Shire Plc (SHP)

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2,050.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -4.00p
  • 52 Week High: 2,153.00
  • 52 Week Low: 1,727.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 554.15m
  • Volume: 1,392,744
  • Market Cap: £11,360m
  • RiskGrade: 128
  • Beta: 0.82

Shire Overview

Drugs group Shire Pharmaceuticals is best known for the attention deficit disorder treatments Adderall and Vyvanse. Founded in 1986 and became a listed company in 1996.

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Shire Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 0.6% 0.6%
Div Cover 7.7 11.9
Op Mrgn 20.3% 30.0%
ROCE 39.5%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 23.2 14.2
PEG n/a 0.2
Pr/Revenue 3.7 3.5
Pr/Book 4.5  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 9.8% -54.9%
PBT -16.5% -30.6%
EPS -14.5% 65.3%
DPS 15.0% -53.7%

Shire Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue ($m) Pre-tax ($m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-08 3,022.20 268.00 32.10¢ 47.8 n/a n/a 9.91¢ 0.6%
31-Dec-09 3,007.70 642.30 119.00¢ 15.4 0.1 +271% 11.40¢ 0.6%
31-Dec-10 3,471.10 770.70 107.70¢ 21.7 n/a -10% 13.10¢ 0.6%
31-Dec-11 4,263.40 1,092.60 156.90¢ 21.7 0.5 +46% 15.07¢ 0.4%
31-Dec-12 4,681.20 912.40 134.20¢ 21.3 n/a -14% 17.33¢ 0.6%

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

Shire Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-13 3,202.89 960.71 144.49p 14.2 0.2 +65% 12.18p 0.6%
31-Dec-14 3,438.75 1,104.08 163.35p 12.5 1.0 +13% 14.92p 0.7%

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Shire Company Announcements

SHIRE PLC - Transaction in Own Shares 16-May-2013 07:00 PR Newswire
SHIRE PLC - Shire Wins Patent Trial Against Wats... 09-May-2013 16:58 PR Newswire
SHIRE PLC - Transaction in Own Shares 09-May-2013 07:00 PR Newswire

Shire ShareCast News

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Shire Top Newspaper Links

Wolseley blames tough British tax regime as it d... 28-Sep-2010 The Scotsman
WOLSELEY MOVES ABROAD TO ESCAPE ‘HIGH’ UK TAX 28-Sep-2010 Express & Star
Shire will pull blood-pressure drug cited by FDA 18-Aug-2010 USA Today

Latest Shire 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.

 

Shire Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 2,050.00p
Change Today -4.00p
% Change -0.19 %
52 Week High 2,153.00
52 Week Low 1,727.00
Volume 1,392,744
Shares Issued 554.15m
Market Cap £11,360m
Beta 0.82
RiskGrade 128

Shire Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
75.11% below the market average75.11% below the market average75.11% below the market average75.11% below the market average75.11% below the market average
Sector averageSector averageSector averageSector averageSector average
Price Trend
24.50% above the market average24.50% above the market average24.50% above the market average24.50% above the market average24.50% above the market average
12.00% above the sector average12.00% above the sector average12.00% above the sector average12.00% above the sector average12.00% above the sector average
Income
91.49% below the market average91.49% below the market average91.49% below the market average91.49% below the market average91.49% below the market average
80% below the sector average80% below the sector average80% below the sector average80% below the sector average80% below the sector average
Growth
5.28% below the market average5.28% below the market average5.28% below the market average5.28% below the market average5.28% below the market average
7.69% above the sector average7.69% above the sector average7.69% above the sector average7.69% above the sector average7.69% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 20
Buy 2
Neutral 6
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 28
strong_buy
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Shire Dividends

  Latest Previous
  2nd Interim Interim
Ex-Div 06-Mar-13 05-Sep-12
Paid 09-Apr-13 04-Oct-12
Amount 14.60¢ 2.73¢

Trades for 17-May-2013

Time Volume / Share Price
16:41 20,000 @ 2,049.63p
16:41 11,623 @ 2,048.17p
16:35 386,432 @ 2,050.00p
16:29 66 @ 2,050.00p
16:29 32 @ 2,050.00p

Shire Key Personnel

Chair Matthew Emmens
CEO Angus Russell
CFO Graham Hetherington
CEO Flemming Ornskov

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