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HMV Group(HMV)

Sector:

General Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

Market Cap

£581.86m

Change Today

Price Down-0.25p

Share Price

144.25p

HMV Group Overview

HMV Group listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2002 and includes the well-known HMV music and video stores and Waterstone’s the book retailer. While predominantly a UK brand, HMV also operates stores in Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, Singapore and in Europe and North America.

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 5.1% 4.8%
Div Cover 1.2 1.4
Op Mrgn 1.7% 3.0%
ROCE 29.0%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 16.6 14.9
PEG n/a 1.3
Pr/Revenue 0.3 0.3
Pr/Book n/a  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 3.8% -1.8%
PBT -73.1% 160.9%
EPS -50.0% 11.8%
DPS n/a -7.8%

HMV Group Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
26-Apr-03 a1,707.70 a59.90 17.10p 6.8 n/a n/a 4.50p 3.8%
24-Apr-04 a1,793.47 a117.65 20.40p 10.9 0.6 +19% 5.80p 2.6%
30-Apr-05 1,885.60 128.00 23.20p 9.7 0.7 +14% 6.80p 3.0%
29-Apr-06 1,825.90 80.20 17.40p 10.3 n/a -25% 7.40p 4.1%
28-Apr-07 1,894.50 21.60 8.70p 13.0 n/a -50% 7.40p 6.5%

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

HMV Group Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Apr-08 1,859.78 56.35 9.72p 14.9 1.3 +12% 6.82p 4.8%
30-Apr-09 1,886.81 68.80 11.99p 12.1 0.5 +23% 6.59p 4.6%
30-Apr-10 1,922.59 81.66 14.38p 10.0 0.5 +20% 7.00p 4.8%

Covering analysts: ABN AMRO, Altium Securities, Blue Oar Securities, Citigroup Investment Research, Deutsche Bank Research, Dresdner Kleinwort, Evolution Securities, Goldman Sachs, HSBC Securities, Investec Securities, Lehman Bros, Merrill Lynch, Numis Securities, Seymour Pierce, Shore Capital Stockbrokers, UBS

HMV Group Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company 14-May-2008 15:55 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 13-May-2008 15:00 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 12-May-2008 15:32 RNS

HMV Group ShareCast News

London close: Miners and banks weigh 12-May-2008 ShareCast
London afternoon: Retailers keep Footsie in blue 12-May-2008 ShareCast
Broker snap: Video games seen driving HMV 12-May-2008 ShareCast

HMV Group Top Newspaper Links

Need to know 10-May-2008 Times
Computer games boost HMV sales 10-May-2008 The Independent
HMV beats the gloom with sales surge 10-May-2008 Guardian

Latest HMV Group 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.

 

HMV Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 144.25p Price Down
Change Today -0.25p
52 Week High 149.25p
52 Week Low 96.75p
Volume 53,068
Shares Issued 403.37m
Market Cap £581.86m
Beta 0.98
RiskGrade 213

HMV Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
29.88% below the market average29.88% below the market average29.88% below the market average29.88% below the market average29.88% below the market average
48.65% below the sector average48.65% below the sector average48.65% below the sector average48.65% below the sector average48.65% below the sector average
Price Trend
64.15% above the market average64.15% above the market average64.15% above the market average64.15% above the market average64.15% above the market average
68.29% above the sector average68.29% above the sector average68.29% above the sector average68.29% above the sector average68.29% above the sector average
Income
53.00% above the market average53.00% above the market average53.00% above the market average53.00% above the market average53.00% above the market average
3.70% above the sector average3.70% above the sector average3.70% above the sector average3.70% above the sector average3.70% above the sector average
Growth
99% below the market average99% below the market average99% below the market average99% below the market average99% below the market average
97.26% below the sector average97.26% below the sector average97.26% below the sector average97.26% below the sector average97.26% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 2
Neutral 8
Sell 0
Strong Sell 3
Total 16
neutral
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HMV Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 02-Jan-08 12-Sep-07
Paid 01-Feb-08 12-Oct-07
Amount 1.80p 5.60p

Trades for 16-May-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
08:34 2,830 @ 144.25p
08:34 638 @ 144.50p
08:34 9,662 @ 144.50p
08:34 1,551 @ 144.50p
08:34 111 @ 144.50p

HMV Group Key Personnel

CEO Simon Fox