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Empiric Student Property (ESP)
Index:
83.30p
- Change Today: 0.80p
- 52 Week High: 99.50p
- 52 Week Low: 82.50p
- Currency: UK Pounds
- Shares Issued: 663.99m
- Volume: 240,344
- Market Cap: £553.11m
- RiskGrade: 140
- Beta: 0.43
ESP Overview
Empiric Student Property plc (LSE: ESP), a UK REIT, is a leading provider and operator of modern, direct-let, nominated or leased student accommodation located in prime city centre locations in top university towns and cities in the UK. The Empiric Student Property plc management team has a long track record in the acquisition, development and management of student accommodation assets in the UK.Looking forward, once we achieve occupancy levels in line with those before the pandemic, we expect to deliver a Gross Margin above 70% and a total return in the 7% to 9% pa range.
Financials
| Latest | F'cast | |
|---|---|---|
| Div Yield | 4.1% | 0.0% |
| Div Cover | 3.3 | 1.2 |
| Op Mrgn | 88.7% | 62.5% |
| ROCE | 6.5% |
| Latest | F'cast | |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 7.4 | 18.2 |
| PEG | 0.0 | n/a |
| Pr/Revenue | 6.9 | 7.4 |
| Pr/Book | 0.8 |
| Latest | F'cast | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 10.3% | -6.9% |
| PBT | -21.1% | -12.3% |
| EPS | 229.4% | -59.3% |
| DPS | 36.0% | 11.8% |
ESP Fundamentals
| Year Ending | Revenue (£m) | Pre-tax (£m) | EPS | P/E | PEG | EPS Grth. | Div | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-19 | 70.91 | 54.77 | 4.43p | 22.0 | 0.6 | +38% | 5.00p | 5.1% |
| 31-Dec-20 | 59.44 | (23.97) | 2.30p | 32.6 | n/a | -48% | n/a | 0.0% |
| 31-Dec-21 | 56.00 | 29.20 | 1.60p | 53.7 | n/a | -30% | 2.50p | 2.9% |
| 31-Dec-22 | 73.00 | 67.70 | 3.40p | 24.8 | 0.2 | +112% | 2.50p | 3.0% |
| 31-Dec-23 | 80.50 | 53.40 | 11.20p | 8.5 | 0.0 | +229% | 3.40p | 3.6% |
a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities
ESP Forecasts
| Year Ending | Revenue (£m) | Pre-tax (£m) | EPS | P/E | PEG | EPS Grth. | Div | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-24 | 74.93 | 46.84 | 4.56p | 18.3 | n/a | -59% | 3.80p | 0.0% |
| 31-Dec-25 | 82.48 | 51.88 | 5.12p | 16.3 | 1.3 | +12% | 4.19p | 0.0% |
| 31-Dec-26 | 84.30 | 58.50 | 5.73p | 14.5 | 1.2 | +12% | 4.58p | 0.0% |
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ESP Company Announcements
| Total Voting Rights | 29-Nov-2024 | 09:00 | RNS |
| Director/PDMR Shareholding | 14-Nov-2024 | 09:00 | RNS |
| Dividend Declaration | 08-Nov-2024 | 09:00 | RNS |
ESP ShareCast News
ESP Top Newspaper Links
| MIDAS UPDATE: Second fundraising for luxury stud... | 10-Nov-2014 | Daily Mail |
Latest ESP Director Deals
No deals were found in the last 28 days.
ESP Market Data
| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 83.30p |
| Change Today | 0.80p |
| % Change | 0.97 % |
| 52 Week High | 99.50p |
| 52 Week Low | 82.50p |
| Volume | 240,344 |
| Shares Issued | 663.99m |
| Market Cap | £553.11m |
| Beta | 0.43 |
| RiskGrade | 140 |
ESP Star Ratings
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| Price Trend | |
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What The Brokers Say
| Strong Buy | 3 |
| Buy | 1 |
| Neutral | 0 |
| Sell | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total | 4 |
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.
ESP Dividends
| Latest | Previous | |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd Interim | 2nd Interim | |
| Ex-Div | 21-Nov-24 | 05-Sep-24 |
| Paid | 06-Dec-24 | 20-Sep-24 |
| Amount | 0.88p | 0.88p |
Trades for 24-Dec-2024
| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 13:06 | 5,000 @ 83.30p |
| 12:35 | 64,576 @ 83.30p |
| 12:35 | 1 @ 83.30p |
| 12:35 | 889 @ 83.30p |
| 12:35 | 891 @ 83.30p |
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