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H.R. Owen (HRO)

Sector:

General Retailers

Index:

FTSE Fledgling

Market Cap

£16.53m

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Price Unchanged0.000p ()

Share Price

70.00p

Thursday tips round-up: HR Owen, easyJet, Premier Farnell

Date: Thursday 20 Mar 2008

LONDON (ShareCast) - City traders' annual trip to an HR Owen showroom might have to be put off this year if bonuses in the crisis-hit Square Mile fail to stretch to the latest Ferrari or Lamborghini. The credit crunch has come at just the wrong time for the luxury car dealer and with a takeover battel unlikely, the Independent says sell.

Although at yesterday's 339p, or 11 times current-year earnings, much of the gloom is now priced in at budget airline easyJet, fuel concerns counsel continued caution, so the Times says avoid, while the Telegraph says that in the short term this is no time to hop aboard.

Management at the electronics distributor Premier Farnell offered a pleasant surprise for City analysts yesterday with better-than-expected results; most were left falling over themselves to recommend a buy for the group. The Independent agrees.

The US government is keen that airline passengers spend less time going through security controls, which is good for engineering firm Smiths Group, which is developing systems to allow travellers to keep laptops in bags and liquids in bottles before they board planes. Hold says the Independent, as does the Times.

Europe's second-largest listed cigarette maker Imperial Tobacco has seen its share price fall 15pc this year and concerns look overdone. Like that smokers' awning outside the pub, if a storm really is upon us, Imperial could be a good place to take cover. Buy says the Telegraph.

Management at the electronics distributor Premier Farnell offered a pleasant surprise for City analysts yesterday with better-than-expected results; most were left falling over themselves to recommend a buy for the group. The Independent agrees.

The prospect of upgrades at support services group for the resources sector Cape this year, together with a mooted move to the full list, suggest that the shares, at nine times 2008 earnings, should be tucked away, reckons the Times.



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H.R. Owen Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 70.00p  
Closing Price Change 0.000p
52 Week High 157.50
52 Week Low 59.50
Volume 0
Shares Issued 23.61m
Market Cap £16.53m
Beta 0.10
RiskGrade 302

Performance Indicators

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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
55.2% below the market average55.2% below the market average55.2% below the market average55.2% below the market average55.2% below the market average
60.56% below the sector average60.56% below the sector average60.56% below the sector average60.56% below the sector average60.56% below the sector average
Price Trend
1.28% above the market average1.28% above the market average1.28% above the market average1.28% above the market average1.28% above the market average
21.62% above the sector average21.62% above the sector average21.62% above the sector average21.62% above the sector average21.62% above the sector average
Income
14.13% above the market average14.13% above the market average14.13% above the market average14.13% above the market average14.13% above the market average
3.85% above the sector average3.85% above the sector average3.85% above the sector average3.85% above the sector average3.85% above the sector average
Growth
51.13% above the market average51.13% above the market average51.13% above the market average51.13% above the market average51.13% above the market average
60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average
Price Chg 6m
4.14% above the market average4.14% above the market average4.14% above the market average4.14% above the market average4.14% above the market average
18.92% above the sector average18.92% above the sector average18.92% above the sector average18.92% above the sector average18.92% above the sector average
P/E
8.36% above the market average8.36% above the market average8.36% above the market average8.36% above the market average8.36% above the market average
12% below the sector average12% below the sector average12% below the sector average12% below the sector average12% below the sector average
PEG
37.75% above the market average37.75% above the market average37.75% above the market average37.75% above the market average37.75% above the market average
24.14% above the sector average24.14% above the sector average24.14% above the sector average24.14% above the sector average24.14% above the sector average
Dividend Yield
55.94% below the market average55.94% below the market average55.94% below the market average55.94% below the market average55.94% below the market average
75.51% below the sector average75.51% below the sector average75.51% below the sector average75.51% below the sector average75.51% below the sector average
EPS Growth
57.37% above the market average57.37% above the market average57.37% above the market average57.37% above the market average57.37% above the market average
65.96% above the sector average65.96% above the sector average65.96% above the sector average65.96% above the sector average65.96% above the sector average
Operating Margin
27.68% below the market average27.68% below the market average27.68% below the market average27.68% below the market average27.68% below the market average
16.22% below the sector average16.22% below the sector average16.22% below the sector average16.22% below the sector average16.22% below the sector average

H.R. Owen Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 24-Sep-08 23-Apr-08
Paid 24-Oct-08 29-May-08
Amount 2.00p 2.00p

Trades for --2008

Time Volume / Share Price
0 @ 0.000p

H.R. Owen Key Personnel

Chair John MacArthur
CEO Nick Lancaster
Finance Director Michael Warren

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