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Autonomy Corporation (AU.)

Sector:

Software & Computer Services

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£1,740.71m

Change Today

Price Down-27.50p (-3.29%)

Share Price

807.50p

AU. Overview

Autonomy is the leading provider of enterprise software technology enabling companies to understand and process information critical to their business. Businesses can unify information stored on their systems in order to deliver competitive advantages. Global customers include Ford, Reuters, Deutsche Bank and BAE Systems

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 0.0% 0.0%
Div Cover n/a n/a
Op Mrgn 25.8% 37.4%
ROCE 83.6%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 38.5 21.1
PEG 0.8 0.3
Pr/Revenue 7.5 5.8
Pr/Book 2.6  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 37.0% -40.8%
PBT 62.4% -16.9%
EPS 47.6% 80.8%
DPS n/a n/a

AU. Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue ($m) Pre-tax ($m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-03 a54.88 a7.68 4.84¢ 58.9 2.9 +20% n/a 0.0%
31-Dec-04 a64.76 a7.68 4.03¢ 49.6 n/a -17% n/a 0.0%
31-Dec-05 96.03 12.63 6.55¢ 82.4 1.3 +62% n/a 0.0%
31-Dec-06 250.68 56.32 21.00¢ 33.6 0.2 +221% n/a 0.0%
31-Dec-07 343.41 91.45 31.00¢ 42.1 0.9 +48% n/a 0.0%

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

AU. Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-08 299.93 112.11 38.22p 21.1 0.3 +81% n/a 0.0%
31-Dec-09 346.04 145.65 49.11p 16.4 0.6 +28% n/a 0.0%

Covering analysts: Arbuthnot Securities, Blue Oar Securities, Citigroup Investment Research, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Research, Evolution Securities, Exane BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Numis Securities, Panmure Gordon, RBC Capital Markets, Seymour Pierce, Singer Capital Markets

AU. Company Announcements

Zinio selects Autonomy 20-Nov-2008 09:00 RNS
Value Enhancement Award 19-Nov-2008 09:00 RNS
Autonomy unveils new release 12-Nov-2008 09:00 RNS

AU. ShareCast News

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London afternoon: Pru and RBS lead advance 20-Oct-2008 ShareCast
FTSE 100 movers: Pru bucks weak trend for insurers 20-Oct-2008 ShareCast

AU. Top Newspaper Links

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Give banks secret help 22-Jul-2008 Sun

Latest AU. 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.

 

AU. Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 807.50p Price Down
Change Today -27.50p
52 Week High 1,178.00p
52 Week Low 730.00p
Volume 1,522,861
Shares Issued 215.57m
Market Cap £1,740.71m
Beta 1.06
RiskGrade 389

AU. Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
92.84% below the market average92.84% below the market average92.84% below the market average92.84% below the market average92.84% below the market average
92.86% below the sector average92.86% below the sector average92.86% below the sector average92.86% below the sector average92.86% below the sector average
Price Trend
88.69% above the market average88.69% above the market average88.69% above the market average88.69% above the market average88.69% above the market average
91.95% above the sector average91.95% above the sector average91.95% above the sector average91.95% above the sector average91.95% above the sector average
Income Not Available
Growth
97.24% above the market average97.24% above the market average97.24% above the market average97.24% above the market average97.24% above the market average
97.20% above the sector average97.20% above the sector average97.20% above the sector average97.20% above the sector average97.20% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 7
Buy 2
Neutral 4
Sell 0
Strong Sell 3
Total 16
buy
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AU. Dividends

No dividends found

Trades for --2008

Time Volume / Share Price
0 @ 0.000p

AU. Key Personnel

CFO Sushovan Hussain
CEO Michael Lynch
COO Andrew Kanter

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