FirstGroup (FGP)

Sector:

Commercial Transport

Index:

FTSE 250

145.10p
   
  • Change Today:
      8.30p
  • 52 Week High: 187.70p
  • 52 Week Low: 133.20p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 615.47m
  • Volume: 1,709,317
  • Market Cap: £893.05m
  • RiskGrade: 282
  • Beta: 1.03

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 3.8% 0.0%
Div Cover 3.0 3.0
Op Mrgn 1.0% 4.3%
ROCE 2.8%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 8.7 8.1
PEG 0.2 1.2
Pr/Revenue 0.2 0.2
Pr/Book 1.4  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -0.8% 2.3%
PBT n/a n/a
EPS 44.0% 6.7%
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 4,825.29 207.82 17.82p 8.1 1.2 +7% 5.99p 0.0%
31-Mar-26 3,444.89 190.51 18.46p 7.9 2.2 +4% 6.07p 0.0%
31-Mar-27 2,849.09 188.57 19.97p 7.3 0.9 +8% 6.57p 0.0%

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FirstGroup Company Announcements

FirstGroup Plc - Launch of £50 million shar... 14-Nov-2024 12:17 PR Newswire
FirstGroup Plc - Half-year Report 14-Nov-2024 07:00 PR Newswire
FirstGroup Plc - Acquisition of Lakeside Group 25-Oct-2024 07:00 PR Newswire

FirstGroup ShareCast News

London close: Stocks rise as dip buyers enter th... 14-Nov-2024 ShareCast
FirstGroup shares jump as 2025 outlook lifted 14-Nov-2024 ShareCast
FirstGroup buys Shropshire bus operator Lakeside 25-Oct-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

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

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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 145.10p
Change Today 8.30p
% Change 6.07 %
52 Week High 187.70p
52 Week Low 133.20p
Volume 1,709,317
Shares Issued 615.47m
Market Cap £893.05m
Beta 1.03
RiskGrade 282

FirstGroup Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
14.64% below the market average14.64% below the market average14.64% below the market average14.64% below the market average14.64% below the market average
60% below the sector average60% below the sector average60% below the sector average60% below the sector average60% below the sector average
Price Trend
14.97% below the market average14.97% below the market average14.97% below the market average14.97% below the market average14.97% below the market average
27.27% below the sector average27.27% below the sector average27.27% below the sector average27.27% below the sector average27.27% below the sector average
Income
60.11% above the market average60.11% above the market average60.11% above the market average60.11% above the market average60.11% above the market average
60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average
Growth
23.82% above the market average23.82% above the market average23.82% above the market average23.82% above the market average23.82% 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 14-Nov-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 604,675 @ 145.10p
16:35 749 @ 145.10p
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16:35 750 @ 145.10p
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FirstGroup Key Personnel

CFO Ryan Mangold
Chair Peter Lynas
CEO Graham Sutherland

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