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Morgan Crucible(MGCR)

Sector:

Electronic & Electrical Equipment

Index:

FTSE 250

Market Cap

£497.18m

Change Today

Price Up2.50p

Share Price

184.00p

Morgan Crucible Overview

Founded in 1856 and listed in 1890, Morgan Crucible operates via 5 Global Business Units, which design and supply a range of products made from carbon, ceramic and magnetic materials used in industries as diverse as transport, telecommunications, fire protection and medical instruments.

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.7% 4.0%
Div Cover 3.3 3.1
Op Mrgn 11.1% 11.4%
ROCE 28.0%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 8.1 8.1
PEG n/a 36.8
Pr/Revenue 0.7 0.6
Pr/Book 2.5  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 2.3% 10.8%
PBT 38.4% 22.2%
EPS -8.2% 0.2%
DPS 50.0% 7.6%

Morgan Crucible Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
04-Jan-04 a849.60 a(78.00) 9.10p 14.8 n/a n/a n/a 0.0%
04-Jan-05 a795.90 a(31.00) 10.00p 17.3 1.7 +10% n/a 0.0%
04-Jan-06 609.80 14.30 2.50p 99.2 n/a -75% 2.50p 1.0%
04-Jan-07 677.80 51.80 24.30p 10.9 0.0 +872% 4.50p 1.7%
04-Jan-08 693.20 71.70 22.30p 8.9 n/a -8% 6.75p 3.4%

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

Morgan Crucible Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-08 767.72 87.62 22.35p 8.1 36.7 0% 7.26p 4.0%
31-Dec-09 801.24 91.58 22.37p 8.1 102.3 0% 7.92p 4.4%

Covering analysts: Arbuthnot Securities, Arden Partners, Citigroup Investment Research, Goldman Sachs, Landsbanki Securities, Merrill Lynch, Numis Securities

Morgan Crucible Company Announcements

Trading Statement 07-Jul-2008 07:00 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 01-Jul-2008 15:51 RNS
Blocklisting Interim Review 23-Jun-2008 15:53 RNS

Morgan Crucible ShareCast News

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London close: Oil price retreat spurs equities 07-Jul-2008 ShareCast

Morgan Crucible Top Newspaper Links

Fighting fit 08-Jul-2008 Sun
Morgan Crucible's pension sale 24-Feb-2008 Sunday Telegraph
Morgan Crucible hit by weak dollar 04-Dec-2007 The Scotsman

Latest Morgan Crucible 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.

 

Morgan Crucible Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 184.00p Price Up
Change Today +2.50p
52 Week High 323.00p
52 Week Low 172.00p
Volume 29,593
Shares Issued 270.21m
Market Cap £497.18m
Beta 1.27
RiskGrade 248

Morgan Crucible Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
67.88% below the market average67.88% below the market average67.88% below the market average67.88% below the market average67.88% below the market average
61.11% below the sector average61.11% below the sector average61.11% below the sector average61.11% below the sector average61.11% below the sector average
Price Trend
2.52% below the market average2.52% below the market average2.52% below the market average2.52% below the market average2.52% below the market average
33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average
Income
29.94% above the market average29.94% above the market average29.94% above the market average29.94% above the market average29.94% above the market average
39.13% above the sector average39.13% above the sector average39.13% above the sector average39.13% above the sector average39.13% above the sector average
Growth
42.51% above the market average42.51% above the market average42.51% above the market average42.51% above the market average42.51% above the market average
54.55% above the sector average54.55% above the sector average54.55% above the sector average54.55% above the sector average54.55% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 2
Neutral 3
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.

Morgan Crucible Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 28-May-08 26-Sep-07
Paid 30-Jun-08 07-Nov-07
Amount 4.50p 2.25p

Trades for 09-Jul-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
08:10 5,111 @ 184.00p
08:10 3,189 @ 184.00p
08:10 1,335 @ 183.75p
08:08 234 @ 184.00p
08:07 1,477 @ 184.00p

Morgan Crucible Key Personnel

CFO Kevin Dangerfiled
CEO Mark Robertshaw
Chair Timothy Stevenson

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