National Grid (NG.)

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651.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      1.50p
  • 52 Week High: 684.50p
  • 52 Week Low: 569.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 3,569.39m
  • Volume: 2,990,089
  • Market Cap: £23,255m
  • Beta: 0.33

National Grid Overview

National Grid runs the electricity wires across Great Britain and Northern Ireland while National Grid Gas, previously known Transco and formerly part of British Gas, runs the UK's gas pipe network. The company also owns generator Niagara Mohawk in the US.

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National Grid Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 6.0% 6.0%
Div Cover 1.3 1.3
Op Mrgn 25.6% 19.2%
ROCE 10.1%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 12.7 11.9
PEG 16.1 1.9
Pr/Revenue 1.7 1.6
Pr/Book 2.5  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -3.6% 5.8%
PBT -13.9% 24.2%
EPS 0.8% 6.3%
DPS 8.0% 4.0%

National Grid Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-08 11,423.00 2,182.00 42.98p 14.5 0.6 +25% 29.67p 4.8%
31-Mar-09 15,624.00 1,394.00 50.20p 9.6 0.6 +17% 35.64p 7.4%
31-Mar-10 14,007.00 2,193.00 55.05p 10.5 1.0 +10% 38.49p 6.7%
31-Mar-11 14,343.00 2,624.00 50.90p 11.7 n/a -8% 36.37p 6.1%
31-Mar-12 13,832.00 2,259.00 51.30p 12.3 12.3 +1% 39.28p 6.2%

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

National Grid Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-13 14,639.23 2,804.68 54.55p 11.9 1.9 +6% 40.85p 6.0%
31-Mar-14 15,017.66 2,808.09 54.91p 11.8 18.4 +1% 41.07p 6.0%

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National Grid Company Announcements

Total Voting Rights 22-May-2012 16:00 RNS
Notification of Directors' Interests 22-May-2012 11:06 RNS
Results for the year ended 31 March 2012 17-May-2012 07:00 RNS

National Grid ShareCast News

London close: Stocks drop on Spanish worries 30-May-2012 ShareCast
FTSE 100 movers: Severn Trent leads the risers a... 30-May-2012 ShareCast
London midday: Surging Eurozone bond yields dent... 30-May-2012 ShareCast

National Grid Top Newspaper Links

National Grid sees profits and debts rise 18-May-2012 Guardian
National Grid is poised to sell gas network to B... 23-Dec-2011 Daily Mail
Ofgem fines gas firms £5m over leaks 22-Dec-2011 Guardian

Latest National Grid Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
22-May-12 Buy Peter Gershon 667.50p 22,352 £149,199.60
09-May-12 Buy Andrew R J Bonfield 677.00p 19 £128.63
08-May-12 Buy Steven J Holliday 677.00p 18 £121.86

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Note 2: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 3: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 4: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 5: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

National Grid Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 651.50p
Change Today 1.50p
% Change 0.23 %
52 Week High 684.50p
52 Week Low 569.00p
Volume 2,990,089
Shares Issued 3,569.39m
Market Cap £23,255m
Beta 0.33

National Grid Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
82.69% below the market average82.69% below the market average82.69% below the market average82.69% below the market average82.69% below the market average
100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average
Price Trend
70.47% above the market average70.47% above the market average70.47% above the market average70.47% above the market average70.47% above the market average
40.00% above the sector average40.00% above the sector average40.00% above the sector average40.00% above the sector average40.00% above the sector average
Income
78.37% above the market average78.37% above the market average78.37% above the market average78.37% above the market average78.37% above the market average
100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average
Growth
63.77% below the market average63.77% below the market average63.77% below the market average63.77% below the market average63.77% below the market average
40% below the sector average40% below the sector average40% below the sector average40% below the sector average40% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 2
Neutral 7
Sell 2
Strong Sell 4
Total 19
neutral
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National Grid Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 30-May-12 30-Nov-11
Paid 15-Aug-12 18-Jan-12
Amount 25.35p 13.93p

Trades for 31-May-2012

Time Volume / Share Price
14:39 2,286 @ 651.50p
14:39 1,176 @ 651.50p
14:38 1,300 @ 651.50p
14:38 42 @ 651.50p
14:38 1,580 @ 651.50p

National Grid Key Personnel

CEO Steven J Holliday
Finance Director Andrew R J Bonfield
Chair Peter Gershon

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