Hi, we've made some changes

Paragon Group Of Companies(PAG)

Sector:

General Financial

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

Market Cap

£146.26m

Change Today

Price Down-0.75p

Share Price

49.00p

PAG Overview

Paragon, owned by a wide range of institutional shareholders, is a provider of consumer finance, such as personal loans, retail finance, vehicle finance and niche "buy-to-let" mortgage products.

1 Day Chart

1 Day Chart

6 Month Chart

6 Month Chart

Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 25.0% 15.5%
Div Cover 7.1 3.1
Op Mrgn 12.1% 27.4%
ROCE 0.8%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 0.6 1.7
PEG n/a n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.2 0.6
Pr/Book 0.5  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 35.7% -66.7%
PBT 9.9% -25.0%
EPS -7.2% -67.2%
DPS -52.9% -25.3%

PAG Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Sep-03 a272.00 a51.90 35.50p 14.7 1.3 +11% 6.30p 1.2%
30-Sep-04 a412.00 a71.00 48.00p 11.1 0.3 +35% 9.60p 1.8%
30-Sep-05 485.80 71.80 48.90p 16.9 8.5 +2% 12.60p 1.5%
30-Sep-06 550.80 82.80 95.31p 11.0 0.1 +95% 26.48p 2.5%
30-Sep-07 747.50 91.00 88.46p 5.3 n/a -7% 12.46p 2.7%

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

PAG Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Sep-08 249.04 68.22 29.04p 1.7 n/a -67% 9.31p 15.5%
30-Sep-09 199.26 49.87 11.83p 4.2 n/a -59% 5.56p 7.7%

Covering analysts: ABN AMRO, Credit Suisse, HSBC Securities, KBC Peel Hunt, Landsbanki Securities, Numis Securities, Oriel Securities, Shore Capital Stockbrokers, UBS

PAG Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company 03-Jul-2008 12:12 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 30-Jun-2008 17:43 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 09-Jun-2008 17:12 RNS

PAG ShareCast News

Sunday's newspaper round-up: Taylor Wimpey, WPP,... 29-Jun-2008 ShareCast
Thursday tips round-up: Business Post, Experian,... 22-May-2008 ShareCast
London close: Oil surge overshadows weak banks 21-May-2008 ShareCast

PAG Top Newspaper Links

JC Flowers eyes bombed-out banks after Bradford ... 05-Jul-2008 Telegraph
Cowdrey sizes up A&L and Paragon 29-Jun-2008 Independent on Sunday
TPG to build up stakes in banks 04-Jun-2008 Telegraph

Latest PAG 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.

 

PAG Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 49.00p Price Down
Change Today -0.75p
52 Week High 755.32p
52 Week Low 48.75p
Volume 796,131
Shares Issued 298.49m
Market Cap £146.26m
Beta 1.69
RiskGrade 351

PAG Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
97.98% above the market average97.98% above the market average97.98% above the market average97.98% above the market average97.98% above the market average
99.14% above the sector average99.14% above the sector average99.14% above the sector average99.14% above the sector average99.14% above the sector average
Price Trend
97.94% below the market average97.94% below the market average97.94% below the market average97.94% below the market average97.94% below the market average
96.89% below the sector average96.89% below the sector average96.89% below the sector average96.89% below the sector average96.89% below the sector average
Income
100.00% above the market average100.00% above the market average100.00% above the market average100.00% above the market average100.00% above the market average
100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average
Growth
0.36% above the market average0.36% above the market average0.36% above the market average0.36% above the market average0.36% above the market average
53.51% below the sector average53.51% below the sector average53.51% below the sector average53.51% below the sector average53.51% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 5
Buy 1
Neutral 3
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 9
buy
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

PAG Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 02-Jul-08 n/a
Paid 01-Aug-08 n/a
Amount 1.00p 0.000p

Trades for 09-Jul-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
13:34 1,097 @ 49.00p
13:34 5,624 @ 49.00p
13:31 4,300 @ 49.00p
13:29 1,312 @ 49.00p
13:29 2,126 @ 49.00p

PAG Key Personnel

Finance Director Nicholas Keen
CEO Nigel S Terrington
COO Pawan Pandya
Chair Robert Dench

Digital Look have been voted
"Best Research and Information Provider"

4th Floor, Bankside House, 107 Leadenhall Street, London EC3A 4AF.
Registered in England and Wales (registered no. 3678570).