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Smiths Group (SMIN)

Sector:

Aerospace and Defence

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£2,993.36m

Change Today

Price Up13.00p ()

Share Price

769.50p

Smiths buys Australian wireless components firm

Date: Tuesday 01 Jul 2008

LONDON (ShareCast) - Global technology company Smiths Group has purchased an Australian manufacturer of wireless communication components.

Smiths is buying Brisbane-based Triasx for an undisclosed sum from private owners.

In the 12 months to June 2008 Triasx’s sales were estimated at £12.5m. It employs about 160 employees in Brisbane, Australia, and Suzhou, China.

Triasx specialises in the design and development of complex radio frequency filter products for the wireless communications market. Its activities will extend and complement Smiths Interconnect’s microwave business, and its products will be marketed across Smiths Interconnect’s global sales network.

“Triasx has in-depth knowledge of the telecommunications radio frequency market and an excellent R&D capability,” said Ralph Phillips, acting president of Smiths Interconnect.

“The Triasx interference testing devices fit well with our existing Summitek business and together they will offer an unparalleled range of interference testing solutions,” Phillips added.

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Smiths Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 769.50p Price Up
Change Today +13.00p
52 Week High 1,156.00
52 Week Low 702.00
Volume 1,993,656
Shares Issued 389.00m
Market Cap £2,993.36m
Beta 0.91
RiskGrade 311

Performance Indicators

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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
77.69% below the market average77.69% below the market average77.69% below the market average77.69% below the market average77.69% below the market average
16.67% below the sector average16.67% below the sector average16.67% below the sector average16.67% below the sector average16.67% below the sector average
Price Trend
59.85% above the market average59.85% above the market average59.85% above the market average59.85% above the market average59.85% above the market average
23.08% above the sector average23.08% above the sector average23.08% above the sector average23.08% above the sector average23.08% above the sector average
Income
18.12% below the market average18.12% below the market average18.12% below the market average18.12% below the market average18.12% below the market average
9.09% above the sector average9.09% above the sector average9.09% above the sector average9.09% above the sector average9.09% above the sector average
Growth
29.31% below the market average29.31% below the market average29.31% below the market average29.31% below the market average29.31% below the market average
50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average
Price Chg 6m
52.56% above the market average52.56% above the market average52.56% above the market average52.56% above the market average52.56% above the market average
69.23% above the sector average69.23% above the sector average69.23% above the sector average69.23% above the sector average69.23% above the sector average
P/E
20.03% below the market average20.03% below the market average20.03% below the market average20.03% below the market average20.03% below the market average
9.09% below the sector average9.09% below the sector average9.09% below the sector average9.09% below the sector average9.09% below the sector average
PEG
20.29% above the market average20.29% above the market average20.29% above the market average20.29% above the market average20.29% above the market average
45.45% above the sector average45.45% above the sector average45.45% above the sector average45.45% above the sector average45.45% above the sector average
Dividend Yield
21.33% below the market average21.33% below the market average21.33% below the market average21.33% below the market average21.33% below the market average
27.27% above the sector average27.27% above the sector average27.27% above the sector average27.27% above the sector average27.27% above the sector average
EPS Growth
60.43% above the market average60.43% above the market average60.43% above the market average60.43% above the market average60.43% above the market average
63.64% above the sector average63.64% above the sector average63.64% above the sector average63.64% above the sector average63.64% above the sector average
Operating Margin
28.96% above the market average28.96% above the market average28.96% above the market average28.96% above the market average28.96% above the market average
16.67% above the sector average16.67% above the sector average16.67% above the sector average16.67% above the sector average16.67% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

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Buy 4
Neutral 2
Sell 1
Strong Sell 4
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Smiths Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 22-Oct-08 26-Mar-08
Paid 21-Nov-08 25-Apr-08
Amount 23.50p 10.50p

Trades for --2008

Time Volume / Share Price
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Smiths Group Key Personnel

Finance Director John Langston
Chair Donald H Brydon
CEO Philip Bowman

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