Auto Trader Group (AUTO)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 100

839.20p
   
  • Change Today:
    -26.60p
  • 52 Week High: 892.80
  • 52 Week Low: 618.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 894.86m
  • Volume: 2,066,301
  • Market Cap: £7,510m
  • RiskGrade: 131

AUTO Overview

Auto Trader Group plc is the UK's largest digital automotive marketplace. Auto Trader prides itself on being the most trusted automotive marketplace. It’s the go-to destination for car buyers and has been for the past 40 years. Auto Trader has over 90% prompted brand awareness with consumers and attracts over 50 million cross platform visits each month. The audience is not only large but highly engaged with a 75% share of minutes spent across automotive platforms.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 1.1% 0.0%
Div Cover 3.1 3.1
Op Mrgn 61.1% 64.7%
ROCE 343.2%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 28.6 26.9
PEG 3.4 2.4
Pr/Revenue 13.2 12.9
Pr/Book 13.6  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 14.1% 7.0%
PBT 17.6% 14.4%
EPS 8.3% 11.4%
DPS 14.3% 9.8%

AUTO Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-20 368.90 251.50 22.19p 19.8 3.3 +6% 2.40p 0.5%
31-Mar-21 262.80 157.40 13.24p 41.9 n/a -40% 5.00p 0.9%
31-Mar-22 432.70 301.00 25.61p 24.7 0.3 +93% 8.20p 1.3%
31-Mar-23 500.20 293.60 27.12p 22.7 3.8 +6% 8.40p 1.4%
31-Mar-24 570.90 345.20 29.37p 23.8 3.0 +8% 9.60p 1.4%

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

AUTO Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-25 610.73 394.84 32.72p 25.7 2.3 +11% 10.54p 0.0%
31-Mar-26 658.80 435.31 36.95p 22.7 1.8 +13% 12.03p 0.0%
31-Mar-27 712.02 471.75 41.52p 20.2 1.6 +12% 13.37p 0.0%

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AUTO Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company 14-Oct-2024 16:13 RNS
Notice of Half Year Results 03-Oct-2024 07:00 RNS
Total Voting Rights 01-Oct-2024 07:00 RNS

AUTO ShareCast News

Shore Capital downgrades Auto Trader to 'sell' 03-Jun-2024 ShareCast
Auto Trader annual revenues motor ahead 30-May-2024 ShareCast
Thursday preview: US Q1 GDP, Auto Trader in the ... 29-May-2024 ShareCast

Latest AUTO Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

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: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

AUTO Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 839.20p
Change Today -26.60p
% Change -3.07 %
52 Week High 892.80
52 Week Low 618.00
Volume 2,066,301
Shares Issued 894.86m
Market Cap £7,510m
RiskGrade 131

AUTO Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
91.48% below the market average91.48% below the market average91.48% below the market average91.48% below the market average91.48% 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
84.42% above the market average84.42% above the market average84.42% above the market average84.42% above the market average84.42% 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
Income
64.12% below the market average64.12% below the market average64.12% below the market average64.12% below the market average64.12% below the market average
50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average
Growth
47.20% above the market average47.20% above the market average47.20% above the market average47.20% above the market average47.20% above the market average
80.95% above the sector average80.95% above the sector average80.95% above the sector average80.95% above the sector average80.95% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 3
Neutral 6
Sell 4
Strong Sell 1
Total 18
neutral
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AUTO Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 29-Aug-24 04-Jan-24
Paid 27-Sep-24 26-Jan-24
Amount 6.40p 3.20p

Trades for 31-Oct-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
17:33 1,977 @ 840.02p
16:39 302 @ 839.20p
16:35 6,471 @ 839.20p
16:35 13,018 @ 839.20p
16:35 9,800 @ 839.20p

AUTO Key Personnel

CEO Nathan Coe
COO Catherine Faiers
CFO Jamie Warner
Chair Matt Davies

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