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Halma (HLMA)

Sector:

Industrial Engineering

Index:

FTSE 250

Market Cap

£587.44m

Change Today

Price Down-5.00p (-3.09%)

Share Price

157.00p

Halma Overview

Halma develops and sells products for use in the enhancement of public safety and for minimising hazards in the workplace. Its six business divisions cover the development and supply of visual warning systems, toxic gas and smoke detectors, electronic alarm systems and water leakage detectors.

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 4.8% 4.5%
Div Cover 1.8 1.9
Op Mrgn 17.8% 18.6%
ROCE 57.0%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 11.3 10.1
PEG 1.0 0.8
Pr/Revenue 1.5 1.3
Pr/Book 2.5  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 12.5% 10.9%
PBT 9.4% 20.0%
EPS 11.6% 12.5%
DPS 5.2% 6.7%

Halma Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
02-Apr-05 268.72 47.96 9.16p 17.6 n/a -3% 6.50p 4.0%
31-Mar-06 310.77 56.64 11.01p 17.1 0.9 +20% 6.83p 3.6%
01-Apr-06 310.77 56.64 11.01p 17.1 n/a n/a 6.83p 3.6%
31-Mar-07 351.12 62.15 12.42p 17.7 1.4 +13% 7.18p 3.3%
29-Mar-08 395.06 68.02 13.86p 13.8 1.2 +12% 7.55p 3.9%

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

Halma Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-09 438.16 81.65 15.62p 10.1 0.8 +12% 8.05p 4.5%
31-Mar-10 461.31 85.02 16.31p 9.6 2.2 +4% 8.38p 4.6%

Covering analysts: Arbuthnot Securities, Arden Partners, Brewin Dolphin Securities, Goldman Sachs, Investec Securities, Teathers Limited

Halma Company Announcements

Notice of Results 19-Nov-2008 11:21 RNS
Total Voting Rights 03-Nov-2008 13:04 RNS
Total Voting Rights 02-Oct-2008 11:38 RNS

Halma ShareCast News

Mid-caps round-up: Northumbrian Water, ITE Group... 31-Jul-2008 ShareCast
BB's Lord Ashcroft buys more shares 02-Jul-2008 ShareCast
Sunday's tips round-up: Microfocus, Halma, Porvair 29-Jun-2008 ShareCast

Halma Top Newspaper Links

BNS board increase holding in bid to boost share... 26-Mar-2006 Scotland on Sunday
Weak dollar and raw material costs hit Halma 22-Jun-2005 Telegraph
In brief 18-Jun-2003 Guardian

Latest Halma 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.

 

Halma Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 157.00p Price Down
Change Today -5.00p
52 Week High 227.00
52 Week Low 149.75
Volume 830,538
Shares Issued 374.17m
Market Cap £587.44m
Beta 0.61
RiskGrade 270

Halma Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
93.67% below the market average93.67% below the market average93.67% below the market average93.67% below the market average93.67% below the market average
96.36% below the sector average96.36% below the sector average96.36% below the sector average96.36% below the sector average96.36% below the sector average
Price Trend
55.38% above the market average55.38% above the market average55.38% above the market average55.38% above the market average55.38% above the market average
61.40% above the sector average61.40% above the sector average61.40% above the sector average61.40% above the sector average61.40% above the sector average
Income
31.68% below the market average31.68% below the market average31.68% below the market average31.68% below the market average31.68% 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
Growth
47.72% below the market average47.72% below the market average47.72% below the market average47.72% below the market average47.72% below the market average
80.77% below the sector average80.77% below the sector average80.77% below the sector average80.77% below the sector average80.77% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 0
Neutral 1
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 4
buy
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Halma Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 16-Jul-08 02-Jan-08
Paid 20-Aug-08 06-Feb-08
Amount 4.55p 3.00p

Trades for 21-Nov-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
16:46 443 @ 160.75p
16:35 146,943 @ 157.00p
16:29 998 @ 158.50p
16:29 129 @ 158.50p
16:29 1,028 @ 158.50p

Halma Key Personnel

Finance Director Kevin J Thompson
CEO Andrew Williams

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