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Unilever(ULVR)

Sector:

Food Producers & Processors

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£18,750m

Change Today

Price Down-1.00p

Share Price

1,458.00p

Unilever Overview

Anglo-Dutch consumer goods group Unilever supplies a whole range of household names from Dove soap, Liptons Tea and Vaseline to Birds Eye and Persil. Recently abandoned its 'path to growth' strategy and scrapped dual board structure.

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 5.1% 4.2%
Div Cover 1.8 1.7
Op Mrgn 13.1% 13.0%
ROCE 75.3%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 14.0 13.8
PEG 1.3 17.7
Pr/Revenue 0.6 0.6
Pr/Book 1.9  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 1.4% -0.1%
PBT 7.3% 0.7%
EPS 10.9% 0.8%
DPS 7.1% 3.0%

Unilever Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (€ m) Pre-tax (€ m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-03 a42,693.00 a4,538.00 19.05¢ 77.0 n/a -10% 11.77¢ 0.8%
31-Dec-04 a38,566.00 a3,704.00 14.15¢ 101.8 n/a -26% 6.38¢ 0.4%
31-Dec-05 38,401.00 4,516.00 16.96¢ 95.8 4.8 +20% 6.77¢ 0.4%
31-Dec-06 39,642.00 4,831.00 119.00¢ 15.2 0.0 +602% 70.00¢ 3.9%
31-Dec-07 40,187.00 5,184.00 132.00¢ 18.2 1.7 +11% 75.00¢ 3.1%

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

Unilever Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-08 31,676.58 4,115.59 105.65p 13.8 17.7 +1% 60.94p 4.2%
31-Dec-09 33,068.67 4,644.17 111.45p 13.1 2.4 +6% 59.80p 4.5%

Covering analysts: ABN AMRO, Bernstein Research, Citigroup Investment Research, Collins Stewart, Deutsche Bank Research, Goldman Sachs, IIR Group, Investec Securities, Lehman Bros, Merrill Lynch, Mirabaud Securities, Morgan Stanley, Numis Securities, Standard & Poors, UBS

Unilever Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 24-Jul-2008 16:40 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 23-Jul-2008 15:50 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 22-Jul-2008 15:30 RNS

Unilever ShareCast News

Unilever sells Bertolli olive oil for €630m 21-Jul-2008 ShareCast
Broker snap: RBS upgrades BAT, prefers tobacco t... 18-Jul-2008 ShareCast
Broker tips: M&B, Unilever, AB Foods, Thomas Cook 11-Jul-2008 ShareCast

Unilever Top Newspaper Links

Unilever sells Bertolli to Spanish Grupo SOS 22-Jul-2008 Times
Unilever sells Bertolli oil and vinegar for £500m 22-Jul-2008 The Independent
Bert-lolly 22-Jul-2008 Sun

Latest Unilever 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.

 

Unilever Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,458.00p Price Down
Change Today -1.00p
52 Week High 1,927.00p
52 Week Low 1,374.00p
Volume 3,532,657
Shares Issued 1,286.02m
Market Cap £18,750m
Beta 0.66
RiskGrade 142

Unilever Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
91.65% below the market average91.65% below the market average91.65% below the market average91.65% below the market average91.65% below the market average
87.23% below the sector average87.23% below the sector average87.23% below the sector average87.23% below the sector average87.23% below the sector average
Price Trend
47.04% above the market average47.04% above the market average47.04% above the market average47.04% above the market average47.04% above the market average
26.53% above the sector average26.53% above the sector average26.53% above the sector average26.53% above the sector average26.53% above the sector average
Income
1.8% below the market average1.8% below the market average1.8% below the market average1.8% below the market average1.8% below the market average
16.13% above the sector average16.13% above the sector average16.13% above the sector average16.13% above the sector average16.13% above the sector average
Growth
31.51% below the market average31.51% below the market average31.51% below the market average31.51% below the market average31.51% below the market average
2.44% below the sector average2.44% below the sector average2.44% below the sector average2.44% below the sector average2.44% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 0
Neutral 8
Sell 0
Strong Sell 3
Total 15
neutral
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Unilever Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 21-May-08 07-Nov-07
Paid 19-Jun-08 05-Dec-07
Amount 34.11p 17.00p

Trades for 24-Jul-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
17:00 1,200 @ 1,461.50p
16:35 265,973 @ 1,458.00p
16:29 3,700 @ 1,458.00p
16:29 367 @ 1,457.00p
16:29 600 @ 1,457.00p

Unilever Key Personnel

CEO Patrick J P Cescau

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