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FirstGroup (FGP)

Sector:

Travel & Leisure

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£2,066.87m

Change Today

Price Up6.25p (1.48%)

Share Price

429.00p

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.

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 4.0% 4.2%
Div Cover 2.4 2.7
Op Mrgn 5.7% 5.7%
ROCE 14.5%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 10.5 8.3
PEG 0.5 0.3
Pr/Revenue 0.4 0.4
Pr/Book 2.9  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 26.9% 24.6%
PBT 8.3% 119.4%
EPS 21.4% 26.1%
DPS 10.0% 11.0%

FirstGroup Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-04 a2,479.00 a122.80 27.30p 9.8 4.9 +2% 11.65p 4.3%
31-Mar-05 2,693.40 155.70 28.90p 11.9 2.0 +6% 12.81p 3.7%
31-Mar-06 3,030.90 157.40 30.90p 13.7 2.0 +7% 14.10p 3.3%
31-Mar-07 3,708.80 140.20 33.70p 19.7 2.2 +9% 15.50p 2.3%
31-Mar-08 4,707.60 151.90 40.90p 13.8 0.7 +21% 17.05p 3.0%

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-09 5,867.20 333.30 51.58p 8.3 0.3 +26% 18.92p 4.2%
31-Mar-10 6,204.12 362.60 54.95p 7.8 1.2 +6% 20.81p 4.7%

Covering analysts: Blue Oar Securities, Citigroup Investment Research, Collins Stewart, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Research, Fyshe Horton Finney, Goldman Sachs, Investec Securities, JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Panmure Gordon, Shore Capital Stockbrokers, Speirs & Jeffrey

FirstGroup Company Announcements

Transfer of shares held in treasury 17-Nov-2008 16:32 PR Newswire
Holding(s) in Company 17-Nov-2008 10:46 PR Newswire
Holding(s) in Company 10-Nov-2008 11:07 PR Newswire

FirstGroup ShareCast News

Thursday tips round-up: FirstGroup, Findel, ITV 06-Nov-2008 ShareCast
London close: Miners ruin the day 05-Nov-2008 ShareCast
FTSE 100 movers: FirstGroup motors higher 05-Nov-2008 ShareCast

FirstGroup Top Newspaper Links

Government subsidy signals smoother ride for Fir... 06-Nov-2008 The Herald
Probably the worst decision in the world 06-Nov-2008 Sun
First Group in the fast lane after cost of motor... 02-Nov-2008 Scotland on Sunday

Latest FirstGroup Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
03-Nov-08 Transfer From Nick Chevis 0.000p 4 £0.00
03-Nov-08 Buy Nick Chevis 417.50p 15 £62.63
24-Oct-08 Buy Martyn Williams 418.50p 150 £627.75

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 429.00p Price Up
Change Today +6.25p
52 Week High 815.00
52 Week Low 392.00
Volume 2,396,055
Shares Issued 481.79m
Market Cap £2,066.87m
Beta 0.80
RiskGrade 266

FirstGroup Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
79.85% below the market average79.85% below the market average79.85% below the market average79.85% below the market average79.85% below the market average
84.62% below the sector average84.62% below the sector average84.62% below the sector average84.62% below the sector average84.62% below the sector average
Price Trend
49.14% above the market average49.14% above the market average49.14% above the market average49.14% above the market average49.14% above the market average
55.36% above the sector average55.36% above the sector average55.36% above the sector average55.36% above the sector average55.36% above the sector average
Income
41.26% below the market average41.26% below the market average41.26% below the market average41.26% below the market average41.26% below the market average
57.69% below the sector average57.69% below the sector average57.69% below the sector average57.69% below the sector average57.69% below the sector average
Growth
20.85% below the market average20.85% below the market average20.85% below the market average20.85% below the market average20.85% below the market average
22% below the sector average22% below the sector average22% below the sector average22% below the sector average22% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 8
Buy 3
Neutral 3
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 14
buy
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FirstGroup Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 07-Jan-09 16-Jul-08
Paid 04-Feb-09 22-Aug-08
Amount 6.05p 11.55p

Trades for 21-Nov-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
16:44 13,700 @ 429.00p
16:38 215,660 @ 428.48p
16:35 299,971 @ 429.00p
16:29 1,174 @ 428.00p
16:29 2,210 @ 428.00p

FirstGroup Key Personnel

Finance Director Dean K Finch
CEO Moir Lockhead
Finance Director Nick Chevis

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