Smith & Nephew(SN.)

Sector:

Health Care Equipment & Services

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£5,856m

Change Today

Price Up9.00p

Share Price

662.50p

Smith & Nephew Overview

Medical devices group Smith & Nephew makes nearly half of its revenues through its orthopaedics division, which manufactures knee joints, braces and other supports. Established in 1931, the group now has interests all over the world.

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 1.0% 1.1%
Div Cover 4.4 4.3
Op Mrgn 14.6% 18.3%
ROCE 29.2%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 23.2 21.9
PEG 1.0 2.7
Pr/Revenue 3.2 2.9
Pr/Book 5.9  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 21.2% 9.6%
PBT -14.7% 44.0%
EPS 24.1% 8.0%
DPS 10.0% 7.8%

Smith & Nephew Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue ($m) Pre-tax ($m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-03 a1,178.90 a230.10 18.49£ 0.3 0.0 +53% 4.95 105.5%
31-Dec-04 1,249.00 167.00 19.10p 27.9 9.3 +3% n/a 0.0%
31-Dec-05 2,552.00 428.00 42.32¢ 23.1 1.0 +22% 8.20¢ 0.8%
31-Dec-06 2,779.00 550.00 41.90¢ 23.2 n/a -1% 10.81¢ 1.1%
31-Dec-07 3,369.00 469.00 52.00¢ 20.3 0.8 +24% 11.89¢ 1.1%

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

Smith & Nephew Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-08 2,026.10 370.53 30.32p 21.6 2.7 +8% 7.03p 1.1%
31-Dec-09 2,212.74 442.84 36.14p 18.1 0.9 +19% 8.25p 1.3%

Covering analysts: Bank of America Securities, Bernstein Research, Blue Oar Securities, BMO Capital Markets US, Charles Stanley & Co, Citigroup Investment Research, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Research, Evolution Securities, Goldman Sachs, IIR Group, Investec Securities, JP Morgan, Lehman Bros, Merrill Lynch, Oriel Securities, Standard & Poors, Wachovia Securities

Smith & Nephew Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 29-Aug-2008 17:02 RNS
Total Voting Rights 29-Aug-2008 16:15 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 28-Aug-2008 17:20 RNS

Smith & Nephew ShareCast News

London close: Economic jitters hit Footsie 19-Aug-2008 ShareCast
London afternoon: Still in the red 19-Aug-2008 ShareCast
Sector movers: Smith and Nephew bid talks lifts ... 19-Aug-2008 ShareCast

Smith & Nephew Top Newspaper Links

Charter joins Henderson in tax exodus to Ireland 29-Aug-2008 The Independent
Smith & Nephew threatens to sue Plus bosses 08-Aug-2008 Times
Smith & Nephew recovers from Plus malaise with $... 08-Aug-2008 Telegraph

Latest Smith & Nephew Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

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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.

 

Smith & Nephew Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 662.50p Price Up
Change Today +9.00p
52 Week High 690.50p
52 Week Low 520.00p
Volume 4,439,021
Shares Issued 883.96m
Market Cap £5,856m
Beta 0.63
RiskGrade 157

Smith & Nephew Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
99.67% below the market average99.67% below the market average99.67% below the market average99.67% below the market average99.67% below the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average
Price Trend
89.24% above the market average89.24% above the market average89.24% above the market average89.24% above the market average89.24% above the market average
84.31% above the sector average84.31% above the sector average84.31% above the sector average84.31% above the sector average84.31% above the sector average
Income
92.64% below the market average92.64% below the market average92.64% below the market average92.64% below the market average92.64% below the market average
60% below the sector average60% below the sector average60% below the sector average60% below the sector average60% below the sector average
Growth
39.81% below the market average39.81% below the market average39.81% below the market average39.81% below the market average39.81% below the market average
78.26% below the sector average78.26% below the sector average78.26% below the sector average78.26% below the sector average78.26% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 6
Buy 3
Neutral 7
Sell 2
Strong Sell 2
Total 20
neutral
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Smith & Nephew Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 15-Oct-08 16-Apr-08
Paid 07-Nov-08 09-May-08
Amount 4.96¢ 7.38¢

Trades for 29-Aug-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 2,012 @ 663.50p
16:48 500 @ 656.10p
16:35 521,435 @ 662.50p
16:29 1,250 @ 661.50p
16:29 450 @ 661.50p

Smith & Nephew Key Personnel

CEO Chris J O'Donnell
Chair John Buchanan
COO David Illingworth
CFO Adrian Nevil Hennah

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