Rentokil Initial (RTO)

Sector:

Support Services

Index:

FTSE 250

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82.55p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.75p
  • 52 Week High: 98.70
  • 52 Week Low: 58.20
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 1,814.83m
  • Volume: 5,078,737
  • Market Cap: £1,498.14m
  • RiskGrade: 155
  • Beta: 1.01

RTO Overview

Rentokil is known as the royal rat catcher, but is actually much more than that. It is one of the largest business services companies in the world, operating in over 40 countries in the major economies of Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and Africa. Services include textiles and washroom services, pest control, office plants and artwork, parcels delivery and facilities services.

1 Day Chart (16-05-2012)

6 Month Chart

Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 1.6% 2.6%
Div Cover 5.6 3.7
Op Mrgn -0.4% 7.4%
ROCE n/a  
Latest F'cast
P/E 11.0 10.1
PEG n/a 1.1
Pr/Revenue 0.6 0.6
Pr/Book n/a  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 1.9% 1.7%
PBT n/a n/a
EPS -4.2% 9.2%
DPS n/a 64.7%

RTO Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-07 2,203.40 142.00 6.06p 20.0 n/a -16% 7.38p 6.1%
31-Dec-08 2,409.90 22.80 0.76p 57.9 n/a -88% 0.65p 1.5%
31-Dec-09 2,530.80 65.00 6.61p 17.5 0.0 +770% n/a 0.0%
31-Dec-10 2,496.50 14.50 7.81p 12.4 0.7 +18% n/a 0.0%
31-Dec-11 2,544.30 (50.50) 7.48p 8.4 n/a -4% 1.33p 2.1%

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-12 2,588.39 191.87 8.17p 10.1 1.1 +9% 2.19p 2.6%
31-Dec-13 2,666.04 222.76 9.31p 8.9 0.6 +14% 2.49p 3.0%

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RTO Company Announcements

AMENDING RNS released 16:51 - 09.05.12 09-May-2012 18:09 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 09-May-2012 16:51 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 08-May-2012 07:00 RNS

RTO ShareCast News

Tuesday broker round-up 08-May-2012 ShareCast
London close: Stocks tank after US payrolls disa... 04-May-2012 ShareCast
FTSE 250 movers: Laird lagging in last place 04-May-2012 ShareCast

RTO Top Newspaper Links

Rentokil hit by poor City Link trading 08-Nov-2011 Telegraph
RENTOKIL DELIVERY HIT 08-Nov-2011 Express & Star
Rentokil falls short on CityLink loss 08-Nov-2011 The Independent

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 82.55p
Change Today 0.75p
% Change 0.92 %
52 Week High 98.70
52 Week Low 58.20
Volume 5,078,737
Shares Issued 1,814.83m
Market Cap £1,498.14m
Beta 1.01
RiskGrade 155

RTO Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
3.97% below the market average3.97% below the market average3.97% below the market average3.97% below the market average3.97% below the market average
21.02% below the sector average21.02% below the sector average21.02% below the sector average21.02% below the sector average21.02% below the sector average
Price Trend
2.14% above the market average2.14% above the market average2.14% above the market average2.14% above the market average2.14% above the market average
1.15% above the sector average1.15% above the sector average1.15% above the sector average1.15% above the sector average1.15% above the sector average
Income
23.88% below the market average23.88% below the market average23.88% below the market average23.88% below the market average23.88% below the market average
28.97% below the sector average28.97% below the sector average28.97% below the sector average28.97% below the sector average28.97% below the sector average
Growth
25.29% below the market average25.29% below the market average25.29% below the market average25.29% below the market average25.29% below the market average
19.28% below the sector average19.28% below the sector average19.28% below the sector average19.28% below the sector average19.28% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 7
Buy 2
Neutral 7
Sell 0
Strong Sell 4
Total 20
neutral
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RTO Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 04-Apr-12 n/a
Paid 15-May-12 n/a
Amount 1.33p 0.000p

Trades for 16-May-2012

Time Volume / Share Price
16:51 63,600 @ 82.53p
16:43 224,220 @ 82.37p
16:34 6,004 @ 82.55p
16:34 1,081 @ 82.55p
16:34 359 @ 82.55p

RTO Key Personnel

CEO Alan J Brown

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