Fidelity European Trust (FEV)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

409.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      1.50p
  • 52 Week High: 411.00
  • 52 Week Low: 311.50
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 408.73m
  • Volume: 244,340
  • Market Cap: £1,673.75m
  • RiskGrade: 79

Key Financials

Growth Metrics 31-Dec-08 31-Dec-07 31-Dec-06 31-Dec-05 31-Dec-04
Annualisation Factor 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Dividend Yield 2.3% 1.0% 0.4% 0.2% 0.2%
Price/Earnings (Company Adjusted) 26.9 97.9 226.8 396.5 387.1
Price/Earnings Growth (Company Adjusted) 0.2 0.6 2.5 9.4 129.0
Return on Capital Employed n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a
Operating Margin 98.39%
98.39%		 63.46%
63.46%		 49.65%
49.65%		 46.25%
46.25%		 45.75%
45.75%

Gearing 31-Dec-08 31-Dec-07 31-Dec-06 31-Dec-05 31-Dec-04
Net Gearing n/a (0.96%) 12.44% 15.99% n/a

Value Metrics 31-Dec-08 31-Dec-07 31-Dec-06 31-Dec-05 31-Dec-04
Price/Book Value 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Price/Tangible Book Value 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Price/ Cash Flow 2.8 7.7 11.1 12.8 30.6
Price/Sales 1.87 3.36 3.52 4.15 3.84
Price/R&D n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) 1,159.07p 1,414.16p 1,275.23p 1,094.71p 815.04p
Net Cash per Share n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Annualised Fundamentals 31-Dec-08 31-Dec-07 31-Dec-06 31-Dec-05 31-Dec-04
Turnover 29.65 24.31 21.63 16.97 12.55
  (4.43)
(4.43)		 (4.28)
(4.28)		 (4.98)
(4.98)		 (3.80)
(3.80)		 (3.24)
(3.24)
Profit Before Tax 24.75
24.75		 11.15
11.15		 5.76
5.76		 4.05
4.05		 2.50
2.50
           
Turnover per Share 52.87p 40.22p 34.41p 26.97p 19.95p
Pre-Tax Profit per Share 44.13p
44.13p		 18.45p
18.45p		 9.17p
9.17p		 6.43p
6.43p		 3.98p
3.98p
Market Capitalisation £ (Millions) 54.37 79.58 75.62 70.33 48.22
Enterprise Value (EV) £ (Millions) 105.58 179.71 176.52 183.73 111.77
Operating Margin 98.39%
98.39%		 63.46%
63.46%		 49.65%
49.65%		 46.25%
46.25%		 45.75%
45.75%
Capital Employed £ (Millions) 649.98 957.67 906.07 802.01 512.68
Return on Capital Employed n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a
Invested Equity Capital £ (Millions) 649.98 854.65 801.66 688.61 512.68
Return on Equity (ROE) 3.17%
3.17%		 0.98%
0.98%		 0.42%
0.42%		 0.26%
0.26%		 0.24%
0.24%
EPS Basic n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 3.68p 1.38p 0.53p 0.28p 0.20p
EPS Diluted n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a
Earnings per Share Growth - Basic 167%
166%		 158%
158%		 89%
90%		 42%
42%		 3%
3%
EPS Company Adjusted Growth 167% 158% 89% 42% 3%
Earnings per Share Growth - Diluted 167%
166%		 158%
158%		 89%
90%		 42%
42%		 3%
3%
Tax Rate 16.68% 25.22% 41.77% 56.20% 50.14%
Price/Earnings n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a
PEG - Diluted 0.2
0.0		 0.6
0.1		 2.5
0.3		 9.4
0.9		 129.0
12.9
Operating Cash Flow per Share 42.10p 17.56p 10.87p 8.76p 7.02p
Gross Cash Flow per Share 35.38p n/a n/a n/a 2.51p
Cash Incr/Decr per Share (129.78p) 172.54p 3.63p (1.82p) 4.97p
Dividend per Share 2.33p 1.38p 0.53p 0.25p 0.17p
Dividend per Share Growth 69.16% 161.90% 110.00% 42.86% 16.67%
Dividend Yield 2.3% 1.0% 0.4% 0.2% 0.2%
Dividend Cover 1.58
15.81		 1.00
10.03		 1.02
10.17		 1.13
11.27		 1.13
11.33
Shareholders Funds 649.98 854.65 801.66 688.61 512.68
Net Borrowings £ (Millions) 49.07 (8.21) 99.69 110.14 59.10
Net Current Assets 92.42 n/a n/a n/a 3.52
Net Asset Value per Share (inc. Intangibles) 1,159.07p 1,414.16p 1,275.23p 1,094.71p 815.04p

Gearing - inc Intangibles 31-Dec-08 31-Dec-07 31-Dec-06 31-Dec-05 31-Dec-04
Shareholders' Funds inc Intangibles 649.98 854.65 801.66 688.61 512.68
Net Borrowings £ (Millions) 49.07 (8.21) 99.69 110.14 59.10
Net Gearing n/a (0.96%) 12.44% 15.99% n/a
Cash & Near Cash 50.91 111.23 4.72 3.26 4.45
Cash 7.83% 13.02% 0.59% 0.47% 0.87%
Gross Borrowings 99.98 103.02 104.41 113.40 63.56
Gross Gearing n/a 12.05% 13.02% 16.47% n/a
Borrowings Under 5 years 99.98 103.02 104.41 113.40 63.56
Under 5 years 15.38% 12.05% 13.02% 16.47% 12.40%
Borrowings Under 1 year n/a 25.75 10.10 61.85 n/a
Under 1 year n/a 3.01% 1.26% 8.98% n/a

Gearing - exc Intangibles 31-Dec-08 31-Dec-07 31-Dec-06 31-Dec-05 31-Dec-04
Shareholders' Funds exc Intangibles 649.98 854.65 801.66 688.61 512.68
Net Borrowings £ (Millions) 49.07 (8.21) 99.69 110.14 59.10
Net Gearing n/a (0.96%) 12.44% 15.99% n/a
Cash & Near Cash 50.91 111.23 4.72 3.26 4.45
Cash 7.83% 13.02% 0.59% 0.47% 0.87%
Gross Borrowings 99.98 103.02 104.41 113.40 63.56
Gross Gearing n/a 12.05% 13.02% 16.47% n/a
Borrowings Under 5 years 99.98 103.02 104.41 113.40 63.56
Under 5 years 15.38% 12.05% 13.02% 16.47% 12.40%
Borrowings Under 1 year n/a 25.75 10.10 61.85 n/a
Under 1 year n/a 3.01% 1.26% 8.98% n/a

Cover 31-Dec-08 31-Dec-07 31-Dec-06 31-Dec-05 31-Dec-04
Quick Ratio n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Current Ratio 11.11 3.62 0.60 0.08 2.34
Interest Cover 6.59
6.59		 3.61
3.61		 2.16
2.16		 2.06
2.06		 1.77
1.77

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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