Ashtead Grp.

Ashtead Group Company Financial Information

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Company name:	Ashtead Grp.
EPIC:	AHT	Trading Currency:	GBX
Market Sector:	F25T	ISIN:	GB0000536739
Market Segment:	STMM	Share Type:	DE
WWW Address:	http://www.ashtead-group.com/	Description:	ORD 10P
Industry Sector:	SUPPORT SERVICES

Price	Price Change [%]	Bid	Ask	Open	High	Low	Volume
633.50	-6.0 [-0.94]	633.00	633.50	645.00	651.50	627.50	793,502
Market Cap. [m]	Shares In Issue [m]	Beta	EPS	DPS	PE Ratio	Yield	52-Wks-Range
3,188.68	503.34	2.13	17.80	3.50	35.59	0.55	675.00 - 212.20

Ashtead Group Key Figures

(at previous day's close)
Market Cap.	3,188.68	m
Shares In Issue	503.34	m
Prev. Close	639.50
PE Ratio	35.59
Dividend Yield	0.55	%
EPS - basic	17.80	p
Dividend PS	3.50	p
Dividend Cover	5.09
Cash Flow PS	6.04	p
Return On Equity (ROE)	15.95	%
Operating Margin	11.88	%
PEG Factor	0.00
EPS Growth Rate	8,800.00	%
Dividends PS Growth Rate	16.67	%
Net Debt	1,306.00	m
Gross Gearing	70.56	%
Quick Assets	204.00	m
Net Working Capital	-64.40	m
Intangibles / Fixed Assets	23.56	%
Turnover PS	225.41	p
Pre-Tax Profit PS	26.78	p
Retained Profit PS	14.54	p
Cash PS	4.65	p
Net Cash PS	-51.34	p
Net Tangible Asset Value PS *	32.18	p
Net Asset Value PS	110.20	p
Spread	0.50 (0.08%)
* Calculation based on Ordinary Capital figure as contained in last annual report, and the most recent shares in issue figure. Therefore the ratio might be exposed to inaccuracies.

Ashtead Group Balance Sheet

Ashtead Group Share Price

Sample Period ^†	High	Low
1 week	675.00	622.50
4 weeks	675.00	569.50
12 weeks	675.00	513.50
1 year	675.00	212.20

Ashtead Group Share Price (5 years)

Ashtead Group Historic Returns

Giorni da oggi ^†	Open	Change	%	Open Avg.	Avg. Daily Vol [m]	Total Vol [m]	VWAP
1 week	635.50	-2.00	-0.31	653.70	1.16		656.34
4 weeks	606.00	27.50	4.54	613.00	1.14		616.19
12 weeks	514.00	119.50	23.25	596.33	1.46		594.67
26 weeks	391.00	242.50	62.02	512.99	1.30		518.75
1 year	221.00	412.50	186.65	405.08	1.33		400.91
3 years	104.40	529.10	506.80	246.17	1.72		221.86
5 years	75.50	558.00	739.07	174.63	2.25		138.64
† periods calculated are whole weeks rather than calendar months

Ashtead Group Key Management Ratios

Ashtead Group Investment Ratios

(Market value analysis) at previous day's close
PQ Ratio	118.34
PE Ratio	35.59
Tobin's Q Ratio	1.83
Tobin's Q Ratio (excl. intangibles)	2.34
Dividend Yield	0.55	%
Market-to-Book Ratio	5.75
Price-to-Pre-Tax Profit PS	23.65
Price-to-Retained Profit PS	43.56
Price-to-Cash Flow PS	104.89
Price-to-Sales PS	2.81
Price-to-Net Tangible Asset Value PS	19.68
Price-to-Cash PS	136.27
Net Working Capital PS	-12.79
Price Pct to Working Capital PS	-49.51	%
Earnings Yield	2.81	%
Average PE	81.92
Years in average	4
PE to PE average	43.45	%

Ashtead Group Financial Ratios

(Leverage Ratios)
Debt Ratio	65.38	%
Debt-to-Equity Ratio	1.89
Debt-to-Equity Ratio (excl. Intgbl)	6.47
Debt-to-Equity Market Value	0.33
Net Gearing	69.32	%
Net Gearing (excl. Intangibles)	87.57	%
Gross Gearing	70.56	%
Gross Gearing (excl. Intangibles)	89.14	%
Gearing Under 1 Year	14.96	%
Gearing Under 1 Year (excl. Intgbl)	18.89	%
Assets/Equity	3.40
Cash/Equity	4.22
(Liquidity Ratios)
Net Working Capital to Total Assets	-3.42	%
Current Ratio	0.77
Quick Ratio (Acid Test)	0.72
Liquidity Ratio	0.08
Cash & Equiv/Current Assets	10.76	%
(Solvency Ratios)
Enterprise Value	4,212.88	m
CFO/Sales	0.03
CFO/Attributable Profit	0.34
CFO/Assets	0.02
CFO/Debt	0.02
Total Debt/Equity Market Value	0.42
Total Debt/Sales	1.17
Total Debt/Pre-Tax Profit	9.86
Total Debt	1,329.40	m
Total Debt/Net Current Assets	-20.64	%
(Dodds - Graham Ratios)
3 yr Compound Earnings Growth	254.37	%
5 yr Compound Earnings Growth	4.62	%
10 yr Compound Earnings Growth	-	%
Earn drops > 5% in 10yrs	7

Beta (60-Mnth)	Beta (36-Mnth)
2.1255	2.2623

Alpha (60-Mnth)	Alpha (36-Mnth)
0.0430	0.0422

Ashtead Group Operating Ratios

(Profitability Ratios)
Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)	8.41	%
Return On Assets (ROA)	5.08	%
Net Profit Margin	7.80	%
Assets Turnover	0.65
Return On Equity (ROE)	15.95	%
Return On Investment (ROI)	5.88	%
Dividend Payout Ratio	19.66	%
Plowback Ratio	80.34	%
Growth from Plowback Ratio	13.72	%
Net Income Of Revenues	6.45	%
(Asset Utilisation Multiples)
Shareholders Equity Turnover	2.19
Fixed Assets Turnover	0.74
Current Assets Turnover	5.60
Net Working Capital Turnover
Inventory Turnover	91.13
(Other Operating Ratios)
Total Assets-to-Sales	1.53
Debtors-to-Sales	14.90	%
Debt Collection Period	54.40	Days

Ashtead Group Dividends

Announcement Date	Type	Curr.	Dividend Amount	Period Start	Period End	Ex Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Total Dividend Amount
11 Dec 2012	Interim	GBX	1.50	05/01/2012	10/31/2012	01/16/2013	01/18/2013	02/06/2013	-
21 Jun 2012	Final	GBX	2.50	04/30/2011	04/30/2012	08/15/2012	08/17/2012	09/07/2012	3.50
08 Dec 2011	Interim	GBX	1.00	04/30/2011	04/30/2012	01/18/2012	01/20/2012	02/08/2012	-
16 Jun 2011	Final	GBX	2.07	04/30/2010	04/30/2011	08/17/2011	08/19/2011	09/09/2011	3.00
09 Dec 2010	Interim	GBX	0.93	04/30/2010	04/30/2011	01/19/2011	01/21/2011	02/09/2011	-
12 Jul 2010	Final	GBX	2.00	04/30/2009	04/30/2010	08/18/2010	08/20/2010	09/10/2010	2.90
03 Dec 2009	Interim	GBX	0.90	05/01/2009	10/31/2009	01/13/2010	01/15/2010	02/03/2010	-
18 Jun 2009	Final	GBX	1.68	04/30/2008	04/30/2009	08/19/2009	08/21/2009	09/11/2009	2.56
09 Dec 2008	Interim	GBX	0.90	05/01/2008	10/31/2008	01/28/2009	01/30/2009	02/12/2009	-
24 Jun 2008	Final	GBX	1.68	04/30/2007	04/30/2008	09/03/2008	09/05/2008	09/26/2008	2.50
11 Dec 2007	Interim	GBX	0.83	05/01/2007	10/31/2007	02/06/2008	02/08/2008	02/29/2008	-
25 Jun 2007	Final	GBX	1.10	04/30/2006	04/30/2007	09/05/2007	09/07/2007	09/28/2007	1.65
12 Dec 2006	Interim	GBX	0.55	05/01/2006	10/31/2006	02/07/2007	02/09/2007	02/28/2007	-
27 Jun 2006	Final	GBX	1.00	04/30/2005	04/30/2006	07/26/2006	07/28/2006	09/28/2006	1.50
13 Dec 2005	Interim	GBX	0.50	05/01/2005	10/31/2005	02/15/2006	02/17/2006	02/28/2006	-
15 Jul 2003	Final	GBX	-	04/30/2002	04/30/2003	-	-	-	0.62
15 Jan 2003	Interim	GBX	0.62	05/01/2002	10/31/2002	02/26/2003	02/28/2003	04/07/2003	-
09 Jul 2002	Final	GBX	2.88	04/30/2001	04/30/2002	09/04/2002	09/06/2002	09/30/2002	3.50
16 Jan 2002	Interim	GBX	0.62	05/01/2001	10/31/2001	02/27/2002	03/01/2002	04/08/2002	-
17 Jul 2001	Final	GBX	2.88	04/30/2000	04/30/2001	09/05/2001	09/07/2001	10/10/2001	3.50
22 Jan 2001	Interim	GBX	0.62	05/01/2000	10/31/2000	02/28/2001	03/02/2001	04/06/2001	-
10 Jul 2000	Final	GBX	2.60	04/30/1999	04/30/2000	09/04/2000	09/08/2000	10/11/2000	3.16
03 Feb 2000	Interim	GBX	0.56	05/01/1999	10/31/1999	02/28/2000	03/03/2000	04/06/2000	-
12 Jul 1999	Final	GBX	2.22	04/30/1998	04/30/1999	09/06/1999	09/10/1999	10/06/1999	2.70
13 Jul 1998	Final	GBX	1.89	04/30/1997	04/30/1998	09/07/1998	09/11/1998	10/12/1998	2.30

Ashtead Group Fundamentals

	30 Apr 2009 (GBP)		30 Apr 2010 (GBP)		30 Apr 2011 (GBP)		30 Apr 2012 (GBP)
turnover	974.00	100.00%	769.60	100.00%	846.50	100.00%	1,134.60	100.00%	m
pre tax profit	0.80	0.08%	4.80	0.62%	1.70	0.20%	134.80	11.88%	m
attributable profit	63.00	6.47%	2.10	0.27%	0.90	0.11%	88.50	7.80%	m
retained profit	50.10	5.14%	-10.70	-1.39%	-13.70	-1.62%	73.20	6.45%	m
eps - basic	12.50		0.40		0.20		17.80
eps - diluted	12.50		0.40		0.20		17.30
dividends per share	2.56		2.90		3.00		3.50

Ashtead Group Balance Sheet

	30 Apr 2009 (GBP)		30 Apr 2010 (GBP)		30 Apr 2011 (GBP)		30 Apr 2012 (GBP)


	30 Apr 2009 (GBP)		30 Apr 2010 (GBP)		30 Apr 2011 (GBP)		30 Apr 2012 (GBP)
ASSETS
fixed assets	1,294.00	69.52%	1,101.60	65.09%	1,036.20	64.82%	1,263.40	67.06%	m
intangibles	391.30	21.02%	376.90	22.27%	367.20	22.97%	392.70	20.84%	m
fixed investments	12.60	0.68%	13.50	0.80%	7.20	0.45%	10.60	0.56%	m
current assets - other	1.60	0.09%	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	m
stocks	10.40	0.56%	9.90	0.58%	11.50	0.72%	13.40	0.71%	m
debtors	149.80	8.05%	135.80	8.02%	157.60	9.86%	180.60	9.59%	m
cash & securities	1.70	0.09%	54.80	3.24%	18.80	1.18%	23.40	1.24%	m

TOTAL	1,861.40	100%	1,692.50	100%	1,598.50	100%	1,884.10	100%	m

LIABILITIES
creditors - short	131.00	7.04%	147.80	8.73%	188.30	11.78%	281.80	14.96%	m
creditors - long	1,204.40	64.70%	1,044.40	61.71%	928.80	58.10%	1,047.60	55.60%	m
creditors - other	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	m
subordinated loans	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	m
insurance funds	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	m

TOTAL	1,335.40	71.74%	1,192.20	70.44%	1,117.10	69.88%	1,329.40	70.56%	m

EQUITY
ord cap, reserves	526.00	28.26%	500.30	29.56%	481.40	30.12%	554.70	29.44%	m
prefs, minorities	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	m

TOTAL	526.00	28.26%	500.30	29.56%	481.40	30.12%	554.70	29.44%	m

OTHER
NAV Basic	-		-		-		-
NAV Diluted	-		-		-		-

Ashtead Group Cash Flow Statement

	30 Apr 2009 (GBP)	30 Apr 2010 (GBP)	30 Apr 2011 (GBP)	30 Apr 2012 (GBP)
Operating CF	177.10	193.70	69.50	30.40	m
Pre-Financing CF	-245.60	190.30	18.80	-34.60	m
Retained CF	-0.40	53.10	-35.90	4.60	m

Ashtead Group Brokers

Name	Activity	Type	Mnemonic	Code
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOT N.V.	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	RBSM	ABNAGB22
Arden Partners Plc	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	ARDA	ARRRGB2100A
Citigrp Global Mkt UK Equities	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	CITI	SBUKGB21
Deutsche Bank AG London Branch	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	DEUT	DEUTGB2L
Evolution Securities Limited	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	EVO	EVBGGB21MMT
Goldman Sachs International	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	GSCO	GSILGB2X
HSBC Bank plc	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	HSBC	JCAPGB2L
Investec Bank Plc	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	INV.	IHCSGB21002
J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	JPMS	JPMSGB2L
J.P. Morgan Cazenove Limited	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	CAZR	CAZEGB2L
Merrill Lynch International	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	MLSB	SNCSGB2LBIC
Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	PMUR	PMURGB2L
Commerzbank AG	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	KLWT	DRESGB2LPST
Shore Capital Stockbrokers Ltd	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	SCAP	SHOCGB21
UBS AG	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	UBS.	UBSWGB2LEQU
Winterflood Securities Ltd	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	WINS	WNTSGB2LBIC

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