Keller Group (KLR)

Sector:

Construction and Building Materials

Index:

FTSE 250

1,252.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      2.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,376.00
  • 52 Week Low: 673.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 72.98m
  • Volume: 123
  • Market Cap: £913.67m
  • RiskGrade: 154

Keller issues profit warning on Asia Pacific business

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Thursday 11 Oct 2018

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Engineering group Keller on Thursday warned that its Asia Pacific business would report a full year pre-tax loss of £12 - £15m.
The company cited worsening market conditions in Malaysia and the Australian and South East Asia (ASEAN) region.

Keller added that it had completed a reassessment of project performance in its ASEAN unit and Waterway business in Australia after "as a result of recent changes of the management".

"As a consequence the group is undertaking a strategic review of the affected business units and will update the market in due course with the outcome of the review."

Keller said the rest of its business was trading in line with expectations.

Shares in Keller fell 26% to 706p on Thursday.

Broker Peel Hunt cutting its 2018 PBT forecast to £83m from £101m and for 2019 cut to £105m from £115m, resulting in an 18% drop in EPS to 82p for 2018 and a 9% drop to 103.5p for 2019.

"The shares before today have performed relatively well with a rise of 2% vs a sector which is down circa 6% or so. On our revised forecasts the shares are now trading on a PE of 11.7x and an EV/EBITDA of 5.8x - broadly similar to long run averages. We continue to like the group's leading market position and broad geographic spread but investor confidence will be dented following this announcement."

The broker cut its target price to 1040p and downgraded its recommendation to 'hold'.

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Keller Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,252.00p
Change Today 2.00p
% Change 0.16 %
52 Week High 1,376.00
52 Week Low 673.00
Volume 123
Shares Issued 72.98m
Market Cap £913.67m
RiskGrade 154

Keller Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
26.96% above the market average26.96% above the market average26.96% above the market average26.96% above the market average26.96% above the market average
10.00% above the sector average10.00% above the sector average10.00% above the sector average10.00% above the sector average10.00% above the sector average
Price Trend
95.81% above the market average95.81% above the market average95.81% above the market average95.81% above the market average95.81% above the market average
100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average
Income
61.63% above the market average61.63% above the market average61.63% above the market average61.63% above the market average61.63% above the market average
31.25% above the sector average31.25% above the sector average31.25% above the sector average31.25% above the sector average31.25% above the sector average
Growth
60.06% above the market average60.06% above the market average60.06% above the market average60.06% above the market average60.06% above the market average
65.00% above the sector average65.00% above the sector average65.00% above the sector average65.00% above the sector average65.00% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 5
Buy 0
Neutral 0
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 5
strong_buy
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

Keller Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 30-May-24 17-Aug-23
Paid 28-Jun-24 08-Sep-23
Amount 31.30p 13.90p

Trades for 25-Jun-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
08:00 24 @ 1,252.00p
08:00 99 @ 1,250.00p
08:00 10 @ 1,250.00p
08:00 84 @ 1,250.00p
08:00 3 @ 1,250.00p

Keller Group Key Personnel

CEO Michael Speakman
CFO David Burke

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