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G4S(GFS)

Sector:

Support Services

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£937.73m

Change Today

Price Up2.00p

Share Price

230.00p

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.

1 Day Chart (16-May-2008)

1 Day Chart

6 Month Chart

6 Month Chart

Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 2.2% 2.7%
Div Cover 2.7 2.6
Op Mrgn 6.0% 5.5%
ROCE 29.4%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 17.2 14.6
PEG 1.6 0.8
Pr/Revenue 0.2 0.2
Pr/Book 0.8  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 11.2% 19.0%
PBT 8.7% 35.4%
EPS 10.7% 17.6%
DPS 17.8% 21.9%

G4S Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-03 a2,569.50 a43.20 8.00p n/a n/a n/a 2.40p 0.0%
31-Dec-04 3,093.60 (18.20) 9.50p 14.7 0.8 +19% 1.85p 1.3%
31-Dec-05 4,045.70 163.40 11.20p 14.4 0.8 +18% 3.54p 2.2%
31-Dec-06 4,036.80 199.50 12.10p 15.5 1.9 +8% 4.21p 2.2%
31-Dec-07 4,490.40 216.80 13.40p 18.3 1.7 +11% 4.96p 2.0%

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-08 5,341.84 293.46 15.76p 14.6 0.8 +18% 6.05p 2.7%
31-Dec-09 5,800.92 336.25 18.06p 12.7 0.9 +15% 7.00p 3.1%

Covering analysts: ABG Sundal Collier, ABN AMRO, Charles Stanley & Co, Citigroup Investment Research, Collins Stewart, Dansk Aktie Analyse, Deutsche Bank Research, Fyshe Horton Finney, Goldman Sachs, Investec Securities, Jyske Bank, Kaupthing, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, SEB Enskilda Research, Seymour Pierce, UBS

G4S Company Announcements

G4S PLC 16-May-2008 17:23 RNS
Disposal 15-May-2008 08:00 PR Newswire
Annual Information Update 14-May-2008 10:34 PR Newswire

G4S ShareCast News

G4S sells German businesses 15-May-2008 ShareCast
London close: Miners narrow Footsie loss 13-May-2008 ShareCast
London afternoon: Stocks retracing losses 13-May-2008 ShareCast

G4S Top Newspaper Links

Iraq security takeover 21-Mar-2008 Sun
G4S buys security firm rival ArmorGroup for £43m 21-Mar-2008 Times
Troubled ArmorGroup secures sale to G4S 21-Mar-2008 Telegraph

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 230.00p Price Up
Change Today +2.00p
52 Week High 244.75p
52 Week Low 189.00p
Volume 5,324,006
Shares Issued 407.71m
Market Cap £937.73m
Beta 0.88
RiskGrade 144

G4S Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
67.87% below the market average67.87% below the market average67.87% below the market average67.87% below the market average67.87% below the market average
60.61% below the sector average60.61% below the sector average60.61% below the sector average60.61% below the sector average60.61% below the sector average
Price Trend
85.07% above the market average85.07% above the market average85.07% above the market average85.07% above the market average85.07% above the market average
81.90% above the sector average81.90% above the sector average81.90% above the sector average81.90% above the sector average81.90% above the sector average
Income
31.07% below the market average31.07% below the market average31.07% below the market average31.07% below the market average31.07% below the market average
46.03% below the sector average46.03% below the sector average46.03% below the sector average46.03% below the sector average46.03% below the sector average
Growth
55.21% below the market average55.21% below the market average55.21% below the market average55.21% below the market average55.21% below the market average
70.85% below the sector average70.85% below the sector average70.85% below the sector average70.85% below the sector average70.85% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 6
Buy 4
Neutral 7
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 17
buy
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

G4S Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 30-Apr-08 10-Oct-07
Paid 06-Jun-08 16-Nov-07
Amount 2.85p 2.11p

Trades for 16-May-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 335,883 @ 230.00p
16:29 100 @ 229.75p
16:29 300 @ 229.75p
16:29 682 @ 229.75p
16:29 3,786 @ 229.75p

G4S Key Personnel

CFO Trevor Dighton
CEO Nicholas P Buckles
COO Grahame Gibson