Persimmon (PSN)

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452.90p
  • Change Today: 2.70p
  • 52 Week High: 521.50p
  • 52 Week Low: 332.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 301.13m
  • Volume: 2,285,645
  • Market Cap: £1,363.84m
  • RiskGrade: 196
  • Beta: 1.56

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 (18-03-2010)

1 Day Chart

6 Month Chart

6 Month Chart

Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 0.0% 0.3%
Div Cover n/a 14.0
Op Mrgn 9.0% 4.0%
ROCE 7.2%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 215.7 28.2
PEG n/a 0.0
Pr/Revenue 1.0 0.8
Pr/Book 0.8  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -19.1% 13.6%
PBT n/a -16.7%
EPS -94.1% 664.2%
DPS n/a n/a

Persimmon Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-05 2,285.70 495.40 118.40p 10.6 2.7 +4% 31.00p 2.5%
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%

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-10 1,613.25 64.81 16.05p 28.2 0.0 +664% 1.15p 0.3%
31-Dec-11 1,787.32 115.17 28.23p 16.0 0.2 +76% 4.72p 1.1%

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Persimmon Company Announcements

Treasury Stock 15-Mar-2010 11:05 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 12-Mar-2010 16:29 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 05-Mar-2010 14:53 RNS

Persimmon ShareCast News

London afternoon: Stocks trade sideways 10-Mar-2010 ShareCast
Persimmon's Jonathan Davie lays foundations 05-Mar-2010 ShareCast
London close: Insurers left behind 02-Mar-2010 ShareCast

Persimmon Top Newspaper Links

Excitement builds over Barratt 11-Mar-2010 The Scotsman
Persimmon welcomes return of home buyers 17-Nov-2009 The Herald
Home and dry 17-Nov-2009 Sun

Latest Persimmon Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
12-Mar-10 Sell M H Killoran 447.04p 120,000 £536,444.49
12-Mar-10 Sell Mike P Farley 447.04p 96,291 £430,456.47
12-Mar-10 Sell John White 447.04p 200,000 £894,074.15

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 452.90p Price Up
Change Today +2.70p
% Change +0.60%
52 Week High 521.50p
52 Week Low 332.00p
Volume 2,285,645
Shares Issued 301.13m
Market Cap £1,363.84m
Beta 1.56
RiskGrade 196

Persimmon Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
78.16% below the market average78.16% below the market average78.16% below the market average78.16% below the market average78.16% below the market average
72.73% below the sector average72.73% below the sector average72.73% below the sector average72.73% below the sector average72.73% below the sector average
Price Trend
39.4% below the market average39.4% below the market average39.4% below the market average39.4% below the market average39.4% below the market average
25% below the sector average25% below the sector average25% below the sector average25% below the sector average25% below the sector average
Income
93.31% below the market average93.31% below the market average93.31% below the market average93.31% below the market average93.31% below the market average
66.67% below the sector average66.67% below the sector average66.67% below the sector average66.67% below the sector average66.67% below the sector average
Growth
94.36% below the market average94.36% below the market average94.36% below the market average94.36% below the market average94.36% below the market average
75% below the sector average75% below the sector average75% below the sector average75% below the sector average75% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 11
Buy 2
Neutral 3
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 17
buy
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Persimmon Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 03-Sep-08 05-Mar-08
Paid 17-Oct-08 25-Apr-08
Amount 5.00p 32.70p

Trades for 18-Mar-2010

Time Volume / Share Price
17:09 70,477 @ 452.70p
16:50 100,000 @ 453.00p
16:44 70,477 @ 452.70p
16:36 145,330 @ 452.67p
16:35 255,173 @ 452.90p

Persimmon Key Personnel

Chair John White
CEO Mike P Farley

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