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FirstGroup

Current Price 60.50p Bid 60.00p Ask 60.80p Change -3.66%

Last Updated: 01/12/2020 00:18. Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes.

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Summary
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News
Financials

Company Overview

FirstGroup is one of Britain's largest transport companies, operating bus services, passenger and freight rail services in the UK and yellow school bus and other services in the US. The group's UK rail interests include First Great Western, TransPennine Express, Hull Trains, First Great Western Link, First North Western and GB Railfreight.

Financial Highlights Year Ended 31/03/2020

Revenue

£7,754.60m

Operating Profit/Loss

£-152.70m

Dividend yield (%)

n/a

Total dividend for year

n/ap

Dividend cover

n/a

P/E Ratio

7.40

More Financials

Key Personnel

Mr David Martin

Chairman

Mr Matthew Gregory

Chief Executive Officer

Mr Ryan Mangold

Chief Financial Officer

Mr Steve Gunning

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr Warwick Brady

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mrs Martha Poulter

Independent Non-Executive Director

Ms Julia Steyn

Independent Non-Executive Director

Ms Sally Cabrini

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr David Robbie

Interim Chairman

Stock Details

EPIC

FGP

ISIN

GB0003452173

Shares in Issue

1,220.62m

Market cap

£738.59m

Sector

Tourism and Leisure Services

Analyst Views (4)

Strong Buy

0%

Buy

50.00%

Hold

50.00%

Sell

0%

Strong Sell

0%

This information is provided by Web Financial Group (UK) Limited. It is subject to change without notice and doesn't reflect view held by Redmayne Bentley and is not advice.

Price Summary

Mid Price

60.50p

Bid Price

60.00p

Ask Price

60.80p

Volume

3,491,466

Change Today

-2.30p

% Change Today

-3.66%

Open

60.50p

Previous Close

60.50p

Intraday High

62.75p

Intraday Low

60.50p

52 Week High

133.70p

52 Week Low

28.28p

52 week high and low figures quoted above are calculated from intraday price data.

Intra-Day Chart

News

FirstGroup agrees easier banking covenants 09/11/2020 07:38:22 HSBC upgrades Stagecoach, Go-Ahead; downgrades Firstgroup 14/10/2020 12:40:10 UK advisers call for action to stem Covid-19 21/09/2020 11:31:50 Go-Ahead and FirstGroup get extensions to Covid rail bail-outs 21/09/2020 07:41:17 First Group sees small FY profit as revenues improve 15/09/2020 07:54:04 FirstGroup surges on report of PE interest in US operations 07/09/2020 08:49:21 Sunday newspaper round-up: Brexit, Morrisons, Extinction Rebellion 06/09/2020 12:28:35 UK govt extends FirstGroup GWR emergency measures 01/09/2020 07:33:49 Canaccord Genuity upgrades FirstGroup to 'buy' 27/07/2020 15:10:37 FirstGroup swings to loss as lockdowns hit travel demand 08/07/2020 07:05:57 FirstGroup generates more cash than expected at start of year 28/05/2020 07:31:59

Income Statement

Year End Date

31 Mar 2020

31 Mar 2019

31 Mar 2018

31 Mar 2017

31 Mar 2016

£ (M)

£ (M)

£ (M)

£ (M)

£ (M)

Continuing Operations

Revenue

7,754.60

7,126.90

6,398.40

5,653.30

5,218.10

Operating Profit/Loss

-152.70

9.80

-196.20

283.60

246.30

Net Interest

-146.90

-107.70

-130.70

-131.00

-132.80

Pre-Tax Profit

-299.60

-97.90

-326.90

152.60

113.50

Profit After Tax from continuing operations

-324.60

-108.00

-290.90

116.10

96.40

Discontinued Operations

Profit After Tax

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Profit/Loss for the Year

-324.60

-108.00

-290.90

116.10

96.40

Attributable to:

Equity Holders of Parent Company

-327.20

-66.90

-296.00

112.30

90.30

Minority Interests

2.60

-41.10

5.10

3.80

6.10

Total Dividend Paid

n/ap

n/ap

n/ap

n/ap

n/ap

Retained Profit/(Loss) for the Financial Year

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Earnings per Share

Year End Date

31 Mar 2020

31 Mar 2019

31 Mar 2018

31 Mar 2017

31 Mar 2016

Basic

-27.00p

-5.50p

-24.60p

9.30p

7.50p

Diluted

-27.00p

-5.50p

-24.60p

9.20p

7.50p

Adjusted

6.80p

13.30p

12.30p

12.40p

10.30p

Dividend per Share

n/ap

n/ap

n/ap

n/ap

n/ap

Assets

Year End Date

31 Mar 2020

31 Mar 2019

31 Mar 2018

31 Mar 2017

31 Mar 2016

£ (M)

£ (M)

£ (M)

£ (M)

£ (M)

Non-Current Assets

Property, Plant & Equipment

4,374.50

2,165.90

2,090.10

2,276.50

2,142.20

Intangible Assets

1,715.10

1,673.20

1,586.60

2,106.70

1,898.50

Investment Properties

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Investments

32.90

34.10

31.00

33.30

25.40

Other Financial Assets

15.80

20.50

25.00

48.60

41.50

Other Non-Current Assets

86.80

109.80

70.20

59.80

93.70

Current Assets

Inventories

63.30

60.20

56.00

64.50

61.40

Trade & Other Receivables

1,170.60

1,141.40

888.00

790.90

694.40

Cash at Bank & In Hand

869.30

692.90

555.70

400.90

360.10

Current Asset Investments

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Other Current Assets

15.60

50.60

31.10

5.30

20.20

Other Assets

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Total Assets

8,343.90

5,948.60

5,333.70

5,786.50

5,337.40

Liabilities

Year End Date

31 Mar 2020

31 Mar 2019

31 Mar 2018

31 Mar 2017

31 Mar 2016

£ (M)

£ (M)

£ (M)

£ (M)

£ (M)

Current Liabilities

Borrowings

694.30

84.90

351.50

204.40

168.40

Other Current Liabilities

2,126.40

1,849.50

1,479.60

1,210.20

1,207.00

Total Current Liabilities

2,820.70

1,934.40

1,831.10

1,414.60

1,375.40

Non-Current Liabilities

Borrowings

3,502.90

1,564.10

1,339.60

1,586.40

1,712.10

Provisions

457.80

548.50

363.20

308.50

279.30

Other Non-Current Liabilities

385.80

378.30

309.20

401.10

337.40

Total Non-Current Liabilities

4,346.50

2,490.90

2,012.00

2,296.00

2,328.80

Other Liabilities

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Total Liabilities

7,167.20

4,425.30

3,843.10

3,710.60

3,704.20

Net Assets

Year End Date

31 Mar 2020

31 Mar 2019

31 Mar 2018

31 Mar 2017

31 Mar 2016

£ (M)

£ (M)

£ (M)

£ (M)

£ (M)

Net Assets

1,176.70

1,523.30

1,490.60

2,075.90

1,633.20

Capital & Reserves

Year End Date

31 Mar 2020

31 Mar 2019

31 Mar 2018

31 Mar 2017

31 Mar 2016

£ (M)

£ (M)

£ (M)

£ (M)

£ (M)

Share Capital

61.00

60.70

60.50

60.40

60.20

Share Premium Account

688.60

684.00

681.40

678.90

676.40

Other Reserves

601.70

561.70

398.30

693.90

286.80

Retained Earnings

-141.50

248.10

340.60

621.90

585.40

Shareholders Funds

1,209.80

1,554.50

1,480.80

2,055.10

1,608.80

Minority Interests/Other Equity

-33.10

-31.20

9.80

20.80

24.40

Total Equity

1,176.70

1,523.30

1,490.60

2,075.90

1,633.20

Dividend History

Dividend Metrics

Year End Date

31 Mar 2020

31 Mar 2019

31 Mar 2018

31 Mar 2017

31 Mar 2016

Dividend growth

n/a%

n/a%

n/a%

n/a%

n/a%

Dividend yield

n/a%

n/a%

n/a%

n/a%

n/a%

Dividend cover

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

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