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Admiral Group(ADM)

Sector:

Insurance (non-life)

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£1,949.94m

Change Today

Price Down-4.00p

Share Price

738.00p

Admiral Group Overview

Admiral was launched in 1993 as a division of Brockbank. In 1999, it was bought in a management buyout backed by Barclays Private Equity. The group specialises in providing low cost car insurance for young drivers, people living in cities and those driving high-spec motors.

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.0% 6.3%
Div Cover 2.2 1.1
Op Mrgn 78.3% 68.9%
ROCE 108.0%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 15.3 14.2
PEG 0.7 1.9
Pr/Revenue 8.4 7.1
Pr/Book 8.3  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 23.8% 19.2%
PBT 23.6% 5.2%
EPS 22.1% 7.6%
DPS 21.7% 114.3%

Admiral Group Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-03 a129.85 a57.24 15.20p n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0%
31-Dec-04 151.86 104.91 28.40p 11.4 0.1 +87% 9.30p 2.9%
31-Dec-05 176.21 119.49 32.70p 13.9 0.9 +15% 17.50p 3.8%
31-Dec-06 188.29 147.34 39.80p 27.6 1.3 +22% 18.00p 1.6%
31-Dec-07 233.07 182.10 48.60p 22.6 1.0 +22% 21.90p 2.0%

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

Admiral Group Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-08 277.90 191.53 52.28p 14.2 1.9 +8% 46.94p 6.3%
31-Dec-09 378.10 219.81 59.44p 12.5 0.9 +14% 50.90p 6.8%

Covering analysts: Citigroup Investment Research, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Lehman Bros, Merrill Lynch, Numis Securities, UBS

Admiral Group Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company 08-Jul-2008 09:43 RNS
Total Voting Rights 05-Jun-2008 08:18 RNS
Italian Launch 02-Jun-2008 11:43 RNS

Admiral Group ShareCast News

London midday: Footsie shrugs off M&S setback 02-Jul-2008 ShareCast
London close: US jobs data lifts London 02-May-2008 ShareCast
London afternoon: Financials in demand 02-May-2008 ShareCast

Admiral Group Top Newspaper Links

Knapp ups OCZ stake 23-Mar-2008 Scotland on Sunday
£370m affair of the Heart 05-Mar-2008 Sun
Admiral slumps as Confused.com faces stiff compe... 05-Mar-2008 Guardian

Latest Admiral 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.

 

Admiral Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 738.00p Price Down
Change Today -4.00p
52 Week High 1,132.00p
52 Week Low 729.00p
Volume 35,864
Shares Issued 264.22m
Market Cap £1,949.94m
Beta 1.01
RiskGrade 177

Admiral Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
89.4% below the market average89.4% below the market average89.4% below the market average89.4% below the market average89.4% below the market average
84.62% below the sector average84.62% below the sector average84.62% below the sector average84.62% below the sector average84.62% below the sector average
Price Trend
22.61% above the market average22.61% above the market average22.61% above the market average22.61% above the market average22.61% above the market average
3.45% above the sector average3.45% above the sector average3.45% above the sector average3.45% above the sector average3.45% above the sector average
Income
48.59% above the market average48.59% above the market average48.59% above the market average48.59% above the market average48.59% above the market average
40% below the sector average40% below the sector average40% below the sector average40% below the sector average40% below the sector average
Growth
12.65% above the market average12.65% above the market average12.65% above the market average12.65% above the market average12.65% above the market average
50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 2
Neutral 3
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 9
buy
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

Admiral Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Special Final
Ex-Div 09-Apr-08 09-Apr-08
Paid 07-May-08 07-May-08
Amount 11.60p 11.60p

Trades for 09-Jul-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
08:03 1,906 @ 738.00p
08:03 1,494 @ 746.50p
08:03 118 @ 748.50p
08:03 1,583 @ 748.50p
08:02 2,354 @ 749.00p

Admiral Group Key Personnel

Finance Director Kevin Chidwick
CEO Henry Engelhardt
Chair Alastair Lyons
COO David Stevens

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