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Current Price Information for United Business Media (UBM) Add to Stockwatch
DateCurrentChangeTo Buy To Sell Intra High Intra Low Intra Vol
10-09-2010594.00 xd+14.00 (2.41%)594.00593.50595.50579.50526,542
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Historic Price Info (all prices in GB pence)
12 Mth HighDate12 Mth Low Date1 Wk Ago 1 Mth Ago 1 Year Ago
587.5003-09-2010408.3009-02-2010578.50 (+2.68%)546.50 (+8.69%)475.80 (+24.84%)
* Prices are 15 minutes delayed
Activities
Company provides business information services principally to the technology, healthcare, media, automotive and financial services industries. The services are provided by news distribution, publishing and events organising businesses. UBM plans to extend the range of its services to its key business sectors by investing in new products, by providing its services globally and by acquiring companies which extend its range of products and enhance its growth prospects.
Contact Details
Ludgate House, 245 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 9UY.
Telephone+44 (0)20 7921 5000Websitehttp://www.unm.com/
RegistrarsEquinitiReg Tel 0871 384 2030
StockbrokersCredit SuisseJPMorgan Cazenove 
Fundamental Info   
Shares in Issue244,217,734 (Ord 33 71/88p) SEAQ/Epicubm
SEDOLB2R84W0
Annualised Dividend24.2000 Dividend Cover1.28
Latest Pay date14-10-2010 Latest Ex-Div date25-08-2010
EPS30.90 FloatedMar 47
Market Capitalisation (£m) 1450.653 Enterprise Value (£m) 2239.453
SectorMedia % of Sector by Cap 2.764
IndustryMedia Agencies % of Industry by Cap 10.132
Last RNS Announcement 09-09-2010 ListingFULL
Last Annual Results 05-03-2010 Last Interim Results 30-07-2010
Total Assets (m)1,324.000Total Liabilities (m)938.200
Total Equity (m)385.800Cash & Equivalents (m)158.900
Net Gearing (%) 58.860 Gross Gearing (%) 70.861
Net Assets (m) 385.800 Op Cash Flow (m) 113.2
Debt Ratio55.378 Debt-to-Equity0.510
Assets/Equity3.432 Cash/Equity41.187
Quick Ratio0.716 Current Ratio0.733
Traded Volume: More...Number of trades931Trading Closed 
Bought Volume288,001Sold Volume193,775Unknown Volume71,497
First Auction Price581.5Last Auction Price594Last Auction Time16:35:14
Last Auction Vol96264Quote Size1Market Size10,000
Minimum Order0Maximum Order999,999,921Maximum Order Days90
Last Trade TickDOWNVWAP (all trades)590.1VWAP (auto trades)590.4263
Uncrossed Price594Uncrossed Time16:35:14Uncrossed Volume96,264
Name change history
DateShareWhat Happened?
18-12-2000 United News & Media Renamed to: United Business Media
Share Adjustments
DateIssueFactorDetails
17-11-1998 Demerger 1
One Year Chart Click for Full Charting facilities
Broker and Press Comments - Expand/Show All
DateCommentMore
24-08-2010 -1.5, (553.5) JPMorgan Cazenove raises United Business Media price target to 675p from 600p, ...
02-08-2010 +12, (571) Morgan Stanley raises United Business Media to 535p from 510p, following 1H earnin ...
02-08-2010 +12, (571) Investec raises United Business Media price target to 686p from 639p after a good ...
30-07-2010 -28.5, (550.5) Numis Securities downgrades United Business Media to hold from add. It notes t ...
30-07-2010 -28.5, (550.5) Credit Suisse raises United Business Media price target to 645p from 620p foll ...
30-07-2010 -28.5, (550.5) Collins Stewart downgrades United Business Media to hold from buy following st ...
30-07-2010 -28.5, (550.5) United Business Media PLC said it's on track to meet full-year forecasts as th ...
30-07-2010 -28.5, (550.5) United Business Media's 1H results are slightly ahead of KBC Peel's forecasts ...
21-07-2010 +16, (534.5) Royal Bank of Scotland nudges up United Business Media price target to 540p from ...
08-07-2010 +4, (517) Morgan Stanley upgrades WPP Group (WPP.LN) and UBM (UBM.LN), both to equalweight fr ...
14-06-2010 +3.5, (523.5) United Business Media's (UBM.LN) South American acquisitions increase its expos ...
14-05-2010 -13, (532.5) Altium Securities raises United Business Media price target to 655p from 625p fo ...
11-05-2010 +4, (529) Collins Stewart initiates United Business Media at buy with 600p price target. Sees ...
04-05-2010 -10.5, (551.5) HSBC initiates coverage of four UK media stocks in the professional publicatio ...
22-04-2010 +0, (550) an article in Shares Magazine reports: With a market value of GBP1.6bn and bookings ...
15-04-2010 +8, (548) Investec Securities initiates coverage on Reed Elsevier (REL.LN) with a hold rating ...
12-04-2010 -0.5, (553.5) Morgan Stanley increases Informa price target to 425p from 355p, keeping overwe ...
09-04-2010 +0, (550) Credit Suisse lifts UBM (UBM.LN) target price to 620p from 590p and raises its 2010 ...
07-04-2010 -5, (557.5) Jefferies raises its price target for United Business Media to 509p from 400p ref ...
26-03-2010 +4.5, (554) Altium Securities raises United Business Media (UBM.LN) target to 625p from 550p ...
Latest RNS Information - Show More
DateTimeHeadlineMore
09-09-2010 09:51:00 United Bus Media Ld Holding(s) in CompanyDetails
07-09-2010 10:09:00 United Bus Media Ld Holding(s) in CompanyDetails
06-09-2010 07:00:00 United Bus Media Ld AcquisitionDetails
03-09-2010 10:22:00 United Bus Media Ld Holding(s) in CompanyDetails
02-09-2010 09:58:00 United Bus Media Ld Holding(s) in CompanyDetails
01-09-2010 11:34:00 United Bus Media Ld Total Voting RightsDetails
01-09-2010 07:00:00 United Bus Media Ld Acquisition(s)Details
26-08-2010 16:54:00 United Bus Media Ld Holding(s) in CompanyDetails
19-08-2010 14:23:00 United Bus Media Ld Holding(s) in CompanyDetails
12-08-2010 13:11:00 United Bus Media Ld AcquisitionDetails
02-08-2010 10:09:00 United Bus Media Ld Total Voting RightsDetails
30-07-2010 07:01:00 United Bus Media Ld Acquisition(s)Details
30-07-2010 07:00:00 United Bus Media Ld Interim ResultsDetails
15-07-2010 09:57:00 United Bus Media Ld Holding(s) in CompanyDetails
08-07-2010 16:21:00 United Bus Media Ld Holding(s) in CompanyDetails
02-07-2010 11:59:00 United Bus Media Ld Blocklisting - Six Monthly ReturnDetails
01-07-2010 14:21:00 United Bus Media Ld Total Voting RightsDetails
28-06-2010 07:00:00 United Bus Media Ld UBM acquires Corporate360 for up to $1.4 millionDetails
14-06-2010 07:00:00 United Bus Media Ld UBM acquires majority stake in Concrete ShowDetails
14-06-2010 07:00:00 United Bus Media Ld UBM makes PR Newswire acquisitionsDetails
Recent Director Dealings
DateDirectorTransAmountTypePrice (p)Value (£)Holding%
14-05-2010 T.V. Neill BUY 4,311 ORD 553 23,840 10,000 -
29-03-2010 T.V. Neill BUY 900 ORD 549.78 4,948 5,689 -
26-03-2010 J.C. Botts FEES 5,447 ORD 435 23,694 38,921 -
26-03-2010 A.R. Gillespie FEES 848 ORD 435 3,689 3,806 -
26-03-2010 P. Kar FEES 848 ORD 435 3,689 5,804 -
26-03-2010 G.H. Lock FEES 227 ORD 435 987 10,227 -
26-03-2010 T.V. Neill FEES 889 ORD 435 3,867 4,789 -
26-03-2010 J. Newcomb FEES 848 ORD 435 3,689 17,511 -
26-03-2010 K.A. Thomson FEES 848 ORD 435 3,689 5,981 -
23-03-2010 T.V. Neill BUY 900 ORD 534.69 4,812 - -
Basic Result Information (figures in Millions unless specified)
DateTypeTurnoverProfitEPS (p)Dividend (p)Currency
30-06-2010 Interim 434.30 58.10 18.70 6.00 GBX
31-12-2009 Full Year 847.60 -35.70 30.90 24.20 GBX
30-06-2009 Interim 435.00 59.50 19.90 6.00 GBX
31-12-2008 Full Year 887.00 101.30 31.50 23.80 GBX
30-06-2008 Interim 445.60 76.30 25.00 5.60 GBX
31-12-2007 Full Year 801.60 129.50 42.70 21.60 GBX
30-06-2007 Interim 403.50 65.00 19.30 4.84 GBX
31-12-2006 Full Year 739.10 113.50 50.70 18.00 GBX
30-06-2006 Interim 394.50 64.00 16.60 4.40 GBX
31-12-2005 Full Year 675.80 232.20 157.10 15.00 GBX
20-06-2005 Interim 336.60 362.60 106.20 4.00 GBX
31-12-2004 Full Year 809.60 22.60 33.20 12.00 GBX
30-06-2004 Interim 380.50 5.80 -2.80 3.63 GBX
31-12-2003 Full Year 746.70 -18.40 -12.40 9.00 GBX
30-06-2003 Interim 344.00 -7.80 -5.30 3.30 GBX
31-12-2002 Full Year 793.40 -221.20 -71.60 7.00 GBX
30-06-2002 Interim 412.80 -39.10 -15.10 3.00 GBX
31-12-2001 Full Year 975.30 -541.20 -147.30 12.00 GBX
30-06-2001 Interim 490.70 6.90 -2.10 11.00 GBX
31-12-2000 Full Year 1975.00 2093.20 365.70 22.20 GBX
30-06-2000 Interim 1153.70 62.20 -2.20 11.00 GBX
31-12-1999 Full Year 2171.30 -42.30 -21.20 22.20 GBX
30-06-1999 Interim 1011.60 18.60 -3.60 11.00 GBX
31-12-1998 Full Year 2204.70 400.80 47.90 22.90 GBX
30-06-1998 Interim 1153.00 370.50 25.10 11.00 GBX
31-12-1997 Full Year 2266.00 425.70 56.10 24.00 GBX
30-06-1997 Interim 1084.00 110.70 24.30 11.00 GBX
31-12-1996 Full Year 1991.00 233.80 31.10 23.50 GBX
31-12-1995 Full Year 1071.00 104.00 28.00 23.00 GBX
31-12-1994 Full Year 1013.00 138.00 39.50 23.00 GBX
31-12-1993 Full Year 908.00 138.00 44.90 22.00 GBX
31-12-1992 Full Year 832.00 110.00 39.00 20.90 GBX
31-12-1991 Full Year 819.00 48.80 10.60 20.40 GBX
Balance Sheet & Cash Flow Click Here to view
Dividend History (NOT adjusted for any capital changes)
PeriodEx-DatePay DateNet DividendCurrencyTotal for year
H1 Dividend 25-08-2010 14-10-2010 6.0000 GBX
H2 Dividend 14-04-2010 20-05-2010 18.2000 GBX 24.2000
H1 Dividend 26-08-2009 15-10-2009 6.0000 GBX
H2 Dividend 15-04-2009 21-05-2009 18.2000 GBX 23.8000
H1 Dividend 27-08-2008 16-10-2008 5.6000 GBX
H2 Dividend 12-03-2008 22-05-2008 16.7600 GBX 21.6000
H1 Dividend 29-08-2007 18-10-2007 4.8400 GBX
H2 Dividend 25-04-2007 24-05-2007 13.6000 GBX 18.0000
H1 Dividend 30-08-2006 20-10-2006 4.4000 GBX
H2 Dividend 26-04-2006 25-05-2006 11.0000 GBX 15.0000
H1 Dividend 10-08-2005 20-10-2005 4.0000 GBX
H2 Dividend 27-03-2005 26-05-2005 8.3700 GBX 12.0000
H1 Dividend 11-08-2004 21-10-2004 3.6300 GBX
H2 Dividend 10-03-2004 28-05-2004 5.7000 GBX 9.0000
H1 Dividend 13-08-2003 23-10-2003 3.3000 GBX
H2 Dividend 12-03-2003 29-05-2003 4.0000 GBX 7.0000
H1 Dividend 14-08-2002 24-10-2002 3.0000 GBX
H2 Dividend 13-03-2002 16-05-2002 1.0000 GBX 12.0000
H1 Dividend 15-08-2001 25-10-2001 11.0000 GBX
H2 Dividend 07-03-2001 15-05-2001 11.2000 GBX 22.2000
H1 Dividend 21-08-2000 27-10-2000 11.0000 GBX
H2 Dividend 10-04-2000 15-05-2000 11.2000 GBX 22.2000
H1 Dividend 16-08-1999 01-11-1999 11.0000 GBX
H2 Dividend 15-03-1999 01-06-1999 11.9000 GBX 22.9000
H1 Dividend 21-09-1998 30-11-1998 11.0000 GBX
H2 Dividend 23-03-1998 01-07-1998 13.0000 GBX 24.0000
H1 Dividend 22-09-1997 11-10-1997 11.0000 GBX
H2 Dividend 24-03-1997 04-07-1997 15.5000 GBX
Recent Major Shareholder Transactions
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Recent changes to Share Capital
Date+/-SharesTotal SharesReason
01-07-2008 + 243,821,755 243,821,755 Re-admission following B share conversion.
20-03-2007 + 256,356,219 256,356,219 Re-admission following special dividend and 49 for 44 share consolidation.
21-06-2005 + 281,088,446 281,088,446 Re-admission following share consolidation.
Director History
DateInitSurnamePositionLeave
01-01-1997 J.C. Botts Non-Executive Chairman -
11-04-2008 A.R. Gillespie Non-Executive Director -
14-09-2009 R.A. Gray Chief Financial Officer -
01-08-2006 P. Kar Non-Executive Director -
05-04-2005 D.S. Levin Group Chief Executive -
22-02-2010 G.H. Lock Non-Executive Director -
24-09-2009 T.V. Neill Non-Executive Director -
01-01-2001 J. Newcomb Non-Executive Director -
01-08-2006 K.A. Thomson Non-Executive Director -
01-01-1996 C.H. Gregson Executive Director 31-12-2007
- Lord. Hollick of Notting Hill Group Chief Executive 12-05-2005
07-05-2004 C.R. Hyman Non-Executive Director 14-05-2008
11-01-2005 Lord. Leitch Non-Executive Director 14-05-2008
01-01-1996 J.C. Powell Non-Executive Director 04-05-2006
01-01-2000 J.A. Turner Non-Executive Director 14-05-2008
01-01-1996 E.G. Unwin Non-Executive Chairman 13-12-2007
01-01-2001 M.R. Wall Chief Operating Officer 31-05-2005
01-01-1998 F. Wicker-Miurin Non-Executive Director 06-05-2004
01-01-2001 N.D. Wilson Chief Financial Officer 07-05-2009
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