Fisher (James) & Sons (FSJ)

Sector:

Commercial Transport

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

 340.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.000p
  • 52 Week High: 371.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 245.50p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 50.50m
  • Volume: 7,293
  • Market Cap: £171.69m
  • RiskGrade: 237

James Fisher shares jump on RMS disposal

By Benjamin Chiou

Date: Friday 22 Mar 2024

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Shares in James Fisher and Sons surged on Friday after the marine, oil and gas services group announced the sale of its RMSpumptools division to US oilfield tech firm ChampionX for £90m.
The company said the disposal is in line with its strategy to simplify and focus its portfolio through the sale of non-core assets.

The deal price values RMS at 7.4 times estimated EBITDA, and proceeds - which fall to £83m when accounting for cash-like and debt-like items and estimated transaction costs - will be used to reduce leverage and beef up the balance sheet.

RMS specialises in electric submersible pump or ESP artificial lift, subsea connector and renewable energy technology.

"While RMS is a leader in its markets, it is a product business operating in the oil and gas industry that has minimal synergies with the rest of the group and does not strongly align with James Fisher's strategy of focusing on maritime services to its core Energy, Defence and Marine Transport markets," James Fisher said in a statement.

Chief executive Jean Vernet said the transaction, which is unanimously agreed by the board to be in the best interest of shareholders, "represents good value [...] reflecting RMS's strong performance in recent years".

James Fisher's share price was up 9% at 269.18p by 0851 GMT.

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FSJ Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 340.00p
Change Today 0.000p
% Change 0.00 %
52 Week High 371.00p
52 Week Low 245.50p
Volume 7,293
Shares Issued 50.50m
Market Cap £171.69m
RiskGrade 237

FSJ Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
51.2% below the market average51.2% below the market average51.2% below the market average51.2% below the market average51.2% below the market average
63.64% below the sector average63.64% below the sector average63.64% below the sector average63.64% below the sector average63.64% below the sector average
Price Trend
71.24% above the market average71.24% above the market average71.24% above the market average71.24% above the market average71.24% above the market average
9.09% above the sector average9.09% above the sector average9.09% above the sector average9.09% above the sector average9.09% above the sector average
Income Not Available
Growth
76.1% below the market average76.1% below the market average76.1% below the market average76.1% below the market average76.1% below the market average
81.82% below the sector average81.82% below the sector average81.82% below the sector average81.82% below the sector average81.82% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 1
Neutral 0
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 4
strong_buy
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FSJ Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Interim
Ex-Div 01-Oct-20 03-Oct-19
Paid 06-Nov-20 01-Nov-19
Amount 8.00p 11.30p

Trades for 31-Oct-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 3,456 @ 340.00p
16:35 1,524 @ 340.00p
16:35 1,067 @ 340.00p
16:35 9 @ 340.00p
16:35 15 @ 340.00p

FSJ Key Personnel

CFO Karen Hayzen-Smith

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