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Whitbread(WTB)

Sector:

Travel & Leisure

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£1,898.69m

Change Today

Price Down-44.00p

Share Price

1,089.00p

Whitbread Overview

Founded in 1742, Whitbread has grown from a regional brewer into one of the UK’s biggest hospitality firms. The group manages hotels, restaurants and leisure clubs. Brands include Premier Travel Inn, Brewers Fayre, Beefeater, Costa.

1 Day Chart (04-Jul-2008)

1 Day Chart

6 Month Chart

6 Month Chart

Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.3% 3.0%
Div Cover 2.1 2.4
Op Mrgn 14.4% 17.2%
ROCE 8.8%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 14.3 13.1
PEG 0.3 1.4
Pr/Revenue 1.6 1.5
Pr/Book 1.5  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 3.7% 1.9%
PBT -60.2% 58.8%
EPS 56.3% 9.5%
DPS 19.0% -2.8%

Whitbread Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
04-Mar-04 a1,788.20 a211.70 61.17p 12.7 1.3 +10% 23.43p 3.0%
03-Mar-05 1,450.50 143.20 39.48p 23.7 n/a -36% 26.53p 2.8%
02-Mar-06 1,491.90 92.30 44.30p 25.3 2.1 +12% 28.06p 2.5%
01-Mar-07 1,173.50 338.00 48.62p 33.6 3.4 +10% 30.25p 1.9%
28-Feb-08 1,216.70 134.60 76.01p 17.3 0.3 +56% 36.00p 2.7%

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

Whitbread Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-08 1,240.16 213.69 83.23p 13.1 1.4 +10% 35.00p 3.0%
31-Mar-09 1,336.71 223.98 91.07p 12.0 1.3 +9% 38.56p 3.3%
31-Mar-10 1,450.11 247.75 103.28p 10.5 0.8 +13% 42.87p 3.6%

Covering analysts: ABN AMRO, Blue Oar Securities, Charles Stanley & Co, Citigroup Investment Research, Deutsche Bank Research, Evolution Securities, Investec Securities, JP Morgan, Lehman Bros, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Natixis Securities, Numis Securities, Oriel Securities, Panmure Gordon, Société Générale, UBS

Whitbread Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 04-Jul-2008 17:16 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 03-Jul-2008 18:05 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 02-Jul-2008 17:54 RNS

Whitbread ShareCast News

Sunday tips round-up: Whitbread, HBOS, Ten Alps 22-Jun-2008 ShareCast
Wednesday newspaper round-up: Informa, Whitbread... 18-Jun-2008 ShareCast
London close: Late wobble pares Footsie gains 17-Jun-2008 ShareCast

Whitbread Top Newspaper Links

Travelodge checks in £70m hotels expansion 23-Jun-2008 The Scotsman
Whitbread and Mitchells & Butlers asset swap rum... 21-Jun-2008 Telegraph
Whitbread wins and rivals lose as Britons trim t... 18-Jun-2008 Times

Latest Whitbread 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.

 

Whitbread Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,089.00p Price Down
Change Today -44.00p
52 Week High 1,946.00p
52 Week Low 1,082.00p
Volume 1,148,171
Shares Issued 174.35m
Market Cap £1,898.69m
Beta 1.01
RiskGrade 196

Whitbread Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
71.27% below the market average71.27% below the market average71.27% below the market average71.27% below the market average71.27% below the market average
66.07% below the sector average66.07% below the sector average66.07% below the sector average66.07% below the sector average66.07% below the sector average
Price Trend
1.53% below the market average1.53% below the market average1.53% below the market average1.53% below the market average1.53% below the market average
32.77% above the sector average32.77% above the sector average32.77% above the sector average32.77% above the sector average32.77% above the sector average
Income
22.23% below the market average22.23% below the market average22.23% below the market average22.23% below the market average22.23% below the market average
38.46% below the sector average38.46% below the sector average38.46% below the sector average38.46% below the sector average38.46% below the sector average
Growth
18.69% below the market average18.69% below the market average18.69% below the market average18.69% below the market average18.69% below the market average
20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 11
Buy 2
Neutral 5
Sell 1
Strong Sell 1
Total 20
buy
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Whitbread Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 07-May-08 31-Oct-07
Paid 11-Jul-08 08-Jan-08
Amount 26.90p 9.10p

Trades for 04-Jul-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
16:55 12,337 @ 1,099.37p
16:35 74,573 @ 1,089.00p
16:29 3,906 @ 1,090.00p
16:29 709 @ 1,090.00p
16:29 1,303 @ 1,091.00p

Whitbread Key Personnel

CEO Alan C Parker
Chair Anthony Habgood

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