Persimmon (PSN)

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560.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      10.50p
  • 52 Week High: 561.00
  • 52 Week Low: 374.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 301.44m
  • Volume: 1,156,292
  • Market Cap: £1,689.57m
  • RiskGrade: 137
  • Beta: 0.99

Persimmon Overview

Named after a Derby winning horse in the 19th century, Persimmon was established in 1972 and currently operates on around 400 developments around the country. The York-based group owns the premium brand Charles Church and in 2006 acquired Westbury to make it the UK's largest house builder.

1 Day Chart (07-02-2012)

6 Month Chart

Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 1.3% 1.7%
Div Cover 3.3 3.8
Op Mrgn 13.0% 9.3%
ROCE 12.7%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 22.6 15.9
PEG 0.0 0.4
Pr/Revenue 1.1 1.1
Pr/Book 1.0  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 10.5% -2.5%
PBT 97.8% -7.9%
EPS 1081.0% 42.1%
DPS n/a 25.2%

Persimmon Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-06 3,141.90 566.70 133.80p 11.4 0.9 +13% 46.50p 3.0%
31-Dec-07 3,014.90 582.70 138.30p 5.8 1.9 +3% 51.20p 6.4%
31-Dec-08 1,755.10 (780.00) 35.30p 6.5 n/a -74% 5.00p 2.2%
31-Dec-09 1,420.60 77.80 2.10p 223.6 n/a -94% n/a 0.0%
31-Dec-10 1,569.50 153.90 24.80p 16.8 0.0 +1,081% 7.50p 1.8%

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

Persimmon Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-11 1,530.00 141.82 35.23p 15.9 0.4 +42% 9.39p 1.7%
31-Dec-12 1,671.16 179.99 44.35p 12.6 0.5 +26% 11.81p 2.2%
31-Dec-13 1,811.42 215.72 53.90p 10.4 0.5 +22% 14.38p 2.6%

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Persimmon Company Announcements

Treasury Stock 06-Feb-2012 17:09 RNS
Director Declaration 01-Feb-2012 16:41 RNS
Total Voting Rights 01-Feb-2012 16:04 RNS

Persimmon ShareCast News

Tuesday tips round-up: Persimmon and EnQuest 10-Jan-2012 ShareCast
London close: Footsie drops after Merkozy meeting 09-Jan-2012 ShareCast
FTSE 250 Movers: JD jumps on Blacks talks 09-Jan-2012 ShareCast

Persimmon Top Newspaper Links

PERSIMMON SALES LIFT 09-Nov-2011 Express & Star
Persimmon cheers investors with sales and divide... 24-Aug-2011 Guardian
Shared equity schemes help Persimmon to beat hom... 24-Aug-2011 The Scotsman

Latest Persimmon 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.

 

Persimmon Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 560.50p
Change Today 10.50p
% Change 1.91 %
52 Week High 561.00
52 Week Low 374.00
Volume 1,156,292
Shares Issued 301.44m
Market Cap £1,689.57m
Beta 0.99
RiskGrade 137

Persimmon Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
3.28% below the market average3.28% below the market average3.28% below the market average3.28% below the market average3.28% below the market average
10% below the sector average10% below the sector average10% below the sector average10% below the sector average10% below the sector average
Price Trend
88.44% above the market average88.44% above the market average88.44% above the market average88.44% above the market average88.44% above the market average
90.48% above the sector average90.48% above the sector average90.48% above the sector average90.48% above the sector average90.48% above the sector average
Income
75.56% below the market average75.56% below the market average75.56% below the market average75.56% below the market average75.56% below the market average
55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average
Growth
74.97% above the market average74.97% above the market average74.97% above the market average74.97% above the market average74.97% above the market average
40.00% above the sector average40.00% above the sector average40.00% above the sector average40.00% above the sector average40.00% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 10
Buy 1
Neutral 2
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 14
buy
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

Persimmon Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 02-Nov-11 04-May-11
Paid 13-Dec-11 14-Jun-11
Amount 4.00p 4.50p

Trades for 07-Feb-2012

Time Volume / Share Price
16:48 127,294 @ 554.88p
16:35 170,050 @ 560.50p
16:29 597 @ 559.50p
16:29 200 @ 559.50p
16:29 38 @ 559.00p

Persimmon Key Personnel

CEO Mike P Farley
Chair Nicholas Wrigley

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