Bloomsbury Publishing

(BMY)
Sector: Media
664.00p
4.00p 0.61
Last updated: 09:10:44

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Today's buy and sell prices

The price at which you can buy a share or investment. It is usually higher than the bid (sell) price. It’s the price you are being offered. Offer 666.00p
The price at which you can sell a share or investment. It is lower than the offer (buy) price. Bid 664.00p
The difference between the bid and offer prices expressed as a percentage. When you buy shares you pay a higher price than you get when you sell them. The difference between these prices is the profit made by the market maker who puts the deals together. Spread 0.30

Today's trading

Range The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. 659.21p-670.34p
The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. Volume 16,097.00
The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. Today's open 668.00p
At the end of the trading day there is an official closing price for every share. The previous session’s close is used as the base to calculate the following day’s price changes. Previous close 654.00p

Yearly summary

The highest and lowest prices the shares have traded at over a rolling 52-week period. It gives you a good indication of how the share price is performing now relative to its recent past performance. 52wk range 415.00p-754.00p

Fundamentals and health

A measure of the company's worth on the stock market. We display the previous closing share price multiplied by the number of shares in issue. Market capitalisation £541.88
The number of shares a company has in circulation, in millions. Shares in issue 81.61
The main valuation used by investors and a way of gauging whether a company's share price is cheap or expensive compared to competitors. You get PE by dividing the share price by the earnings per share (EPS). Our figure is last basic unadjusted - reported - annual EPS / current share price x 100. Companies also quote adjusted EPS figures to remove the effect of one-off exceptional figures from the profit figures. There is debate among investors as to whether this should be used. We use basic EPS – the purest figure. PE ratio 13.5
PEG ratio 0.7
An important ratio for showing how much profit after tax and other deductions (net profit) is actually being earned per share. You divide the net profit by the number of shares in issue. Expressed in pence per share. Looking at whether the EPS is rising or falling over time is one of the most important indicators of whether a company is really making money for its shareholders. Our figure is undiluted, meaning it is not adjusted for exceptional costs. EPS 24.94p
Earnings per share growth illustrates the growth of earning per share over the last two reporting periods. It helps investors identify stocks that are increasing or decreasing in profitability. A minus sign indicates negative growth. EPS growth 18
Return on capital employed measures a company's profitability in relation to how much capital is invested in the business. Generally, the higher the figure the better but with all these ratios it is best to compare companies from the same sector. A high double digit figure may mean a company has an advantage over its competitors because of a unique product but an oil company, for example, will have higher capital outlay than an online retailer. Our formula: [Pre-tax profit / (total assets – short-term liabilities)] * 100 ROCE 22.26
Also known as the acid test ratio, it's a quick guide to how well a company can pay its short-term debts. Above 1 is considered healthy. A ratio of 1.5 would mean the company has £1.50 of liquid (accessible) assets to cover each £1 of debt (current liabilities). Formula: Current assets minus inventory / current liabilities. Quick ratio 1.43
Indicates whether a company can convert assets into cash to pay its debts within the next 12 months. It is calculated as current assets / current liabilities for the same period but will display as '0' for companies such as banks that don't distinguish between short and long-term liabilities. Current ratio 1.80
The amount of money a company paid to a shareholder for each share they own over the past 12 months, expressed in pence. Total dividends per share 11.75p
The dividends paid per share over the past 12 months (interim plus final) as a percentage of the share price. Our figure includes recurring special dividends. Dividend yield 2.8
The number of times the dividend could have been paid out from net profits. It is a good indicator of the company's ability to pay the dividend and its level of generosity. Formula: earnings per share / dividends per share. More than 2 is considered healthy, less than 1.5 may hint that a dividend is at risk of being cut. Dividend cover 2.64
Dividend per share growth 9.4

Bloomsbury Publishing Fundamentals

The Group's Mission is to grow a high quality global publishing business delivering high value to its contributors, readers and shareholders. Our overall growth strategy and long-term focus remains unchanged; to invest in high value intellectual property, to publish works of excellence and originality, to build our diversified portfolio of content and services across our Consumer and Non-Consumer Divisions, and to diversify into digital channels to build quality revenues and increase earnings.

Bloomsbury Publishing Regulatory news

Date Time Headline Source
24/10/2024 07:00 Unaudited Interim Results RNS
30/09/2024 07:00 Notice of Interim Results RNS
02/09/2024 11:31 Director/PDMR Shareholding RNS
29/08/2024 07:00 Director/PDMR Shareholding RNS
28/08/2024 10:57 Director/PDMR Shareholding RNS
16/08/2024 16:18 AMENDMENT: BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN RNS
16/08/2024 09:42 BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN RNS
07/08/2024 17:36 Awards under the 2023 Executive Share Plan RNS
16/07/2024 15:41 Results of the 2024 Annual General Meeting RNS
16/07/2024 07:00 AGM Trading Update RNS

Bloomsbury Publishing Latest trades

Latest trades

Date Time Price Amount Value Type Buy / sell
25/11/2024 09:08:05 666p 0 £0.00 O Buy
25/11/2024 09:07:04 666p 1 £6.66 O Buy
25/11/2024 08:58:00 666p 1 £6.66 O Buy
25/11/2024 08:55:01 664p 300 £1,992.00 AT Sell
25/11/2024 08:55:01 664p 451 £2,994.64 AT Sell

Analysis

Buy Sell Unknown
Quantity 45 28 19
Volume 8,986 6,621 2,107
Value £59,946 £43,947 £14,055

Bloomsbury Publishing Director dealings

Trade date Director Volume / Price Trade value Trade type
23/08/2024 John Bason 162 @ 718.00p £1,163.16 Buy
27/08/2024 Penny Scott-Bayfield 38,085 @ 713.30p £271,660.31 Sell
27/08/2024 Nigel Newton 58,378 @ 713.30p £416,410.27 Sell
24/08/2024 Penny Scott-Bayfield 80,626 @ 0.00 0.00 Transfer From
24/08/2024 Nigel Newton 129,079 @ 0.00 0.00 Transfer From
01/12/2023 John Bason 91 @ 422.00p £384.02 Buy
30/08/2023 Penny Scott-Bayfield 71,975 @ 405.00p £291,498.75 Sell
30/08/2023 Nigel Newton 110,326 @ 405.00p £446,820.30 Sell
25/08/2023 John Bason 248 @ 424.80p £1,053.50 Buy
30/08/2023 Penny Scott-Bayfield 71,979 @ 405.00p £291,514.95 Sell

Bloomsbury Publishing Broker views

Date Broker Recomm. Old target price New target price Notes
06/11/2024 Berenberg Bank buy - 825.00p new coverage
16/03/2023 Numis add 430.00p 475.00p reiteration
27/10/2021 Peel Hunt Limited add 385.00p 385.00p reiteration
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