Dairy Crest Group (DCG)

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315.70p
   
  • Change Today:
    -6.00p
  • 52 Week High: 395.60p
  • 52 Week Low: 290.40p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 133.35m
  • Volume: 472,336
  • Market Cap: £421.00m
  • RiskGrade: 102
  • Beta: 0.42

DCG Overview

Chilled dairy foods company, Dairy Crest, manufactures a wide range of leading milk and dairy products including Utterly Butterly, Yoplait products as well as cheddar cheese Cathedral City.

1 Day Chart (25-05-2012)

6 Month Chart

Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 6.5% 6.8%
Div Cover 2.4 2.2
Op Mrgn 0.3% 5.0%
ROCE 3.3%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 6.4 6.7
PEG 1.3 n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.3 0.3
Pr/Book 1.5  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 1.7% 1.4%
PBT n/a n/a
EPS 4.9% -4.6%
DPS 3.6% 2.9%

DCG Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-08 1,569.70 66.00 51.70p 9.1 1.5 +6% 24.40p 5.2%
31-Mar-09 1,647.60 103.20 45.00p 5.8 n/a -13% 20.10p 7.6%
31-Mar-10 1,629.70 77.80 44.50p 8.4 n/a -1% 18.90p 5.1%
31-Mar-11 1,604.50 77.80 47.10p 7.6 1.3 +6% 19.70p 5.5%
31-Mar-12 1,632.10 (10.10) 49.40p 6.7 1.3 +5% 20.40p 6.1%

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

DCG Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-13 1,655.69 82.90 47.13p 6.7 n/a -5% 20.99p 6.8%
31-Mar-14 1,668.35 86.67 49.13p 6.4 1.5 +4% 21.86p 7.1%

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DCG Company Announcements

Final results for year ended 31 March 2012 24-May-2012 07:00 RNS
Total Voting Rights 30-Apr-2012 12:10 RNS
Update on Dairy Crest's Dairies business 17-Apr-2012 07:02 RNS

DCG ShareCast News

Thursday broker round-up - UPDATE 24-May-2012 ShareCast
Dairy Crest swings to full year loss 24-May-2012 ShareCast
London close: Stocks tank after US payrolls disa... 04-May-2012 ShareCast

DCG Top Newspaper Links

Dairy Crest's first loss as deliveries drop 25-May-2012 The Independent
DAIRY CREST BEATS HIKES 11-Nov-2011 Express & Star
Dairy firm on the crest of a wave 11-Nov-2011 The Scotsman

Latest DCG Director Deals

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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.

 

DCG Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 315.70p
Change Today -6.00p
% Change -1.87 %
52 Week High 395.60p
52 Week Low 290.40p
Volume 472,336
Shares Issued 133.35m
Market Cap £421.00m
Beta 0.42
RiskGrade 102

DCG Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
67.60% above the market average67.60% above the market average67.60% above the market average67.60% above the market average67.60% above the market average
47.37% above the sector average47.37% above the sector average47.37% above the sector average47.37% above the sector average47.37% above the sector average
Price Trend
36.98% below the market average36.98% below the market average36.98% below the market average36.98% below the market average36.98% below the market average
60% below the sector average60% below the sector average60% below the sector average60% below the sector average60% below the sector average
Income
93.69% above the market average93.69% above the market average93.69% above the market average93.69% above the market average93.69% above the market average
100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average
Growth
49.15% below the market average49.15% below the market average49.15% below the market average49.15% below the market average49.15% below the market average
77.78% below the sector average77.78% below the sector average77.78% below the sector average77.78% below the sector average77.78% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 0
Neutral 6
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 10
neutral
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DCG Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 20-Jun-12 04-Jan-12
Paid 02-Aug-12 26-Jan-12
Amount 14.70p 5.70p

Trades for 25-May-2012

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 59,112 @ 315.70p
16:29 365 @ 316.20p
16:29 500 @ 316.30p
16:29 17 @ 316.20p
16:28 79 @ 316.90p

DCG Key Personnel

Finance Director Alastair S N Murray
CEO Mark Allen
Chair Anthony Fry

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