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ITV(ITV)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£2,621.27m

Change Today

Price Down-0.30p

Share Price

67.40p

ITV Overview

ITV, formed after the merger of Carlton and Granada in 2004, is one of the UK’s five terrestrial broadcasters. As well as its terrestrial ITV1 channel the company ahs also launched a number of free to air digital channels including ITV2, ITV3, ITV4 and ITVPlay. The group also owns GMTV and cinema screen advertising businesses in the UK, Europe and the US. ITV has also been expanding its multimedia platforms and in 2005 bought website Friends Reunited.

1 Day Chart (09-May-2008)

1 Day Chart

6 Month Chart

6 Month Chart

Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 4.7% 4.7%
Div Cover 1.1 1.4
Op Mrgn 10.5% 11.6%
ROCE 56.8%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 18.7 14.7
PEG n/a 0.5
Pr/Revenue 1.3 1.2
Pr/Book 0.8  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue -4.5% 1.1%
PBT -34.7% 29.8%
EPS -33.3% 27.2%
DPS n/a 0.8%

ITV Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-04 2,053.00 168.00 4.50p 23.4 n/a n/a 2.40p 2.3%
31-Dec-05 2,196.00 311.00 6.40p 17.6 0.4 +42% 3.12p 2.8%
31-Dec-06 2,181.00 288.00 5.40p 19.7 n/a -16% 3.15p 3.0%
31-Dec-07 2,082.00 188.00 3.60p 23.7 n/a -33% 3.15p 3.7%

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

ITV Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-08 2,104.47 244.01 4.58p 14.7 0.5 +27% 3.18p 4.7%
31-Dec-09 2,166.69 292.71 5.46p 12.3 0.6 +19% 3.16p 4.8%

Covering analysts: ABN AMRO, Bear Stearns, Bernstein Research, Blue Oar Securities, Charles Stanley & Co, Citigroup Investment Research, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Research, Dresdner Kleinwort, Goldman Sachs, HSBC Securities, Investec Securities, JP Morgan, Lehman Bros, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Numis Securities, Oriel Securities, Panmure Gordon, Société Générale, UBS

ITV Company Announcements

Ofcom PRS Findings 08-May-2008 14:22 RNS
Ofcom fines ITV plc 08-May-2008 11:30 RNS
Directorate Change 29-Apr-2008 16:04 RNS

ITV ShareCast News

London close: Late rally lifts Footsie 08-May-2008 ShareCast
London afternoon: Shares move sideways 08-May-2008 ShareCast
ITV fined £5.68m for phone-in abuses 08-May-2008 ShareCast

ITV Top Newspaper Links

Local issues are a growing concern on national s... 08-May-2008 Times
BBC and ITV unite for hi-def alternative to Sky 07-May-2008 Daily Mail
Freesat satellite launch signals HD intent of BB... 05-May-2008 Telegraph

Latest ITV Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

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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.

 

ITV Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 67.40p Price Down
Change Today -0.30p
52 Week High 120.00p
52 Week Low 60.10p
Volume 15,761,998
Shares Issued 3,889.13m
Market Cap £2,621.27m
Beta 0.83
RiskGrade 175

ITV Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
26.57% above the market average26.57% above the market average26.57% above the market average26.57% above the market average26.57% above the market average
2.16% above the sector average2.16% above the sector average2.16% above the sector average2.16% above the sector average2.16% above the sector average
Price Trend
54.2% below the market average54.2% below the market average54.2% below the market average54.2% below the market average54.2% below the market average
16.78% below the sector average16.78% below the sector average16.78% below the sector average16.78% below the sector average16.78% below the sector average
Income
43.04% above the market average43.04% above the market average43.04% above the market average43.04% above the market average43.04% above the market average
22.81% above the sector average22.81% above the sector average22.81% above the sector average22.81% above the sector average22.81% above the sector average
Growth
96.29% below the market average96.29% below the market average96.29% below the market average96.29% below the market average96.29% below the market average
95.65% below the sector average95.65% below the sector average95.65% below the sector average95.65% below the sector average95.65% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 1
Neutral 11
Sell 2
Strong Sell 4
Total 21
neutral
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ITV Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 16-Apr-08 07-Nov-07
Paid 01-Jul-08 07-Jan-08
Amount 1.80p 1.35p

Trades for --2008

Time Volume / Share Price
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