Sage Group(SGE)

Sector:

Software & Computer Services

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£2,745.19m

Change Today

Price Up3.25p

Share Price

209.75p

Sage Group Overview

Formed in 1981, the core business of software group Sage is the development and distribution of accounting, accounts and salary check management software programs for small businesses. The company is the only pure software stock in the FTSE 100.

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.4% 3.6%
Div Cover 1.7 1.9
Op Mrgn 22.0% 20.8%
ROCE -191.7%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 17.4 14.0
PEG 51.5 0.6
Pr/Revenue 2.3 2.1
Pr/Book 2.6  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 23.7% 11.6%
PBT 0.9% 20.3%
EPS 0.3% 24.1%
DPS 95.0% 8.7%

Sage Group Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Sep-03 a560.34 a151.04 8.16p 20.1 1.7 +12% 1.65p 1.0%
30-Sep-04 a687.59 a181.14 9.90p 16.4 0.8 +21% 2.33p 1.4%
30-Sep-05 759.60 193.60 10.49p 22.0 3.7 +6% 2.87p 1.2%
30-Sep-06 935.60 221.20 11.81p 21.3 1.6 +13% 3.59p 1.4%
30-Sep-07 1,157.60 223.30 11.85p 21.0 n/a 0% 7.00p 2.8%

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

Sage Group Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Sep-08 1,291.36 268.67 14.71p 14.0 0.6 +24% 7.61p 3.6%
30-Sep-09 1,364.78 295.14 16.03p 12.9 1.4 +9% 8.51p 4.1%

Covering analysts: Arbuthnot Securities, Brewin Dolphin Securities, Charles Stanley & Co, Citigroup Investment Research, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Research, Evolution Securities, Goldman Sachs, Investec Securities, JP Morgan, Landsbanki Kepler, Landsbanki Securities, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Numis Securities, Panmure Gordon, RBC Capital Markets, Seymour Pierce, Société Générale, WestLB Equity Markets

Sage Group Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding 02-Sep-2008 10:36 RNS
Total Voting Rights 29-Aug-2008 15:27 RNS
Interim Management Statement 04-Aug-2008 07:00 RNS

Sage Group ShareCast News

Cadogan chief exec opens wallet 02-Sep-2008 ShareCast
Tuesday's tips round-up: Johnston Press, Senior,... 05-Aug-2008 ShareCast
London afternoon: Footsie holding on to gains 04-Aug-2008 ShareCast

Sage Group Top Newspaper Links

Sage faces challenge from its ex-boss 27-May-2008 Telegraph
Sage advice is that UK rise offsets US dip 09-May-2008 The Scotsman
European growth drives Sage profits 09-May-2008 Telegraph

Latest Sage Group Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
01-Sep-08 Sell Guy Berruyer 208.60p 350,000 £730,099.99
01-Sep-08 Exercise of option Guy Berruyer 136.00p 350,000 £476,000.01

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.

 

Sage Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 209.75p Price Up
Change Today +3.25p
52 Week High 256.75
52 Week Low 187.10
Volume 2,084,337
Shares Issued 1,308.79m
Market Cap £2,745.19m
Beta 1.02
RiskGrade 148

Sage Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
90.53% below the market average90.53% below the market average90.53% below the market average90.53% below the market average90.53% below the market average
76% below the sector average76% below the sector average76% below the sector average76% below the sector average76% below the sector average
Price Trend
38.43% above the market average38.43% above the market average38.43% above the market average38.43% above the market average38.43% above the market average
23.27% above the sector average23.27% above the sector average23.27% above the sector average23.27% above the sector average23.27% above the sector average
Income
22.32% below the market average22.32% below the market average22.32% below the market average22.32% below the market average22.32% below the market average
13.85% above the sector average13.85% above the sector average13.85% above the sector average13.85% above the sector average13.85% above the sector average
Growth
51.42% below the market average51.42% below the market average51.42% below the market average51.42% below the market average51.42% below the market average
79.22% below the sector average79.22% below the sector average79.22% below the sector average79.22% below the sector average79.22% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 5
Buy 3
Neutral 5
Sell 1
Strong Sell 3
Total 17
neutral
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Sage Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 14-May-08 06-Feb-08
Paid 20-Jun-08 07-Mar-08
Amount 2.43p 5.73p

Trades for 05-Sep-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
12:39 9,078 @ 209.75p
12:37 4,300 @ 209.75p
12:37 4,043 @ 209.75p
12:37 1,938 @ 209.75p
12:37 3,600 @ 209.75p

Sage Group Key Personnel

CEO Paul Walker

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