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Sage Company Financial Information Sage share price | Sage company information | Sage Share Charts | Sage Share News  Company name:  Sage Grp.  Company Description:  The development, distribution and support of business management software and related products and services for medium-sized and smaller businesses  EPIC:  SGE  Trading Currency:  GBX  Market Sector:  FS10  ISIN:  GB0008021650  Market Segment:  SET1  Share Type:  DE  WWW Address:  http://www.sage.com/  Description:  ORD 1P  Industry Sector:  SOFTWARE & COMPUTER SERVICES  Price  Price Change [%]  Bid  Ask  Open  High  Low  Volume  219.50   -2.7 [-1.22]  219.30  219.50  222.10  222.10  218.80  402,631  Market Cap. [m]  Shares In Issue [m]  Beta  EPS  DPS  PE Ratio  Yield  52-Wks-Range  2,882.44  1,313.19  0.95  12.73  7.21  17.24  3.28  239.20 - 150.00 Sage Key Figures (at previous day's close) Market Cap. 2,882.44 m Shares In Issue 1,313.19 m Prev. Close 222.20 PE Ratio 17.24   Dividend Yield 3.28 % EPS - basic 12.73 p Dividend PS 7.21 p Dividend Cover 1.77   Cash Flow PS 19.35 p Return On Equity (ROE) 13.34 % Operating Margin 18.61 % PEG Factor 2.32   EPS Growth Rate 7.43 % Dividends PS Growth Rate 3.00 % Net Debt 1,220.90 m Gross Gearing 50.87 % Quick Assets 337.70 m Net Working Capital -342.00 m Intangibles / Fixed Assets 93.36 % Turnover PS 98.62 p Pre-Tax Profit PS 18.35 p Retained Profit PS 4.58 p Cash PS 5.34 p Net Cash PS -46.83 p Net Tangible Asset Value PS * -61.09 p Net Asset Value PS 94.96 p Spread 0.20 (0.09%)   * 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. Sage Balance Sheet Sage Share Price Sample Period † High Low 1 week 227.00 218.50 4 weeks 230.00 210.10 12 weeks 239.20 210.10 1 year 239.20 150.00 Sage Share Price (5 years) Sage Historic Returns Giorni da oggi † Open Change % Open Avg. Avg. Daily Vol [m] Total Vol [m] VWAP 1 week 227.00 -7.50 -3.30 221.62 3.09 - 221.53 4 weeks 221.40 -1.90 -0.86 220.15 2.86 - 219.73 12 weeks 218.70 0.80 0.37 224.57 3.63 - 224.84 26 weeks 192.40 27.10 14.09 207.16 4.91 - 202.80 1 year 162.70 56.80 34.91 191.40 5.51 - 187.60 3 years 258.75 -39.25 -15.17 214.46 8.10 - 220.23 5 years 197.00 22.50 11.42 221.05 8.34 - 224.22 † periods calculated are whole weeks rather than calendar months Sage Key Management Ratios Sage Investment Ratios (Market value analysis) at previous day's close PQ Ratio 76.21   PE Ratio 17.24   Tobin's Q Ratio 1.21   Tobin's Q Ratio (excl. intangibles) 6.21   Dividend Yield 3.28 % Market-to-Book Ratio 2.31   Price-to-Pre-Tax Profit PS 11.96   Price-to-Retained Profit PS 47.96   Price-to-Cash Flow PS 11.34   Price-to-Sales PS 2.23   Price-to-Net Tangible Asset Value PS -3.59   Price-to-Cash PS 41.12   Net Working Capital PS -26.04   Price Pct to Working Capital PS -8.43 % Earnings Yield 5.80 % Average PE 19.33   Years in average 5   PE to PE average 89.20 % Sage Financial Ratios (Leverage Ratios) Debt Ratio 32.70 % Debt-to-Equity Ratio 0.49   Debt-to-Equity Ratio (excl. Intgbl) -0.76   Debt-to-Equity Market Value 0.21   Net Gearing 48.10 % Net Gearing (excl. Intangibles) 249.77 % Gross Gearing 50.87 % Gross Gearing (excl. Intangibles) 264.12 % Gearing Under 1 Year 26.99 % Gearing Under 1 Year (excl. Intgbl) 140.16 % Assets/Equity 2.04   Cash/Equity 5.62   (Liquidity Ratios) Net Working Capital to Total Assets -13.48 % Current Ratio 0.50   Quick Ratio (Acid Test) 0.49   Liquidity Ratio 0.10   Cash & Equiv/Current Assets 20.43 % (Solvency Ratios) Enterprise Value 3,418.24 m CFO/Sales 0.20   CFO/Attributable Profit 1.53   CFO/Assets 0.10   CFO/Debt 0.20   Total Debt/Equity Market Value 0.45   Total Debt/Sales 1.00   Total Debt/Pre-Tax Profit 5.36   Total Debt 1,291.00 m Total Debt/Net Current Assets -3.77 % (Dodds - Graham Ratios) 3 yr Compound Earnings Growth 2.53 % 5 yr Compound Earnings Growth 5.16 % 10 yr Compound Earnings Growth 11.67 % Earn drops > 5% in 10yrs -   Beta (60-Mnth) Beta (36-Mnth) 0.9490 0.8906 Alpha (60-Mnth) Alpha (36-Mnth) 0.0013 0.0007 Sage Operating Ratios (Profitability Ratios) Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 13.01 % Return On Assets (ROA) 7.01 % Net Profit Margin 12.84 % Assets Turnover 0.55   Return On Equity (ROE) 13.34 % Return On Investment (ROI) 9.55 % Dividend Payout Ratio 56.64 % Plowback Ratio 43.36 % Growth from Plowback Ratio 6.27 % Net Income Of Revenues 4.64 % (Asset Utilisation Multiples) Shareholders Equity Turnover 1.13   Fixed Assets Turnover 0.63   Current Assets Turnover 4.02   Net Working Capital Turnover -   Inventory Turnover 237.61   (Other Operating Ratios) Total Assets-to-Sales 1.83   Debtors-to-Sales 19.22 % Debt Collection Period 70.17 Days Sage Dividends Announcement Date Type Curr. Dividend Amount Period Start Period End Ex Date Record Date Payment Date Total Dividend Amount 03 Dec 2008 Final GBP 4.78 09/30/2007 09/30/2008 02/04/2009 02/06/2009 03/06/2009 7.21 28 Nov 2007 Final GBP 5.78 09/30/2006 09/30/2007 02/06/2008 02/08/2008 07/03/2008 7.00 08 May 2007 Interim GBP 1.27 10/01/2006 03/31/2007 05/16/2007 05/18/2007 06/15/2007 - 30 Nov 2005 Final GBP 2.51 09/30/2005 09/30/2006 02/08/2006 02/10/2006 03/08/2006 3.59 09 May 2006 Interim GBP 1.08 10/01/2005 03/31/2006 05/17/2006 05/19/2006 06/16/2006 - 01 Dec 2004 Final GBP 1.72 09/30/2003 09/30/2004 02/09/2005 02/11/2005 03/11/2005 2.33 11 May 2004 Interim GBP 0.61 10/01/2003 03/31/2004 05/19/2004 05/21/2004 06/18/2004 - 02 Dec 2003 Final GBP 1.10 09/30/2002 09/30/2003 02/11/2004 02/13/2004 03/12/2004 1.10 07 May 2003 Interim GBP 0.56 10/01/2002 03/31/2003 05/14/2003 05/16/2003 06/13/2003 - 03 Dec 2002 Final GBP 1.34 09/30/2001 09/30/2002 02/19/2003 02/21/2003 03/14/2003 1.50 30 Apr 2002 Interim GBP 0.16 10/01/2001 03/31/2002 05/15/2002 05/17/2002 06/17/2002 - 05 Dec 2001 Final GBP 0.28 09/30/2000 09/30/2001 02/06/2002 02/08/2002 03/08/2002 0.43 09 May 2001 Interim GBP 0.14 10/01/2000 03/31/2001 05/16/2001 05/18/2001 06/19/2001 - 06 Dec 2000 Final GBP 0.26 09/30/1999 09/30/2000 02/07/2001 02/09/2001 03/07/2001 0.39 09 May 2000 Interim GBP 0.13 10/01/1999 03/31/2000 05/15/2000 05/19/2000 06/19/2000 - 08 Dec 1999 Final GBP 0.23 09/30/1998 09/30/1999 01/31/2000 02/04/2000 03/01/2000 0.35 09 Dec 1998 Final GBP 0.21 09/30/1997 09/30/1998 02/01/1999 02/05/1999 03/01/1999 0.32 Sage Fundamentals   30 Sep 2005 (GBP) 30 Sep 2006 (GBP) 30 Sep 2007 (GBP) 30 Sep 2008 (GBP) turnover 759.60 100.00% 935.60 100.00% 1,157.60 100.00% 1,295.00 100.00% m pre tax profit 193.60 25.49% 221.20 23.64% 223.30 19.29% 241.00 18.61% m attributable profit 132.30 17.42% 152.50 16.30% 154.10 13.31% 166.30 12.84% m retained profit 98.40 12.95% 113.40 12.12% 105.10 9.08% 60.10 4.64% m eps - basic 10.31   11.81   11.85   12.73   eps - diluted 10.26   11.73   11.79   12.69   dividends per share -   3.59   7.00   7.21   Sage Balance Sheet   30 Sep 2005 (GBP) 30 Sep 2006 (GBP) 30 Sep 2007 (GBP) 30 Sep 2008 (GBP)   30 Sep 2005 (GBP) 30 Sep 2006 (GBP) 30 Sep 2007 (GBP) 30 Sep 2008 (GBP) ASSETS  fixed assets 119.90 7.94% 133.80 6.05% 130.50 5.91% 140.50 5.54% m  intangibles 1,122.20 74.29% 1,747.50 79.04% 1,767.60 80.06% 2,049.20 80.74% m  fixed investments 46.00 3.05% 26.30 1.19% 8.30 0.38% 5.20 0.20% m  current assets - other - -% - -% - -% - -% m  stocks 3.50 0.23% 5.60 0.25% 5.50 0.25% 5.40 0.21% m  debtors 149.90 9.92% 215.70 9.76% 230.30 10.43% 267.60 10.54% m  cash & securities 69.10 4.57% 82.00 3.71% 65.60 2.97% 70.10 2.76% m TOTAL 1,510.60 100% 2,210.90 100% 2,207.80 100% 2,538.00 100% m LIABILITIES  creditors - short 440.60 29.17% 558.40 25.26% 577.60 26.16% 685.10 26.99% m  creditors - long 181.10 11.99% 674.90 30.53% 577.60 26.16% 605.90 23.87% m  creditors - other - -% - -% - -% - -% m  subordinated loans - -% - -% - -% - -% m  insurance funds - -% - -% - -% - -% m TOTAL 621.70 41.16% 1,233.30 55.78% 1,155.20 52.32% 1,291.00 50.87% m EQUITY  ord cap, reserves 888.70 58.83% 977.50 44.21% 1,052.60 47.68% 1,247.00 49.13% m  prefs, minorities 0.20 0.01% 0.10 0.00% - -% - -% m TOTAL 888.90 58.84% 977.60 44.22% 1,052.60 47.68% 1,247.00 49.13% m OTHER NAV Basic -   -   -   -   NAV Diluted -   -   -   -   Sage Cash Flow Statement 30 Sep 2005 (GBP) 30 Sep 2006 (GBP) 30 Sep 2007 (GBP) 30 Sep 2008 (GBP) Operating CF 178.40 192.80 220.20 254.10 m Pre-Financing CF 59.50 -441.10 87.10 134.40 m Retained CF -5.20 15.10 -14.10 -3.30 m Sage Brokers Name Activity Type Mnemonic Code Evolution Securities Limited Market Maker(MME) Broker/Dealer EVO EVBGGB21MMT Piper Jaffray Limited Market Maker(MME) Broker/Dealer PIPR PIPRGB21 Winterflood Secs Ld Market Maker(MME) Broker/Dealer WINS WNTSGB2LBIC

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