Forth Ports(FPT)

Sector:

Industrial Transportation

Index:

FTSE 250

Market Cap

£502.11m

Change Today

Price Down-120.00p (-9.84%)

Share Price

1,100.00p

Forth Ports Overview

Forth Ports is the largest port group in Scotland and the second largest in the UK in terms of tonnage. It provides port, cargo handling, towage and related services and facilities through the operation of eight ports in the UK.

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 4.3% 5.0%
Div Cover 1.0 1.0
Op Mrgn 30.2% 17.3%
ROCE 9.0%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 23.9 22.4
PEG n/a 3.4
Pr/Revenue 3.0 2.7
Pr/Book 1.7  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 7.4% 12.0%
PBT -41.9% -0.9%
EPS -1.9% 6.6%
DPS 5.5% 5.6%

Forth Ports Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-03 a156.30 a53.20 70.40p 14.8 2.1 +7% 36.30p 3.5%
31-Dec-04 162.20 62.60 72.80p 18.5 6.2 +3% 39.90p 3.0%
31-Dec-05 151.50 58.30 49.60p 32.4 n/a -32% 43.00p 2.7%
31-Dec-06 153.60 55.60 47.00p 45.8 n/a -5% 45.20p 2.1%
31-Dec-07 165.00 32.30 46.10p 42.1 n/a -2% 47.70p 2.5%

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

Forth Ports Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-08 184.86 32.01 49.12p 22.4 3.4 +7% 50.40p 5.0%
31-Dec-09 192.39 32.84 50.81p 21.6 6.3 +3% 53.42p 5.3%

Covering analysts: Investec Securities, Speirs & Jeffrey

Forth Ports Company Announcements

Interim Results 28-Aug-2008 07:00 RNS
Approval Received for Leith D 27-Aug-2008 16:07 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 30-Jun-2008 15:02 RNS

Forth Ports ShareCast News

Underlying profit leaps at Forth Ports 28-Aug-2008 ShareCast
Sunday's newspaper round-up: Marks & Spencer, Mi... 06-Jul-2008 ShareCast
Tuesday tips round-up: Drax, Senior, Clapham House 01-Jul-2008 ShareCast

Forth Ports Top Newspaper Links

Forth Ports in new water deal 29-Sep-2008 The Scotsman
Downturn sees Forth Ports defer property spend 29-Aug-2008 The Herald
Full steam ahead at Leith Docks as shipping lift... 29-Aug-2008 The Scotsman

Latest Forth Ports 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.

 

Forth Ports Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,100.00p Price Down
Change Today -120.00p
52 Week High 2,212.00
52 Week Low 1,015.00
Volume 111,358
Shares Issued 45.65m
Market Cap £502.11m
Beta 0.94
RiskGrade 357

Forth Ports Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
95.22% below the market average95.22% below the market average95.22% below the market average95.22% below the market average95.22% below the market average
91.67% below the sector average91.67% below the sector average91.67% below the sector average91.67% below the sector average91.67% below the sector average
Price Trend
15.94% below the market average15.94% below the market average15.94% below the market average15.94% below the market average15.94% below the market average
44.83% below the sector average44.83% below the sector average44.83% below the sector average44.83% below the sector average44.83% below the sector average
Income
65.61% below the market average65.61% below the market average65.61% below the market average65.61% below the market average65.61% below the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average
Growth
95.16% below the market average95.16% below the market average95.16% below the market average95.16% below the market average95.16% below the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 0
Neutral 1
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 4
buy
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

Forth Ports Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 08-Oct-08 09-Apr-08
Paid 07-Nov-08 09-May-08
Amount 16.60p 31.95p

Trades for 15-Oct-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 4,216 @ 1,100.00p
16:29 90 @ 1,099.00p
16:29 2 @ 1,098.00p
16:29 10 @ 1,099.00p
16:29 263 @ 1,099.00p

Forth Ports Key Personnel

Finance Director William Wilson Murray
CEO Charles Hammond

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