G4S (GFS)

Sector:

Support Services

Index:

FTSE 100

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278.10p
   
  • Change Today:
      1.10p
  • 52 Week High: 291.00
  • 52 Week Low: 219.90
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 1,410.67m
  • Volume: 1,255,589
  • Market Cap: £3,923.07m
  • RiskGrade: 138
  • Beta: 0.73

G4S Overview

Group 4 Securicor was formed in July 2004 when top international security firms Securicor and Group 4 merged. The combined company is now the world's number one security firm, operating in more than 100 countries around the world with over 340,000 employees. It operates in three key sectors: Security Services, Security Systems and Cash Services.

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G4S Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 2.9% 3.1%
Div Cover 2.7 2.7
Op Mrgn 5.8% 5.2%
ROCE 35.8%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 12.8 12.2
PEG 1.9 2.2
Pr/Revenue 0.5 0.5
Pr/Book 2.4  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 5.5% 5.6%
PBT 8.9% 22.3%
EPS 6.9% 5.5%
DPS 10.0% 8.2%

G4S Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-06 4,036.80 199.50 12.10p 15.5 1.9 +8% 4.21p 2.2%
31-Dec-07 4,483.50 216.10 13.30p 18.4 1.8 +10% 4.96p 2.0%
31-Dec-08 5,928.50 262.70 16.60p 12.3 0.5 +25% 6.43p 3.1%
31-Dec-09 7,009.00 303.00 20.20p 12.9 0.6 +22% 7.18p 2.8%
31-Dec-10 7,397.00 330.00 21.60p 11.8 1.7 +7% 7.90p 3.1%

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

G4S Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-11 7,807.69 403.72 22.79p 12.2 2.2 +6% 8.55p 3.1%
31-Dec-12 8,291.41 451.86 25.33p 10.9 1.0 +11% 9.51p 3.5%
31-Dec-13 8,721.20 509.18 27.77p 10.0 1.0 +10% 10.37p 3.8%

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G4S Company Announcements

Statement re change of director's details 09-Feb-2012 10:01 ONE
G4S plc UK : Holding(s) in Company 08-Feb-2012 10:57 ONE
Statement re Acquisition Announcement Update 03-Feb-2012 12:05 ONE

G4S ShareCast News

G4S pulls plug on Trojan Security purchase 03-Feb-2012 ShareCast
Broker snap: Credit Suisse downgrades Bunzl to u... 16-Jan-2012 ShareCast
FTSE 100 Movers: Miners send Footsie flying 03-Jan-2012 ShareCast

G4S Top Newspaper Links

G4S chief Nick Buckles 'regrets' failure of £5.2... 02-Nov-2011 Telegraph
G4S board fails to secure ISS takeover 02-Nov-2011 Guardian
G4S AXES PLANS FOR ISS AFTER INVESTORS’ DOUBTS 02-Nov-2011 Express & Star

Latest G4S 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.

 

G4S Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 278.10p
Change Today 1.10p
% Change 0.40 %
52 Week High 291.00
52 Week Low 219.90
Volume 1,255,589
Shares Issued 1,410.67m
Market Cap £3,923.07m
Beta 0.73
RiskGrade 138

G4S Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
88.94% below the market average88.94% below the market average88.94% below the market average88.94% below the market average88.94% below the market average
85.71% below the sector average85.71% below the sector average85.71% below the sector average85.71% below the sector average85.71% below the sector average
Price Trend
58.85% above the market average58.85% above the market average58.85% above the market average58.85% above the market average58.85% above the market average
26.55% above the sector average26.55% above the sector average26.55% above the sector average26.55% above the sector average26.55% above the sector average
Income
11.72% above the market average11.72% above the market average11.72% above the market average11.72% above the market average11.72% above the market average
20.41% below the sector average20.41% below the sector average20.41% below the sector average20.41% below the sector average20.41% below the sector average
Growth
28.13% above the market average28.13% above the market average28.13% above the market average28.13% above the market average28.13% above the market average
38.92% above the sector average38.92% above the sector average38.92% above the sector average38.92% above the sector average38.92% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 8
Buy 3
Neutral 5
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 16
buy
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G4S Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 07-Sep-11 04-May-11
Paid 14-Oct-11 03-Jun-11
Amount 3.42p 4.73p

Trades for 09-Feb-2012

Time Volume / Share Price
14:43 1,089 @ 278.10p
14:43 701 @ 278.10p
14:43 2,716 @ 278.10p
14:43 816 @ 278.10p
14:43 1,371 @ 278.10p

G4S Key Personnel

CFO Trevor Dighton
CEO Nicholas P Buckles
COO Grahame Gibson

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