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United Utilities Group (UU.)

Sector:

Gas, Water & Multiutilities

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£4,003.62m

Change Today

Price Unchanged0.000p ()

Share Price

587.50p

UU. Overview

United manages and operates the regulated electricity distribution, water and wastewater networks in north west England.

1 Day Chart (02-Dec-2008)

1 Day Chart

6 Month Chart

6 Month Chart

Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 7.9% 5.4%
Div Cover 1.0 1.7
Op Mrgn 28.1% 20.9%
ROCE 7.4%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 12.4 10.6
PEG 0.8 0.6
Pr/Revenue 1.7 1.6
Pr/Book 1.2  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 18.9% 6.0%
PBT -4.8% 9.5%
EPS 15.6% 17.3%
DPS 3.9% -30.0%

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 2,504.44 523.63 55.51p 10.6 0.6 +17% 32.68p 5.4%
31-Mar-10 2,627.17 501.45 56.24p 10.4 7.9 +1% 34.31p 5.7%

Covering analysts: Citigroup Investment Research, Collins Stewart, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Research, Evolution Securities, Goldman Sachs, HSBC Securities, IIR Group, Lehman Bros, Macquarie Research Equities, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Nomura Equity Research

UU. Company Announcements

Total Voting Rights 01-Dec-2008 09:27 PR Newswire
Holding(s) in Company 26-Nov-2008 15:50 PR Newswire
Half-yearly Report 26-Nov-2008 07:00 PR Newswire

UU. ShareCast News

London close: Strong results fail to lift Footsie 26-Nov-2008 ShareCast
London afternoon: Stocks steady at lower levels 26-Nov-2008 ShareCast
London midday: Oils weigh down Footsie 26-Nov-2008 ShareCast

UU. Top Newspaper Links

Taps for value 27-Nov-2008 Sun
United in a double whammy as leaks are down and ... 04-Jun-2008 The Scotsman
City likes calm waters 04-Jun-2008 The Scotsman

Latest UU. Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
17-Nov-08 Buy Tim G Weller 688.00p 23 £158.24
17-Nov-08 Buy Tom Keevil 688.00p 22 £151.36
17-Nov-08 Buy Philip Green 688.00p 22 £151.36

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 587.50p  
Closing Price Change 0.000p
52 Week High 767.78p
52 Week Low 547.50p
Volume 0
Shares Issued 681.47m
Market Cap £4,003.62m
Beta 0.72
RiskGrade 270

UU. Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
84.71% below the market average84.71% below the market average84.71% below the market average84.71% below the market average84.71% below the market average
11.11% above the sector average11.11% above the sector average11.11% above the sector average11.11% above the sector average11.11% above the sector average
Price Trend
59.59% above the market average59.59% above the market average59.59% above the market average59.59% above the market average59.59% above the market average
25.00% above the sector average25.00% above the sector average25.00% above the sector average25.00% above the sector average25.00% above the sector average
Income
7.84% below the market average7.84% below the market average7.84% below the market average7.84% below the market average7.84% below the market average
14.29% above the sector average14.29% above the sector average14.29% above the sector average14.29% above the sector average14.29% above the sector average
Growth
56.75% below the market average56.75% below the market average56.75% below the market average56.75% below the market average56.75% below the market average
50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 1
Neutral 5
Sell 4
Strong Sell 2
Total 14
neutral
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UU. Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 17-Dec-08 25-Jun-08
Paid 04-Feb-09 08-Aug-08
Amount 10.64p 31.47p

Trades for 02-Dec-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
17:17 680,364 @ 579.99p
17:17 42,190 @ 579.99p
17:17 36,773 @ 579.99p
17:17 17,643 @ 579.99p

UU. Key Personnel

CEO Philip Green
CFO Tim G Weller

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