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Spectris (SXS)

Sector:

Electronic & Electrical Equipment

Index:

FTSE 250

Market Cap

£464.13m

Change Today

Price Down-1.75p (-0.43%)

Share Price

402.50p

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.

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 5.2% 5.2%
Div Cover 2.8 3.1
Op Mrgn 18.2% 14.5%
ROCE 72.7%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 6.9 5.8
PEG 0.2 0.3
Pr/Revenue 0.7 0.6
Pr/Book 1.5  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue -2.4% 12.7%
PBT 38.0% -7.4%
EPS 33.0% 19.0%
DPS 20.0% 7.4%

Spectris Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-03 a568.00 a36.10 32.10p 13.3 0.9 +14% 13.35p 3.1%
31-Dec-04 614.10 35.90 31.60p 12.1 n/a -2% 14.50p 3.8%
31-Dec-05 655.90 50.80 36.20p 17.5 1.2 +15% 15.80p 2.5%
31-Dec-06 684.50 85.60 43.70p 17.9 0.9 +21% 17.50p 2.2%
31-Dec-07 668.40 118.10 58.10p 11.7 0.4 +33% 21.00p 3.1%

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-08 753.28 109.36 69.13p 5.8 0.3 +19% 22.55p 5.2%
31-Dec-09 777.26 110.67 69.05p 5.8 n/a -0% 24.21p 5.5%

Covering analysts: ABN AMRO, Arbuthnot Securities, Arden Partners, Goldman Sachs, HSBC Securities, Jefferies, Merrill Lynch, Numis Securities, Singer Capital Markets, Teathers Limited

Spectris Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding 19-Nov-2008 11:02 PR Newswire
Merger Update 11-Nov-2008 11:00 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 04-Nov-2008 14:36 PR Newswire

Spectris ShareCast News

London close: Bright week ends in style 31-Oct-2008 ShareCast
London afternoon: Market questions Barclays' fun... 31-Oct-2008 ShareCast
London midday: BT profit warning spooks equities 31-Oct-2008 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

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
18-Nov-08 Buy Roger Stephens 422.70p 1,000 £4,227.00
24-Oct-08 Buy John Hughes 448.70p 1,500 £6,730.50
24-Oct-08 Buy Anthony J Reading 461.70p 1,000 £4,617.00

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 402.50p Price Down
Change Today -1.75p
52 Week High 830.50
52 Week Low 399.00
Volume 289,714
Shares Issued 115.31m
Market Cap £464.13m
Beta 0.83
RiskGrade 300

Spectris Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
0.50% above the market average0.50% above the market average0.50% above the market average0.50% above the market average0.50% above the market average
7.46% below the sector average7.46% below the sector average7.46% below the sector average7.46% below the sector average7.46% below the sector average
Price Trend
3.05% above the market average3.05% above the market average3.05% above the market average3.05% above the market average3.05% above the market average
34.25% above the sector average34.25% above the sector average34.25% above the sector average34.25% above the sector average34.25% above the sector average
Income
20.67% above the market average20.67% above the market average20.67% above the market average20.67% above the market average20.67% above the market average
25.00% above the sector average25.00% above the sector average25.00% above the sector average25.00% above the sector average25.00% above the sector average
Growth
5.84% above the market average5.84% above the market average5.84% above the market average5.84% above the market average5.84% above the market average
11.11% below the sector average11.11% below the sector average11.11% below the sector average11.11% below the sector average11.11% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 1
Neutral 6
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 9
buy
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Spectris Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 22-Oct-08 28-May-08
Paid 14-Nov-08 20-Jun-08
Amount 6.40p 15.25p

Trades for 21-Nov-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
16:46 121 @ 409.00p
16:44 6,000 @ 402.50p
16:35 36,245 @ 402.50p
16:29 250 @ 405.75p
16:29 280 @ 405.75p

Spectris Key Personnel

CEO John O'Higgins

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