The next focusIR Investor Webinar takes places on 14th May with guest speakers from Blue Whale Growth Fund, Taseko Mines, Kavango Resources and CQS Natural Resources fund. Please register here.

Less Ads, More Data, More Tools Register for FREE

Pin to quick picksAshtead Group Share News (AHT)

Share Price Information for Ashtead Group (AHT)

London Stock Exchange
Share Price is delayed by 15 minutes
Get Live Data
Share Price: 5,704.00
Bid: 5,694.00
Ask: 5,698.00
Change: 68.00 (1.21%)
Spread: 4.00 (0.07%)
Open: 5,698.00
High: 5,770.00
Low: 5,660.00
Prev. Close: 5,636.00
AHT Live PriceLast checked at -

Watchlists are a member only feature

Login to your account

Alerts are a premium feature

Login to your account

Ashtead profit up 20% as North American business shines

Tue, 18th Jun 2019 07:36

(Sharecast News) - Equipment rental firm Ashtead posted a 20% jump in full-year pre-tax profit on Tuesday, thanks in part to a strong performance in North America.In the year to 30 April, statutory pre-tax profit rose to £10.6bn from £862.1m the year before, on revenue of £4.5bn, up 19%.Rental revenue grew 18% during the year to £4.1bn and the company proposed a final dividend of 33.5p, taking the full-year dividend to 40p a share, up 21%.Total revenue at Ashtead's US Sunbelt business was up 20% in the year to $4.99bn, with rental only revenue from the division 22% higher, driven by an increase in fleet on rent.At the A-Plant business in the UK, rental only revenue was up 4% at £357m, also driven by increased fleet on rent, while total revenue edged up 1% to £475m.Chief executive Brendan Horgan said: "The group delivered a strong quarter with good performance across the business."We continue to experience strong end markets in North America and are executing well on our strategy of organic growth supplemented by targeted bolt-on acquisitions. We invested £1.6bn in capital and a further £622m on bolt-on acquisitions in the period, which has added 146 locations across the group. This investment reflects the structural growth opportunity that we continue to see in the business as we broaden our product offering, geographic reach and end markets, thus increasing market share and diversifying our business."The company, which has already spent £675m under the share buyback plan announced in December 2017, said it expects to spend at least £500m on share buybacks this year and the next.At 0920 BST, the shares were up 1.3% at 1,986.50p.Nicholas Hyett, equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: "The good times are still rolling for Ashtead. Opening new stores and buying up smaller rivals in the US and Canada means revenues and profits have been accelerating sharply, and the decision to buy back shares means earnings per share has been turbo-charged even further."Throw in some hefty dividend hikes and all looks well. The group seems comfortable that demand will remain healthy in the US, and given Donald Trump's commitment to various US construction projects that doesn't look unreasonable."
More News
5 Aug 2022 09:27

IN BRIEF: Ashtead Group prices USD750 million in senior notes

Ashtead Group PLC - London-based industrial equipment rental company - Announces pricing of offering of USD750.0 million in 5.500% senior notes due 2032, with the issue price 90.009% of principle amount. The issue is via indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Ashtead Capital Inc, and will close on Thursday. Will use net proceeds to repay portion of borrowing from credit facility.

Read more
4 Aug 2022 19:31

IN BRIEF: Ashtead to conduct private offering of senior notes

Ashtead Group PLC - London-based industrial equipment rental company - Via subsidiary Ashtead Capital Inc, while conduct a private offering of a single series of benchmark-sized senior notes.

Read more
28 Jul 2022 12:30

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks mixed as Apple, Amazon take centre stage

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were mixed on Thursday at midday, as the dust settled on the Federal Reserve's sharp interest rate hike on Wednesday, with focus now turning to earnings from prominent US technology names after the close in New York.

Read more
28 Jul 2022 09:20

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Shell up on buyback; Smith & Nephew cuts guidance

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Thursday, amid a busy day on the UK corporate earnings front, after another aggressive interest rate hike by the US Federal Reserve on Wednesday but what sounded to the market like dovish commentary from the Fed thereafter.

Read more
7 Jul 2022 10:30

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Berenberg cuts Rio Tinto and BofA lowers Anto

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and Wednesday:

Read more
17 Jun 2022 09:40

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Asos and Halfords get downgraded to 'hold'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and Thursday:

Read more
15 Jun 2022 09:53

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Berenberg cuts Rolls-Royce; Barclays raises B&M

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and Tuesday:

Read more
14 Jun 2022 17:04

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: US Fed likely to mull 75 basis-point rate hike

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London ended lower on Tuesday with investors seemingly cautious as the US Federal Reserve's policy meeting gets underway as concerns arise that interest rates will be raised aggressively this year in a bid to rein in inflation.

Read more
14 Jun 2022 08:40

TOP NEWS: Ashtead hails record annual outcome and ups dividend

(Alliance News) - Ashtead Group PLC on Tuesday lifted its annual payout, as it posted double-digit revenue and profit growth.

Read more
14 Jun 2022 07:45

LONDON MARKET PRE-OPEN: UK unemployment rate unexpectedly worsens

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to rebound on Tuesday after a brutal start to the week, though further volatility is likely as central bank meetings in the US and UK loom this week.

Read more
14 Jun 2022 07:07

Ashtead delivers record FY performance

(Sharecast News) - Equipment rental company Ashtead said on Tuesday that it had delivered a record full-year, with both revenue and profits up following a solid fourth-quarter showing.

Read more
7 Jun 2022 15:52

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

Wednesday 8 June  
Aveva Group PLCFull Year Results
Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust PLCFull Year Results
Evgen Pharma PLCFull Year Results
JPMorgan Indian Investment Trust PLCHalf Year Results
Marks Electrical Group PLCFull Year Results
Nexus Infrastracture PLCHalf Year Results
Integrated Diagnostics Holdings PLCQ1 Results
STM Group PLCFull Year Results
Personal Assets Trust PLCFull Year Results
Ramsdens Holdings PLCHalf Year Results
Urban Logistics REIT PLCFull Year Results
Vp PLCFull Year Results
Wizz Air Holdings PLCFull Year Results
Workspace Group PLCFull Year Results
Thursday 9 June 
Peel Hunt LtdFull Year Results
CMC Markets PLCFull Year Results
British American Tobacco PLCTrading Statement
AVI Global Trust PLCHalf Year Results
Tate & Lyle PLCFull Year Results
Mitie Group PLCFull Year Results
Norcros PLCFull Year Results
Fuller Smith & Turner PLCFull Year Results
TR Property Investment Trust PLCFull Year Results
RWS Holdings PLCHalf Year Results
Friday 10 June 
Industrials REIT LtdFull Year Results
Monday 13 June 
Augmentum Fintech PLCFull Year Results
Molten Ventures PLCFull Year Results
Sirius Real Estate LtdFull Year Results
Tuesday 14 June 
Ashtead Group PLCFull Year Results
Bellway PLCTrading Statement
boohoo Group PLCTrading Statement
CML Microsystems PLCFull Year Results
Crest Nicholson Holdings PLCHalf Year Results
discoverIE Group PLCFull Year Results
Driver Group PLCHalf Year Results
Ferguson PLCQ3 Results
FirstGroup PLCFull Year Results
iomart Group PLCFull Year Results
LoopUp Group PLCTrading Statement
Montanaro UK Smaller Cos Investment Trust PLCFull Year Results
OnTheMarket PLCFull Year Results
Oxford Instruments PLCFull Year Results
Paragon Banking Group PLCHalf Year Results
Renalytix PLCTrading Statement
Vianet Group PLCFull Year Results
  
Copyright 2022 Alliance News Limited. All Rights Reserved.

Read more
26 May 2022 10:01

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Tesco downgraded; Berenberg likes FirstGroup

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and Wednesday:

Read more
18 May 2022 10:34

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Kepler cuts Astra to hold; RBC raises Reckitt

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and Tuesday afternoon:

Read more
16 May 2022 10:14

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Goldman Sachs cuts Aviva but raises Phoenix

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and Friday afternoon:

Read more

Login to your account

Don't have an account? Click here to register.

Quickpicks are a member only feature

Login to your account

Don't have an account? Click here to register.