Auto Trader Group (AUTO)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 100

806.20p
   
  • Change Today:
      4.40p
  • 52 Week High: 892.80
  • 52 Week Low: 668.60
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 892.70m
  • Volume: 574,536
  • Market Cap: £7,197m
  • RiskGrade: 131
  • Beta: 0.86

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 1.2% 0.0%
Div Cover 3.1 3.1
Op Mrgn 61.1% 63.9%
ROCE 343.2%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 27.3 25.1
PEG 3.3 2.8
Pr/Revenue 12.5 11.8
Pr/Book 13.0  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 14.1% 5.9%
PBT 17.6% 12.0%
EPS 8.3% 8.9%
DPS 14.3% 9.2%

AUTO Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
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%
31-Mar-24 570.90 345.20 29.37p 23.8 3.0 +8% 9.60p 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-25 604.84 386.48 31.97p 25.1 2.8 +9% 10.48p 0.0%
31-Mar-26 651.22 425.71 36.10p 22.2 1.7 +13% 11.93p 0.0%
31-Mar-27 698.91 460.96 40.19p 19.9 1.8 +11% 13.27p 0.0%

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AUTO Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 20-Nov-2024 17:15 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 19-Nov-2024 17:33 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 18-Nov-2024 17:31 RNS

AUTO ShareCast News

Berenberg lowers target price on Auto Trader 08-Nov-2024 ShareCast
Auto Trader sees solid H1 growth but outlook mixed 07-Nov-2024 ShareCast
Shore Capital downgrades Auto Trader to 'sell' 03-Jun-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 806.20p
Change Today 4.40p
% Change 0.55 %
52 Week High 892.80
52 Week Low 668.60
Volume 574,536
Shares Issued 892.70m
Market Cap £7,197m
Beta 0.86
RiskGrade 131

AUTO Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
90.99% below the market average90.99% below the market average90.99% below the market average90.99% below the market average90.99% 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
73.13% above the market average73.13% above the market average73.13% above the market average73.13% above the market average73.13% above the market average
80.95% above the sector average80.95% above the sector average80.95% above the sector average80.95% above the sector average80.95% above the sector average
Income
60.43% below the market average60.43% below the market average60.43% below the market average60.43% below the market average60.43% below the market average
50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average
Growth
47.22% above the market average47.22% above the market average47.22% above the market average47.22% above the market average47.22% above the market average
80.95% above the sector average80.95% above the sector average80.95% above the sector average80.95% above the sector average80.95% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 3
Neutral 6
Sell 4
Strong Sell 1
Total 18
neutral
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AUTO Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 02-Jan-25 29-Aug-24
Paid 24-Jan-25 27-Sep-24
Amount 3.50p 6.40p

Trades for 21-Nov-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
12:41 109 @ 806.20p
12:41 98 @ 806.20p
12:41 253 @ 806.20p
12:41 3 @ 806.20p
12:41 463 @ 806.20p

AUTO Key Personnel

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

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