United Utilities Group(UU.)

Sector:

Gas, Water & Multiutilities

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£4,398.80m

Change Today

Price Up7.50p

Share Price

645.50p

UU. Overview

United manages and operates the regulated electricity distribution, water and wastewater networks in north west England. United Utilities Contract Solutions and Vertex are its two support services businesses.

1 Day Chart (07-Oct-2008)

1 Day Chart

6 Month Chart

6 Month Chart

Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 7.2% 6.0%
Div Cover 1.0 1.3
Op Mrgn 28.1% 21.3%
ROCE 7.4%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 13.6 12.2
PEG 0.9 1.0
Pr/Revenue 1.9 1.8
Pr/Book 1.4  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 18.9% 6.2%
PBT -4.8% 11.5%
EPS 15.6% 11.7%
DPS 3.9% -12.7%

UU. Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-04 a2,060.00 a337.50 54.70p 9.4 0.3 +30% 44.31p 8.6%
31-Mar-05 2,103.70 367.60 34.50p 18.1 n/a -37% 45.42p 7.3%
31-Mar-06 2,086.00 445.10 37.80p 18.0 1.8 +10% 43.87p 6.4%
31-Mar-07 1,986.70 502.30 40.90p 18.2 2.3 +8% 44.93p 6.0%
31-Mar-08 2,362.90 478.30 47.30p 14.4 0.9 +16% 46.67p 6.8%

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

UU. Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-09 2,510.09 533.43 52.83p 12.2 1.0 +12% 40.73p 6.0%
31-Mar-10 2,633.66 517.52 56.05p 11.5 1.9 +6% 35.44p 5.2%

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

UU. Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company 06-Oct-2008 16:54 PR Newswire
Total Voting Rights 01-Oct-2008 11:49 PR Newswire
Trading Statement 25-Sep-2008 07:00 PR Newswire

UU. ShareCast News

Ofgem warns energy groups over disadvantaged cus... 06-Oct-2008 ShareCast
Ofwat to examine bill hike plans 03-Oct-2008 ShareCast
Friday tips focus: Moss Bros, Songbird, Luminar 26-Sep-2008 ShareCast

UU. Top Newspaper Links

United in a double whammy as leaks are down and ... 04-Jun-2008 The Scotsman
City likes calm waters 04-Jun-2008 The Scotsman
Floods and global warming put the heat on United... 04-Jun-2008 Telegraph

Latest UU. Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
17-Sep-08 Buy Tim G Weller 687.50p 21 £144.38
17-Sep-08 Buy Tom Keevil 687.50p 22 £151.25
17-Sep-08 Buy Philip Green 687.50p 22 £151.25

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.

 

UU. Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 645.50p Price Up
Change Today +7.50p
52 Week High 767.78
52 Week Low 633.97
Volume 6,455,523
Shares Issued 681.46m
Market Cap £4,398.80m
Beta 0.51
RiskGrade 139

UU. Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
79.23% below the market average79.23% below the market average79.23% below the market average79.23% below the market average79.23% below the market average
60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average
Price Trend
59.33% above the market average59.33% above the market average59.33% above the market average59.33% above the market average59.33% above the market average
9.09% below the sector average9.09% below the sector average9.09% below the sector average9.09% below the sector average9.09% below the sector average
Income
29.54% above the market average29.54% above the market average29.54% above the market average29.54% above the market average29.54% above the market average
71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average
Growth
59.58% below the market average59.58% below the market average59.58% below the market average59.58% below the market average59.58% below the market average
55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 1
Buy 1
Neutral 7
Sell 2
Strong Sell 2
Total 13
neutral
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

UU. Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 25-Jun-08 19-Dec-07
Paid 08-Aug-08 11-Feb-08
Amount 31.47p 15.20p

Trades for 07-Oct-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
17:07 800 @ 648.75p
16:49 94 @ 650.83p
15:32 207 @ 650.50p
16:35 488,508 @ 645.50p
16:29 424 @ 644.50p

UU. Key Personnel

CEO Philip Green
CFO Tim G Weller

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