H & T Group(HAT)

Sector:

General Retailers

Index:

FTSE AIM All-Share

Market Cap

£58.24m

Change Today

Price Down-4.00p

Share Price

166.00p

Sunday tips round-up: easyJet, Powerleague, Centaur

Date: Sunday 14 Oct 2007

LONDON (ShareCast) - Concerns that Alistair Darling’s Pre-Budget Report tax grab on airlines might have a serious effect on share prices seem to be easing. Low cost carriers such as easyJet (588p) squeeze more people on to each plane than other airlines.

The company expects profit growth for the year to be towards 50 per cent. The only real cloud on easyJet’s horizon is the direction of the oil price. But the Sunday Telegraph believes there is still more fuel in easyJet’s share price. Keep buying.

Powerleague (97p) is one of the few leisure businesses on the market to have a built-in resistance to freak weather. Rain or shine, the market for people who enjoy playing football on an all-weather pitch at a centre that provides changing rooms and a bar will never go away.

Recent investment on refurbishment should underpin revenue growth and profit estimates for the year. Most brokers reiterated their "buy" recommendation on the shares last week, with most revising their 12-month price targets to upwards of 130p. Buy, says The Sunday Telegraph.

Worries about media stocks have set Centaur shares on a downward trajectory. Now trading at a 20 per cent discount to a March high of 155p, Centaur looks like reasonable value. There is also an outside chance that the company begins to look attractive to larger publishing groups sooner or later. Buy, says The Sunday Telegraph.

H&T Group (242½p) and Albemarle & Bond are both expanding by consolidating small local operators and investing in the stores. The Charles Stanley research suggests that both companies are worth a look. But H&T is trading at a 25 per cent discount to Albemarle & Bond, making it the more attractive of the two.

The company's share register is also impressive, including names such as Lehman Brothers, UBS, Aviva, Royal Bank of Scotland and GLG, the giant hedge fund. Investing in a pawnbroker is not without its risks. But as an alternative play on the consumer credit market, H&T is worth a look, says The Sunday Telegraph.

Marks & Spencer, Next and Debenhams shares are down by 13 per cent, 7 per cent and 24 per cent respectively since May. The Sunday Telegraph thinks M&S and Associated British Foods – Primark's owner – are still worth picking up. But it remains a seller of Next.

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H & T Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 166.00p Price Down
Change Today -4.00p
52 Week High 248.50
52 Week Low 156.50
Volume 86,626
Shares Issued 35.09m
Market Cap £58.24m
RiskGrade 121

Performance Indicators

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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
47.13% below the market average47.13% below the market average47.13% below the market average47.13% below the market average47.13% below the market average
72.6% below the sector average72.6% below the sector average72.6% below the sector average72.6% below the sector average72.6% below the sector average
Price Trend
44.49% above the market average44.49% above the market average44.49% above the market average44.49% above the market average44.49% above the market average
70.67% above the sector average70.67% above the sector average70.67% above the sector average70.67% above the sector average70.67% above the sector average
Income
38.39% below the market average38.39% below the market average38.39% below the market average38.39% below the market average38.39% below the market average
70.37% below the sector average70.37% below the sector average70.37% below the sector average70.37% below the sector average70.37% below the sector average
Growth
53.12% above the market average53.12% above the market average53.12% above the market average53.12% above the market average53.12% above the market average
74.65% above the sector average74.65% above the sector average74.65% above the sector average74.65% above the sector average74.65% above the sector average
Price Chg 6m
44.42% above the market average44.42% above the market average44.42% above the market average44.42% above the market average44.42% above the market average
70.67% above the sector average70.67% above the sector average70.67% above the sector average70.67% above the sector average70.67% above the sector average
P/E
10.05% below the market average10.05% below the market average10.05% below the market average10.05% below the market average10.05% below the market average
52% below the sector average52% below the sector average52% below the sector average52% below the sector average52% below the sector average
PEG
18.2% below the market average18.2% below the market average18.2% below the market average18.2% below the market average18.2% below the market average
48.39% below the sector average48.39% below the sector average48.39% below the sector average48.39% below the sector average48.39% below the sector average
Dividend Yield
33.85% below the market average33.85% below the market average33.85% below the market average33.85% below the market average33.85% below the market average
60.78% below the sector average60.78% below the sector average60.78% below the sector average60.78% below the sector average60.78% below the sector average
EPS Growth
19.88% above the market average19.88% above the market average19.88% above the market average19.88% above the market average19.88% above the market average
14.89% above the sector average14.89% above the sector average14.89% above the sector average14.89% above the sector average14.89% above the sector average
Operating Margin
52.40% above the market average52.40% above the market average52.40% above the market average52.40% above the market average52.40% above the market average
94.67% above the sector average94.67% above the sector average94.67% above the sector average94.67% above the sector average94.67% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 1
Buy 1
Neutral 0
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 2
strong_buy
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H & T Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 10-Sep-08 n/a
Paid 13-Oct-08 n/a
Amount 2.00p 3.40p

Trades for 07-Oct-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
16:33 3,285 @ 168.11p
15:50 288 @ 168.00p
15:28 1,785 @ 168.00p
14:07 25,000 @ 163.00p
14:07 25,000 @ 163.00p

H & T Group Key Personnel

CEO John Nichols
Finance Director Laurent Genthialon

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