FirstGroup (FGP)

Sector:

Commercial Transport

Index:

FTSE 250

164.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.100p
  • 52 Week High: 187.70
  • 52 Week Low: 133.20
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 604.23m
  • Volume: 827,061
  • Market Cap: £993.95m
  • RiskGrade: 282
  • Beta: 0.03

FirstGroup Overview

FirstGroup is one of Britain’s largest transport companies, operating bus services, passenger and freight rail services in the UK and yellow school bus and other services in the US. The group’s UK rail interests include First Great Western, TransPennine Express, Hull Trains, First Great Western Link, First North Western and GB Railfreight.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.3% 0.0%
Div Cover 3.0 3.0
Op Mrgn 1.0% 4.4%
ROCE 2.8%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 9.9 8.6
PEG 0.2 1.0
Pr/Revenue 0.2 0.2
Pr/Book 1.5  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -0.8% 3.1%
PBT n/a n/a
EPS 44.0% 9.0%
DPS 44.7% 9.0%

FirstGroup Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
28-Mar-20 4,642.80 (338.20) (3.40)p n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0%
27-Mar-21 4,318.80 29.10 (2.80)p n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0%
26-Mar-22 4,591.10 (17.70) 1.60p 67.1 n/a n/a 1.10p 1.0%
25-Mar-23 4,755.00 97.10 11.60p 8.7 0.0 +625% 3.80p 3.8%
30-Mar-24 4,715.10 (18.80) 16.70p 10.8 0.2 +44% 5.50p 3.0%

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

FirstGroup Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-25 4,859.28 212.01 18.20p 9.0 1.0 +9% 6.00p 0.0%
31-Mar-26 3,735.20 188.43 18.98p 8.7 2.0 +4% 6.19p 0.0%
31-Mar-27 2,537.37 172.18 19.50p 8.4 3.0 +3% 6.70p 0.0%

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FirstGroup Company Announcements

FirstGroup Plc - Transaction in Own Shares 17-Jan-2025 07:00 PR Newswire
FirstGroup Plc - Holding(s) in Company 16-Jan-2025 09:57 PR Newswire
FirstGroup Plc - Holding(s) in Company 16-Jan-2025 09:27 PR Newswire

FirstGroup ShareCast News

London close: Stocks finish lower as Ashtead ann... 10-Dec-2024 ShareCast
FirstGroup agrees to buy RATP London in £90m deal 10-Dec-2024 ShareCast
FirstGroup inks £500m train lease deal to bolste... 06-Dec-2024 ShareCast

FirstGroup Top Newspaper Links

Analyst hands FirstGroup boost 16-Dec-2014 The Herald
FirstGroup hit by rumours East Coast will go to ... 25-Nov-2014 Telegraph
Activist investor Sandell reduces First stake 14-Nov-2014 The Herald

Latest FirstGroup Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
10-Jan-25 Buy Ryan Mangold 158.13p 95 £150.22
08-Jan-25 Buy Dividends Anthony (Ant) Green 157.83p 18 £28.41
08-Jan-25 Buy Dividends Ryan Mangold 157.83p 91 £143.63

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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.

 

FirstGroup Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 164.50p
Change Today 0.100p
% Change 0.06 %
52 Week High 187.70
52 Week Low 133.20
Volume 827,061
Shares Issued 604.23m
Market Cap £993.95m
Beta 0.03
RiskGrade 282

FirstGroup Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
32.63% below the market average32.63% below the market average32.63% below the market average32.63% below the market average32.63% 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
28.41% above the market average28.41% above the market average28.41% above the market average28.41% above the market average28.41% above the market average
16.67% below the sector average16.67% below the sector average16.67% below the sector average16.67% below the sector average16.67% below the sector average
Income
41.14% above the market average41.14% above the market average41.14% above the market average41.14% above the market average41.14% above the market average
66.67% above the sector average66.67% above the sector average66.67% above the sector average66.67% above the sector average66.67% above the sector average
Growth
24.56% above the market average24.56% above the market average24.56% above the market average24.56% above the market average24.56% above the market average
9.09% below the sector average9.09% below the sector average9.09% below the sector average9.09% below the sector average9.09% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 0
Neutral 2
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 6
buy
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FirstGroup Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 28-Nov-24 18-Jul-24
Paid 31-Dec-24 23-Aug-24
Amount 1.70p 4.00p

Trades for 17-Jan-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:58 101,354 @ 164.38p
16:35 504,216 @ 164.50p
16:35 104 @ 164.50p
16:35 516 @ 164.50p
16:35 621 @ 164.50p

FirstGroup Key Personnel

CFO Ryan Mangold
Chair Peter Lynas
CEO Graham Sutherland

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