Smiths Group(SMIN)

Sector:

Aerospace and Defence

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£4,441.22m

Change Today

Price Up8.00p

Share Price

1,145.00p

Smiths Group Overview

Engineer Smiths’ activities are split between aerospace instruments, which include a heavy defence element, medical equipment and heavy industrial seals. Its aeronautics branch manufactures aircraft components and navigation systems, which includes surveillance equipment for the military.

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6 Month Chart

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.0% 3.1%
Div Cover 1.4 2.0
Op Mrgn 13.5% 16.0%
ROCE 28.7%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 24.4 16.6
PEG 1.8 0.4
Pr/Revenue 2.1 2.0
Pr/Book 4.9  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue -0.9% 5.2%
PBT n/a 41.8%
EPS 13.3% 46.3%
DPS 8.5% 0.9%

Smiths Group Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Jul-03 a3,056.10 a217.40 50.10p 15.1 2.2 +7% 26.00p 3.4%
31-Jul-04 a2,733.40 a300.10 45.90p 16.4 n/a -8% 27.00p 3.6%
31-Jul-05 3,005.40 365.90 52.80p 18.7 1.2 +15% 29.00p 2.9%
05-Aug-06 2,180.30 (37.30) 41.50p 22.3 n/a -21% 31.35p 3.4%
31-Jul-07 2,160.90 256.00 47.00p 22.3 1.7 +13% 34.00p 3.2%

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

Smiths Group Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Jul-08 2,273.22 362.96 68.77p 16.6 0.4 +46% 34.30p 3.1%
31-Jul-09 2,414.43 393.51 75.11p 15.2 1.7 +9% 35.94p 3.2%

Covering analysts: Arden Partners, CA Cheuvreux, Charles Stanley & Co, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Research, Evolution Securities, Goldman Sachs, HSBC Securities, Landsbanki Kepler, Landsbanki Securities, Lehman Bros, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Numis Securities, Société Générale

Smiths Group Company Announcements

Appointment of President, Smi 27-Aug-2008 12:01 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 04-Aug-2008 16:53 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 31-Jul-2008 17:18 RNS

Smiths Group ShareCast News

Smiths FY in line, contract win 31-Jul-2008 ShareCast
Monday's newspaper round-up: Centrica, British E... 28-Jul-2008 ShareCast
Smiths buys Australian wireless components firm 01-Jul-2008 ShareCast

Smiths Group Top Newspaper Links

Brit firm's boost for older IVF mothers 08-Jul-2008 Sun
RBS re-evaluates financial backing of Synesis Life 22-Jun-2008 Sunday Telegraph
Smiths hints it may be latest to jump on tax exo... 04-Jun-2008 The Scotsman

Latest Smiths Group 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.

 

Smiths Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,145.00p Price Up
Change Today +8.00p
52 Week High 1,154.00p
52 Week Low 904.50p
Volume 1,704,374
Shares Issued 387.88m
Market Cap £4,441.22m
Beta 0.73
RiskGrade 143

Smiths Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
91.19% below the market average91.19% below the market average91.19% below the market average91.19% below the market average91.19% 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
92.39% above the market average92.39% above the market average92.39% above the market average92.39% above the market average92.39% above the market average
53.85% above the sector average53.85% above the sector average53.85% above the sector average53.85% above the sector average53.85% above the sector average
Income
62.41% below the market average62.41% below the market average62.41% below the market average62.41% below the market average62.41% below the market average
20.00% above the sector average20.00% above the sector average20.00% above the sector average20.00% above the sector average20.00% above the sector average
Growth
82.11% below the market average82.11% below the market average82.11% below the market average82.11% below the market average82.11% below the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 1
Buy 4
Neutral 5
Sell 0
Strong Sell 2
Total 12
neutral
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Smiths Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 26-Mar-08 24-Oct-07
Paid 25-Apr-08 23-Nov-07
Amount 10.50p 23.50p

Trades for 29-Aug-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
16:36 1,810 @ 1,144.88p
16:35 204,579 @ 1,145.00p
14:33 1,201 @ 1,126.13p
16:29 1,273 @ 1,145.00p
16:29 724 @ 1,145.00p

Smiths Group Key Personnel

Finance Director John Langston
Chair Donald H Brydon
CEO Philip Bowman

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