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Northumbrian Water Group (NWG)

Sector:

Gas, Water & Multiutilities

Index:

FTSE 250

Market Cap

£1,340.64m

Change Today

Price Unchanged0.000p (-0.00%)

Share Price

258.50p

NWG Overview

The company was formed from the merger between Northumbrian Water and Essex & Suffolk Water. However, it still operates as Northumbrian Water in the north east of England and as Essex & Suffolk Water in the south east, and provides a range of services including water collection, treatment, distribution, sewage treatment and disposal.

1 Day Chart (02-Dec-2008)

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6 Month Chart

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 4.7% 5.0%
Div Cover 2.2 1.6
Op Mrgn 41.4% 23.7%
ROCE 8.1%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 9.7 12.1
PEG 1.4 n/a
Pr/Revenue 2.0 1.9
Pr/Book 2.7  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 5.8% 4.1%
PBT 15.2% -2.9%
EPS 7.1% -20.4%
DPS 7.1% 7.2%

NWG Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-04 a442.10 a45.50 11.20p 9.9 n/a n/a 6.95p 6.2%
31-Mar-05 541.60 96.30 16.44p 10.7 0.2 +47% 10.00p 5.7%
31-Mar-06 591.50 130.30 19.52p 12.2 0.6 +19% 10.56p 4.4%
31-Mar-07 633.50 147.80 24.95p 12.4 0.4 +28% 11.27p 3.6%
31-Mar-08 670.40 170.30 26.72p 13.1 1.9 +7% 12.07p 3.5%

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

NWG Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-09 698.13 165.30 21.27p 12.2 n/a -20% 12.94p 5.0%
31-Mar-10 718.78 172.18 24.81p 10.4 0.6 +17% 13.75p 5.3%

Covering analysts: Collins Stewart, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Research, Evolution Securities, Goldman Sachs, HSBC Securities, Lehman Bros, Macquarie Research Equities, Morgan Stanley, Nomura Equity Research

NWG Company Announcements

Interim Results 27-Nov-2008 07:00 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 21-Nov-2008 17:17 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 24-Sep-2008 16:26 RNS

NWG ShareCast News

Friday tips round-up: Logica, Holidaybreak, Halma 28-Nov-2008 ShareCast
Sector movers: Low and Bonar lifts construction ... 27-Nov-2008 ShareCast
Energy costs hit Northumbrian profits 27-Nov-2008 ShareCast

NWG Top Newspaper Links

DSG International may be losing its spark 12-Feb-2008 Telegraph
Northumbrian caps water price rises 08-Jun-2007 Guardian
Cash on tap 07-Jun-2007 Sun

Latest NWG Director Deals

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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.

 

NWG Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 258.50p  
Closing Price Change 0.000p
52 Week High 370.00
52 Week Low 246.50
Volume 2,446,761
Shares Issued 518.62m
Market Cap £1,340.64m
Beta 0.48
RiskGrade 225

NWG Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
90.73% below the market average90.73% below the market average90.73% below the market average90.73% below the market average90.73% below the market average
55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average
Price Trend
59.74% above the market average59.74% above the market average59.74% above the market average59.74% above the market average59.74% above the market average
50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average
Income
12.8% below the market average12.8% below the market average12.8% below the market average12.8% below the market average12.8% 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
Growth
39.65% below the market average39.65% below the market average39.65% below the market average39.65% below the market average39.65% below the market average
25% below the sector average25% below the sector average25% below the sector average25% below the sector average25% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 1
Neutral 4
Sell 4
Strong Sell 0
Total 12
neutral
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NWG Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 17-Dec-08 13-Aug-08
Paid 30-Jan-09 12-Sep-08
Amount 4.29p 8.07p

Trades for 02-Dec-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
16:45 31,096 @ 258.50p
16:43 283 @ 252.75p
16:35 278,953 @ 258.50p
16:29 288 @ 255.75p
16:29 1 @ 255.75p

NWG Key Personnel

Finance Director Christopher Green
Chair Sir Derek Wanless

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