British Polythene(BPI)

Sector:

General Industrials

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

Market Cap

£50.68m

Change Today

Price Up5.25p (2.82%)

Share Price

191.25p

BPI Overview

British Polythene is in the general industrials sector and is currently trading at 191.25p per share. In the last year British Polythene's share price has ranged from 185.00p to 390.25p and brokers are currently rating this stock as 'strong buy'.

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6 Month Chart

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 11.8% 0.0%
Div Cover 1.5 n/a
Op Mrgn 3.3% 1.9%
ROCE 10.8%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 5.7 7.3
PEG n/a n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.1 0.1
Pr/Book 0.8  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 2.4% 15.3%
PBT -17.9% -19.4%
EPS -16.4% -21.0%
DPS n/a -100.0%

BPI Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-03 a350.70 a11.40 38.25p 8.3 0.8 +10% 21.00p 6.6%
31-Dec-04 359.40 11.00 31.54p 10.1 n/a -18% 21.00p 6.6%
31-Dec-05 410.20 19.70 55.20p 9.1 0.1 +75% 22.00p 4.4%
31-Dec-06 414.20 14.00 38.79p 11.6 n/a -30% 22.00p 4.9%
31-Dec-07 424.10 11.50 32.41p 7.9 n/a -16% 22.00p 8.6%

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

BPI Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-08 489.14 9.26 25.62p 7.3 n/a -21% n/a 0.0%
31-Dec-09 484.20 11.01 30.32p 6.1 0.3 +18% 22.00p 11.8%

Covering analysts: Edison Investment Research, Investec Securities, Research & Analysis, Speirs & Jeffrey

BPI Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company 02-Sep-2008 16:13 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 29-Aug-2008 16:52 RNS
Interim Results 29-Aug-2008 10:00 RNS

BPI ShareCast News

British Polythene warns of margin compression 03-Jul-2008 ShareCast
Ennstone's Gadsden builds up stake 03-Jun-2008 ShareCast
Homeserve chairman tops up after profits rise 20-May-2008 ShareCast

BPI Top Newspaper Links

Fresh BPI profits warning as costs hit 04-Jul-2008 The Scotsman
BPI bullish on margins despite double whammy 04-Jul-2008 The Herald
BPI warns of rising costs and effect of sterling... 09-May-2008 The Scotsman

Latest BPI 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.

 

BPI Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 191.25p Price Up
Change Today +5.25p
52 Week High 390.25
52 Week Low 185.00
Volume 6,075
Shares Issued 26.50m
Market Cap £50.68m
Beta 1.05
RiskGrade 265

BPI Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
27.25% above the market average27.25% above the market average27.25% above the market average27.25% above the market average27.25% above the market average
8.57% above the sector average8.57% above the sector average8.57% above the sector average8.57% above the sector average8.57% above the sector average
Price Trend
18.29% below the market average18.29% below the market average18.29% below the market average18.29% below the market average18.29% below the market average
11.11% above the sector average11.11% above the sector average11.11% above the sector average11.11% above the sector average11.11% above the sector average
Income
64.43% above the market average64.43% above the market average64.43% above the market average64.43% above the market average64.43% above the market average
54.55% above the sector average54.55% above the sector average54.55% above the sector average54.55% above the sector average54.55% above the sector average
Growth
91.16% below the market average91.16% below the market average91.16% below the market average91.16% below the market average91.16% below the market average
94.29% below the sector average94.29% below the sector average94.29% below the sector average94.29% below the sector average94.29% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

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

BPI Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 22-Oct-08 12-Mar-08
Paid 19-Nov-08 09-May-08
Amount 7.00p 15.00p

Trades for 13-Oct-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
12:24 100 @ 191.25p
12:24 50 @ 191.25p
12:20 525 @ 186.00p
09:11 5,000 @ 185.00p
09:39 150 @ 185.00p

BPI Key Personnel

CEO John T Langlands
Finance Director Anne Thorburn

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