ 102.28p
16:58 472,171 @ 101.73p
16:35 27,945 @ 101.34p
16:35 1,228,884 @ 101.50p

RTO Key Personnel

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