Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH)

Sector:

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

Market Cap

£206.51m

Change Today

Price Down-0.75p (-0.24%)

Share Price

315.50p

DPH Overview

Dechra Pharmaceuticals is in the pharmaceuticals & biotechnology sector and is currently trading at 315.50p per share. In the last year Dechra Pharmaceuticals's share price has ranged from 298.00p to 462.75p and brokers are currently rating this stock as 'strong buy'.

1 Day Chart (04-Dec-2008)

1 Day Chart

6 Month Chart

6 Month Chart

Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 2.6% 2.6%
Div Cover 2.5 2.5
Op Mrgn 4.6% 6.4%
ROCE 30.6%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 15.2 13.0
PEG 0.7 0.8
Pr/Revenue 0.7 0.6
Pr/Book 2.9  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 19.9% 14.7%
PBT -7.2% 90.4%
EPS 23.2% 16.6%
DPS 10.0% 15.6%

DPH Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Jun-04 a186.84 a7.37 11.28p 13.3 0.7 +20% 4.70p 3.1%
30-Jun-05 210.27 9.70 13.77p 15.4 0.7 +22% 5.20p 2.5%
30-Jun-06 232.47 11.04 14.71p 16.3 2.3 +7% 6.24p 2.6%
30-Jun-07 253.80 12.62 16.89p 20.6 1.4 +15% 7.50p 2.2%
30-Jun-08 304.37 11.70 20.81p 20.2 0.9 +23% 8.25p 2.0%

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

DPH Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Jun-09 349.04 22.29 24.26p 13.0 0.8 +17% 9.54p 2.6%

Covering analysts: Brewin Dolphin Securities, Charles Stanley & Co, Shore Capital Stockbrokers, WH Ireland

DPH Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding 01-Dec-2008 15:22 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 20-Nov-2008 13:05 RNS
Result of AGM 07-Nov-2008 16:48 RNS

DPH ShareCast News

Dechra on track 07-Nov-2008 ShareCast
Thorntons chairman tucks in 16-Oct-2008 ShareCast
Sunday tips focus: Oxford Catalysts, Serco, Dechra 07-Sep-2008 ShareCast

DPH Top Newspaper Links

Smaller companies spotlight 26-Sep-2002 Daily Mail
'Monopoly' on animal drugs 18-Sep-2002 Times
Computacenter drops ahead of trade update 02-Jul-2002 Times

Latest DPH Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
01-Dec-08 Exercise of option Edward Torr 204.00p 2,750 £5,610.00
15-Oct-08 Sell Edward Torr 400.00p 9,421 £37,684.00
15-Oct-08 Exercise of option Edward Torr 100.00p 22,908 £22,908.00

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.

 

DPH Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 315.50p Price Down
Change Today -0.75p
52 Week High 462.75
52 Week Low 298.00
Volume 278,093
Shares Issued 65.45m
Market Cap £206.51m
Beta 0.24
RiskGrade 265

DPH Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
96.07% below the market average96.07% below the market average96.07% below the market average96.07% below the market average96.07% below the market average
81.82% below the sector average81.82% below the sector average81.82% below the sector average81.82% below the sector average81.82% below the sector average
Price Trend
77.16% above the market average77.16% above the market average77.16% above the market average77.16% above the market average77.16% above the market average
72.41% above the sector average72.41% above the sector average72.41% above the sector average72.41% above the sector average72.41% above the sector average
Income
57.73% below the market average57.73% below the market average57.73% below the market average57.73% below the market average57.73% below the market average
45.45% above the sector average45.45% above the sector average45.45% above the sector average45.45% above the sector average45.45% above the sector average
Growth
32.72% below the market average32.72% below the market average32.72% below the market average32.72% below the market average32.72% below the market average
71.43% below the sector average71.43% below the sector average71.43% below the sector average71.43% below the sector average71.43% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 2
Neutral 0
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 5
strong_buy
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

DPH Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 12-Nov-08 12-Mar-08
Paid 12-Dec-08 11-Apr-08
Amount 5.50p 2.75p

Trades for 04-Dec-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 461 @ 315.50p
16:28 52 @ 316.00p
16:23 105 @ 315.00p
16:22 468 @ 316.75p
16:22 184 @ 316.75p

DPH Key Personnel

CEO Ian Page

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