Homeserve (HSV)

Sector:

Support Services

Index:

FTSE 250

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142.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -2.00p
  • 52 Week High: 531.50p
  • 52 Week Low: 139.80p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 329.90m
  • Volume: 3,957,223
  • Market Cap: £468.46m
  • RiskGrade: 501
  • Beta: 0.95

Homeserve Overview

Homeserve was formerly known as South Staffordshire Group, but changed its name after demerging its water business in April 2004. The company is now a supplier of emergency plumbing and electricity services to customers of water and electricity companies.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 8.0% 4.9%
Div Cover 2.5 2.1
Op Mrgn 15.4% 19.7%
ROCE 128.4%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 5.1 6.0
PEG 0.6 n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.9 0.8
Pr/Book 1.3  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 14.5% 4.4%
PBT 31.7% -20.4%
EPS 8.1% -15.8%
DPS 9.7% -1.5%

Homeserve Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-08 554.88 71.84 18.60p 20.7 0.9 +24% 6.25p 1.6%
31-Mar-09 304.28 80.79 19.38p 12.1 3.0 +4% 7.10p 3.0%
31-Mar-10 379.19 102.24 111.00p 3.2 0.0 +473% 44.00p 12.3%
31-Mar-11 467.10 104.80 25.90p 17.2 n/a -77% 10.30p 2.3%
31-Mar-12 534.70 138.00 28.00p 8.3 1.0 +8% 11.30p 4.8%

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

Homeserve Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-13 558.07 109.89 23.59p 6.0 n/a -16% 11.14p 4.9%
31-Mar-14 621.52 119.50 25.62p 5.5 0.6 +9% 11.77p 5.2%

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Homeserve Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company 24-May-2012 16:40 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 23-May-2012 11:24 RNS
Directorate Change 22-May-2012 07:00 RNS

Homeserve ShareCast News

Wednesday broker round-up 23-May-2012 ShareCast
London close: Financials, miners benefit from in... 22-May-2012 ShareCast
FTSE 250 movers: Homeserve gets served 22-May-2012 ShareCast

Homeserve Top Newspaper Links

Homeserve faces FSA probe over accusations it mi... 23-May-2012 Daily Mail
HomeServe investigated over mis-selling by FSA 23-May-2012 Guardian
Mis-selling inquiry by watchdog sparks shares cr... 23-May-2012 The Independent

Latest Homeserve Director Deals

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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.

 

Homeserve Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 142.00p
Change Today -2.00p
% Change -1.39 %
52 Week High 531.50p
52 Week Low 139.80p
Volume 3,957,223
Shares Issued 329.90m
Market Cap £468.46m
Beta 0.95
RiskGrade 501

Homeserve Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
86.96% above the market average86.96% above the market average86.96% above the market average86.96% above the market average86.96% above the market average
78.48% above the sector average78.48% above the sector average78.48% above the sector average78.48% above the sector average78.48% above the sector average
Price Trend
90.32% below the market average90.32% below the market average90.32% below the market average90.32% below the market average90.32% below the market average
93.1% below the sector average93.1% below the sector average93.1% below the sector average93.1% below the sector average93.1% below the sector average
Income
98.28% above the market average98.28% above the market average98.28% above the market average98.28% above the market average98.28% above the market average
85.05% above the sector average85.05% above the sector average85.05% above the sector average85.05% above the sector average85.05% above the sector average
Growth
45.09% above the market average45.09% above the market average45.09% above the market average45.09% above the market average45.09% above the market average
52.10% above the sector average52.10% above the sector average52.10% above the sector average52.10% above the sector average52.10% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 1
Neutral 4
Sell 1
Strong Sell 5
Total 13
neutral
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Homeserve Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 27-Jun-12 30-Nov-11
Paid 01-Aug-12 03-Jan-12
Amount 7.67p 3.63p

Trades for 25-May-2012

Time Volume / Share Price
17:00 253,192 @ 144.20p
16:47 33,940 @ 145.20p
16:47 15,247 @ 145.20p
16:45 39,048 @ 144.18p
16:35 280,544 @ 142.00p

Homeserve Key Personnel

Chair J M Barry Gibson
CEO Richard Harpin

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