JD Wetherspoon(JDW)

Sector:

Travel & Leisure

Index:

FTSE 250

Market Cap

£362.19m

Change Today

Price Down-2.00p

Share Price

261.00p

JD Wetherspoon Overview

Pub group, JD Wetherspoon, is known for its wide range of drinks and policy of not playing music. The first pub was opened in 1979 and the group has now become a 600-strong chain across London and the Home Counties.

1 Day Chart (04-Sep-2008)

1 Day Chart

6 Month Chart

6 Month Chart

Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 4.6% 5.4%
Div Cover 2.3 1.8
Op Mrgn 10.3% 6.1%
ROCE 13.1%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 9.3 10.3
PEG 0.6 n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.4 0.4
Pr/Book 2.1  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 4.8% 1.7%
PBT 6.2% -11.1%
EPS 16.6% -11.6%
DPS 155.3% 18.8%

JD Wetherspoon Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
27-Jul-03 a730.91 a52.45 17.00p 13.7 6.9 +2% 3.54p 1.5%
25-Jul-04 a787.13 a46.32 17.70p 14.4 3.6 +4% 3.89p 1.5%
24-Jul-05 809.86 39.80 16.90p 16.3 n/a -4% 4.28p 1.6%
30-Jul-06 847.52 58.39 24.10p 18.5 0.4 +43% 4.70p 1.1%
29-Jul-07 888.47 62.02 28.10p 20.5 1.2 +17% 12.00p 2.1%

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

JD Wetherspoon Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Jul-08 903.89 55.15 25.32p 10.3 n/a -12% 14.26p 5.4%
31-Jul-09 930.97 53.04 24.35p 10.7 n/a -4% 13.26p 5.0%

Covering analysts: ABN AMRO, Altium Securities, Arbuthnot Securities, Blue Oar Securities, Brewin Dolphin Securities, Citigroup Investment Research, Deutsche Bank Research, Evolution Securities, Goldman Sachs, Investec Securities, JP Morgan, Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander, KBC Peel Hunt, Landsbanki Securities, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Numis Securities, Oriel Securities, Panmure Gordon, Shore Capital Stockbrokers

JD Wetherspoon Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company 23-Jul-2008 12:41 RNS
Pre-Close Statement 16-Jul-2008 07:00 RNS
Blocklisting Interim Review 15-Jul-2008 16:02 RNS

JD Wetherspoon ShareCast News

Friday preview: JD Wetherspoon, HMV 04-Sep-2008 ShareCast
London afternoon: Footsie stuck in the doldrums 03-Sep-2008 ShareCast
London midday: Footsie close to sinking below 5500 03-Sep-2008 ShareCast

JD Wetherspoon Top Newspaper Links

The Week Ahead 01-Sep-2008 The Scotsman
Wetherspoon to reveal 10% fall in profits after ... 31-Aug-2008 Scotland on Sunday
It's last orders for short-sellers if bosses get... 17-Aug-2008 Sunday Telegraph

Latest JD Wetherspoon 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.

 

JD Wetherspoon Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 261.00p Price Down
Change Today -2.00p
52 Week High 598.00
52 Week Low 174.75
Volume 1,450,845
Shares Issued 138.77m
Market Cap £362.19m
Beta 1.86
RiskGrade 376

JD Wetherspoon Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
5.1% below the market average5.1% below the market average5.1% below the market average5.1% below the market average5.1% below the market average
26.61% below the sector average26.61% below the sector average26.61% below the sector average26.61% below the sector average26.61% below the sector average
Price Trend
39% below the market average39% below the market average39% below the market average39% below the market average39% below the market average
22.41% below the sector average22.41% below the sector average22.41% below the sector average22.41% below the sector average22.41% below the sector average
Income
54.74% above the market average54.74% above the market average54.74% above the market average54.74% above the market average54.74% above the market average
35.85% above the sector average35.85% above the sector average35.85% above the sector average35.85% above the sector average35.85% above the sector average
Growth
40.21% below the market average40.21% below the market average40.21% below the market average40.21% below the market average40.21% below the market average
48.08% below the sector average48.08% below the sector average48.08% below the sector average48.08% below the sector average48.08% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 3
Neutral 6
Sell 1
Strong Sell 2
Total 16
neutral
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JD Wetherspoon Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 30-Apr-08 24-Oct-07
Paid 30-May-08 23-Nov-07
Amount 4.40p 8.00p

Trades for --2008

Time Volume / Share Price
0 @ 0.000p

JD Wetherspoon Key Personnel

CEO John Hutson
Finance Director Keith Down

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