| Latest | F'cast | |
|---|---|---|
| Div Yield | 3.0% | 3.2% |
| Div Cover | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Op Mrgn | 9.8% | 9.9% |
| ROCE | 23.6% |
| Latest | F'cast | |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 11.1 | 10.3 |
| PEG | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Pr/Revenue | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Pr/Book | 2.0 |
| Latest | F'cast | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 14.6% | 8.2% |
| PBT | 14.7% | 11.2% |
| EPS | 15.6% | 7.3% |
| DPS | 9.1% | 7.4% |
| Year Ending | Revenue (£m) | Pre-tax (£m) | EPS | P/E | PEG | EPS Grth. | Div | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-07 | 182.05 | 19.10 | 32.85p | 20.0 | 1.3 | +16% | 11.41p | 1.7% |
| 31-Dec-08 | 233.58 | 23.57 | 35.53p | 9.9 | 1.2 | +8% | 13.01p | 3.7% |
| 31-Dec-09 | 249.59 | 24.74 | 37.10p | 12.0 | 3.0 | +4% | 13.60p | 3.1% |
| 31-Dec-10 | 268.35 | 25.94 | 42.20p | 12.0 | 0.9 | +14% | 14.74p | 2.9% |
| 31-Dec-11 | 307.62 | 29.75 | 48.80p | 10.4 | 0.7 | +16% | 16.08p | 3.2% |
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-Dec-12 | 332.78 | 33.08 | 52.35p | 10.3 | 1.4 | +7% | 17.28p | 3.2% |
| 31-Dec-13 | 351.92 | 35.47 | 55.97p | 9.7 | 1.4 | +7% | 18.74p | 3.5% |
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| Director Shareholding | 25-May-2012 | 14:22 | RNS |
| Holding(s) in Company | 11-May-2012 | 10:27 | RNS |
| Annual Information Update | 03-May-2012 | 16:23 | RNS |
| Traded | Action | Notifier | Price | Amount | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-May-12 | Buy | Stuart Kilpatrick | 542.50p | 750 | £4,068.75 |
| 06-Apr-12 | Sell | Nick Henry | 605.00p | 23,803 | £144,008.15 |
| 06-Apr-12 | Transfer From | Nick Henry | 0.000p | 45,775 | £0.00 |
| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 540.50p |
| Change Today | -9.50p |
| % Change | -1.73 % |
| 52 Week High | 615.00p |
| 52 Week Low | 440.50p |
| Volume | 11,145 |
| Shares Issued | 49.93m |
| Market Cap | £269.85m |
| Beta | 0.20 |
| RiskGrade | 141 |
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| Strong Buy | 3 |
| Buy | 1 |
| Neutral | 0 |
| Sell | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total | 4 |

| Latest | Previous | |
|---|---|---|
| Final | Interim | |
| Ex-Div | 11-Apr-12 | 05-Oct-11 |
| Paid | 11-May-12 | 03-Nov-11 |
| Amount | 10.74p | 5.34p |
| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 16:35 | 531 @ 540.50p |
| 16:29 | 5 @ 542.00p |
| 16:29 | 3 @ 542.00p |
| 16:29 | 12 @ 542.00p |
| 16:29 | 29 @ 542.00p |
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