Auto Trader Group (AUTO)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 100

692.60p
   
  • Change Today:
      4.00p
  • 52 Week High: 763.20p
  • 52 Week Low: 587.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 900.46m
  • Volume: 219,994
  • Market Cap: £6,237m
  • 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 1.2% 0.0%
Div Cover 3.2 3.0
Op Mrgn 55.0% 62.5%
ROCE 299.4%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 25.4 24.1
PEG 4.3 10.5
Pr/Revenue 12.4 10.9
Pr/Book 11.8  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 15.6% 10.2%
PBT -2.5% 17.4%
EPS 5.9% 2.3%
DPS 2.4% 10.0%

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-24 551.40 344.59 27.74p 24.8 10.8 +2% 9.24p 0.0%
31-Mar-25 597.56 384.73 31.68p 21.7 1.5 +14% 10.43p 0.0%
31-Mar-26 646.04 423.41 36.13p 19.1 1.4 +14% 11.81p 0.0%

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AUTO Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 25-Apr-2024 17:37 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 24-Apr-2024 17:24 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 23-Apr-2024 17:59 RNS

AUTO ShareCast News

London close: Stocks rise as US consumer confide... 26-Mar-2024 ShareCast
JPMorgan puts Auto Trader on 'negative catalyst ... 26-Mar-2024 ShareCast
JPMorgan sees scope for Auto Trader to underperf... 15-Feb-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 692.60p
Change Today 4.00p
% Change 0.58 %
52 Week High 763.20p
52 Week Low 587.00p
Volume 219,994
Shares Issued 900.46m
Market Cap £6,237m
RiskGrade 131

AUTO Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
90.64% below the market average90.64% below the market average90.64% below the market average90.64% below the market average90.64% below the market average
94.87% below the sector average94.87% below the sector average94.87% below the sector average94.87% below the sector average94.87% below the sector average
Price Trend
62.25% above the market average62.25% above the market average62.25% above the market average62.25% above the market average62.25% above the market average
84.62% above the sector average84.62% above the sector average84.62% above the sector average84.62% above the sector average84.62% above the sector average
Income
64.71% below the market average64.71% below the market average64.71% below the market average64.71% below the market average64.71% below the market average
77.78% below the sector average77.78% below the sector average77.78% below the sector average77.78% below the sector average77.78% below the sector average
Growth
35.79% above the market average35.79% above the market average35.79% above the market average35.79% above the market average35.79% above the market average
70.00% above the sector average70.00% above the sector average70.00% above the sector average70.00% above the sector average70.00% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 5
Neutral 8
Sell 2
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 26-Apr-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
13:40 38 @ 692.60p
13:40 835 @ 692.80p
13:38 396 @ 692.80p
13:38 36 @ 693.00p
13:38 835 @ 693.00p

AUTO Key Personnel

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

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