Primary Recommendation

Rok Property - Fantastic set of figures

April 2004

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Rok Property is fast developing as a reliable growth stock, with interests in property development, contracting and maintenance. Since 2001 pretax profits have jumped from £3.8m to £11.4m with earnings lifting from 19.6p to 32.1p. Last year's earnings grew by 35% and could do similar this year as Rok is starting to talk about making further acquisitions. Even without one, the shares trade on a prospective PE of 10.6 for this year falling to 9.4 next. Well versed in turnaroundsRok started out as EBC (Exeter Building Company), a sleepy regional building contractor operating in the South West, which had been established in the 1930s. By the time the current ch ...

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Market Comment April

Redstone - Forecast profitability in current year

Rok (November 2010)

Rok (September 2010)

Rok (June 2010)

Rok (April 2010)

Rok- 80% visibility over 2010 sales from self-styled Nation's Local Builder (January 2010)

Rok - Prospective PE of 11.1 (September 2006)

Rok Property (February 2006)

ROK Property - Margins should bounce back (September 2005)

ROK Property (May 2005)

Rok Property - Construction shares still in demand (April 2005)

Rok Property - Closes Spaceage division (March 2005)

ROK Property (December 2004)

ROK Property - Consistent growth for four years (September 2004)

Rok Property (July 2004)

Rok Property Solutions - Positive AGM statement (May 2004)

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