Close Brothers Group (CBG)

Sector:

Banking

Index:

FTSE 250

548.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      32.00p
  • 52 Week High: 931.50p
  • 52 Week Low: 299.20p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 150.49m
  • Volume: 645,286
  • Market Cap: £825.42m
  • RiskGrade: 146

CBG Overview

Close Brothers Group plc is a United Kingdom-based merchant banking company. The Company is engaged in providing lending, deposit-taking, wealth management services and securities trading. Its segments include Commercial, Retail, Property, Asset Management and Securities. The Commercial segment provides secured lending principally to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), both through their direct sales force and via third party distribution channels. The Retail segment provides loans to predominantly individuals and small businesses, through a network of intermediaries. The Property segment specializes in short-term residential development finance through property finance, and also offers refurbishment and bridging loans through commercial acceptances.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 13.1% 0.0%
Div Cover 0.8 n/a
Op Mrgn 12.0% 24.2%
ROCE 5.1%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 9.4 6.8
PEG n/a 0.2
Pr/Revenue 0.8 0.8
Pr/Book 0.5  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -0.4% 2.0%
PBT -51.9% 105.5%
EPS -50.6% 40.6%
DPS 2.3% -100.0%

CBG Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Jul-19 816.40 264.70 133.50p 10.0 n/a -5% 66.00p 5.0%
31-Jul-20 866.10 140.90 74.50p 14.7 n/a -44% 40.00p 3.6%
31-Jul-21 952.60 265.20 140.40p 11.0 0.1 +88% 60.00p 3.9%
31-Jul-22 936.10 232.80 111.50p 10.0 n/a -21% 66.00p 5.9%
31-Jul-23 932.60 112.00 55.10p 16.7 n/a -51% 67.50p 7.3%

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

CBG Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Jul-24 951.36 230.20 77.48p 6.7 0.2 +41% n/a 0.0%
31-Jul-25 983.86 233.00 67.60p 7.6 n/a -13% 34.31p 0.0%
31-Jul-26 1,026.44 248.43 87.30p 5.9 0.2 +29% 42.15p 0.0%

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CBG Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding 17-Jul-2024 17:00 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 08-Jul-2024 17:00 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 04-Jul-2024 18:00 RNS

CBG ShareCast News

London close: Stocks mixed as PM Starmer names h... 05-Jul-2024 ShareCast
Deutsche Bank starts Close Brothers at 'buy', sh... 05-Jul-2024 ShareCast
Close Brothers warns of higher full-year costs 22-May-2024 ShareCast

CBG Top Newspaper Links

Close Brothers in bid for Kleinwort Benson 24-Aug-2009 The Scotsman
Close Brothers bidding for Kleinwort Benson 24-Aug-2009 Sunday Times
Close Brothers steps into loans breach 23-Jun-2009 The Scotsman

Latest CBG Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
15-Jul-24 Buy Mike Morgan 506.00p 3,960 £20,037.60
15-Jul-24 Buy Mike Morgan 506.00p 3,960 £20,037.60
15-Jul-24 Sell Mike Morgan 506.00p 7,920 £40,075.20

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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.

 

CBG Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 548.50p
Change Today 32.00p
% Change 6.20 %
52 Week High 931.50p
52 Week Low 299.20p
Volume 645,286
Shares Issued 150.49m
Market Cap £825.42m
RiskGrade 146

CBG Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
98.41% above the market average98.41% above the market average98.41% above the market average98.41% above the market average98.41% above the market average
17.65% above the sector average17.65% above the sector average17.65% above the sector average17.65% above the sector average17.65% above the sector average
Price Trend
66.75% below the market average66.75% below the market average66.75% below the market average66.75% below the market average66.75% below the market average
88.24% below the sector average88.24% below the sector average88.24% below the sector average88.24% below the sector average88.24% below the sector average
Income
67.05% above the market average67.05% above the market average67.05% above the market average67.05% above the market average67.05% above the market average
Sector averageSector averageSector averageSector averageSector average
Growth
94.8% below the market average94.8% below the market average94.8% below the market average94.8% below the market average94.8% 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

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 2
Neutral 4
Sell 1
Strong Sell 0
Total 9
buy
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CBG Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 19-Oct-23 23-Mar-23
Paid 24-Nov-23 26-Apr-23
Amount 45.00p 22.50p

Trades for 26-Jul-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 89,321 @ 548.50p
16:35 21 @ 548.50p
16:35 95 @ 548.50p
16:35 447 @ 548.50p
16:35 708 @ 548.50p

CBG Key Personnel

Chair Michael N Biggs

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