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Henry Boot (BHY)

Sector:

Construction & Materials

Market Cap

£65.77m

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Price Unchanged0.000p ()

Share Price

50.50p

Henry Boot gets off to strong start

Date: Wednesday 07 May 2008

LONDON (ShareCast) - Land developer Henry Boot expects 2008 to go as planned following a strong first quarter which met management forecasts.

The company says its share of the sale of a 355 acre site at Milton Keynes will top £50m and underpin its financial performance for the current year.

Gearing is now below 10% from 39% at the end of 2007, it added, while the construction business is holding a record, full order book for 2008.

Looking ahead, the group said: “Market conditions in the property sector as a whole are challenging and are likely to remain so for some time to come.”

“However, the group has made a very satisfactory start to the financial year and we are finding that the tougher markets are already beginning to provide competitively priced opportunities to replenish our land and development portfolio for the future.”

“We remain confident that the group will perform in line with market expectations for the current year,” it added.

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Henry Boot Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 50.50p  
Closing Price Change 0.000p
52 Week High 180.00
52 Week Low 50.50
Volume 8,950
Shares Issued 130.24m
Market Cap £65.77m
Beta 0.37
RiskGrade 336

Performance Indicators

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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
94.92% above the market average94.92% above the market average94.92% above the market average94.92% above the market average94.92% above the market average
71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average
Price Trend
64.33% below the market average64.33% below the market average64.33% below the market average64.33% below the market average64.33% below the market average
43.33% below the sector average43.33% below the sector average43.33% below the sector average43.33% below the sector average43.33% below the sector average
Income
92.50% above the market average92.50% above the market average92.50% above the market average92.50% above the market average92.50% above the market average
75.00% above the sector average75.00% above the sector average75.00% above the sector average75.00% above the sector average75.00% above the sector average
Growth
4.46% below the market average4.46% below the market average4.46% below the market average4.46% below the market average4.46% below the market average
3.70% above the sector average3.70% above the sector average3.70% above the sector average3.70% above the sector average3.70% above the sector average
Price Chg 6m
49.7% below the market average49.7% below the market average49.7% below the market average49.7% below the market average49.7% below the market average
33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average
P/E
75.46% above the market average75.46% above the market average75.46% above the market average75.46% above the market average75.46% above the market average
45.83% above the sector average45.83% above the sector average45.83% above the sector average45.83% above the sector average45.83% above the sector average
PEG
52.47% above the market average52.47% above the market average52.47% above the market average52.47% above the market average52.47% above the market average
45.95% above the sector average45.95% above the sector average45.95% above the sector average45.95% above the sector average45.95% above the sector average
Dividend Yield
50.17% above the market average50.17% above the market average50.17% above the market average50.17% above the market average50.17% above the market average
22.22% above the sector average22.22% above the sector average22.22% above the sector average22.22% above the sector average22.22% above the sector average
EPS Growth
21.47% above the market average21.47% above the market average21.47% above the market average21.47% above the market average21.47% above the market average
30.43% above the sector average30.43% above the sector average30.43% above the sector average30.43% above the sector average30.43% above the sector average
Operating Margin
62.79% above the market average62.79% above the market average62.79% above the market average62.79% above the market average62.79% above the market average
96.36% above the sector average96.36% above the sector average96.36% above the sector average96.36% above the sector average96.36% above the sector average

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Neutral 0
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
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Henry Boot Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 01-Oct-08 07-May-08
Paid 23-Oct-08 22-May-08
Amount 1.25p 3.75p

Trades for 21-Nov-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
13:27 4,950 @ 49.00p
11:58 3,000 @ 53.00p
15:52 2,000 @ 52.50p
09:40 4,000 @ 52.50p
08:12 2,000 @ 51.00p

Henry Boot Key Personnel

Finance Director Anthony P Cooper
Finance Director John T Sutcliffe

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