Ashtead Group (AHT)

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5,788.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -14.00p
  • 52 Week High: 6,104.00
  • 52 Week Low: 4,694.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 451.35m
  • Volume: 776,483
  • Market Cap: £26,124m
  • RiskGrade: 116

Ashtead Q1 profits up on strong North American trading

By Duncan Ferris

Date: Tuesday 10 Sep 2019

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Industrial equipment rental firm Ashtead reported a rise in first quarter profits on the back of higher revenues in its US and Canadian markets.


Profit before tax increased 8% to £304.7m, a slowdown from the 23% growth achieved in the first quarter of the previous year, while earnings per share jumped 12% to 49.1p.

The company on Tuesday said its revenues for the three months to July 31 were up 17% to £1.3bn as its Sunbelt US and Sunbelt Canada businesses delivered 18% and 26% rental revenue growth respectively.

Meanwhile, its A-Plant unit's rental revenue fell 1% reflecting the more competitive landscape within a flatter UK market.

To date, Ashtead said it had spent £300m under the share buyback programme announced in December 2017, and will now increase the buyback to £125m per quarter resulting in a total outlay of £675m.

Having invested a total of £717m in capital and bolt on acquisitions in the period, the FTSE 100-listed company added 27 new locations and remains confident in its medium-term prospects amid a continued focus on organic growth supplemented by targeted acquisitions

Chief executive Brendan Horgan said he expected business performance to be in line with expectations and was confident in medium term prospects.

(Writing by Frank Prenesti. Editing by Michele Maatouk)

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Ashtead Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 5,788.00p
Change Today -14.00p
% Change -0.24 %
52 Week High 6,104.00
52 Week Low 4,694.00
Volume 776,483
Shares Issued 451.35m
Market Cap £26,124m
RiskGrade 116

Ashtead Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
20.82% below the market average20.82% below the market average20.82% below the market average20.82% below the market average20.82% below the market average
26.67% below the sector average26.67% below the sector average26.67% below the sector average26.67% below the sector average26.67% below the sector average
Price Trend
45.72% above the market average45.72% above the market average45.72% above the market average45.72% above the market average45.72% above the market average
25.25% above the sector average25.25% above the sector average25.25% above the sector average25.25% above the sector average25.25% above the sector average
Income
84.47% below the market average84.47% below the market average84.47% below the market average84.47% below the market average84.47% below the market average
79.66% below the sector average79.66% below the sector average79.66% below the sector average79.66% below the sector average79.66% below the sector average
Growth
14.83% above the market average14.83% above the market average14.83% above the market average14.83% above the market average14.83% above the market average
21.74% above the sector average21.74% above the sector average21.74% above the sector average21.74% above the sector average21.74% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 6
Buy 10
Neutral 3
Sell 1
Strong Sell 0
Total 20
buy
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Ashtead Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 08-Aug-24 11-Jan-24
Paid 10-Sep-24 08-Feb-24
Amount 89.25¢ 15.75¢

Trades for 31-Oct-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
17:32 15,706 @ 5,754.25p
17:32 1,992 @ 5,754.25p
17:32 45,293 @ 5,760.21p
17:32 20,885 @ 5,754.73p
16:39 210 @ 5,788.00p

Ashtead Group Key Personnel

CEO Brendan Horgan
CFO Michael Pratt

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