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Costain Group(COST)

Sector:

Construction & Materials

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

Market Cap

£142.09m

Change Today

Price Up0.25p

Share Price

22.50p

Costain Group Overview

Costain Group is in the construction & materials sector and is currently trading at 22.50p per share. In the last year Costain Group's share price has ranged from 18.75p to 41.19p 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 2.2% 3.4%
Div Cover 7.2 3.9
Op Mrgn 1.3% 3.1%
ROCE 54.5%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 6.2 7.8
PEG n/a n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.2 0.2
Pr/Book 5.2  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue -0.1% 3.1%
PBT n/a 21.2%
EPS n/a -19.4%
DPS n/a 50.0%

Costain Group Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-03 a623.50 a16.10 3.31p 9.9 0.3 +36% n/a 0.0%
31-Dec-04 673.20 10.50 2.18p 18.6 n/a -34% n/a 0.0%
31-Dec-05 678.10 25.00 5.84p 6.4 0.0 +168% n/a 0.0%
31-Dec-06 748.40 (61.70) (13.20)p n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0%
31-Dec-07 747.60 19.80 3.60p 7.5 n/a n/a 0.50p 1.9%

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

Costain Group Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-08 770.60 24.00 2.90p 7.8 n/a -19% 0.75p 3.4%
31-Dec-09 816.10 25.90 3.10p 7.3 1.1 +7% 0.99p 4.5%

Covering analysts: Arbuthnot Securities, Panmure Gordon

Costain Group Company Announcements

Trading Update 30-Jun-2008 07:00 RNS
Costain secures ?250M Highway 16-Jun-2008 07:00 RNS
Annual Information Update 10-Jun-2008 17:56 RNS

Costain Group ShareCast News

London close: Defence stocks lift Footsie 30-Jun-2008 ShareCast
London afternoon: Heavyweights keep Footsie heal... 30-Jun-2008 ShareCast
London midday: Leading shares mixed 30-Jun-2008 ShareCast

Costain Group Top Newspaper Links

Tough times are in store 13-Mar-2008 Sun
Costain asks shareholders for £60m 15-Sep-2007 Guardian
Construction firm Costain loss 14-Mar-2007 The Scotsman

Latest Costain Group 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.

 

Costain Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 22.50p Price Up
Change Today +0.25p
52 Week High 41.19p
52 Week Low 18.75p
Volume 209,543
Shares Issued 631.52m
Market Cap £142.09m
Beta 0.76
RiskGrade 207

Costain Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
2.87% below the market average2.87% below the market average2.87% below the market average2.87% below the market average2.87% below the market average
57.14% below the sector average57.14% below the sector average57.14% below the sector average57.14% below the sector average57.14% below the sector average
Price Trend Not Available
Income
24.12% above the market average24.12% above the market average24.12% above the market average24.12% above the market average24.12% above the market average
53.85% below the sector average53.85% below the sector average53.85% below the sector average53.85% below the sector average53.85% below the sector average
Growth
18.78% below the market average18.78% below the market average18.78% below the market average18.78% below the market average18.78% below the market average
14.81% below the sector average14.81% below the sector average14.81% below the sector average14.81% below the sector average14.81% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 1
Buy 0
Neutral 0
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 1
strong_buy
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

Costain Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final
Ex-Div 23-Apr-08
Paid 23-May-08
Amount 0.50p

Trades for 04-Jul-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 2,296 @ 22.50p
14:58 5,000 @ 22.32p
14:05 1,500 @ 22.45p
11:28 25,000 @ 22.45p
10:52 44 @ 22.36p

Costain Group Key Personnel

CEO Andrew Wyllie
Finance Director Anthony Bickerstaff
Chair David Allvey

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