Balfour Beatty(BBY)

Sector:

Construction & Materials

Index:

FTSE 250

Market Cap

£1,970.28m

Change Today

Price Up1.50p

Share Price

412.50p

Balfour receives letter of acceptance for Malaysian project

Date: Tuesday 08 Jul 2008

LONDON (ShareCast) - Engineering and construction firm Balfour Beatty said its joint venture has received a letter of acceptance for a £300m rail systems contract in Malaysia.

The project will be worth £160m to Balfour Beatty and will be carried out with Ansaldo STS.

"We are delighted to continue our co-operation with the development of a modern, high-speed rail network in South-East Asia," said Balfour chief executive Ian Tyler.

"Balfour Beatty Rail has played an integral part in the development of the Malaysian rail network and this award is confirmation of continued customer confidence in our ability to implement complex rail systems on a large scale," he added.

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Balfour Beatty Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 412.50p Price Up
Change Today +1.50p
52 Week High 516.50p
52 Week Low 382.25p
Volume 2,065,620
Shares Issued 477.64m
Market Cap £1,970.28m
Beta 1.00
RiskGrade 159

Performance Indicators

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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
66.49% below the market average66.49% below the market average66.49% below the market average66.49% below the market average66.49% below the market average
82.14% below the sector average82.14% below the sector average82.14% below the sector average82.14% below the sector average82.14% below the sector average
Price Trend
48.98% above the market average48.98% above the market average48.98% above the market average48.98% above the market average48.98% above the market average
62.07% above the sector average62.07% above the sector average62.07% above the sector average62.07% above the sector average62.07% above the sector average
Income
21.53% below the market average21.53% below the market average21.53% below the market average21.53% below the market average21.53% below the market average
95% below the sector average95% below the sector average95% below the sector average95% below the sector average95% below the sector average
Growth
53.00% above the market average53.00% above the market average53.00% above the market average53.00% above the market average53.00% above the market average
55.56% above the sector average55.56% above the sector average55.56% above the sector average55.56% above the sector average55.56% above the sector average
Price Chg 6m
26.25% above the market average26.25% above the market average26.25% above the market average26.25% above the market average26.25% above the market average
51.72% above the sector average51.72% above the sector average51.72% above the sector average51.72% above the sector average51.72% above the sector average
P/E
2.39% below the market average2.39% below the market average2.39% below the market average2.39% below the market average2.39% below the market average
64% below the sector average64% below the sector average64% below the sector average64% below the sector average64% below the sector average
PEG
24.46% above the market average24.46% above the market average24.46% above the market average24.46% above the market average24.46% 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
Dividend Yield
24.64% below the market average24.64% below the market average24.64% below the market average24.64% below the market average24.64% below the market average
72.22% below the sector average72.22% below the sector average72.22% below the sector average72.22% below the sector average72.22% below the sector average
EPS Growth
49.25% above the market average49.25% above the market average49.25% above the market average49.25% above the market average49.25% above the market average
61.70% above the sector average61.70% above the sector average61.70% above the sector average61.70% above the sector average61.70% above the sector average
Operating Margin
30.17% below the market average30.17% below the market average30.17% below the market average30.17% below the market average30.17% below the market average
67.27% below the sector average67.27% below the sector average67.27% below the sector average67.27% below the sector average67.27% below the sector average

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Buy 0
Neutral 5
Sell 1
Strong Sell 0
Total 12
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Balfour Beatty Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 22-Oct-08 23-Apr-08
Paid 10-Dec-08 01-Jul-08
Amount 5.10p 6.90p

Trades for 29-Aug-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
16:36 1,209 @ 413.00p
16:37 2,207 @ 413.50p
16:35 524,195 @ 412.50p
16:29 1,357 @ 414.00p
16:29 997 @ 413.75p

Balfour Beatty Key Personnel

CEO Ian P Tyler
Chair David John
Finance Director Duncan Magrath

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