Topps Tiles(TPT)

Sector:

General Retailers

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

Market Cap

£96.36m

Change Today

Price Down-1.75p

Share Price

56.50p

Thursday tips round-up: Qinetiq, Jarvis, Electrocomponents

Date: Thursday 29 May 2008

LONDON (ShareCast) - Qinetiq trades at between an 8pc and 13pc discount to its UK defence peers which appears overdone given strong revenue growth and the US focus. Time to buy, reports the Telegraph.

The Government and Network Rail have announced big increases in rail spending over the next few years, which can only bode well for Jarvis. Chief executive, Richard Entwistle, refuses to discuss talk of a takeover but the fact that others are now interested should encourage buyers. Buy, says the Independent.

Electrocomponents’s strong international growth means its home market is less important than before: it now accounts for 40 per cent of sales against more than half two years ago. The problem remains that it carries high fixed costs, meaning that faltering demand, especially from R&D customers, would put profits under pressure. Keep away, says the Times. Independent says hold.

The Independent says do keep an eye on Topps Tiles. Sell.

Compared with the rest of the sector, Intermediate Capital has fared well and priced at 12.3 times forward earnings, still looks attractive. Buy, says the Telegraph. The Times says its shares have run far enough for now. Hold.

With Burberry shares having outperformed the FTSE all-share by 16 per cent over the past three months, there will be better times to buy. Hold, says the Times.

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Topps Tiles Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 56.50p Price Down
Change Today -1.75p
52 Week High 230.25p
52 Week Low 39.50p
Volume 118,362
Shares Issued 170.55m
Market Cap £96.36m
Beta 1.38
RiskGrade 392

Performance Indicators

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
91.11% above the market average91.11% above the market average91.11% above the market average91.11% above the market average91.11% above the market average
72.97% above the sector average72.97% above the sector average72.97% above the sector average72.97% above the sector average72.97% above the sector average
Price Trend
87.44% below the market average87.44% below the market average87.44% below the market average87.44% below the market average87.44% below the market average
79.22% below the sector average79.22% below the sector average79.22% below the sector average79.22% below the sector average79.22% below the sector average
Income
69.46% above the market average69.46% above the market average69.46% above the market average69.46% above the market average69.46% above the market average
46.43% above the sector average46.43% above the sector average46.43% above the sector average46.43% above the sector average46.43% above the sector average
Growth
65.63% below the market average65.63% below the market average65.63% below the market average65.63% below the market average65.63% below the market average
9.86% below the sector average9.86% below the sector average9.86% below the sector average9.86% below the sector average9.86% below the sector average
Price Chg 6m
80.95% below the market average80.95% below the market average80.95% below the market average80.95% below the market average80.95% below the market average
76.62% below the sector average76.62% below the sector average76.62% below the sector average76.62% below the sector average76.62% below the sector average
P/E
77.68% above the market average77.68% above the market average77.68% above the market average77.68% above the market average77.68% above the market average
76.92% above the sector average76.92% above the sector average76.92% above the sector average76.92% above the sector average76.92% above the sector average
PEG
34.70% above the market average34.70% above the market average34.70% above the market average34.70% above the market average34.70% above the market average
22.58% above the sector average22.58% above the sector average22.58% above the sector average22.58% above the sector average22.58% above the sector average
Dividend Yield
92.81% above the market average92.81% above the market average92.81% above the market average92.81% above the market average92.81% above the market average
92.00% above the sector average92.00% above the sector average92.00% above the sector average92.00% above the sector average92.00% above the sector average
EPS Growth
4.58% above the market average4.58% above the market average4.58% above the market average4.58% above the market average4.58% above the market average
4.17% above the sector average4.17% above the sector average4.17% above the sector average4.17% above the sector average4.17% above the sector average
Operating Margin
46.18% above the market average46.18% above the market average46.18% above the market average46.18% above the market average46.18% above the market average
89.47% above the sector average89.47% above the sector average89.47% above the sector average89.47% above the sector average89.47% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 5
Buy 3
Neutral 4
Sell 1
Strong Sell 2
Total 15
buy
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Topps Tiles Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 04-Jun-08 02-Jan-08
Paid 07-Jul-08 31-Jan-08
Amount 3.00p 6.95p

Trades for 05-Sep-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
15:04 5,848 @ 56.50p
14:08 151 @ 56.25p
14:08 1,715 @ 56.25p
14:08 600 @ 56.25p
14:08 1,683 @ 56.25p

Topps Tiles Key Personnel

Finance Director Andrew Liggett
CEO Nick D Ounstead
Finance Director Robert Parker
COO Matthew Williams

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