Melrose (MRO)

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422.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      6.50p
  • 52 Week High: 441.60p
  • 52 Week Low: 268.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 422.21m
  • Volume: 259,670
  • Market Cap: £1,783.83m
  • RiskGrade: 135
  • Beta: 1.20

Melrose Overview

Melrose, a specialist manufacturing investor, first floated on AIM in 2003 with the strategy of acquiring businesses whose operational performance can be improved to create shareholder value. The group moved to London's main exchange in December 2005.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.1% 3.4%
Div Cover 2.0 2.3
Op Mrgn 10.1% 14.4%
ROCE 30.1%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 15.8 13.1
PEG 0.3 0.6
Pr/Revenue 1.5 1.4
Pr/Book 2.7  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 11.4% 6.7%
PBT -10.4% 81.7%
EPS 50.5% 20.6%
DPS 18.2% 5.2%

Melrose Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-07 288.60 24.00 9.90p 15.4 0.1 +200% 6.75p 4.4%
31-Dec-08 895.30 23.50 16.10p 5.2 0.1 +63% 7.00p 8.3%
31-Dec-09 1,298.50 82.00 16.60p 10.5 3.5 +3% 7.70p 4.4%
31-Dec-10 1,035.40 108.70 17.49p 17.2 3.4 +5% 11.00p 3.7%
31-Dec-11 1,153.90 97.40 26.31p 12.9 0.3 +50% 13.00p 3.8%

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

Melrose Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-12 1,231.04 176.95 31.73p 13.1 0.6 +21% 13.67p 3.4%
31-Dec-13 1,299.78 192.25 34.33p 12.1 1.5 +8% 15.42p 3.8%

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Melrose Company Announcements

Result of AGM 09-May-2012 11:35 RNS
AGM and Interim Management Statement 09-May-2012 07:00 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 20-Apr-2012 16:27 RNS

Melrose ShareCast News

Tuesday broker round-up 15-May-2012 ShareCast
Melrose records 'pleasing' start to year 09-May-2012 ShareCast
Melrose directors cash in 12-Apr-2012 ShareCast

Melrose Top Newspaper Links

Melrose sells Texas assets 07-Dec-2011 The Herald
Melrose pulls its Charter bid 28-Sep-2011 The Scotsman
Charter recommends £1.5bn bid from Colfax 13-Sep-2011 Telegraph

Latest Melrose 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.

 

Melrose Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 422.50p
Change Today 6.50p
% Change 1.56 %
52 Week High 441.60p
52 Week Low 268.00p
Volume 259,670
Shares Issued 422.21m
Market Cap £1,783.83m
Beta 1.20
RiskGrade 135

Melrose Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
49.95% below the market average49.95% below the market average49.95% below the market average49.95% below the market average49.95% below the market average
76.47% below the sector average76.47% below the sector average76.47% below the sector average76.47% below the sector average76.47% below the sector average
Price Trend
91.17% above the market average91.17% above the market average91.17% above the market average91.17% above the market average91.17% above the market average
65.52% above the sector average65.52% above the sector average65.52% above the sector average65.52% above the sector average65.52% above the sector average
Income
15.98% below the market average15.98% below the market average15.98% below the market average15.98% below the market average15.98% below the market average
48.39% above the sector average48.39% above the sector average48.39% above the sector average48.39% above the sector average48.39% above the sector average
Growth
40.86% above the market average40.86% above the market average40.86% above the market average40.86% above the market average40.86% above the market average
1.82% below the sector average1.82% below the sector average1.82% below the sector average1.82% below the sector average1.82% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 6
Buy 1
Neutral 4
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 11
buy
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Melrose Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 04-Apr-12 07-Sep-11
Paid 14-May-12 14-Oct-11
Amount 8.40p 4.60p

Trades for 31-May-2012

Time Volume / Share Price
11:56 606 @ 422.50p
11:56 870 @ 422.50p
11:55 345 @ 422.70p
11:54 74 @ 422.60p
11:53 741 @ 422.90p

Melrose Key Personnel

COO Simon Antony Peckham
CEO David Alexander Roper
Finance Director Geoffrey Peter Martin

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