United Utilities Group PLC

15 Minute Delayed Share Price Glossary Go to Portfolio
Current Chg % Chg Open High Low Volume
478.10
+3.80
0.80% 474.20 481.80 470.00 4.33m

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Key Figures
Market Cap. £3,258.42m PER (pr) 9.39x EPS Growth (pr) -15.8% ROCE/ROIC 9.13%
Shares in issue 681.54m PEG (pr) -0.59f DY (pr) 6.34% Net Gearing 373%
Company Background
Sector Utilities
Activities Owns and operates water and wastewater assets and also manages infrastructure for other businesses, predominantly within the United Kingdom
TIDM UU.
Index FTSE 100, FTSE 350, Eurotop 300, S&P Europe 350, FTSE All Share
Listed LSE - Full

Outlook

(23/9/2009) RNS: ce - "The group is on track to deliver results in line with our expectations of a sound underlying financial performance for the six months ending 30 September 2009"
Latest Results
Annual Report 31/03/2008 31/03/2009
Turnover £m 2362.9 2434.7
Pre-tax Profit £m 478.3 529.8
EPS (Norm Dil.) p 50.41 57.87
Dividend p 45.5 42.11
Notes Figures from 2005 in accordance with IFRS. Information taken from admission document dated 6 Jun 2008
Investment Ratios
  Co. FTSE Sector Market
PER (pr) x 9.39 11.24 12.72
Dividend Yield (pr) % 6.34 5.70 3.92
PEG (pr) f -0.59 1.47 0.23
ROCE % 9.13 8.82 -7.72
Operating Margin % 31.26 14.36 10.26
EPS Growth (pr) % -15.81 9.67 12.50
EV/EBITDA x 7.16 12.24 6.60
Net Gearing % 373.17 380.85 160.37
Net Tangible Asset Value PS p 195.65 0.26 1.35
Price to Tangible Book Value (PTBV) x 2.44 -0.75 0.69
Price to Cashflow (PCF) x 4.43 4.80 9.33
Price to Sales Ratio (PSR) x 1.34 0.97 2.08
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