Asia Dragon Trust (DGN)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

389.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -3.00p
  • 52 Week High: 414.00
  • 52 Week Low: 325.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 158.11m
  • Volume: 113,029
  • Market Cap: £615.07m
  • RiskGrade: 120

Key Financials

Growth Metrics 31-Aug-09 31-Aug-08 31-Aug-07
Annualisation Factor 1.0 1.0 1.0
Dividend Yield 1.0% 1.1% 0.8%
Price/Earnings (Company Adjusted) 72.5 62.1 78.4
Price/Earnings Growth (Company Adjusted) n/a 2.2 n/a
Return on Capital Employed n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a
Operating Margin 62.21%
62.21%		 63.77%
63.77%		 62.82%
62.82%

Gearing 31-Aug-09 31-Aug-08 31-Aug-07
Net Gearing n/a n/a 7.97%

Value Metrics 31-Aug-09 31-Aug-08 31-Aug-07
Price/Book Value 0.9 0.9 0.9
Price/Tangible Book Value 0.9 0.9 0.9
Price/ Cash Flow 77.8 64.2 42.4
Price/Sales 32.14 23.84 27.20
Price/R&D n/a n/a n/a
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) 179.29p 161.58p 162.06p
Net Cash per Share n/a n/a n/a

  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Annualised Fundamentals 31-Aug-09 31-Aug-08 31-Aug-07
Turnover 12.03 14.32 12.59
  n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a		 (2.94)
(2.94)
Profit Before Tax 5.97
5.97		 6.14
6.14		 4.97
4.97
       
Turnover per Share 5.21p 6.12p 5.30p
Pre-Tax Profit per Share 2.58p
2.58p		 2.63p
2.63p		 2.10p
2.10p
Market Capitalisation £ (Millions) 386.62 337.19 341.98
Enterprise Value (EV) £ (Millions) 386.62 353.64 381.61
Operating Margin 62.21%
62.21%		 63.77%
63.77%		 62.82%
62.82%
Capital Employed £ (Millions) 414.07 377.79 424.15
Return on Capital Employed n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a
Invested Equity Capital £ (Millions) 414.07 377.79 384.52
Return on Equity (ROE) 1.29%
1.29%		 1.46%
1.46%		 1.14%
1.14%
EPS Basic n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 2.31p 2.35p 1.84p
EPS Diluted n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a
Earnings per Share Growth - Basic -2%
-2%		 28%
28%		 n/a
n/a
EPS Company Adjusted Growth -2% 28% n/a
Earnings per Share Growth - Diluted -2%
-2%		 28%
28%		 n/a
n/a
Tax Rate 10.60% 10.45% 12.15%
Price/Earnings n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a
PEG - Diluted n/a
n/a		 2.2
2.2		 n/a
n/a
Operating Cash Flow per Share 3.25p 3.78p 3.40p
Gross Cash Flow per Share 2.15p 2.27p n/a
Cash Incr/Decr per Share (7.01p) 2.25p (1.28p)
Dividend per Share 1.61p 1.60p 1.10p
Dividend per Share Growth 0.62% 45.45% n/a
Dividend Yield 1.0% 1.1% 0.8%
Dividend Cover 1.43
1.44		 1.47
1.47		 1.67
1.67
Shareholders Funds 414.07 377.79 384.52
Net Borrowings £ (Millions) (3.31) (15.07) 30.64
Net Current Assets 3.30 (0.39) n/a
Net Asset Value per Share (inc. Intangibles) 179.29p 161.58p 162.06p

Gearing - inc Intangibles 31-Aug-09 31-Aug-08 31-Aug-07
Shareholders' Funds inc Intangibles 414.07 377.79 384.52
Net Borrowings £ (Millions) (3.31) (15.07) 30.64
Net Gearing n/a n/a 7.97%
Cash & Near Cash 3.31 15.07 8.99
Cash 0.80% 3.99% 2.34%
Gross Borrowings n/a n/a 39.63
Gross Gearing n/a n/a 10.31%
Borrowings Under 5 years n/a n/a 39.63
Under 5 years n/a n/a 10.31%
Borrowings Under 1 year n/a n/a n/a
Under 1 year n/a n/a n/a

Gearing - exc Intangibles 31-Aug-09 31-Aug-08 31-Aug-07
Shareholders' Funds exc Intangibles 414.07 377.79 384.52
Net Borrowings £ (Millions) (3.31) (15.07) 30.64
Net Gearing n/a n/a 7.97%
Cash & Near Cash 3.31 15.07 8.99
Cash 0.80% 3.99% 2.34%
Gross Borrowings n/a n/a 39.63
Gross Gearing n/a n/a 10.31%
Borrowings Under 5 years n/a n/a 39.63
Under 5 years n/a n/a 10.31%
Borrowings Under 1 year n/a n/a n/a
Under 1 year n/a n/a n/a

Cover 31-Aug-09 31-Aug-08 31-Aug-07
Quick Ratio n/a n/a n/a
Current Ratio 3.40 0.99 5.07
Interest Cover n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a		 2.69
2.69

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: Normalised ratios are shown in blue text

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

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