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Wolseley(WOS)

Sector:

Support Services

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£2,072.00m

Change Today

Price Down-14.50p

Share Price

313.00p

Wolseley Overview

Wolseley specialises in the manufacture and sale of construction equipment and products for heating and plumbing system installations. Acquisitions mean North America is now its biggest market, followed by Europe.

1 Day Chart (04-Jul-2008)

1 Day Chart

6 Month Chart

6 Month Chart

Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 10.4% 9.2%
Div Cover 2.3 1.7
Op Mrgn 4.6% 2.8%
ROCE 19.6%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 4.3 5.6
PEG n/a n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.1 0.1
Pr/Book 0.6  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 14.6% 0.2%
PBT -17.6% -27.0%
EPS -19.0% -23.9%
DPS 10.2% 2.7%

Wolseley Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Jul-03 a8,221.00 a426.00 56.69p 11.9 3.0 +4% 21.20p 3.1%
31-Jul-04 a10,128.10 a559.10 74.84p 11.4 0.4 +32% 23.80p 2.8%
31-Jul-05 11,256.00 665.00 81.61p 14.5 1.6 +9% 26.40p 2.2%
31-Jul-06 14,158.00 769.00 90.77p 12.6 1.1 +11% 29.40p 2.6%
31-Jul-07 16,221.00 634.00 73.52p 14.7 n/a -19% 32.40p 3.0%

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

Wolseley Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Jul-08 16,255.06 462.77 55.92p 5.6 n/a -24% 33.27p 9.2%
31-Jul-09 15,738.46 375.38 45.03p 7.0 n/a -20% 34.00p 9.4%

Covering analysts: ABN AMRO, Charles Stanley & Co, Citigroup Investment Research, Credit Suisse, Davy Stockbrokers, Deutsche Bank Research, ESN-NCB Stockbrokers, Evolution Securities, Goldman Sachs, Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Numis Securities, Oriel Securities, Panmure Gordon, Seymour Pierce, Shore Capital Stockbrokers, UBS

Wolseley Company Announcements

Total Voting Rights 01-Jul-2008 07:31 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 26-Jun-2008 08:30 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 23-Jun-2008 11:08 RNS

Wolseley ShareCast News

London close: Insurers lead decline 04-Jul-2008 ShareCast
London afternoon: Retreat resumed 04-Jul-2008 ShareCast
London midday: Shares off the bottom 04-Jul-2008 ShareCast

Wolseley Top Newspaper Links

The Wolseley restaurant has an appetite for Amer... 28-May-2008 Telegraph
The £50bn capital injection for business as chea... 26-May-2008 Telegraph
Wolseley heads off a phantom 26-May-2008 The Scotsman

Latest Wolseley Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
25-Jun-08 Buy Frank Roach 508.80p 31 £157.73
25-Jun-08 Buy Robert Marchbank 508.80p 27 £137.38
25-Jun-08 Buy Claude 'Chip' Hornsby 508.80p 31 £157.28

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.

 

Wolseley Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 313.00p Price Down
Change Today -14.50p
52 Week High 1,191.00p
52 Week Low 311.75p
Volume 4,824,906
Shares Issued 661.98m
Market Cap £2,072.00m
Beta 1.54
RiskGrade 291

Wolseley Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
92.15% above the market average92.15% above the market average92.15% above the market average92.15% above the market average92.15% above the market average
88.24% above the sector average88.24% above the sector average88.24% above the sector average88.24% above the sector average88.24% above the sector average
Price Trend
86.23% below the market average86.23% below the market average86.23% below the market average86.23% below the market average86.23% below the market average
85.39% below the sector average85.39% below the sector average85.39% below the sector average85.39% below the sector average85.39% below the sector average
Income
93.72% above the market average93.72% above the market average93.72% above the market average93.72% above the market average93.72% above the market average
92.13% above the sector average92.13% above the sector average92.13% above the sector average92.13% above the sector average92.13% above the sector average
Growth
77.05% below the market average77.05% below the market average77.05% below the market average77.05% below the market average77.05% below the market average
83.08% below the sector average83.08% below the sector average83.08% below the sector average83.08% below the sector average83.08% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 1
Neutral 3
Sell 3
Strong Sell 7
Total 16
sell
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Wolseley Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 26-Mar-08 03-Oct-07
Paid 30-May-08 30-Nov-07
Amount 11.25p 21.55p

Trades for 04-Jul-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 310,399 @ 313.00p
16:29 5,516 @ 313.00p
16:29 112 @ 313.00p
16:29 19 @ 313.00p
16:29 1,250 @ 313.00p

Wolseley Key Personnel

CFO Stephen P Webster
CEO Claude 'Chip' Hornsby
Chair John Whybrow
COO L J Stoddard

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