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Balfour Beatty (BBY)

Sector:

Construction & Materials

Index:

FTSE 250

Market Cap

£1,438.48m

Change Today

Price Up10.25p ()

Share Price

301.00p

Balfour Beatty H1 profit up 25%

Date: Wednesday 13 Aug 2008

LONDON (ShareCast) - Construction firm Balfour Beatty said first half profit rose 25% and is confident that strong trading will continue throughout the rest of the year.

Pre-tax profit from continuing operations before exceptional items and amortisation rose to £95m from £76m the year before. Sales for the six months rose to £4.3bn from £3.4bn previously.

The acquisitive builder saw orders rise after its takeover of GMH Military Housing in the US and after it won civil engineering and maintenance contracts in Dubai.

"Trading will remain strong throughout the year and that we will make further good progress in the second half of the year," the group said in a company statement.

The period end order book stands at £12.1bn, up by 14% since 30 June 2007, and by 6% since the year end.

The interim dividend rose 11% to 5.1p.

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Balfour Beatty Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 301.00p Price Up
Change Today +10.25p
52 Week High 516.50
52 Week Low 224.25
Volume 2,894,825
Shares Issued 477.90m
Market Cap £1,438.48m
Beta 0.84
RiskGrade 306

Performance Indicators

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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
61.4% below the market average61.4% below the market average61.4% below the market average61.4% below the market average61.4% below the market average
75% below the sector average75% below the sector average75% below the sector average75% below the sector average75% below the sector average
Price Trend
40.89% above the market average40.89% above the market average40.89% above the market average40.89% above the market average40.89% 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
Income
23.68% below the market average23.68% below the market average23.68% below the market average23.68% below the market average23.68% 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
58.41% above the market average58.41% above the market average58.41% above the market average58.41% above the market average58.41% above the market average
74.07% above the sector average74.07% above the sector average74.07% above the sector average74.07% above the sector average74.07% above the sector average
Price Chg 6m
38.74% above the market average38.74% above the market average38.74% above the market average38.74% above the market average38.74% 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
P/E
7.98% below the market average7.98% below the market average7.98% below the market average7.98% below the market average7.98% below the market average
54.17% below the sector average54.17% below the sector average54.17% below the sector average54.17% below the sector average54.17% below the sector average
PEG
15.99% above the market average15.99% above the market average15.99% above the market average15.99% above the market average15.99% above the market average
11.11% above the sector average11.11% above the sector average11.11% above the sector average11.11% above the sector average11.11% above the sector average
Dividend Yield
34.21% below the market average34.21% below the market average34.21% below the market average34.21% below the market average34.21% below the market average
72.97% below the sector average72.97% below the sector average72.97% below the sector average72.97% below the sector average72.97% below the sector average
EPS Growth
51.87% above the market average51.87% above the market average51.87% above the market average51.87% above the market average51.87% 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
Operating Margin
31.56% below the market average31.56% below the market average31.56% below the market average31.56% below the market average31.56% 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

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 2
Neutral 2
Sell 1
Strong Sell 1
Total 8
neutral
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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 02-Dec-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
16:45 38,480 @ 301.00p
16:35 157,463 @ 301.00p
16:29 112 @ 299.50p
16:29 1,172 @ 300.00p
16:29 249 @ 300.00p

Balfour Beatty Key Personnel

CEO Ian P Tyler
Chair David John
Finance Director Duncan Magrath

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