Southern Cross Healthcare Group(SCHE)

Sector:

Health Care Equipment & Services

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

Market Cap

£166.44m

Change Today

Price Up0.50p (0.57%)

Share Price

88.50p

SCHE Overview

Southern Cross Healthcare is the UK’s largest provider of care homes and long term care beds. The group has more than 570 care homes, with over 28,000 beds and 33,000 staff. The company followed a rapid expansion more than doubling in size in 2005 with two sizable acquisitions.

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 8.5% 9.4%
Div Cover 0.1 2.7
Op Mrgn 1.6% 6.0%
ROCE 9.7%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 91.7 4.2
PEG n/a n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.2 0.2
Pr/Book 1.1  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 19.8% 22.6%
PBT n/a 1686.1%
EPS n/a 2065.1%
DPS 581.8% 1.2%

SCHE Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
02-Oct-05 188.20 (2.40) (5.00)p n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0%
01-Oct-06 610.90 (17.40) (9.35)p n/a n/a n/a 1.10p 0.4%
30-Sep-07 731.90 3.00 0.96p 531.3 n/a n/a 7.50p 1.5%

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

SCHE Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Sep-08 897.02 53.58 20.79p 4.2 0.0 +2,065% 7.59p 9.4%
30-Sep-09 968.26 56.31 21.72p 4.1 0.9 +4% 9.43p 11.7%

Covering analysts: Brewin Dolphin Securities, Goldman Sachs, Investec Securities, KBC Peel Hunt, Morgan Stanley

SCHE Company Announcements

Pre-close trading update and Board Change 09-Oct-2008 07:00 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 03-Oct-2008 09:52 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 24-Sep-2008 08:53 RNS

SCHE ShareCast News

Southern Cross on track 09-Oct-2008 ShareCast
Friday tips focus: Churchill Mining, McBride, So... 05-Sep-2008 ShareCast
Friday tips round-up: Churchill Mining, Whitbrea... 05-Sep-2008 ShareCast

SCHE Top Newspaper Links

Bill Colvin leaves Southern Cross after eight mo... 05-Sep-2008 Times
Southern Cross is a star as profits soar 24% 12-Aug-2008 The Scotsman
Occupancy fears drive down shares in Southern Cr... 05-Jul-2008 Times

Latest SCHE 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.

 

SCHE Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 88.50p Price Up
Change Today +0.50p
52 Week High 606.00
52 Week Low 76.50
Volume 671,160
Shares Issued 188.07m
Market Cap £166.44m
Beta 0.94
RiskGrade 650

SCHE Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
16.66% above the market average16.66% above the market average16.66% above the market average16.66% above the market average16.66% above the market average
60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average
Price Trend
84.68% below the market average84.68% below the market average84.68% below the market average84.68% below the market average84.68% below the market average
72% below the sector average72% below the sector average72% below the sector average72% below the sector average72% below the sector average
Income
63.61% above the market average63.61% above the market average63.61% above the market average63.61% above the market average63.61% above the market average
85.71% above the sector average85.71% above the sector average85.71% above the sector average85.71% above the sector average85.71% above the sector average
Growth
25.73% above the market average25.73% above the market average25.73% above the market average25.73% above the market average25.73% above the market average
15.56% above the sector average15.56% above the sector average15.56% above the sector average15.56% above the sector average15.56% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 2
Neutral 0
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 4
strong_buy
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SCHE Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 21-May-08 09-Jan-08
Paid 20-Jun-08 11-Feb-08
Amount 3.75p 5.00p

Trades for 14-Oct-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
12:49 678 @ 88.50p
12:45 1,390 @ 89.00p
12:42 5,500 @ 89.00p
12:41 1,100 @ 89.00p
12:41 2,100 @ 89.00p

SCHE Key Personnel

Chair Bill Colvin
CEO Philip Scott
Finance Director Jason Lock
Finance Director Richard Midmer

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