SThree (STHR)

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293.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      4.00p
  • 52 Week High: 418.90p
  • 52 Week Low: 199.20p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 121.14m
  • Volume: 210,538
  • Market Cap: £354.93m
  • RiskGrade: 203
  • Beta: 0.95

SThree Overview

Only founded in 1986, SThree is a UK-based staffing business, specialising in the IT sector. The company has been expanding into continental Europe and is also now growing its presence in the banking and finance, accountancy, human resources and engineering sectors. The company operates under twelve brands including Computer Futures, Progressive and Huxley.

1 Day Chart (25-05-2012)

1 Day Chart

6 Month Chart

6 Month Chart

Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 4.8% 5.4%
Div Cover 1.2 1.1
Op Mrgn 5.5% 6.6%
ROCE 39.6%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 17.4 18.3
PEG 0.4 n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.7 0.8
Pr/Book 4.3  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 14.3% -18.3%
PBT 40.0% -3.2%
EPS 41.2% -2.8%
DPS 16.7% 3.5%

SThree Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
02-Dec-07 522.70 50.32 25.20p 7.8 0.6 +12% 9.30p 4.8%
30-Nov-08 631.52 54.05 29.90p 4.3 0.2 +19% 12.00p 9.4%
29-Nov-09 519.37 8.93 9.50p 26.3 n/a -68% 12.00p 4.8%
28-Nov-10 474.45 21.65 11.90p 23.4 0.9 +25% 12.00p 4.3%
27-Nov-11 542.45 30.30 16.80p 13.1 0.3 +41% 14.00p 6.4%

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

SThree Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Nov-12 443.44 29.32 16.02p 18.3 n/a -3% 14.49p 5.4%
30-Nov-13 486.02 36.82 20.45p 14.3 0.5 +28% 15.32p 5.7%

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SThree Company Announcements

Purchase of Own Shares 25-May-2012 16:23 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 22-May-2012 17:55 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 21-May-2012 12:53 RNS

SThree ShareCast News

Tuesday broker round-up - UPDATE 13-Mar-2012 ShareCast
SThree says recruitment market in far better shape 09-Mar-2012 ShareCast
Friday broker round-up 09-Mar-2012 ShareCast

SThree Top Newspaper Links

Profit and divi on the rise at SThree 19-Jul-2011 The Scotsman
Recovery kicks in at SThree 19-Jul-2011 The Independent
Need to know: SThree highlights tough jobs market 13-Sep-2008 The Scotsman

Latest SThree Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
14-May-12 Buy Alex Smith 316.75p 80 £253.40
14-May-12 Buy Russell Clements 316.75p 78 £247.07
13-Apr-12 Buy Alex Smith 327.10p 76 £248.60

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.

 

SThree Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 293.00p
Change Today 4.00p
% Change 1.38 %
52 Week High 418.90p
52 Week Low 199.20p
Volume 210,538
Shares Issued 121.14m
Market Cap £354.93m
Beta 0.95
RiskGrade 203

SThree Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
68.12% below the market average68.12% below the market average68.12% below the market average68.12% below the market average68.12% below the market average
65.82% below the sector average65.82% below the sector average65.82% below the sector average65.82% below the sector average65.82% below the sector average
Price Trend
29.41% above the market average29.41% above the market average29.41% above the market average29.41% above the market average29.41% above the market average
20.69% above the sector average20.69% above the sector average20.69% above the sector average20.69% above the sector average20.69% above the sector average
Income
57.74% above the market average57.74% above the market average57.74% above the market average57.74% above the market average57.74% above the market average
34.58% above the sector average34.58% above the sector average34.58% above the sector average34.58% above the sector average34.58% above the sector average
Growth
45.62% above the market average45.62% above the market average45.62% above the market average45.62% above the market average45.62% above the market average
42.51% above the sector average42.51% above the sector average42.51% above the sector average42.51% above the sector average42.51% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 8
Buy 2
Neutral 4
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 14
buy
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SThree Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Special Final
Ex-Div 02-Nov-11 02-May-12
Paid 02-Dec-11 06-Jun-12
Amount 11.00p 9.30p

Trades for 25-May-2012

Time Volume / Share Price
17:07 17,042 @ 293.25p
16:35 5,428 @ 293.00p
16:25 55 @ 293.00p
16:25 98 @ 293.00p
16:17 1,355 @ 292.50p

SThree Key Personnel

CEO Russell Clements
CFO Alex Smith

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