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Babcock International Group(BAB)

Sector:

Support Services

Index:

FTSE 250

Market Cap

£1,381.21m

Change Today

Price Down-8.00p

Share Price

602.00p

BAB Overview

A focused support services company, Babcock International, works primarily with public sector institutions. The company provides outsourcing services to government and private sector customers and works extensively with the UK armed forces. The company is split into six divisions - including Defence, Engineering and Naval services – and has business across Europe, Africa and North America.

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 1.9% 2.2%
Div Cover 2.9 3.0
Op Mrgn 7.1% 6.4%
ROCE 27.3%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 18.3 15.0
PEG 0.4 0.7
Pr/Revenue 0.9 0.8
Pr/Book 3.9  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 57.4% 17.7%
PBT 48.4% 38.0%
EPS 43.0% 21.9%
DPS 42.9% 16.3%

BAB Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-04 a452.00 a19.80 13.60p 8.6 0.2 +53% 3.35p 2.9%
31-Mar-05 729.00 29.50 14.46p 10.3 1.7 +6% 4.00p 2.7%
31-Mar-06 836.70 41.30 17.18p 18.5 1.0 +19% 6.00p 1.9%
31-Mar-07 988.30 57.00 23.35p 17.1 0.5 +36% 8.05p 2.0%
31-Mar-08 1,555.90 84.60 33.40p 17.1 0.4 +43% 11.50p 2.0%

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

BAB Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-09 1,831.31 116.73 40.72p 15.0 0.7 +22% 13.38p 2.2%
31-Mar-10 1,969.25 138.63 45.62p 13.4 1.1 +12% 14.87p 2.5%

Covering analysts: ABN AMRO, Arden Partners, Citigroup Investment Research, ESN-NCB Stockbrokers, Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander, Merrill Lynch, Numis Securities, WH Ireland

BAB Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company 04-Jul-2008 14:11 RNS
Re Contract 03-Jul-2008 10:00 RNS
Merger Update 02-Jul-2008 12:00 RNS

BAB ShareCast News

BAE boss to chair Babcock 28-May-2008 ShareCast
MoD confirms order for carriers 20-May-2008 ShareCast
Wednesday tips round-up: Enterprise Inns, Serco,... 14-May-2008 ShareCast

BAB Top Newspaper Links

Babcock announces incoming chairman 29-May-2008 The Herald
Dockyard buyout pays as Babcock profits rise 48pc 14-May-2008 Telegraph
Rosyth dockyard owner Babcock reveals profits up... 14-May-2008 The Scotsman

Latest BAB 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.

 

BAB Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 602.00p Price Down
Change Today -8.00p
52 Week High 647.50p
52 Week Low 474.75p
Volume 381,621
Shares Issued 229.44m
Market Cap £1,381.21m
Beta 0.89
RiskGrade 129

BAB Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
90.86% below the market average90.86% below the market average90.86% below the market average90.86% below the market average90.86% below the market average
78.43% below the sector average78.43% below the sector average78.43% below the sector average78.43% below the sector average78.43% below the sector average
Price Trend
93.33% above the market average93.33% above the market average93.33% above the market average93.33% above the market average93.33% above the market average
97.26% above the sector average97.26% above the sector average97.26% above the sector average97.26% above the sector average97.26% above the sector average
Income
76.18% below the market average76.18% below the market average76.18% below the market average76.18% below the market average76.18% below the market average
77.95% below the sector average77.95% below the sector average77.95% below the sector average77.95% below the sector average77.95% below the sector average
Growth
83.86% above the market average83.86% above the market average83.86% above the market average83.86% above the market average83.86% above the market average
84.16% above the sector average84.16% above the sector average84.16% above the sector average84.16% above the sector average84.16% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 2
Neutral 2
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 8
buy
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BAB Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 09-Jul-08 12-Dec-07
Paid 08-Aug-08 16-Jan-08
Amount 8.20p 3.30p

Trades for 09-Jul-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
11:15 500 @ 602.00p
11:15 279 @ 602.00p
11:15 252 @ 602.00p
11:15 1,848 @ 602.00p
11:12 326 @ 602.50p

BAB Key Personnel

CEO Peter L Rogers
Finance Director William (Bill) Tame

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