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Low and Bonar(LWB)

Sector:

Construction & Materials

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

Market Cap

£143.61m

Change Today

Price Up0.25p

Share Price

93.25p

Low and Bonar Overview

Low and Bonar is in the construction & materials sector and is currently trading at 93.25p per share. In the last year Low and Bonar's share price has ranged from 87.00p to 141.00p and brokers are currently rating this stock as 'buy'.

1 Day Chart (18-Jul-2008)

1 Day Chart

6 Month Chart

6 Month Chart

Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 5.2% 5.4%
Div Cover 2.1 2.7
Op Mrgn 7.3% 6.7%
ROCE 17.1%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 9.2 7.1
PEG 0.6 0.2
Pr/Revenue 0.5 0.3
Pr/Book 1.1  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 38.9% 40.8%
PBT 94.9% 53.2%
EPS 16.1% 29.2%
DPS 10.5% 1.2%

Low and Bonar Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Nov-03 a191.70 a9.19 6.69p 10.0 0.3 +37% 4.20p 6.3%
30-Nov-04 a201.65 a11.04 7.73p 13.7 0.9 +16% 4.50p 4.3%
30-Nov-05 a175.40 a1.60 9.50p 11.6 0.5 +23% 4.70p 4.3%
30-Nov-06 224.50 9.80 8.75p 14.6 n/a -8% 4.39p 3.4%
30-Nov-07 311.80 19.10 10.16p 11.2 0.7 +16% 4.85p 4.2%

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

Low and Bonar Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Nov-08 439.12 29.26 13.12p 7.1 0.2 +29% 4.91p 5.4%
30-Nov-09 464.98 32.20 14.44p 6.5 0.6 +10% 5.71p 6.6%

Covering analysts: ABN AMRO, Brewin Dolphin Securities, Evolution Securities, Numis Securities, Speirs & Jeffrey

Low and Bonar Company Announcements

Interim Results 14-Jul-2008 07:00 RNS
PRE CLOSE TRADING STATEMENT 29-May-2008 07:00 RNS
Total Voting Rights 01-May-2008 15:09 RNS

Low and Bonar ShareCast News

Tuesday tips round-up: Kingfisher, IQE, Low & Bo... 15-Jul-2008 ShareCast
Tuesday tips focus: Kingfisher, St Modwen, Low &... 15-Jul-2008 ShareCast
London close: Equities partially relinquish gains 14-Jul-2008 ShareCast

Low and Bonar Top Newspaper Links

Low & Bonar beats slump with 40pc rise 15-Jul-2008 Telegraph
Factory cost rise 15-Jul-2008 Sun
Director dealings: Volvere bosses up stake 24-Feb-2008 Scotland on Sunday

Latest Low and Bonar 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.

 

Low and Bonar Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 93.25p Price Up
Change Today +0.25p
52 Week High 141.00p
52 Week Low 87.00p
Volume 132,980
Shares Issued 154.00m
Market Cap £143.61m
Beta 0.55
RiskGrade 233

Low and Bonar Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
63.08% above the market average63.08% above the market average63.08% above the market average63.08% above the market average63.08% above the market average
14.29% below the sector average14.29% below the sector average14.29% below the sector average14.29% below the sector average14.29% below the sector average
Price Trend
8.29% above the market average8.29% above the market average8.29% above the market average8.29% above the market average8.29% above the market average
33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average
Income
56.34% above the market average56.34% above the market average56.34% above the market average56.34% above the market average56.34% above the market average
38.46% below the sector average38.46% below the sector average38.46% below the sector average38.46% below the sector average38.46% below the sector average
Growth
70.63% above the market average70.63% above the market average70.63% above the market average70.63% above the market average70.63% above the market average
77.78% above the sector average77.78% above the sector average77.78% above the sector average77.78% above the sector average77.78% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

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

Low and Bonar Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 03-Sep-08 19-Mar-08
Paid 02-Oct-08 17-Apr-08
Amount 1.93p 3.10p

Trades for 18-Jul-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 268 @ 93.25p
15:39 2,866 @ 93.50p
15:39 2,779 @ 93.50p
15:29 178 @ 93.75p
15:28 1,139 @ 94.00p

Low and Bonar Key Personnel

CEO Paul Forman
Finance Director Kevin M Higginson

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