| Latest | F'cast | |
|---|---|---|
| Div Yield | 1.2% | 1.4% |
| Div Cover | 3.1 | 3.0 |
| Op Mrgn | 28.3% | 31.7% |
| ROCE | 30.9% |
| Latest | F'cast | |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 26.4 | 23.4 |
| PEG | 2.6 | 1.8 |
| Pr/Revenue | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| Pr/Book | 5.0 |
| Latest | F'cast | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 17.3% | 10.3% |
| PBT | 0.4% | 22.3% |
| EPS | 10.1% | 13.1% |
| DPS | 8.0% | 14.8% |
| Year Ending | Revenue (£m) | Pre-tax (£m) | EPS | P/E | PEG | EPS Grth. | Div | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-07 | 94.91 | 24.65 | 31.71p | 25.8 | 0.1 | +489% | 4.18p | 0.5% |
| 31-Mar-08 | 127.56 | 44.97 | 55.22p | 20.6 | 0.3 | +74% | 6.65p | 0.6% |
| 31-Mar-09 | 164.04 | 59.20 | 69.99p | 8.1 | 0.3 | +27% | 9.36p | 1.7% |
| 31-Mar-10 | 148.33 | 49.57 | 50.92p | 23.3 | n/a | -27% | 16.90p | 1.4% |
| 31-Mar-11 | 173.99 | 49.79 | 56.08p | 28.8 | 2.9 | +10% | 18.25p | 1.1% |
a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities
| Year Ending | Revenue (£m) | Pre-tax (£m) | EPS | P/E | PEG | EPS Grth. | Div | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-12 | 191.93 | 60.89 | 63.41p | 23.4 | 1.8 | +13% | 20.96p | 1.4% |
| 31-Mar-13 | 214.24 | 70.64 | 74.33p | 19.9 | 1.2 | +17% | 24.03p | 1.6% |
| 31-Mar-14 | 239.38 | 81.44 | 85.66p | 17.3 | 1.1 | +15% | 27.98p | 1.9% |
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| Acquisition of Bocad Group | 23-May-2012 | 07:00 | RNS |
| Notice of Results | 03-May-2012 | 11:47 | RNS |
| Total Voting Rights | 01-May-2012 | 09:51 | RNS |
| SLI’s high flyer pushes toward UK’s top slot | 24-Dec-2007 | The Herald |
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No deals were found in the last 28 days.
| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 1,481.00p |
| Change Today | -7.00p |
| % Change | -0.47 % |
| 52 Week High | 1,799.00p |
| 52 Week Low | 1,298.00p |
| Volume | 112,781 |
| Shares Issued | 67.99m |
| Market Cap | £1,006.94m |
| Beta | 0.95 |
| RiskGrade | 151 |
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| Strong Buy | 4 |
| Buy | 0 |
| Neutral | 4 |
| Sell | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 3 |
| Total | 11 |

| Latest | Previous | |
|---|---|---|
| Interim | Final | |
| Ex-Div | 04-Jan-12 | 22-Jun-11 |
| Paid | 03-Feb-12 | 29-Jul-11 |
| Amount | 4.00p | 14.89p |
| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 17:07 | 3,060 @ 1,481.35p |
| 16:47 | 1,026 @ 1,474.29p |
| 16:47 | 461 @ 1,474.29p |
| 16:46 | 975 @ 1,481.44p |
| 16:46 | 438 @ 1,481.44p |
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