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SMIN Smiths Group Plc

1,641.50
-12.00 (-0.73%)
28 Mar 2024 - Closed
Delayed by 15 minutes
Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Smiths Group Plc LSE:SMIN London Ordinary Share GB00B1WY2338 ORD 37.5P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  -12.00 -0.73% 1,641.50 1,640.00 1,641.00 1,661.50 1,639.50 1,655.50 1,066,654 16:35:29
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Srch,det,nav,guid,aero Sys 3.04B 231M 0.6613 24.81 5.73B
Smiths Group Plc is listed in the Srch,det,nav,guid,aero Sys sector of the London Stock Exchange with ticker SMIN. The last closing price for Smiths was 1,653.50p. Over the last year, Smiths shares have traded in a share price range of 1,517.50p to 1,775.00p.

Smiths currently has 349,302,990 shares in issue. The market capitalisation of Smiths is £5.73 billion. Smiths has a price to earnings ratio (PE ratio) of 24.81.

Smiths Share Discussion Threads

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DateSubjectAuthorDiscuss
16/3/2006
09:10
only a matter of time IMO as economics/political forces take their course. presumably there is a lot of value that could be created by folding some of the divisions into other specialist entities . if this stock would be say £12+ if broken up, someone will do it, one way or another.
bidman
15/3/2006
13:40
The city doesnt like conglomerates - they want a break up - SMIN seem to be doing quite well as they are - 'if it aint broke then dont fix it' comes to mind ...
roodboy
15/3/2006
08:36
very positive tone, but the share price falls. think people were hoping for a demerger/disposal
bidman
15/3/2006
07:30
Smiths Group PLC
15 March 2006

Smiths Group: Interim Results 2006

Highlights

• Sales increased by 19% to £1,590m in the first half of the year
• Headline operating profit up 22% to £194m, headline EPS up 18% to
24.0p
• Statutory operating profit up 19% to £188m, EPS up 12% to 23.7p
• Cash conversion at 90% in the first half, with working capital reduced
• Company-funded R&D at 6% of sales, driving future growth and returns
• Interim dividend increased by 6.5% to 9.85p
• Aerospace sales up 10% with continued investment for future returns
• Strong sales and profit growth in Detection, with technology base
broadened
• Underlying sales growth of 6% in Medical; Medex integration on track
• Increased sales and margins in Specialty Engineering


Commenting on the results, Keith Butler-Wheelhouse, Chief Executive said: 'For
the first half of 2006, Smiths has recorded another period of strong growth.
Headline pre-tax profit grew by 18%, following the 18% increase in the 2005 full
year. We have improved the operating margin, generated a robust cash-flow and
stepped up our investment to drive future sales and profits. Market conditions
are positive, and we expect to sustain the pace of growth through the second
half. The dividend increase reflects the Board's confidence that Smiths will
continue to perform well.'

spacemoggy
14/3/2006
12:20
interim results on thursday. could there be a pleasant surprise like a big restructuring/ break up? eg sell john crane, spin off medical and a massive capital repayment to shareholders?

surely these guys have got to come up with something

bidman
08/3/2006
22:55
shame it didn't hold
cambium
08/3/2006
09:25
A nice rise this morning in a falling market....Rick
spacemoggy
06/3/2006
10:27
9.32 looks like good support
cambium
01/3/2006
14:42
Cheap now.
penycae
22/2/2006
16:34
thanks ruudy
spinkydink
22/2/2006
10:55
LONDON (AFX) - Smiths Group PLC unit Smiths Aerospace said it has been
selected by Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) to provide the next generation
Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) for the Korean Helicopter Program, in
a scheme worth over 20 mln usd.
The program will include more than 250 aircraft for the Korean Army and the
potential to retrofit legacy platforms in Korea.
Localised production, which will include supply from Smiths' facilities in
Southampton and Michigan, will begin in 2010 with delivery beginning in 2011.
Smiths' single box HUMS will provide increased aircraft safety,
availability, reliability, maintainability and Life Cycle Costs.
Smiths' HUMS includes an airborne data acquisition and processing unit,
pilot display, PC card data transfer unit, airborne and ground software.

roodboy
17/2/2006
08:36
Charts looking good.
penycae
16/2/2006
14:46
Long 965....Rick
spacemoggy
16/2/2006
12:17
Smiths Group 956 up 11-1/2
Break-up speculation

cambium
15/2/2006
16:43
Nice rise today. Hope we have a steady build up to the results.
penycae
14/2/2006
15:52
Fall not justified. Glad to see you did O.K. with Rolls shuisky.
penycae
11/2/2006
09:41
Conspiracy theory nuber whatever: run the price down then launch a bid.
In today's Guardian (not yet on the website) it says that Smiths could be vulnerable to a bid from Honeywell, a US rival that is looking to beef up its aerospace division.

benson
10/2/2006
15:20
P- I agree with you, and note the fall in Rolls share price after the results. Hedge fund's do tend to follow each other around, and there may have been a kind of complicit consensus here. The Aerospace sector has had a great run, and inevitably the doubters will start questioning how well Aerobus and Boeing will do this year as compared to last. I'm confident that the growth in passenger numbers will continue, particularly driven by Asian domestic and International routes.

Frankly, SMIN's recent fall doesn't mean much to me because i tend to hold longer term rather than short term trade. Having said that, I'd happily use this as a buying opportunity in Rolls if it gets a similar treatment ovber the next few days.

shuisky
10/2/2006
14:22
shuisky - yes I think so. This was an easy target following the sharp rise on the trading statement. It's not a "glam" stock, and can be pretty defenceless to a bear raid. When volume picks up though it tends to swing nicely. I am expecting the same pattern following the results.
penycae
10/2/2006
12:23
Credit Suisse have given it an 'outperform' rating - hence the rise.

Big volume today - 3 million in first hour.

benson
10/2/2006
09:54
Penycae, in your opinion, is today's rise due to short covering?
shuisky
10/2/2006
09:05
Totally unjustified fall in my view - so I'm in.
broadwood
09/2/2006
16:10
3.4% on loan.
penycae
09/2/2006
15:29
Dont think this is just profit-taking - what profit?
In a strong market this fall alarms me as it seems to be without reason.
Anyone got any insight or are headed back to where we were a year ago????

john3419
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