Capita Group(CPI)

Sector:

Support Services

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£4,213.40m

Change Today

Price Down-11.00p

Share Price

684.00p

Capita Group Overview

Capita is one of the UK's leading support services groups, providing clients with customer services, human resources, systems and strategic support, property services and software services. Established in 1984, the company now counts both private and public sector businesses among its customers and is perhaps best known for its involvement in London’s congestion charging scheme.

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 1.8% 2.0%
Div Cover 2.3 2.3
Op Mrgn 12.7% 11.3%
ROCE 211.9%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 25.2 20.7
PEG 1.2 0.9
Pr/Revenue 2.0 1.7
Pr/Book 12.7  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 19.3% 18.7%
PBT 18.4% 21.7%
EPS 21.4% 21.7%
DPS 33.3% 19.3%

Capita Group Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-03 a1,080.60 a93.50 13.04p 18.6 0.8 +24% 4.00p 1.7%
31-Dec-04 1,282.20 142.10 16.08p 22.7 1.0 +23% 5.35p 1.5%
31-Dec-05 1,435.50 153.10 16.28p 25.5 25.5 +1% 7.00p 1.7%
31-Dec-06 1,738.50 193.20 22.32p 27.1 0.7 +37% 9.00p 1.5%
31-Dec-07 2,073.30 228.70 27.09p 25.8 1.2 +21% 12.00p 1.7%

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

Capita Group Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-08 2,460.43 278.43 32.98p 20.7 1.0 +22% 14.32p 2.0%
31-Dec-09 2,753.25 322.76 38.15p 17.9 1.1 +16% 16.70p 2.4%

Covering analysts: Charles Stanley & Co, Citigroup Investment Research, Collins Stewart, Deutsche Bank Research, Evolution Securities, Goldman Sachs, Investec Securities, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Oriel Securities, Panmure Gordon, Seymour Pierce, Shore Capital Stockbrokers

Capita Group Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company 03-Sep-2008 17:22 PR Newswire
Total Voting Rights 01-Sep-2008 13:22 PR Newswire
HSE awards ten year contract to Capita 29-Aug-2008 09:33 PR Newswire

Capita Group ShareCast News

Sunday tips focus: TUI, Capita, Southern Cross 17-Aug-2008 ShareCast
Sunday tips round-up: TUI, Plexus, Southern Cross 17-Aug-2008 ShareCast
Friday tips focus: BG, Kingfisher, Capita 25-Jul-2008 ShareCast

Capita Group Top Newspaper Links

EasyJet is hit by fuel price rise 25-Jul-2008 Sun
IT consultancy Logica to shed 1,300 jobs 23-Apr-2008 Telegraph
Capita profits from increase in outsourcing work 01-Mar-2008 Telegraph

Latest Capita Group Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

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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.

 

Capita Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 684.00p Price Down
Change Today -11.00p
52 Week High 769.50
52 Week Low 623.50
Volume 2,093,748
Shares Issued 615.99m
Market Cap £4,213.40m
Beta 0.70
RiskGrade 113

Capita Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
99.1% below the market average99.1% below the market average99.1% below the market average99.1% below the market average99.1% below the market average
96.08% below the sector average96.08% below the sector average96.08% below the sector average96.08% below the sector average96.08% below the sector average
Price Trend
68.49% above the market average68.49% above the market average68.49% above the market average68.49% above the market average68.49% above the market average
68.33% above the sector average68.33% above the sector average68.33% above the sector average68.33% above the sector average68.33% above the sector average
Income
92.01% below the market average92.01% below the market average92.01% below the market average92.01% below the market average92.01% below the market average
96.83% below the sector average96.83% below the sector average96.83% below the sector average96.83% below the sector average96.83% below the sector average
Growth
17.38% above the market average17.38% above the market average17.38% above the market average17.38% above the market average17.38% above the market average
13% below the sector average13% below the sector average13% below the sector average13% below the sector average13% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 6
Buy 2
Neutral 2
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 11
buy
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Capita Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Special
Ex-Div 27-Aug-08 12-Sep-07
Paid 03-Oct-08 19-Oct-07
Amount 4.80p 0.25p

Trades for 05-Sep-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
16:38 33,500 @ 684.00p
16:35 334,266 @ 684.00p
16:29 1,892 @ 684.50p
16:29 487 @ 684.50p
16:29 36 @ 684.50p

Capita Group Key Personnel

Finance Director Gordon M Hurst
CEO Paul Pindar
COO Simon Pilling

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