Babcock International Group (BAB)

Sector:

Support Services

Index:

FTSE 250

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848.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      8.50p
  • 52 Week High: 868.50p
  • 52 Week Low: 570.50p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 359.15m
  • Volume: 934,699
  • Market Cap: £3,045.56m
  • RiskGrade: 153
  • Beta: 0.69

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.

1 Day Chart (25-05-2012)

6 Month Chart

Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 2.7% 3.0%
Div Cover 2.7 2.8
Op Mrgn 7.1% 9.0%
ROCE n/a  
Latest F'cast
P/E 13.8 12.4
PEG 0.8 1.0
Pr/Revenue 1.1 0.9
Pr/Book 3.3  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 11.1% 19.0%
PBT 55.7% 76.8%
EPS 17.1% 11.7%
DPS 17.0% 8.6%

BAB Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-08 1,555.90 84.60 33.40p 17.1 0.4 +43% 11.50p 2.0%
31-Mar-09 1,901.90 106.70 41.90p 10.3 0.4 +25% 14.40p 3.4%
31-Mar-10 1,895.50 129.20 51.37p 11.7 0.5 +23% 17.60p 2.9%
31-Mar-11 2,564.50 111.10 52.50p 11.8 5.9 +2% 19.40p 3.1%
31-Mar-12 2,848.40 173.00 61.47p 13.0 0.8 +17% 22.70p 2.8%

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-13 3,390.54 305.88 68.69p 12.3 1.0 +12% 24.64p 3.0%
31-Mar-14 3,589.65 348.61 75.05p 11.3 1.2 +9% 26.77p 3.2%

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BAB Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company 17-May-2012 09:51 RNS
Final Results 15-May-2012 07:00 RNS
Disposal of VT Services Inc 14-May-2012 10:19 RNS

BAB ShareCast News

Thursday broker round-up 17-May-2012 ShareCast
Wednesday broker round-up - UPDATE 16-May-2012 ShareCast
London close: Stocks slip as Greece heads for ne... 15-May-2012 ShareCast

BAB Top Newspaper Links

Babcock unveils a record £274m profit 16-May-2012 The Herald
Babcock sees budgetary constraints as an opportu... 29-Sep-2011 The Scotsman
Babcock cashes in on outsourcing 08-Jul-2011 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 848.00p
Change Today 8.50p
% Change 1.01 %
52 Week High 868.50p
52 Week Low 570.50p
Volume 934,699
Shares Issued 359.15m
Market Cap £3,045.56m
Beta 0.69
RiskGrade 153

BAB Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
81.06% below the market average81.06% below the market average81.06% below the market average81.06% below the market average81.06% below the market average
78.48% below the sector average78.48% below the sector average78.48% below the sector average78.48% below the sector average78.48% below the sector average
Price Trend
87.46% above the market average87.46% above the market average87.46% above the market average87.46% above the market average87.46% above the market average
71.26% above the sector average71.26% above the sector average71.26% above the sector average71.26% above the sector average71.26% above the sector average
Income
26.96% below the market average26.96% below the market average26.96% below the market average26.96% below the market average26.96% below the market average
32.71% below the sector average32.71% below the sector average32.71% below the sector average32.71% below the sector average32.71% below the sector average
Growth
57.37% above the market average57.37% above the market average57.37% above the market average57.37% above the market average57.37% above the market average
73.65% above the sector average73.65% above the sector average73.65% above the sector average73.65% above the sector average73.65% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 12
Buy 2
Neutral 1
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 15
strong_buy
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BAB Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 04-Jul-12 14-Dec-11
Paid 07-Aug-12 13-Jan-12
Amount 17.00p 5.70p

Trades for 25-May-2012

Time Volume / Share Price
17:02 25,000 @ 849.13p
16:46 4,730 @ 846.63p
16:46 13,660 @ 846.72p
16:35 450 @ 848.00p
16:35 147,885 @ 848.00p

BAB Key Personnel

CEO Peter L Rogers

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