De La Rue(DLAR)

Sector:

Support Services

Index:

FTSE 250

Market Cap

£1,341.48m

Change Today

Price Down-17.00p

Share Price

890.00p

De La Rue returns cash to shareholders

Date: Thursday 22 May 2008

LONDON (ShareCast) - Bank note printer De La Rue reported a 23% rise in annual pre-tax profit and said it plans to return £160m to shareholders through a special dividend.

De La Rue also said, as part of a strategic review, a further return of net proceeds will be made to shareholders following the sale of Cash Systems.

The group enjoyed strong trading across all its activities and "despite the more uncertain financial environment, we remain confident in the outlook for the year ahead," it said in a company statement.

Profit before tax and exceptionals rose 21.2% to £124.1m in the year ended 29 March 2008 on sales of £753.6m, up 9.6% from the year before.

The final dividend has been increased 12.1% to 14.87p, brining the total for the year to 21.4p.

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De La Rue Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 890.00p Price Down
Change Today -17.00p
52 Week High 985.00
52 Week Low 752.00
Volume 1,306,040
Shares Issued 150.73m
Market Cap £1,341.48m
Beta 0.34
RiskGrade 168

Performance Indicators

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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
89.42% below the market average89.42% below the market average89.42% below the market average89.42% below the market average89.42% below the market average
81.28% below the sector average81.28% below the sector average81.28% below the sector average81.28% below the sector average81.28% below the sector average
Price Trend
96.36% above the market average96.36% above the market average96.36% above the market average96.36% above the market average96.36% above the market average
93.58% above the sector average93.58% above the sector average93.58% above the sector average93.58% above the sector average93.58% above the sector average
Income
28.61% below the market average28.61% below the market average28.61% below the market average28.61% below the market average28.61% below the market average
37.1% below the sector average37.1% below the sector average37.1% below the sector average37.1% below the sector average37.1% below the sector average
Growth
39.52% above the market average39.52% above the market average39.52% above the market average39.52% above the market average39.52% above the market average
13.71% above the sector average13.71% above the sector average13.71% above the sector average13.71% above the sector average13.71% above the sector average
Price Chg 6m
82.38% above the market average82.38% above the market average82.38% above the market average82.38% above the market average82.38% above the market average
74.31% above the sector average74.31% above the sector average74.31% above the sector average74.31% above the sector average74.31% above the sector average
P/E
31.89% below the market average31.89% below the market average31.89% below the market average31.89% below the market average31.89% below the market average
64.07% below the sector average64.07% below the sector average64.07% below the sector average64.07% below the sector average64.07% below the sector average
PEG
17.45% below the market average17.45% below the market average17.45% below the market average17.45% below the market average17.45% below the market average
29.41% below the sector average29.41% below the sector average29.41% below the sector average29.41% below the sector average29.41% below the sector average
Dividend Yield
51.74% below the market average51.74% below the market average51.74% below the market average51.74% below the market average51.74% below the market average
47.01% below the sector average47.01% below the sector average47.01% below the sector average47.01% below the sector average47.01% below the sector average
EPS Growth
37.68% above the market average37.68% above the market average37.68% above the market average37.68% above the market average37.68% above the market average
41.89% above the sector average41.89% above the sector average41.89% above the sector average41.89% above the sector average41.89% above the sector average
Operating Margin
33.72% above the market average33.72% above the market average33.72% above the market average33.72% above the market average33.72% above the market average
73.27% above the sector average73.27% above the sector average73.27% above the sector average73.27% above the sector average73.27% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 5
Buy 0
Neutral 2
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 7
buy
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De La Rue Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 09-Jul-08 12-Dec-07
Paid 01-Aug-08 16-Jan-08
Amount 14.87p 6.53p

Trades for 06-Oct-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
08:25 25 @ 885.00p
16:35 70,504 @ 890.00p
16:29 340 @ 891.00p
16:29 478 @ 890.50p
16:29 1,411 @ 890.50p

De La Rue Key Personnel

Finance Director Stephen King
CEO Leo Quinn

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