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Severn Trent(SVT)

Sector:

Gas, Water & Multiutilities

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£3,144.33m

Change Today

Price Up1.00p

Share Price

1,335.00p

Severn Trent Overview

Formed in 1974, Severn Trent is a water utility serving millions of UK customers. The group’s main business is Severn Trent Water, a leading water and sewerage company. Waste arm Biffa was demerged in October 2006.

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 4.9% 5.3%
Div Cover 1.5 1.5
Op Mrgn 25.8% 18.0%
ROCE 6.2%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 13.6 13.3
PEG 0.7 5.0
Pr/Revenue 2.0 1.9
Pr/Book 2.6  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 4.9% 5.3%
PBT -40.9% 53.0%
EPS 18.7% 2.6%
DPS 6.8% 5.1%

Severn Trent Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-04 a2,015.10 a254.40 61.40p 12.4 2.1 +6% 47.04p 6.2%
31-Mar-05 2,014.40 228.80 56.10p 16.3 n/a -9% 47.48p 5.2%
31-Mar-06 1,455.30 177.80 71.40p 15.6 0.6 +27% 51.13p 4.6%
31-Mar-07 1,480.20 325.50 82.40p 17.4 1.2 +15% 61.45p 4.3%
31-Mar-08 1,552.40 192.40 97.80p 14.5 0.8 +19% 65.63p 4.6%

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

Severn Trent Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-09 1,634.60 294.40 100.38p 13.3 5.0 +3% 68.96p 5.3%
31-Mar-10 1,717.13 352.77 111.49p 12.0 1.1 +11% 72.62p 5.6%

Covering analysts: Charles Stanley & Co, Citigroup Investment Research, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Research, Goldman Sachs, HSBC Securities, JP Morgan, Lehman Bros, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley

Severn Trent Company Announcements

Statement re Ofwat Confirmation 02-Jul-2008 07:45 PR Newswire
Statement re Serious Fraud Office 01-Jul-2008 15:32 PR Newswire
Total Voting Rights 01-Jul-2008 10:28 PR Newswire

Severn Trent ShareCast News

Ofwat ratifies £35.8m Severn Trent fine 02-Jul-2008 ShareCast
Ofwat ratifies £35.8m Severn Trent fine 02-Jul-2008 ShareCast
London pre-open: Taylor Wimpey fails to arrange ... 02-Jul-2008 ShareCast

Severn Trent Top Newspaper Links

Severn Trent fine confirmed 03-Jul-2008 The Scotsman
Severn Trent may be forced to cut prices 02-Jul-2008 Times
Severn Trent Water is fined £2m over false leaka... 02-Jul-2008 The Independent

Latest Severn Trent Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
18-Jun-08 Transfer From Anthony Paul Wray 0.000p 5,854 £0.00
18-Jun-08 Transfer From Andy Smith 0.000p 4,014 £0.00
18-Jun-08 Transfer From Martin Kane 0.000p 1,923 £0.00

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.

 

Severn Trent Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,335.00p Price Up
Change Today +1.00p
52 Week High 1,582.00p
52 Week Low 1,244.00p
Volume 202,899
Shares Issued 235.53m
Market Cap £3,144.33m
Beta 0.65
RiskGrade 124

Severn Trent Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
87.38% below the market average87.38% below the market average87.38% below the market average87.38% below the market average87.38% below the market average
Sector averageSector averageSector averageSector averageSector average
Price Trend
57.12% above the market average57.12% above the market average57.12% above the market average57.12% above the market average57.12% above the market average
45.45% below the sector average45.45% below the sector average45.45% below the sector average45.45% below the sector average45.45% below the sector average
Income
35.58% above the market average35.58% above the market average35.58% above the market average35.58% above the market average35.58% above the market average
50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average
Growth
67.98% below the market average67.98% below the market average67.98% below the market average67.98% below the market average67.98% below the market average
33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 1
Buy 1
Neutral 7
Sell 1
Strong Sell 1
Total 11
neutral
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Severn Trent Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 18-Jun-08 05-Dec-07
Paid 01-Aug-08 16-Jan-08
Amount 41.29p 24.34p

Trades for 09-Jul-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
11:10 300 @ 1,335.00p
11:10 100 @ 1,335.00p
11:10 177 @ 1,335.00p
11:10 200 @ 1,335.00p
11:10 238 @ 1,335.00p

Severn Trent Key Personnel

Chair John Egan
CEO Anthony Paul Wray

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