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Inchcape(INCH)

Sector:

General Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

Market Cap

£1,339.96m

Change Today

Price Down-3.75p

Share Price

291.25p

Inchcape Overview

Inchcape is an international automotive services group involved in the importation, distribution and sale of motor vehicles. The group also offers financial services and counts Toyota/Lexus, Subaru, Ferrari/Maserati, BMW and the Premier Automotive Group of Ford among its key global manufacturer partners.

1 Day Chart (04-Jul-2008)

1 Day Chart

6 Month Chart

6 Month Chart

Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 5.4% 5.8%
Div Cover 2.3 2.3
Op Mrgn 4.5% 3.8%
ROCE 31.2%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 7.9 7.4
PEG 2.2 1.1
Pr/Revenue 0.2 0.2
Pr/Book 1.6  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 25.1% 9.2%
PBT 12.2% 4.2%
EPS 3.6% 6.7%
DPS 5.0% 8.0%

Inchcape Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-03 a3,793.20 a168.30 22.07p 9.8 0.4 +27% 6.33p 2.9%
31-Dec-04 4,119.50 163.20 25.95p 12.6 0.7 +18% 8.33p 2.6%
31-Dec-05 4,488.10 177.30 29.80p 12.8 0.9 +15% 9.50p 2.5%
31-Dec-06 4,842.10 213.90 35.70p 14.2 0.7 +20% 15.00p 3.0%
31-Dec-07 6,056.80 240.00 37.00p 10.2 2.6 +4% 15.75p 4.2%

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

Inchcape Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-08 6,616.85 250.14 39.47p 7.4 1.1 +7% 17.01p 5.8%
31-Dec-09 7,398.20 280.15 44.80p 6.5 0.5 +14% 18.63p 6.4%

Covering analysts: Arden Partners, Brewin Dolphin Securities, Charles Stanley & Co, Citigroup Investment Research, Edison Investment Research, HSBC Securities, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Panmure Gordon

Inchcape Company Announcements

Block listing 02-Jul-2008 16:00 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 02-Jul-2008 13:37 RNS
Total Voting Rights 01-Jul-2008 09:10 RNS

Inchcape ShareCast News

London close: Footsie near best of the day 25-Jun-2008 ShareCast
London afternoon: LSE takes top spot 25-Jun-2008 ShareCast
London midday: Footsie ahead as Barclays climbs 25-Jun-2008 ShareCast

Inchcape Top Newspaper Links

Inchcape gears up for Russia with Musa stake 25-Apr-2008 Telegraph
Car deal 26-Mar-2008 The Scotsman
First faces the axe 27-Feb-2008 Sun

Latest Inchcape Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
24-Jun-08 Buy Dividends Michael Wemms 361.10p 208 £751.09
17-Jun-08 Buy Dividends Andre Lacroix 364.50p 95 £346.27
23-May-08 Buy Barbara Richmond 429.00p 1,665 £7,142.85

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.

 

Inchcape Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 291.25p Price Down
Change Today -3.75p
52 Week High 500.50p
52 Week Low 283.50p
Volume 1,593,796
Shares Issued 460.07m
Market Cap £1,339.96m
Beta 1.48
RiskGrade 238

Inchcape Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
14.12% below the market average14.12% below the market average14.12% below the market average14.12% below the market average14.12% below the market average
68% below the sector average68% below the sector average68% below the sector average68% below the sector average68% below the sector average
Price Trend
33.9% below the market average33.9% below the market average33.9% below the market average33.9% below the market average33.9% below the market average
10.00% above the sector average10.00% above the sector average10.00% above the sector average10.00% above the sector average10.00% above the sector average
Income
65.91% above the market average65.91% above the market average65.91% above the market average65.91% above the market average65.91% above the market average
1.82% below the sector average1.82% below the sector average1.82% below the sector average1.82% below the sector average1.82% below the sector average
Growth
32.77% below the market average32.77% below the market average32.77% below the market average32.77% below the market average32.77% below 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

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 1
Neutral 2
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 7
buy
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

Inchcape Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 21-May-08 08-Aug-07
Paid 17-Jun-08 10-Sep-07
Amount 10.50p 5.25p

Trades for 04-Jul-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
16:54 24,533 @ 293.54p
16:35 156,023 @ 291.25p
16:29 629 @ 291.75p
16:29 917 @ 291.75p
16:29 700 @ 291.75p

Inchcape Key Personnel

Chair Peter Johnson
Finance Director Barbara Richmond

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