Auto Trader Group (AUTO)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 100

732.20p
   
  • Change Today:
    -15.60p
  • 52 Week High: 763.20
  • 52 Week Low: 587.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 898.16m
  • Volume: 1,359,163
  • Market Cap: £6,576m
  • 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 3.2 3.1
Op Mrgn 55.0% 62.1%
ROCE 299.4%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 27.0 26.8
PEG 4.6 9.3
Pr/Revenue 13.1 12.2
Pr/Book 12.5  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 15.6% 10.2%
PBT -2.5% 16.6%
EPS 5.9% 3.2%
DPS 2.4% 9.0%

AUTO Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-19 355.10 242.20 21.00p 24.8 1.4 +18% 6.70p 1.3%
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%

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-24 551.37 342.45 28.00p 26.2 8.1 +3% 9.16p 0.0%
31-Mar-25 598.70 385.12 31.72p 23.1 1.7 +13% 10.42p 0.0%
31-Mar-26 648.81 421.01 36.08p 20.3 1.5 +14% 11.85p 0.0%

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AUTO Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 23-May-2024 17:43 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 22-May-2024 17:36 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 21-May-2024 17:26 RNS

AUTO ShareCast News

Wednesday preview: Fedspeak, Beige Book in focus 28-May-2024 ShareCast
London close: Stocks recoup some earlier losses 17-May-2024 ShareCast
Morgan Stanley downgrades Auto Trader to 'underw... 17-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 732.20p
Change Today -15.60p
% Change -2.09 %
52 Week High 763.20
52 Week Low 587.00
Volume 1,359,163
Shares Issued 898.16m
Market Cap £6,576m
RiskGrade 131

AUTO Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
90.62% below the market average90.62% below the market average90.62% below the market average90.62% below the market average90.62% 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
60.51% above the market average60.51% above the market average60.51% above the market average60.51% above the market average60.51% above the market average
74.36% above the sector average74.36% above the sector average74.36% above the sector average74.36% above the sector average74.36% above the sector average
Income
60.75% below the market average60.75% below the market average60.75% below the market average60.75% below the market average60.75% below the market average
68.42% below the sector average68.42% below the sector average68.42% below the sector average68.42% below the sector average68.42% below the sector average
Growth
43.25% above the market average43.25% above the market average43.25% above the market average43.25% above the market average43.25% 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 4
Buy 5
Neutral 7
Sell 3
Strong Sell 1
Total 20
neutral
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AUTO Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 04-Jan-24 24-Aug-23
Paid 26-Jan-24 22-Sep-23
Amount 3.20p 5.60p

Trades for 28-May-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
16:50 8,183 @ 732.20p
16:47 33,185 @ 734.67p
16:35 698,200 @ 732.20p
16:35 232 @ 732.20p
16:35 762 @ 732.20p

AUTO Key Personnel

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

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