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Stagecoach Group(SGC)

Sector:

Travel & Leisure

Index:

FTSE 250

Market Cap

£1,954.95m

Change Today

Price Down-8.50p

Share Price

272.25p

SGC Overview

International transport group, Stagecoach, operates trains, buses, taxis, trams, express coaches and ferries through businesses in the UK, USA, Canada and New Zealand. The company runs the largest rail franchise in the UK and ranks among the largest bus operators.

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 2.0% 2.3%
Div Cover 3.8 3.4
Op Mrgn 9.3% 9.3%
ROCE 27.6%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 13.4 12.5
PEG 0.2 1.8
Pr/Revenue 1.1 1.0
Pr/Book 24.3  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 17.2% 15.9%
PBT -9.1% 13.2%
EPS 78.1% 7.1%
DPS 31.7% 16.8%

SGC Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Apr-04 a1,502.00 a95.80 6.70p 12.6 2.5 +5% 2.90p 3.4%
30-Apr-05 1,420.50 104.90 8.90p 11.9 0.4 +33% 3.30p 3.1%
30-Apr-06 1,343.90 91.50 8.50p 13.1 n/a -4% 3.70p 3.3%
30-Apr-07 1,504.60 184.10 11.40p 16.8 0.5 +34% 4.10p 2.1%
30-Apr-08 1,763.60 167.30 20.30p 12.6 0.2 +78% 5.40p 2.1%

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

SGC Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Apr-09 2,044.59 189.42 21.75p 12.5 1.8 +7% 6.31p 2.3%
30-Apr-10 2,199.01 204.00 23.14p 11.8 1.8 +6% 7.00p 2.5%

Covering analysts: Charles Stanley & Co, Citigroup Investment Research, Collins Stewart, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Research, Goldman Sachs, Investec Securities, JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Panmure Gordon, UBS

SGC Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding 03-Jul-2008 12:04 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 02-Jul-2008 15:34 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding - 01-Jul-2008 17:39 RNS

SGC ShareCast News

Thursday’s tips round-up: Old Mutual, Barclays, ... 26-Jun-2008 ShareCast
London close: Footsie near best of the day 25-Jun-2008 ShareCast
FTSE 250 movers: Pub groups toast Punch update 25-Jun-2008 ShareCast

SGC Top Newspaper Links

Arriva benefits as cars ditched for public trans... 27-Jun-2008 Telegraph
Wolfson founder Milne's stake in semiconductor m... 27-Jun-2008 The Scotsman
Network Rail: Doubts grow over West Coast Main L... 26-Jun-2008 Times

Latest SGC Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
02-Jul-08 Sell Martin Griffiths 281.00p 126,935 £356,687.34
02-Jul-08 Exercise of option Martin Griffiths 80.80p 126,935 £102,563.48
26-Jun-08 Sell Martin Griffiths 270.10p 98,822 £266,918.22

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.

 

SGC Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 272.25p Price Down
Change Today -8.50p
52 Week High 291.50p
52 Week Low 191.25p
Volume 3,675,307
Shares Issued 718.07m
Market Cap £1,954.95m
Beta 1.10
RiskGrade 232

SGC Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
88.83% below the market average88.83% below the market average88.83% below the market average88.83% below the market average88.83% below the market average
83.93% below the sector average83.93% below the sector average83.93% below the sector average83.93% below the sector average83.93% below the sector average
Price Trend
90.06% above the market average90.06% above the market average90.06% above the market average90.06% above the market average90.06% above the market average
98.32% above the sector average98.32% above the sector average98.32% above the sector average98.32% above the sector average98.32% above the sector average
Income
58.37% below the market average58.37% below the market average58.37% below the market average58.37% below the market average58.37% below the market average
61.54% below the sector average61.54% below the sector average61.54% below the sector average61.54% below the sector average61.54% below the sector average
Growth
35.90% above the market average35.90% above the market average35.90% above the market average35.90% above the market average35.90% above the market average
48.57% above the sector average48.57% above the sector average48.57% above the sector average48.57% above the sector average48.57% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 1
Neutral 7
Sell 0
Strong Sell 3
Total 13
neutral
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SGC Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 27-Aug-08 06-Feb-08
Paid 01-Oct-08 05-Mar-08
Amount 4.05p 1.35p

Trades for 04-Jul-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
17:14 783 @ 274.79p
16:35 220,912 @ 272.25p
16:29 1,856 @ 270.75p
16:28 4,373 @ 271.25p
16:28 117 @ 271.25p

SGC Key Personnel

CEO Brian Souter
Finance Director Martin Griffiths

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