RPS Group (RPS)

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207.10p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.80p
  • 52 Week High: 253.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 156.60p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 218.86m
  • Volume: 133,674
  • Market Cap: £453.27m
  • RiskGrade: 151
  • Beta: 0.78

RPS Group Overview

RPS Group is Europe's leading development, environmental and energy resources consultancy and the only one to be listed in London. The Group currently employs around 3,500 staff at 80 offices. The company is primarily based in the UK but also has offices in the US, Canada, Australia, Malaysia and the Netherlands.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 2.7% 3.0%
Div Cover 3.0 3.0
Op Mrgn 8.1% 11.0%
ROCE 43.1%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 12.4 10.9
PEG 2.2 0.8
Pr/Revenue 0.9 0.8
Pr/Book 1.2  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 14.5% 1.6%
PBT -4.8% 45.9%
EPS 5.6% 14.3%
DPS 15.1% 15.1%

RPS Group Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-07 362.67 44.48 15.17p 21.1 0.8 +26% 3.18p 1.0%
31-Dec-08 470.46 54.82 18.92p 7.4 0.3 +25% 3.66p 2.6%
31-Dec-09 443.91 48.60 17.08p 12.7 n/a -10% 4.20p 1.9%
31-Dec-10 461.83 42.47 15.79p 14.6 n/a -8% 4.83p 2.1%
31-Dec-11 528.71 40.45 16.68p 10.8 1.8 +6% 5.56p 3.1%

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

RPS Group Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-12 537.42 59.00 19.07p 10.9 0.8 +14% 6.40p 3.0%
31-Dec-13 570.50 64.43 21.34p 9.7 0.8 +12% 7.32p 3.4%

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RPS Group Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company 14-May-2012 11:22 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 08-May-2012 12:33 RNS
Annual Information Update 08-May-2012 09:34 RNS

RPS Group ShareCast News

RPS gives mixed trading update 03-May-2012 ShareCast
London open: Cautious start after yesterday's se... 11-Apr-2012 ShareCast
Broker tips: RBS, RPS, Copper miners 16-Mar-2012 ShareCast

RPS Group Top Newspaper Links

Simkins sells Oceanfix to RPS for £6.5 million 21-Mar-2008 The Scotsman
Taking stock of Spirent 20-Aug-2006 Scotland on Sunday
Damage to environment 18-Mar-2004 Sun

Latest RPS Group Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
04-May-12 Transfer From Alan Hearne 0.000p 54 £0.00
04-May-12 Buy Alan Hearne 0.000p 54 £0.00
04-May-12 Transfer From Phil Williams 0.000p 54 £0.00

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.

 

RPS Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 207.10p
Change Today 0.80p
% Change 0.39 %
52 Week High 253.00p
52 Week Low 156.60p
Volume 133,674
Shares Issued 218.86m
Market Cap £453.27m
Beta 0.78
RiskGrade 151

RPS Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
67.6% below the market average67.6% below the market average67.6% below the market average67.6% below the market average67.6% below the market average
58.23% below the sector average58.23% below the sector average58.23% below the sector average58.23% below the sector average58.23% below the sector average
Price Trend
41.35% above the market average41.35% above the market average41.35% above the market average41.35% above the market average41.35% above the market average
27.59% above the sector average27.59% above the sector average27.59% above the sector average27.59% above the sector average27.59% above the sector average
Income
9.37% below the market average9.37% below the market average9.37% below the market average9.37% below the market average9.37% below the market average
17.76% below the sector average17.76% below the sector average17.76% below the sector average17.76% below the sector average17.76% below the sector average
Growth
48.08% below the market average48.08% below the market average48.08% below the market average48.08% below the market average48.08% below the market average
24.55% below the sector average24.55% below the sector average24.55% below the sector average24.55% below the sector average24.55% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 7
Buy 1
Neutral 0
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 8
strong_buy
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RPS Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 11-Apr-12 21-Sep-11
Paid 25-May-12 20-Oct-11
Amount 2.90p 2.66p

Trades for 25-May-2012

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 32,685 @ 207.10p
16:29 197 @ 207.10p
16:27 1,164 @ 207.30p
16:16 24 @ 207.60p
16:15 100 @ 207.60p

RPS Group Key Personnel

CEO Alan Hearne
Finance Director Gary Young

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