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Signet Group(SIG)

Sector:

General Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

Market Cap

£801.60m

Change Today

Price Up0.50p

Share Price

47.00p

Signet Group Overview

With operations in both the US and UK, Signet ranks as the world’s largest speciality retail jeweller. The company’s UK business includes the H.Samuel, Ernest Jones and Leslie Davis stores.

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 7.9% 7.1%
Div Cover 1.7 1.4
Op Mrgn 9.6% 7.2%
ROCE 16.1%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 7.3 9.1
PEG n/a n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.4 0.4
Pr/Book 0.9  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 3.0% 0.6%
PBT -16.8% -19.9%
EPS -18.2% -19.6%
DPS 1.8% -4.1%

Signet Group Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue ($m) Pre-tax ($m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Jan-04 a1,604.90 a199.80 7.50p 12.6 n/a n/a 2.50p 2.6%
29-Jan-05 1,615.50 203.90 7.80p 14.1 3.5 +4% 3.01p 2.7%
28-Jan-06 1,752.30 200.40 7.50p 13.9 n/a -4% 3.30p 3.2%
03-Feb-07 3,559.20 400.80 15.40¢ 15.7 3.9 +4% 7.15¢ 3.0%
02-Feb-08 3,665.30 333.50 12.60¢ 11.1 n/a -18% 7.28¢ 5.2%

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

Signet Group Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Jan-09 1,869.04 135.50 5.11p 9.1 n/a -20% 3.54p 7.1%
31-Jan-10 1,926.52 138.94 5.23p 8.9 3.7 +2% 3.64p 7.1%

Covering analysts: Citigroup Investment Research, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Research, Goldman Sachs, IIR Group, Investec Securities, JP Morgan, Lehman Bros, Morgan Stanley, Panmure Gordon, Seymour Pierce, Société Générale, UBS

Signet Group Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding 03-Jul-2008 12:55 RNS
Bank Facility Renewal 27-Jun-2008 12:30 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 23-Jun-2008 15:48 RNS

Signet Group ShareCast News

Broker tips: Home Retail, Cairn Energy, Wolseley 27-Jun-2008 ShareCast
Broker snap: Inflation to hit Home Retail 27-Jun-2008 ShareCast
London close: US dive rubs off on Footsie 06-Jun-2008 ShareCast

Signet Group Top Newspaper Links

Need to know: BMW ... Silverjet ... UBS ... Aviv... 07-Jun-2008 Times
Gloom on the high street deepens 07-Jun-2008 Guardian
Signet struggles amid US consumer downturn 07-Jun-2008 Telegraph

Latest Signet Group 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.

 

Signet Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 47.00p Price Up
Change Today +0.50p
52 Week High 108.75p
52 Week Low 46.25p
Volume 1,212,680
Shares Issued 1,705.54m
Market Cap £801.60m
Beta 1.33
RiskGrade 231

Signet Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
67.31% above the market average67.31% above the market average67.31% above the market average67.31% above the market average67.31% above the market average
6.67% above the sector average6.67% above the sector average6.67% above the sector average6.67% above the sector average6.67% above the sector average
Price Trend
47.6% below the market average47.6% below the market average47.6% below the market average47.6% below the market average47.6% below the market average
5% below the sector average5% below the sector average5% below the sector average5% below the sector average5% below the sector average
Income
73.04% above the market average73.04% above the market average73.04% above the market average73.04% above the market average73.04% above the market average
20.00% above the sector average20.00% above the sector average20.00% above the sector average20.00% above the sector average20.00% above the sector average
Growth
94.98% below the market average94.98% below the market average94.98% below the market average94.98% below the market average94.98% below the market average
88.89% below the sector average88.89% below the sector average88.89% below the sector average88.89% below the sector average88.89% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 1
Buy 0
Neutral 7
Sell 1
Strong Sell 5
Total 14
sell
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Signet Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 21-May-08 26-Sep-07
Paid 03-Jul-08 09-Nov-07
Amount 6.32¢ 0.96¢

Trades for 09-Jul-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
10:59 181 @ 47.00p
10:54 9,989 @ 47.00p
10:51 918 @ 46.75p
10:51 343 @ 46.75p
10:51 335 @ 46.75p

Signet Group Key Personnel

CEO Terry Burman

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