Spectris (SXS)

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1,608.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -9.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,902.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 1,039.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 117.29m
  • Volume: 255,356
  • Market Cap: £1,885.97m
  • RiskGrade: 164
  • Beta: 1.36

Spectris Overview

Spectris develops and markets precision instruments and controls. The firm’s products can be found in most industries from ultraviolet curing of printed CD coatings to sound level measurement and particle contamination detection.

1 Day Chart (25-05-2012)

6 Month Chart

Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 2.1% 2.3%
Div Cover 3.7 3.7
Op Mrgn 15.9% 17.6%
ROCE 64.2%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 13.0 11.6
PEG 0.3 0.9
Pr/Revenue 1.7 1.5
Pr/Book 3.1  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 22.7% 14.6%
PBT 38.4% 34.2%
EPS 43.3% 12.2%
DPS 20.0% 12.3%

Spectris Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-07 668.40 118.10 70.90p 9.6 0.2 +62% 21.00p 3.1%
31-Dec-08 787.10 106.10 72.80p 7.3 2.4 +3% 23.40p 4.4%
31-Dec-09 787.30 54.20 45.40p 16.3 n/a -38% 24.25p 3.3%
31-Dec-10 901.90 119.90 86.60p 15.1 0.2 +91% 28.00p 2.1%
31-Dec-11 1,106.20 166.00 124.10p 10.4 0.2 +43% 33.60p 2.6%

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

Spectris Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-12 1,267.96 222.84 139.19p 11.6 1.0 +12% 37.73p 2.3%
31-Dec-13 1,331.07 241.93 150.61p 10.7 1.3 +8% 41.47p 2.6%

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Spectris Company Announcements

Treasury Stock 25-May-2012 11:08 PR Newswire
Holding(s) in Company 24-May-2012 15:42 PR Newswire
Treasury Stock 24-May-2012 10:57 PR Newswire

Spectris ShareCast News

Sales growth slows as expected at Spectris 20-Apr-2012 ShareCast
Friday broker round-up 20-Apr-2012 ShareCast
Spectris director trims stake 05-Mar-2012 ShareCast

Spectris Top Newspaper Links

Spectris board swoops 02-Dec-2007 Scotland on Sunday
Sacked: Hoare Govett fails to make the Grade 05-Feb-2007 Telegraph
Jury out on Laird Centurion move 15-Oct-2004 Daily Mail

Latest Spectris 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.

 

Spectris Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,608.00p
Change Today -9.00p
% Change -0.56 %
52 Week High 1,902.00p
52 Week Low 1,039.00p
Volume 255,356
Shares Issued 117.29m
Market Cap £1,885.97m
Beta 1.36
RiskGrade 164

Spectris Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
67.91% below the market average67.91% below the market average67.91% below the market average67.91% below the market average67.91% below the market average
68.89% below the sector average68.89% below the sector average68.89% below the sector average68.89% below the sector average68.89% below the sector average
Price Trend
90.41% above the market average90.41% above the market average90.41% above the market average90.41% above the market average90.41% above the market average
68.00% above the sector average68.00% above the sector average68.00% above the sector average68.00% above the sector average68.00% above the sector average
Income
51.05% below the market average51.05% below the market average51.05% below the market average51.05% below the market average51.05% below the market average
23.08% below the sector average23.08% below the sector average23.08% below the sector average23.08% below the sector average23.08% below the sector average
Growth
86.32% above the market average86.32% above the market average86.32% above the market average86.32% above the market average86.32% above the market average
61.70% above the sector average61.70% above the sector average61.70% above the sector average61.70% above the sector average61.70% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 9
Buy 3
Neutral 3
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 15
buy
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Spectris Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 30-May-12 19-Oct-11
Paid 26-Jun-12 11-Nov-11
Amount 25.40p 8.20p

Trades for 25-May-2012

Time Volume / Share Price
16:45 4,717 @ 1,610.79p
16:45 1,328 @ 1,608.16p
16:35 42,741 @ 1,608.00p
16:29 90 @ 1,608.00p
16:29 35 @ 1,608.00p

Spectris Key Personnel

CEO John O'Higgins
Chair John Hughes

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