| Latest | F'cast | |
|---|---|---|
| Div Yield | 1.6% | 1.8% |
| Div Cover | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| Op Mrgn | 12.7% | 12.2% |
| ROCE | 12.7% |
| Latest | F'cast | |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 13.6 | 12.8 |
| PEG | 0.5 | 2.1 |
| Pr/Revenue | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Pr/Book | 1.5 |
| Latest | F'cast | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 4.1% | 4.0% |
| PBT | 46.9% | 43.6% |
| EPS | 27.9% | 6.1% |
| DPS | 57.1% | 7.6% |
| Year Ending | Revenue (£m) | Pre-tax (£m) | EPS | P/E | PEG | EPS Grth. | Div | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-08 | 259.77 | 22.51 | 50.55p | 2.5 | 0.0 | +51% | 3.60p | 2.8% |
| 31-Dec-09 | 226.89 | (47.75) | 19.16p | 3.7 | n/a | -62% | 1.60p | 2.3% |
| 31-Dec-10 | 217.49 | 10.94 | 4.90p | 23.6 | n/a | -74% | 1.00p | 0.9% |
| 31-Dec-11 | 225.37 | 14.16 | 10.03p | 8.7 | 0.1 | +105% | 1.75p | 2.0% |
| 31-Dec-12 | 234.56 | 20.80 | 12.83p | 10.8 | 0.4 | +28% | 2.75p | 2.0% |
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-13 | 244.01 | 29.86 | 13.62p | 12.8 | 2.1 | +6% | 2.96p | 1.8% |
| 31-Dec-14 | 253.15 | 34.03 | 15.46p | 11.3 | 0.8 | +14% | 3.42p | 2.0% |
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| Traded | Action | Notifier | Price | Amount | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-May-13 | Buy | Mark Johnson | 168.19p | 17,635 | £29,659.60 |
| 01-May-13 | Sell | Mark Johnson | 167.00p | 128,355 | £214,352.84 |
| 01-May-13 | Sell | Hayley Halloway | 167.00p | 105,924 | £176,893.08 |
| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 174.50p |
| Change Today | 1.50p |
| % Change | 0.87 % |
| 52 Week High | 186.25 |
| 52 Week Low | 99.00 |
| Volume | 37,439 |
| Shares Issued | 168.62m |
| Market Cap | £294.25m |
| Beta | 0.34 |
| RiskGrade | 118 |
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| Strong Buy | 2 |
| Buy | 0 |
| Neutral | 0 |
| Sell | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total | 2 |

| Latest | Previous | |
|---|---|---|
| Final | Interim | |
| Ex-Div | 06-Mar-13 | 12-Sep-12 |
| Paid | 30-Apr-13 | 15-Oct-12 |
| Amount | 2.00p | 0.75p |
| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 16:35 | 75 @ 174.50p |
| 15:00 | 1,000 @ 172.71p |
| 13:41 | 2,537 @ 173.63p |
| 10:33 | 6,000 @ 174.75p |
| 10:49 | 27,258 @ 171.37p |
| Finance Director | Alan Merrell |
| CEO | Don Kenny |
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