Nord Anglia Education Share Discussion Threads

[muffster] 26/5/2006 06:32

Nord Anglia Education is a leading provider of education, training and childcare
with three distinct operating divisions - International Schools, Nurseries and
Learning Services

HIGHLIGHTS

* Significant progress in International Schools and Learning Services
Divisions

* Initiatives under way to improve occupancy levels in Nurseries Division

* Operating profit from continuing operations (excluding exceptional items)
up 7% at #2.5m (2005: #2.4m)

* Profit before taxation (excluding exceptional items) rose by 31% to #0.9m
(2005: #0.7m)

* Earnings per share, adjusted for exceptional items, increased by 7.6% to
1.69p (2005: 1.57p).

* Group well placed to benefit from strong growth in demand, particularly in
Asia, for British education

* Banking facilities revised



Alan Kelsey, Chairman of Nord Anglia, comments:

"Overall we expect Group performance for the current year to be broadly in line
with market expectations, with strong performances from the International
Schools and Learning Services Divisions and an anticipated improvement in the
second half-year from the Nursery Division. Further ahead, we anticipate
substantial progress from the Group, which will be achieved without dependence
on major improvements in the nurseries."

26 May 2006

ENQUIRIES:

Nord Anglia Education plc 01283 496583
Andrew Fitzmaurice, Chief Executive
Stephen Hyde, Finance Director

College Hill 020 7457 2020
Gareth David
Anthony Parker




Nord Anglia Education plc

Interim Results for the six months to 28 February 2006



CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT

I am pleased to be able to report on a period of significant progress in two of
our three business divisions - International Schools and Learning Services -
while our third division, Nurseries, has seen occupancy levels stabilise in a
difficult market.

[robbie12] 24/5/2006 13:02

Broker Date
Investec Securities 03-05-06

2006
Pre-tax £5.00m EPS 12.17p
PE Prospective (x) 9.12

2007
Pre-tax £9.10m EPS 19.31p
PE Prospective (x) 5.75

So trading on a forward PE of less than 6.

[robbie12] 22/5/2006 18:27

Holding up incredibly well. Fingers crossed for Friday.

[robbie12] 17/5/2006 21:32

Results out on May 26th. Luck all.

[u813061] 17/5/2006 13:20

Canada Life increased their shareholding with a 100,000 share purchase. Institutionl investors are topping up.

[robbie12] 15/5/2006 12:41

Actually up on the day: closed Friday at 113.5/116.5 but for some reason it did not generate a closing price. To me it seems clearly 115. Now trading 114.75/116 ie 115.5. Nice buys lined up. All the best.

[mryesyes] 13/5/2006 17:53

I got 1000 at 115.15 on Monday in the morning, so I'm with you. I've done so 3 mornings now.

[u813061] 12/5/2006 06:59

Keep hanging in there. I just buy 1000 at a time and I get them ok. Always buy in the morning.

[robbie12] 11/5/2006 08:40

Tried to buy 7500 this morning and could not even get them at 116. The mere mention of it and they just pushed the price up. Something going on behind the scenes me thinks.

[robbie12] 10/5/2006 17:37

Been out all day - nice to see it keep rising.

[u813061] 10/5/2006 06:54

Robbie, good luck with your purchase. No sellers about so you may have trouble buying such a large amount.

[u813061] 09/5/2006 14:59

Robbie12 I am with you on this one.

The price goes up virtually every day, instituitions are clearly buying in.

Interim Results due end of May. Either the nursery business will see improved results or the activist shareholders will demand its sale.

[robbie12] 09/5/2006 13:56

NB 1% of the company bought today at 115p.

[hectorp] 05/5/2006 07:27

'tipped' sort of , by Bearbull in the Inv. Chronicle.
as a share with more cash than the share price,
at 34% of its 5 year high, average free cash 14.9p/share, value as annuity 115p, percentage cash/share price, 167%.
in same situation he seees Salvesen, Metal Bulletin, Trifast, JJB sports, Kingfisher ( I hold)

[hectorp] 05/5/2006 07:20

About time they reintroduced British Educational Standards back in Britain.

- as a contrarian I like the look of NAE.
and the chinese deal recently looks to be good business.

[muffster] 02/5/2006 19:53

Sean - better than yours however, sub 80p? Good one!

[u813061] 13/4/2006 10:31

Overseas business is booming. UK education standards are very popular in the developing world.

Nurseries still underperforming. Maybe the activist fund managers will push the management harder on improving this business.

[muffster] 07/4/2006 21:43

Sean shut up. This is a good time to invest as the NAV per share is in the region of 150 to 200p and the the company is making great strides to win new business, like Abu.