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Taylor Nelson Sofres(TNS)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 250

Market Cap

£1,029.18m

Change Today

0.000p

Share Price

248.00p

TNS Overview

Market research group, Taylor Nelson, is a leading global information group. It collects and interprets data for a range of customers and provides research and advice regarding advertising and communications.

1 Day Chart

1 Day Chart

6 Month Chart

6 Month Chart

Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 2.2% 2.5%
Div Cover 2.8 2.8
Op Mrgn 9.6% 8.6%
ROCE 64.7%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 16.1 14.6
PEG 0.8 1.4
Pr/Revenue 1.0 0.9
Pr/Book 8.9  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 6.3% 10.6%
PBT 40.1% 22.6%
EPS 21.3% 10.4%
DPS 19.6% 12.0%

TNS Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-03 a789.50 a31.30 10.20p 20.4 1.1 +19% 3.00p 1.4%
31-Dec-04 945.30 69.30 12.70p 17.8 0.7 +24% 3.50p 1.5%
31-Dec-05 999.00 85.00 11.80p 19.0 n/a -7% 4.00p 1.8%
31-Dec-06 1,004.20 59.40 12.70p 15.8 2.0 +8% 4.60p 2.3%
31-Dec-07 1,067.70 83.20 15.40p 13.5 0.6 +21% 5.50p 2.7%

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

TNS Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-08 1,180.38 102.00 17.01p 14.6 1.4 +10% 6.16p 2.5%
31-Dec-09 1,230.07 110.80 18.62p 13.3 1.4 +10% 6.86p 2.8%

Covering analysts: Bernstein Research, Blue Oar Securities, Citigroup Investment Research, Deutsche Bank Research, Goldman Sachs, Investec Securities, Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander, Landsbanki Securities, Lehman Bros, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Natixis Securities, Numis Securities, Panmure Gordon, Société Générale, UBS

TNS Company Announcements

WPP Offer for TNS 09-Jul-2008 07:11 RNS
Rule 8.3- TAYLOR NELSON SOFRE 09-Jul-2008 07:00 RNS
EPT Disclosure - Amendment 08-Jul-2008 14:16 RNS

TNS ShareCast News

WPP launches TNS bid 09-Jul-2008 ShareCast
London pre-open: Blue chips to rally 09-Jul-2008 ShareCast
Wednesday newspaper round-up: Equitable Life, Ta... 09-Jul-2008 ShareCast

TNS Top Newspaper Links

Taylor Nelson Sofres: GfK wins backer in fight t... 09-Jul-2008 Times
WPP to decide on £1bn hostile bid for TNS 09-Jul-2008 Telegraph
GfK owner backs Taylor Nelson Sofres merger 05-Jul-2008 Telegraph

Latest TNS Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
26-Jun-08 Transfer From David S Lowden 0.000p 25,000 £0.00

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.

 

TNS Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 248.00p  
Change Today 0.000p
52 Week High 259.75p
52 Week Low 148.00p
Volume 0
Shares Issued 414.99m
Market Cap £1,029.18m
Beta 0.93
RiskGrade 229

TNS Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
96.6% below the market average96.6% below the market average96.6% below the market average96.6% below the market average96.6% below the market average
98.48% below the sector average98.48% below the sector average98.48% below the sector average98.48% below the sector average98.48% below the sector average
Price Trend
92.26% above the market average92.26% above the market average92.26% above the market average92.26% above the market average92.26% above the market average
98.60% above the sector average98.60% above the sector average98.60% above the sector average98.60% above the sector average98.60% above the sector average
Income
60.82% below the market average60.82% below the market average60.82% below the market average60.82% below the market average60.82% below the market average
89.47% below the sector average89.47% below the sector average89.47% below the sector average89.47% below the sector average89.47% below the sector average
Growth
53.54% below the market average53.54% below the market average53.54% below the market average53.54% below the market average53.54% below the market average
42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 1
Neutral 4
Sell 1
Strong Sell 2
Total 12
neutral
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

TNS Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 21-May-08 07-Nov-07
Paid 04-Jul-08 10-Dec-07
Amount 3.90p 1.60p

Trades for 08-Jul-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
10:27 140,000 @ 240.50p
12:03 500,000 @ 245.50p
17:49 97,354 @ 245.25p
17:48 500,000 @ 250.50p
17:23 147,341 @ 246.26p

TNS Key Personnel

CEO David S Lowden
Finance Director Andrew Boland
Chair Donald H Brydon

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