Ashtead Group (AHT)

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Support Services

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FTSE 250

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221.40p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.70p
  • 52 Week High: 271.10p
  • 52 Week Low: 99.40p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 553.33m
  • Volume: 170,479
  • Market Cap: £1,225.06m
  • RiskGrade: 238
  • Beta: 1.73

Ashtead Group Overview

Ashtead Group is one of the world’s largest equipment rental firms with a network of more than 400 profit centres stretching across the US, UK and the Far East. Its business provides equipment such as excavators and forklift trucks as well as power saws and ladders. In the US Ashtead works under the Sunbelt Rentals banner, having expanded the business via the acquisition of Rentokil’s US operation.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 1.4% 1.6%
Div Cover 1.3 4.6
Op Mrgn 11.5% 10.9%
ROCE 9.3%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 55.2 14.2
PEG 0.0 0.1
Pr/Revenue 1.4 1.1
Pr/Book 2.5  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 10.0% 32.4%
PBT -64.6% 7074.6%
EPS 1900.0% 289.7%
DPS 3.4% 12.9%

Ashtead Group Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Apr-07 874.50 (42.70) 9.50p 16.3 n/a -16% 1.65p 1.1%
30-Apr-08 917.30 109.70 13.40p 4.5 0.1 +41% 2.50p 4.1%
30-Apr-09 974.00 0.80 11.50p 5.5 n/a -14% 2.58p 4.1%
30-Apr-10 769.60 4.80 0.20p 595.0 n/a -98% 2.90p 2.4%
30-Apr-11 846.50 1.70 4.00p 50.6 0.0 +1,900% 3.00p 1.5%

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

Ashtead Group Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Apr-12 1,120.46 121.97 15.59p 14.2 0.0 +290% 3.39p 1.6%
30-Apr-13 1,233.03 143.82 18.36p 12.0 0.7 +18% 3.84p 1.8%
30-Apr-14 1,340.32 170.73 21.88p 10.1 0.5 +19% 4.11p 1.9%

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Ashtead Group Company Announcements

Acquisition(s) 03-Apr-2012 07:00 PR Newswire
3rd Quarter Results 06-Mar-2012 07:00 RNS
Total Voting Rights 05-Mar-2012 16:36 PR Newswire

Ashtead Group ShareCast News

London close: Financials weigh on Footsie 18-Apr-2012 ShareCast
FTSE 250 movers: Ashtead up on positive read-acr... 18-Apr-2012 ShareCast
London midday: Investors show caution after yest... 18-Apr-2012 ShareCast

Ashtead Group Top Newspaper Links

Ashtead Technology opts for Braithwaite 29-Jun-2011 The Scotsman
Hire's low 09-Sep-2009 Sun
Ashtead builds on success of iPhone to put must-... 17-Aug-2009 Times

Latest Ashtead Group Director Deals

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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.

 

Ashtead Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 221.40p
Change Today 0.70p
% Change 0.32 %
52 Week High 271.10p
52 Week Low 99.40p
Volume 170,479
Shares Issued 553.33m
Market Cap £1,225.06m
Beta 1.73
RiskGrade 238

Ashtead Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
49.38% below the market average49.38% below the market average49.38% below the market average49.38% below the market average49.38% below the market average
46.84% below the sector average46.84% below the sector average46.84% below the sector average46.84% below the sector average46.84% below the sector average
Price Trend
94.53% above the market average94.53% above the market average94.53% above the market average94.53% above the market average94.53% above the market average
88.51% above the sector average88.51% above the sector average88.51% above the sector average88.51% above the sector average88.51% above the sector average
Income
96.92% below the market average96.92% below the market average96.92% below the market average96.92% below the market average96.92% below the market average
96.26% below the sector average96.26% below the sector average96.26% below the sector average96.26% below the sector average96.26% below the sector average
Growth
67.13% above the market average67.13% above the market average67.13% above the market average67.13% above the market average67.13% above the market average
59.04% above the sector average59.04% above the sector average59.04% above the sector average59.04% above the sector average59.04% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 8
Buy 1
Neutral 2
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 11
strong_buy
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Ashtead Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 18-Jan-12 17-Aug-11
Paid 08-Feb-12 09-Sep-11
Amount 1.00p 2.07p

Trades for 25-May-2012

Time Volume / Share Price
10:17 1,350 @ 221.40p
10:17 576 @ 221.40p
10:16 78 @ 221.90p
10:16 98 @ 221.70p
10:15 1,108 @ 221.70p

Ashtead Group Key Personnel

Finance Director S Ian Robson
CEO Geoffrey Drabble

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