William Hill (WMH)

Sector:

Travel & Leisure

Index:

FTSE 250

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266.20p
   
  • Change Today:
    -2.60p
  • 52 Week High: 281.70p
  • 52 Week Low: 183.30p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 703.58m
  • Volume: 2,172,414
  • Market Cap: £1,872.93m
  • RiskGrade: 121
  • Beta: 0.65

William Hill Overview

UK bookmaker William Hill was founded in 1934, and now has a chain of nearly 1,600 betting shops. The bookie operates in all sports including football, greyhound races and horses and is said to be the biggest telephone betting group in the world.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.6% 4.0%
Div Cover 2.5 2.5
Op Mrgn 19.3% 22.0%
ROCE 204.3%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 11.0 10.1
PEG 1.0 1.1
Pr/Revenue 1.6 1.5
Pr/Book 2.1  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 6.1% 7.7%
PBT -3.1% 43.5%
EPS 11.5% 9.6%
DPS 15.7% 11.2%

William Hill Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
01-Jan-08 933.60 209.20 33.47p 11.1 2.8 +4% 16.42p 4.4%
30-Dec-08 963.70 293.30 45.18p 3.3 0.1 +35% 7.75p 5.1%
29-Dec-09 997.90 120.90 20.60p 9.3 n/a -54% 7.50p 3.9%
28-Dec-10 1,071.80 193.30 21.70p 7.9 1.6 +5% 8.30p 4.8%
27-Dec-11 1,136.70 187.40 24.20p 7.8 0.6 +12% 9.60p 5.1%

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

William Hill Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-12 1,223.69 268.88 26.22p 10.2 1.1 +10% 10.68p 4.0%
31-Dec-13 1,294.27 264.65 25.86p 10.3 n/a -1% 11.17p 4.2%

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William Hill Company Announcements

AGM Statement 08-May-2012 13:14 RNS
Q1 Interim Management Statement 20-Apr-2012 07:00 RNS
Notice of Interim Management Statement 05-Apr-2012 13:21 RNS

William Hill ShareCast News

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William Hill Top Newspaper Links

WILLIAM HILL IS OUT OF LUCK ON TAKEOVER TALKS 03-Nov-2011 Express & Star
William Hill settles with online staff 26-Oct-2011 Guardian
William Hill sacks seven managers after Tel Aviv... 25-Oct-2011 Telegraph

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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.

 

William Hill Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 266.20p
Change Today -2.60p
% Change -0.97 %
52 Week High 281.70p
52 Week Low 183.30p
Volume 2,172,414
Shares Issued 703.58m
Market Cap £1,872.93m
Beta 0.65
RiskGrade 121

William Hill Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
33.33% below the market average33.33% below the market average33.33% below the market average33.33% below the market average33.33% below the market average
4.35% below the sector average4.35% below the sector average4.35% below the sector average4.35% below the sector average4.35% below the sector average
Price Trend
91.84% above the market average91.84% above the market average91.84% above the market average91.84% above the market average91.84% above the market average
89.47% above the sector average89.47% above the sector average89.47% above the sector average89.47% above the sector average89.47% above the sector average
Income
38.81% above the market average38.81% above the market average38.81% above the market average38.81% above the market average38.81% above the market average
30.61% above the sector average30.61% above the sector average30.61% above the sector average30.61% above the sector average30.61% above the sector average
Growth
32.59% below the market average32.59% below the market average32.59% below the market average32.59% below the market average32.59% below the market average
33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 8
Buy 1
Neutral 7
Sell 3
Strong Sell 2
Total 21
neutral
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William Hill Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 02-May-12 26-Oct-11
Paid 08-Jun-12 08-Dec-11
Amount 6.70p 2.90p

Trades for 25-May-2012

Time Volume / Share Price
16:46 69,094 @ 266.08p
16:35 318,817 @ 266.20p
16:29 61 @ 266.30p
16:29 75 @ 266.30p
16:29 212 @ 266.30p

William Hill Key Personnel

CEO Ralph Topping
Chair Gareth Davis

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