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Ashtead Group (AHT)
Sector: Support Services
Share Price: 633.50p Change Today: -6.00p  Market Cap: £3,505.32m

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.

1 Day Chart (24-05-2013)

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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

3rd Quarter Results 05-Mar-2013 07:00 RNS
Half Yearly Report 11-Dec-2012 07:00 RNS
1st Quarter Results 04-Sep-2012 07:00 RNS

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 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

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 3: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 4: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 5: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

Price Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 633.50p
Change Today -6.00p
% Change -0.94 %
Volume 793,290
24-May-13 Close 633.50p
Shares Issued 553.33m
Market Cap £3,505.32m
Year End 30-Apr-12

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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