Ashtead Group (AHT)

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633.50p
   
  • Change Today:
    -6.00p
  • 52 Week High: 671.00
  • 52 Week Low: 212.20
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 553.33m
  • Volume: 793,290
  • Market Cap: £3,505.32m
  • RiskGrade: 169
  • Beta: 1.13

Ashtead Group Overview

Ashtead Group is one of the world’s largest equipment rental firms with a network of more than 400 profit centres stretching across the US, UK and the Far East. Its business provides equipment such as excavators and forklift trucks as well as power saws and ladders. In the US Ashtead works under the Sunbelt Rentals banner, having expanded the business via the acquisition of Rentokil’s US operation.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 0.6% 0.8%
Div Cover 4.9 6.0
Op Mrgn 17.7% 17.5%
ROCE 14.7%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 36.6 21.0
PEG 0.1 0.3
Pr/Revenue 3.5 2.6
Pr/Book 6.3  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 18.8% 33.9%
PBT 7829.4% 74.6%
EPS 332.5% 74.3%
DPS 16.7% 43.2%

Ashtead Group Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Apr-08 917.30 109.70 13.40p 4.5 0.1 +41% 2.50p 4.1%
30-Apr-09 974.00 0.80 11.50p 5.5 n/a -14% 2.58p 4.1%
30-Apr-10 769.60 4.80 0.20p 595.0 n/a -98% 2.90p 2.4%
30-Apr-11 846.50 1.70 4.00p 50.6 0.0 +1,900% 3.00p 1.5%
30-Apr-12 1,005.90 134.80 17.30p 14.4 0.0 +332% 3.50p 1.4%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

Ashtead Group Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Apr-13 1,346.75 235.41 30.15p 21.0 0.3 +74% 5.01p 0.8%
30-Apr-14 1,523.81 291.86 37.05p 17.1 0.7 +23% 6.34p 1.0%
30-Apr-15 1,659.27 343.90 43.19p 14.7 0.9 +17% 7.64p 1.2%

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Ashtead Group Company Announcements

ASHTEAD GROUP PLC - Acquisition(s) 13-May-2013 07:00 PR Newswire
ASHTEAD GROUP PLC - Total Voting Rights 01-May-2013 16:23 PR Newswire
ASHTEAD GROUP PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding 03-Apr-2013 10:30 PR Newswire

Ashtead Group ShareCast News

London pre-open: Stocks to edge lower in early t... 13-May-2013 ShareCast
Ashtead Group buys specialist rental firm 13-May-2013 ShareCast
Wednesday broker round-up UPDATE 17-Apr-2013 ShareCast

Ashtead Group Motley Fool Analysis & Commentary

3 FTSE Shares Hitting New Highs 2013--07 Motley Fool
5 Dates For Your December Diaries 2012--05 Motley Fool

Ashtead Group Top Newspaper Links

Ashtead Technology opts for Braithwaite 29-Jun-2011 The Scotsman
Hire's low 09-Sep-2009 Sun
Ashtead builds on success of iPhone to put must-... 17-Aug-2009 Times

Latest Ashtead Group Director Deals

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Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

Ashtead Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 633.50p
Change Today -6.00p
% Change -0.94 %
52 Week High 671.00
52 Week Low 212.20
Volume 793,290
Shares Issued 553.33m
Market Cap £3,505.32m
Beta 1.13
RiskGrade 169

Ashtead Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
78.15% below the market average78.15% below the market average78.15% below the market average78.15% below the market average78.15% below the market average
70.32% below the sector average70.32% below the sector average70.32% below the sector average70.32% below the sector average70.32% below the sector average
Price Trend
98.22% above the market average98.22% above the market average98.22% above the market average98.22% above the market average98.22% above the market average
98.80% above the sector average98.80% above the sector average98.80% above the sector average98.80% above the sector average98.80% above the sector average
Income
91.3% below the market average91.3% below the market average91.3% below the market average91.3% below the market average91.3% below the market average
86.79% below the sector average86.79% below the sector average86.79% below the sector average86.79% below the sector average86.79% below the sector average
Growth
95.65% above the market average95.65% above the market average95.65% above the market average95.65% above the market average95.65% above the market average
92.68% above the sector average92.68% above the sector average92.68% above the sector average92.68% above the sector average92.68% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 9
Buy 2
Neutral 3
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 14
buy
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Ashtead Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 16-Jan-13 15-Aug-12
Paid 06-Feb-13 07-Sep-12
Amount 1.50p 2.50p

Trades for 24-May-2013

Time Volume / Share Price
16:44 5,199 @ 633.50p
16:41 506 @ 630.52p
16:37 17,570 @ 640.92p
16:35 68,452 @ 633.50p
16:29 44 @ 633.00p

Ashtead Group Key Personnel

CEO Geoffrey Drabble
Finance Director Suzanne Wood

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