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Costain Group (COST)

Sector:

Construction & Materials

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

Market Cap

£125.09m

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Price Unchanged0.000p ()

Share Price

19.75p

Costain wins £120m waste deal

Date: Monday 11 Aug 2008

LONDON (ShareCast) - Construction group Costain has been awarded a £120m contract by Swiss plant construction company Von Roll Inova to design and construct the civil engineering and building of the Riverside Resource Recovery facility at Belvedere in south-east London.

Construction work on the main site started in July this year. Costain is providing design, site infrastructure and building works for the main building, jetties, roads and offices. Overall investment in the project is seen at £350m.

“This contract award is an important step forward in the development of Costain's activities in the Waste market,” said chief executive Andrew Wyllie.

“It significantly strengthens our credentials for future work in the expanding area of cleaner energy generation and waste resource management,” he added.

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Costain Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 19.75p  
Closing Price Change 0.000p
52 Week High 28.50
52 Week Low 18.75
Volume 63,379
Shares Issued 633.37m
Market Cap £125.09m
Beta 0.61
RiskGrade 288

Performance Indicators

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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
64.08% below the market average64.08% below the market average64.08% below the market average64.08% below the market average64.08% below the market average
85.71% below the sector average85.71% below the sector average85.71% below the sector average85.71% below the sector average85.71% below the sector average
Price Trend
27.20% above the market average27.20% above the market average27.20% above the market average27.20% above the market average27.20% above the market average
50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average
Income
14.72% below the market average14.72% below the market average14.72% below the market average14.72% below the market average14.72% below the market average
55% below the sector average55% below the sector average55% below the sector average55% below the sector average55% below the sector average
Growth
15.16% below the market average15.16% below the market average15.16% below the market average15.16% below the market average15.16% below the market average
7.41% below the sector average7.41% below the sector average7.41% below the sector average7.41% below the sector average7.41% below the sector average
Price Chg 6m
43.57% above the market average43.57% above the market average43.57% above the market average43.57% above the market average43.57% above the market average
63.33% above the sector average63.33% above the sector average63.33% above the sector average63.33% above the sector average63.33% above the sector average
P/E
24.07% above the market average24.07% above the market average24.07% above the market average24.07% above the market average24.07% above the market average
20.83% below the sector average20.83% below the sector average20.83% below the sector average20.83% below the sector average20.83% below the sector average
PEG Not Available
Dividend Yield
63.68% below the market average63.68% below the market average63.68% below the market average63.68% below the market average63.68% below the market average
94.59% below the sector average94.59% below the sector average94.59% below the sector average94.59% below the sector average94.59% below the sector average
EPS Growth Not Available
Operating Margin
31.29% below the market average31.29% below the market average31.29% below the market average31.29% below the market average31.29% below the market average
60% below the sector average60% below the sector average60% below the sector average60% below the sector average60% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 1
Neutral 0
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 4
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Costain Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 24-Sep-08 23-Apr-08
Paid 31-Oct-08 23-May-08
Amount 0.25p 0.50p

Trades for 02-Dec-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
16:45 64,896 @ 19.75p
16:02 6,000 @ 19.50p
15:00 22,904 @ 19.50p
14:59 2,500 @ 19.50p
14:59 10,000 @ 19.50p

Costain Group Key Personnel

CEO Andrew Wyllie
Finance Director Anthony Bickerstaff
Chair David Allvey

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