Drax Group (DRX)

Sector:

Electricity Generation and Distribution

Index:

FTSE 250

501.40p
   
  • Change Today:
    -1.40p
  • 52 Week High: 646.60
  • 52 Week Low: 401.50
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 384.68m
  • Volume: 461,969
  • Market Cap: £1,928.80m
  • RiskGrade: 140

Drax Group Overview

Drax Group is a renewable energy company engaged in renewable power generation, the production of sustainable biomass and the sale of renewable electricity to businesses. Drax operates a generation portfolio of sustainable biomass, hydro-electric and pumped hydro storage assets across four sites in England and Scotland. It is the UK’s largest source of renewable electricity. The company also operates a global bioenergy supply business with manufacturing facilities at 13 sites in the United States and Canada, producing compressed wood pellets for its own use and for customers in Europe and Asia.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 4.6% 0.0%
Div Cover 5.2 4.3
Op Mrgn 11.2% 9.9%
ROCE 26.2%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 4.2 4.3
PEG 0.1 n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.2 0.2
Pr/Book 1.0  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 4.5% -9.9%
PBT 919.7% -9.0%
EPS 40.5% -8.5%
DPS 10.0% 9.9%

Drax Group Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-19 4,467.60 (15.60) 24.90p 12.6 0.1 +139% 15.90p 5.1%
31-Dec-20 4,244.70 (234.70) 24.30p 15.4 n/a -2% 17.10p 4.6%
31-Dec-21 5,088.00 121.50 22.30p 27.1 n/a -8% 18.80p 3.1%
31-Dec-22 7,775.30 78.10 85.10p 8.3 0.0 +282% 21.00p 3.0%
31-Dec-23 8,125.30 796.40 119.60p 4.1 0.1 +40% 23.10p 4.7%

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

Drax Group Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-24 7,322.76 724.98 109.42p 4.6 n/a -8% 25.38p 0.0%
31-Dec-25 7,099.80 633.59 99.87p 5.0 n/a -9% 27.41p 0.0%
31-Dec-26 6,364.66 450.02 89.98p 5.6 n/a -10% 29.79p 0.0%

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Drax Group Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company 28-Mar-2024 15:05 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 25-Mar-2024 15:48 RNS
Additional Listing 25-Mar-2024 08:45 RNS

Latest Drax Group 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.

 

Drax Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 501.40p
Change Today -1.40p
% Change -0.28 %
52 Week High 646.60
52 Week Low 401.50
Volume 461,969
Shares Issued 384.68m
Market Cap £1,928.80m
RiskGrade 140

Drax Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
84.88% above the market average84.88% above the market average84.88% above the market average84.88% above the market average84.88% 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
Price Trend
3.66% below the market average3.66% below the market average3.66% below the market average3.66% below the market average3.66% below the market average
42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average
Income
90.91% above the market average90.91% above the market average90.91% above the market average90.91% above the market average90.91% 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
Growth
89.08% above the market average89.08% above the market average89.08% above the market average89.08% above the market average89.08% 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

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 3
Neutral 2
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 8
buy
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Drax Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 18-Apr-24 24-Aug-23
Paid 17-May-24 06-Oct-23
Amount 13.90p 9.20p

Trades for 28-Mar-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
16:39 500 @ 499.20p
16:35 327,007 @ 501.40p
16:35 521 @ 501.40p
16:35 520 @ 501.40p
16:35 521 @ 501.40p

Drax Group Key Personnel

CEO Will Gardiner
CFO Andy Skelton
Chair Andrea Bertone

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