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Invensys (ISYS)

Sector:

Electronic & Electrical Equipment

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£1,163.74m

Change Today

Price Up0.90p ()

Share Price

145.30p

Invensys buys US rail equipment company

Date: Wednesday 17 Sep 2008

LONDON (ShareCast) - Technology company Invensys has acquired Quantum Engineering from its management.

Invensys paid $38m in cash for the Florida based company, which specialises in signalling and train control equipment.

Quantum will be integrated into the Invensys Rail Group division.

“As well as providing a greater exposure to the US market, we can see great opportunities to bring Quantum's technical solutions for the benefit of our customers on a global basis,” said Ulf Henriksson, chief executive of Invensys.

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Invensys Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 145.30p Price Up
Change Today +0.90p
52 Week High 343.75
52 Week Low 122.00
Volume 11,112,479
Shares Issued 800.92m
Market Cap £1,163.74m
Beta 1.44
RiskGrade 479

Performance Indicators

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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
62.41% below the market average62.41% below the market average62.41% below the market average62.41% below the market average62.41% below the market average
82.09% below the sector average82.09% below the sector average82.09% below the sector average82.09% below the sector average82.09% below the sector average
Price Trend
0.92% above the market average0.92% above the market average0.92% above the market average0.92% above the market average0.92% above the market average
36.99% above the sector average36.99% above the sector average36.99% above the sector average36.99% above the sector average36.99% above the sector average
Income
88.16% below the market average88.16% below the market average88.16% below the market average88.16% below the market average88.16% below the market average
83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average
Growth
46.49% above the market average46.49% above the market average46.49% above the market average46.49% above the market average46.49% above the market average
35.48% above the sector average35.48% above the sector average35.48% above the sector average35.48% above the sector average35.48% above the sector average
Price Chg 6m
27.27% below the market average27.27% below the market average27.27% below the market average27.27% below the market average27.27% below the market average
6.85% below the sector average6.85% below the sector average6.85% below the sector average6.85% below the sector average6.85% below the sector average
P/E
6.59% below the market average6.59% below the market average6.59% below the market average6.59% below the market average6.59% below the market average
47.06% below the sector average47.06% below the sector average47.06% below the sector average47.06% below the sector average47.06% below the sector average
PEG
7.35% above the market average7.35% above the market average7.35% above the market average7.35% above the market average7.35% above the market average
21.74% below the sector average21.74% below the sector average21.74% below the sector average21.74% below the sector average21.74% below the sector average
Dividend Yield Not Available
EPS Growth
42.90% above the market average42.90% above the market average42.90% above the market average42.90% above the market average42.90% above the market average
40.00% above the sector average40.00% above the sector average40.00% above the sector average40.00% above the sector average40.00% above the sector average
Operating Margin
31.93% above the market average31.93% above the market average31.93% above the market average31.93% above the market average31.93% above the market average
73.13% above the sector average73.13% above the sector average73.13% above the sector average73.13% above the sector average73.13% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 5
Buy 1
Neutral 5
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 11
buy
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Invensys Dividends

No dividends found

Trades for 03-Dec-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
16:45 147,818 @ 145.30p
16:35 125,000 @ 145.30p
16:35 125,000 @ 145.30p
16:35 589,442 @ 145.30p
16:30 130,000 @ 145.89p

Invensys Key Personnel

Chair Martin Jay
CEO Ulf Henriksson
CFO Steve Hare

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