FirstGroup (FGP)

Sector:

Travel & Leisure

Index:

FTSE 250

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218.80p
   
  • Change Today:
    -4.10p
  • 52 Week High: 370.20p
  • 52 Week Low: 190.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 482.10m
  • Volume: 1,897,557
  • Market Cap: £1,054.83m
  • RiskGrade: 232
  • Beta: 0.81

FirstGroup Overview

FirstGroup is one of Britain’s largest transport companies, operating bus services, passenger and freight rail services in the UK and yellow school bus and other services in the US. The group’s UK rail interests include First Great Western, TransPennine Express, Hull Trains, First Great Western Link, First North Western and GB Railfreight.

1 Day Chart (25-05-2012)

6 Month Chart

Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 10.8% 11.3%
Div Cover 1.7 1.3
Op Mrgn 6.7% 3.0%
ROCE 25.6%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 5.5 7.2
PEG n/a n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.2 0.2
Pr/Book 1.2  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 4.1% -1.8%
PBT 121.3% -28.9%
EPS -2.7% -24.2%
DPS 7.0% -3.8%

FirstGroup Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-08 4,707.60 151.90 40.90p 13.8 0.7 +21% 17.05p 3.0%
31-Mar-09 6,187.30 200.00 48.60p 5.5 0.3 +19% 18.75p 7.0%
31-Mar-10 6,261.90 175.30 38.90p 9.2 n/a -20% 20.65p 5.8%
31-Mar-11 6,416.70 126.50 41.10p 7.9 1.3 +6% 22.12p 6.8%
31-Mar-12 6,678.70 279.90 40.00p 5.9 n/a -3% 23.67p 10.0%

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

FirstGroup Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-13 6,560.07 199.13 30.31p 7.2 n/a -24% 22.77p 11.3%
31-Mar-14 5,913.99 233.47 36.46p 6.0 0.3 +20% 23.35p 11.6%

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FirstGroup Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding 24-May-2012 16:09 PR Newswire
Director/PDMR Shareholding 23-May-2012 17:03 PR Newswire
Director/PDMR Shareholding 23-May-2012 16:23 PR Newswire

FirstGroup ShareCast News

FirstGroup Chairman ups his stake 24-May-2012 ShareCast
Thursday tips round-up: Bloomsbury, FirstGroup, ... 24-May-2012 ShareCast
London close: Stocks sink on Greek exit speculat... 23-May-2012 ShareCast

FirstGroup Top Newspaper Links

Profit slump on the buses leads First to plan a ... 24-May-2012 The Scotsman
Scottish buses are 'core' to FirstGroup 24-May-2012 The Herald
FirstGroup takes on new director 15-May-2012 The Herald

Latest FirstGroup Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
23-May-12 Buy David Begg 218.05p 31,847 £69,442.99
23-May-12 Buy Martin J Gilbert 217.50p 50,000 £108,750.00
01-May-12 Transfer From Mick Barker 0.000p 10 £0.00

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.

 

FirstGroup Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 218.80p
Change Today -4.10p
% Change -1.84 %
52 Week High 370.20p
52 Week Low 190.00p
Volume 1,897,557
Shares Issued 482.10m
Market Cap £1,054.83m
Beta 0.81
RiskGrade 232

FirstGroup Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
87.16% above the market average87.16% above the market average87.16% above the market average87.16% above the market average87.16% above the market average
82.61% above the sector average82.61% above the sector average82.61% above the sector average82.61% above the sector average82.61% above the sector average
Price Trend
72.74% below the market average72.74% below the market average72.74% below the market average72.74% below the market average72.74% below the market average
78.95% below the sector average78.95% below the sector average78.95% below the sector average78.95% below the sector average78.95% below the sector average
Income
98.47% above the market average98.47% above the market average98.47% above the market average98.47% above the market average98.47% above the market average
87.76% above the sector average87.76% above the sector average87.76% above the sector average87.76% above the sector average87.76% above the sector average
Growth
3.21% below the market average3.21% below the market average3.21% below the market average3.21% below the market average3.21% below the market average
21.21% below the sector average21.21% below the sector average21.21% below the sector average21.21% below the sector average21.21% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 0
Buy 0
Neutral 15
Sell 1
Strong Sell 2
Total 18
neutral
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FirstGroup Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 11-Jul-12 04-Jan-12
Paid 17-Aug-12 01-Feb-12
Amount 16.05p 7.62p

Trades for 25-May-2012

Time Volume / Share Price
16:47 205 @ 221.04p
16:47 92 @ 221.04p
16:45 105,687 @ 221.14p
16:41 148,178 @ 221.78p
16:35 312,092 @ 218.80p

FirstGroup Key Personnel

Finance Director Nick Chevis
CEO Tim O'Toole

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