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William Hill(WMH)

Sector:

Travel & Leisure

Index:

FTSE 250

Market Cap

£965.72m

Change Today

Price Up11.75p

Share Price

278.00p

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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6 Month Chart

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 8.7% 8.8%
Div Cover 2.0 1.7
Op Mrgn 28.9% 20.3%
ROCE 159.4%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 5.6 6.5
PEG 1.3 n/a
Pr/Revenue 1.0 0.9
Pr/Book 4.0  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 5.2% 6.0%
PBT -11.1% -3.3%
EPS 4.2% -13.1%
DPS 6.9% 1.5%

William Hill Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Dec-03 a5,945.80 a169.50 29.70p 14.5 0.2 +77% 12.50p 2.9%
28-Dec-04 a631.20 a207.40 36.50p 15.3 0.7 +23% 16.50p 2.9%
27-Dec-05 a805.30 a175.70 36.20p 14.9 n/a -1% 18.30p 3.4%
26-Dec-06 894.20 235.40 45.50p 13.9 0.5 +26% 21.75p 3.4%
01-Jan-08 940.40 209.20 47.40p 11.1 2.8 +4% 23.25p 4.4%

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-08 996.65 202.35 41.21p 6.5 n/a -13% 23.61p 8.8%
31-Dec-09 1,029.48 209.15 42.96p 6.2 1.5 +4% 24.61p 9.1%

Covering analysts: ABN AMRO, Arbuthnot Securities, Citigroup Investment Research, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Research, Evolution Securities, Goldman Sachs, Investec Securities, Jefferies, Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander, Landsbanki Securities, Lehman Bros, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Numis Securities, Société Générale, UBS

William Hill Company Announcements

Sale of Italian Joint Venture 02-Jul-2008 07:00 RNS
Total Voting Rights 01-Jul-2008 16:35 RNS
Statement re Treasury Shares 01-Jul-2008 16:35 RNS

William Hill ShareCast News

London close: Footsie deep in the red 01-Jul-2008 ShareCast
London afternoon: Tough day for Footsie 01-Jul-2008 ShareCast
London midday: Retreat on a broad front 01-Jul-2008 ShareCast

William Hill Top Newspaper Links

Bookies take stand as OFT looks on 18-May-2008 Sunday Telegraph
Ladbrokes defies the odds with profit rise 17-May-2008 Times
Sorry Darling, No1 pub chain's barred you now 25-Apr-2008 Sun

Latest William Hill 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.

 

William Hill Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 278.00p Price Up
Change Today +11.75p
52 Week High 672.00p
52 Week Low 266.25p
Volume 2,418,963
Shares Issued 347.38m
Market Cap £965.72m
Beta 1.06
RiskGrade 210

William Hill Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
29.37% above the market average29.37% above the market average29.37% above the market average29.37% above the market average29.37% above the market average
11.71% above the sector average11.71% above the sector average11.71% above the sector average11.71% above the sector average11.71% above the sector average
Price Trend
67.77% below the market average67.77% below the market average67.77% below the market average67.77% below the market average67.77% below the market average
47.9% below the sector average47.9% below the sector average47.9% below the sector average47.9% below the sector average47.9% below the sector average
Income
84.95% above the market average84.95% above the market average84.95% above the market average84.95% above the market average84.95% above the market average
76.92% above the sector average76.92% above the sector average76.92% above the sector average76.92% above the sector average76.92% above the sector average
Growth
78.65% below the market average78.65% below the market average78.65% below the market average78.65% below the market average78.65% below the market average
88.57% below the sector average88.57% below the sector average88.57% below the sector average88.57% below the sector average88.57% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 7
Buy 2
Neutral 4
Sell 1
Strong Sell 1
Total 15
buy
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William Hill Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 30-Apr-08 24-Oct-07
Paid 05-Jun-08 05-Dec-07
Amount 15.50p 7.75p

Trades for 09-Jul-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
13:44 79 @ 278.00p
13:44 1,221 @ 278.00p
13:44 168 @ 278.25p
13:44 1,138 @ 278.25p
13:44 1,317 @ 278.25p

William Hill Key Personnel

Chair Charles Scott
CEO Ralph Topping

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