Ashtead Group (AHT)

Sector:

Support

Index:

FTSE 100

5,454.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    138.00p
  • 52 Week High: 6,104.00
  • 52 Week Low: 4,667.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 437.30m
  • Volume: 545,161
  • Market Cap: £23,850m
  • RiskGrade: 116

Ashtead Group Overview

Ashtead Group plc is a United Kingdom-based international equipment rental company. The Company rents a range of construction and industrial equipment across a variety of applications to a diverse customer base. The Company operates mainly in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, under the brand name Sunbelt Rentals. The Company’s Sunbelt US is a United States-based construction and industrial equipment rental division with approximately 1,056 stores. It rents a range of equipment from a network of stores clustered in various metropolitan areas, from Washington D.C., and Baltimore on the Atlantic Coast through Miami, Tampa, and Orlando in Florida to Los Angeles and Seattle on the West Coast.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 1.5% 0.0%
Div Cover 3.7 3.7
Op Mrgn 27.6% 25.1%
ROCE 16.2%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 17.7 17.2
PEG n/a n/a
Pr/Revenue 3.1 2.0
Pr/Book 4.2  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 10.7% -8.0%
PBT -2.1% 5.3%
EPS -0.5% -20.1%
DPS 5.0% n/a

Ashtead Group Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue ($m) Pre-tax ($m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Apr-20 5,053.60 982.80 175.00p 12.4 n/a 0% 40.65p 1.9%
30-Apr-21 5,901.60 1,235.10 219.10¢ 27.3 n/a -3% 58.00¢ 1.0%
30-Apr-22 7,234.70 1,668.10 307.10¢ 17.5 0.4 +40% 80.00¢ 1.5%
30-Apr-23 8,698.20 2,155.80 388.50¢ 15.2 0.6 +26% 100.00¢ 1.7%
30-Apr-24 9,630.20 2,109.50 386.50¢ 19.4 n/a -0% 105.00¢ 1.4%

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

Ashtead Group Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Apr-25 11,399.73 2,858.57 308.65p 17.2 n/a -20% 84.05p 0.0%
30-Apr-26 12,333.01 3,181.23 353.88p 15.0 1.0 +15% 93.26p 0.0%
30-Apr-27 13,225.16 3,484.16 398.60p 13.3 1.1 +13% 104.63p 0.0%

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Ashtead Group Company Announcements

Ashtead Group Plc - Notice of AGM 25-Jul-2024 14:16 PR Newswire
Ashtead Group Plc - Director/PDMR Shareholding 18-Jul-2024 15:49 PR Newswire
Ashtead Group Plc - Director/PDMR Shareholding 08-Jul-2024 16:08 PR Newswire

Ashtead Group ShareCast News

London close: Stocks manage a positive finish 18-Jun-2024 ShareCast
Ashtead narrowly misses profit forecasts as Q4 g... 18-Jun-2024 ShareCast
Tuesday preview: US retail sales, Reserve Bank o... 17-Jun-2024 ShareCast

Ashtead Group Top Newspaper Links

Ashtead raises year profit target after strong t... 05-Mar-2014 The Independent
Ashtead Technology opts for Braithwaite 29-Jun-2011 The Scotsman
Hire's low 09-Sep-2009 Sun

Latest Ashtead Group Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
17-Jul-24 Sell Lucinda Riches 5,480.33p 4,000 £219,213.21
05-Jul-24 Sell Michael Pratt 5,112.00p 20,346 £1,040,087.50
05-Jul-24 Transfer From Michael Pratt 0.000p 43,346 £0.00

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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.

 

Ashtead Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 5,454.00p
Change Today 138.00p
% Change 2.60 %
52 Week High 6,104.00
52 Week Low 4,667.00
Volume 545,161
Shares Issued 437.30m
Market Cap £23,850m
RiskGrade 116

Ashtead Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
5.77% above the market average5.77% above the market average5.77% above the market average5.77% above the market average5.77% above the market average
15.22% below the sector average15.22% below the sector average15.22% below the sector average15.22% below the sector average15.22% below the sector average
Price Trend
24.91% above the market average24.91% above the market average24.91% above the market average24.91% above the market average24.91% above the market average
3.03% below the sector average3.03% below the sector average3.03% below the sector average3.03% below the sector average3.03% below the sector average
Income
44.32% below the market average44.32% below the market average44.32% below the market average44.32% below the market average44.32% below the market average
51.61% below the sector average51.61% below the sector average51.61% below the sector average51.61% below the sector average51.61% below the sector average
Growth
8.83% above the market average8.83% above the market average8.83% above the market average8.83% above the market average8.83% above the market average
17.02% above the sector average17.02% above the sector average17.02% above the sector average17.02% above the sector average17.02% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 6
Buy 10
Neutral 3
Sell 1
Strong Sell 0
Total 20
buy
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Ashtead Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 08-Aug-24 11-Jan-24
Paid 10-Sep-24 08-Feb-24
Amount 89.25¢ 15.75¢

Trades for 26-Jul-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 6,160 @ 5,454.00p
16:35 272,668 @ 5,454.00p
16:35 543 @ 5,454.00p
16:35 321 @ 5,454.00p
16:35 943 @ 5,454.00p

Ashtead Group Key Personnel

CEO Brendan Horgan
CFO Michael Pratt

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