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Rok - Prospective PE of 11.1

September 2006

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  • Epic Code:
  • ROK
  • Price:
  • 640p
Rok's recent performance cannot be faulted, with the shares hitting a string of new highs following slightly better than expected interim results to 30 June, paving the way for the sixth year of profit growth. Turnover was up by a quarter to £301m with pretax profit rising by 28% to £7.8m (before goodwill charges and exceptional items). Eps on the same basis lifted 14% to 18.9p. As these results show, Rok Building was again the main profit driver with operating profit up 28% to £6m on sales of £242m. On a like-for-like basis, excluding acquisitions, divisional turnover grew by 13%. Operating margin was maintained at 2.7%. The division began life as a regional contractor but has been steered in rece ...

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