Close Brothers Group (CBG)

Sector:

Financial Services

Index:

FTSE 250

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691.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      1.00p
  • 52 Week High: 812.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 590.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 146.99m
  • Volume: 164,585
  • Market Cap: £1,015.69m
  • RiskGrade: 108
  • Beta: 0.86

CBG Overview

A specialist financial services group which makes loans, trades securities and provides advice and investment management solutions to a wide range of clients. Close Brothers was established in 1878 & today employs over 2,500 people, principally in the UK.

1 Day Chart (25-05-2012)

6 Month Chart

Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 5.8% 6.0%
Div Cover 1.6 1.6
Op Mrgn 13.9% 24.8%
ROCE 6.3%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 10.7 10.2
PEG 0.9 2.1
Pr/Revenue 1.9 1.9
Pr/Book 1.4  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 11.5% -0.5%
PBT -22.3% 71.3%
EPS 11.3% 4.8%
DPS 2.6% 3.9%

CBG Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Jul-07 605.90 190.20 82.80p 9.8 0.8 +12% 37.00p 4.5%
31-Jul-08 445.30 118.40 63.70p 9.4 n/a -23% 39.00p 6.5%
31-Jul-09 486.00 88.30 60.50p 11.4 n/a -5% 39.00p 5.6%
31-Jul-10 489.60 101.00 58.20p 11.5 n/a -4% 39.00p 5.8%
31-Jul-11 545.90 78.50 64.80p 11.5 1.0 +11% 40.00p 5.4%

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

CBG Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Jul-12 543.24 134.46 67.93p 10.2 2.1 +5% 41.57p 6.0%
31-Jul-13 619.67 169.76 84.74p 8.2 0.3 +25% 44.68p 6.4%

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CBG Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 25-May-2012 17:20 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 23-May-2012 17:22 RNS
Additional Listing 21-May-2012 16:26 RNS

CBG ShareCast News

Close Brothers' banking shines as securities str... 17-May-2012 ShareCast
Wednesday broker round-up 14-Mar-2012 ShareCast
Close Brothers profits up despite securities hea... 13-Mar-2012 ShareCast

CBG Top Newspaper Links

Close Brothers in bid for Kleinwort Benson 24-Aug-2009 The Scotsman
Close Brothers bidding for Kleinwort Benson 24-Aug-2009 Sunday Times
Close Brothers steps into loans breach 23-Jun-2009 The Scotsman

Latest CBG 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.

 

CBG Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 691.00p
Change Today 1.00p
% Change 0.14 %
52 Week High 812.00p
52 Week Low 590.00p
Volume 164,585
Shares Issued 146.99m
Market Cap £1,015.69m
Beta 0.86
RiskGrade 108

CBG Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
9.94% below the market average9.94% below the market average9.94% below the market average9.94% below the market average9.94% below the market average
65.75% below the sector average65.75% below the sector average65.75% below the sector average65.75% below the sector average65.75% below the sector average
Price Trend
32.69% above the market average32.69% above the market average32.69% above the market average32.69% above the market average32.69% above the market average
41.86% above the sector average41.86% above the sector average41.86% above the sector average41.86% above the sector average41.86% above the sector average
Income
81.64% above the market average81.64% above the market average81.64% above the market average81.64% above the market average81.64% above the market average
52.94% above the sector average52.94% above the sector average52.94% above the sector average52.94% above the sector average52.94% above the sector average
Growth
45.73% below the market average45.73% below the market average45.73% below the market average45.73% below the market average45.73% below the market average
62.24% below the sector average62.24% below the sector average62.24% below the sector average62.24% below the sector average62.24% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 1
Neutral 4
Sell 1
Strong Sell 0
Total 10
buy
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CBG Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 21-Mar-12 12-Oct-11
Paid 25-Apr-12 22-Nov-11
Amount 14.00p 26.50p

Trades for 25-May-2012

Time Volume / Share Price
17:07 6,182 @ 691.09p
16:46 2,784 @ 692.44p
16:35 56,115 @ 691.00p
16:29 250 @ 691.00p
16:29 200 @ 691.00p

CBG Key Personnel

CEO Preben Prebensen

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