Grafton Group
Retail, Ireland
Signals Hit
1) Low P/B Ratio. Grafton Group is trading at a low Price - Book Ratio of 0.66 x. A Low P/B Ratio means that investors are paying less for each unit of the shareholders' assets, so the company is cheaper compared to one with a High P/B ratio.
Profile
Grafton Group PLC manufactures and retails building supplies. The Company operates the Plumbase, Buildbase, Jackson, MacNaughton Blair, Chadwicks and Woodies retail chains, and produces dry mortar. Grafton operates in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Key Information
| Close Yesterday 2.664 | Market Cap €614.52M |
| 1 Day Change 2.46% | P/E Ratio 41.86 x |
| 1 Week Change -0.04% | P/B Ratio 0.66 x |
| 1 Month Change -16.75% | Beta 1.09 |
| Year-to-Date Change -9.39% | Next Earnings 26/02/2010 |
| 1 Year Change 56.81% | 20 Day Month Average 2.86 |
| 52 Week High / Low 3.96 / 1.2094 | 50 Day Month Average 2.95 |
| % Off 52 Week High -32.73% | RSI 38.07 |
| % Off 52 Week Low 120.27% | MACD -0.11 |
| Volume 454.27K | Bollinger Band Upper / Lower 3.31 / 2.40 |
| 3 Month Average Volume 559.47K |
News
Trafford Housing Trust joins forces with Grafton Group Supply Chain Solutions
Messenger - Nov 15, 2009 TRAFFORD Housing Trust plans to improve efficiency and service for tenants, after signing a four-year contract allowing fully managed stores in the borough. The four-year-old housing trust has ...
Grafton Group says 2009 turnover to the end of October was down 28%
FinFacts Ireland - Nov 10, 2009 By Finfacts Team Grafton Group plc, the builders merchants and DIY group with operations in the UK and Ireland, said today in a trading update, that group turnover to the end of October was €1.686 ... Grafton turnover falls 28pc in first 10 months of 2009 - CN plus
Grafton find housing association solution
Builders Merchants Journal - Nov 9, 2009 Builders merchant group Grafton Group is setting up a fully managed stores for Manchester-based housing association Trafford Housing Trust, under the merchant's Grafton Group Supply Chain ...
Grafton Group commit to responsible timber purchasing
Builders Merchants Journal - Oct 14, 2009 Builders and plumbers merchant chain Grafton Merchanting GB has been recognised by the Timber Trade Federation for adopting the Responsible Purchasing Policy (RPP) for timber and timber products ...
Intensity of the downturn has moderated, says Grafton
DiyWeek.net - Sep 7, 2009 Builders merchant and DIY group sees 31% drop in turnover but has witnessed more "stable sales" in recent months. Grafton Group plc saw a 31% drop in turnover for the six months ended June 30 ...
Grafton downgraded to "add"
newratings.com - Sep 2, 2009 LONDON, August 31 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Goodbody Stockbrokers downgrade Grafton Group PLC (GN5) from "buy" to "add." The target price is set to 400c. In a research note published this ...
Grafton Group makes interim operating loss
Builders Merchants Journal - Sep 1, 2009 The Irish merchant business Grafton made an overall operating loss of €8.3million for the six months to June 30 2009. The deterioration of demand in the UK and, particularly, the Irish ...
Grafton Group 1H Pretax Pft EUR3.7M Vs Pft EUR53.4M
Wall Street Journal - Aug 28, 2009 LONDON (Dow Jones)--Grafton Group PLC (GFTU.LN) said Friday that for the six months ended June 30, it made a pretax profit of EUR3.7 million compared with a profit of EUR53.4 million for teh same ... Grafton Group Says Intensity of Slump Moderated - Bloomberg
Aegis, Grafton, Independent News: UK, Irish Equity Preview
Bloomberg - Aug 28, 2009 By Morwenna Coniam and David Merritt Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in UK and Irish markets today. Stock symbols are in ...
Grafton Group plc Comments On FY 2009 Earnings Guidance-Conference Call
Reuters Key Development - Feb 27, 2009
