Auto Trader Group (AUTO)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 100

795.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      7.40p
  • 52 Week High: 892.80
  • 52 Week Low: 668.60
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 893.73m
  • Volume: 1,891,086
  • Market Cap: £7,105m
  • RiskGrade: 131
  • Beta: 0.85

AUTO Overview

Auto Trader Group plc is the UK's largest digital automotive marketplace. Auto Trader prides itself on being the most trusted automotive marketplace. It’s the go-to destination for car buyers and has been for the past 40 years. Auto Trader has over 90% prompted brand awareness with consumers and attracts over 50 million cross platform visits each month. The audience is not only large but highly engaged with a 75% share of minutes spent across automotive platforms.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 1.2% 0.0%
Div Cover 3.1 3.1
Op Mrgn 61.1% 64.7%
ROCE 343.2%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 27.1 24.1
PEG 3.3 2.2
Pr/Revenue 12.4 11.6
Pr/Book 12.9  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 14.1% 6.6%
PBT 17.6% 14.1%
EPS 8.3% 11.2%
DPS 14.3% 9.5%

AUTO Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-20 368.90 251.50 22.19p 19.8 3.3 +6% 2.40p 0.5%
31-Mar-21 262.80 157.40 13.24p 41.9 n/a -40% 5.00p 0.9%
31-Mar-22 432.70 301.00 25.61p 24.7 0.3 +93% 8.20p 1.3%
31-Mar-23 500.20 293.60 27.12p 22.7 3.8 +6% 8.40p 1.4%
31-Mar-24 570.90 345.20 29.37p 23.8 3.0 +8% 9.60p 1.4%

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

AUTO Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-25 608.86 393.73 32.65p 24.3 2.2 +11% 10.51p 0.0%
31-Mar-26 655.78 434.24 36.77p 21.6 1.7 +13% 11.97p 0.0%
31-Mar-27 703.49 469.07 40.84p 19.5 1.8 +11% 13.27p 0.0%

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AUTO Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 14-Nov-2024 17:13 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 13-Nov-2024 17:35 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 12-Nov-2024 17:42 RNS

AUTO ShareCast News

Berenberg lowers target price on Auto Trader 08-Nov-2024 ShareCast
Auto Trader sees solid H1 growth but outlook mixed 07-Nov-2024 ShareCast
Shore Capital downgrades Auto Trader to 'sell' 03-Jun-2024 ShareCast

Latest AUTO 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: 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.

 

AUTO Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 795.00p
Change Today 7.40p
% Change 0.94 %
52 Week High 892.80
52 Week Low 668.60
Volume 1,891,086
Shares Issued 893.73m
Market Cap £7,105m
Beta 0.85
RiskGrade 131

AUTO Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
90.75% below the market average90.75% below the market average90.75% below the market average90.75% below the market average90.75% below the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average
Price Trend
65.24% above the market average65.24% above the market average65.24% above the market average65.24% above the market average65.24% above the market average
61.90% above the sector average61.90% above the sector average61.90% above the sector average61.90% above the sector average61.90% above the sector average
Income
58.22% below the market average58.22% below the market average58.22% below the market average58.22% below the market average58.22% below the market average
50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average
Growth
47.04% above the market average47.04% above the market average47.04% above the market average47.04% above the market average47.04% above the market average
80.95% above the sector average80.95% above the sector average80.95% above the sector average80.95% above the sector average80.95% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 3
Neutral 6
Sell 4
Strong Sell 1
Total 18
neutral
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AUTO Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 02-Jan-25 29-Aug-24
Paid 24-Jan-25 27-Sep-24
Amount 3.50p 6.40p

Trades for 14-Nov-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
16:37 1 @ 795.00p
16:36 12 @ 795.00p
16:36 122 @ 795.00p
16:36 1,217 @ 795.00p
16:35 401 @ 795.00p

AUTO Key Personnel

CEO Nathan Coe
COO Catherine Faiers
CFO Jamie Warner
Chair Matt Davies

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