Direct Line Insurance Group (DLG)

Sector:

Insurance

Index:

FTSE 100

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385.10p
   
  • Change Today:
    -3.70p
  • 52 Week High: 411.30
  • 52 Week Low: 333.80
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 1,375.00m
  • Volume: 3,421,159
  • Market Cap: £5,295m
  • RiskGrade: 472

DLG Overview

Insurance provider focused on the UK personal motor and home insurance market. Its roughly 10,000-strong staff serve clients online, by phone and indirectly through partners in its Commercial business, via brokers. Based in Bromley, it gained entry into the top flight index in September 2014, just over half a year after RBS sold its remaining stake in the outfit. Its brands include Direct Line, Privilege, Churchill, Brand Partners, NIG and Green Flag.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.8% 6.2%
Div Cover 1.5 1.3
Op Mrgn 12.2% 16.4%
ROCE 13.3%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 18.2 13.1
PEG n/a 0.3
Pr/Revenue 1.7 1.7
Pr/Book 2.1  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 3.0% -3.0%
PBT -30.4% 44.5%
EPS -20.3% 38.5%
DPS 5.8% 58.3%

DLG Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-12 4,048.50 249.10 21.80p 9.9 n/a n/a 8.00p 3.7%
31-Dec-13 3,317.00 407.30 25.12p 9.9 0.7 +15% 12.60p 5.0%
31-Dec-14 3,144.20 456.80 25.71p 11.3 5.7 +2% 13.20p 4.5%
31-Dec-15 3,110.10 507.50 26.60p 15.3 5.1 +3% 13.80p 3.4%
31-Dec-16 3,202.80 353.00 21.20p 17.4 n/a -20% 14.60p 4.0%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

DLG Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-17 3,107.26 510.26 29.36p 13.1 0.3 +38% 23.11p 6.2%
31-Dec-18 3,193.13 526.00 30.38p 12.7 3.7 +4% 25.80p 6.9%

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DLG Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company 17-Aug-2017 14:00 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 07-Aug-2017 16:00 RNS
Half Year Report 2017 01-Aug-2017 07:00 RNS

DLG ShareCast News

Morgan Stanley reaffirms overweight rating for D... 17-Aug-2017 ShareCast
Direct Line hikes divi as first-half profit rises 01-Aug-2017 ShareCast
Wednesday broker round-up 12-Jul-2017 ShareCast

DLG Top Newspaper Links

RBS sells almost all of its stake in Direct Line 27-Feb-2014 Express & Star
RBS expected to raise £1.1bn as it accelerates s... 27-Feb-2014 Daily Mail
RBS sells Direct Line stake on eve of revealing ... 27-Feb-2014 The Independent

Latest DLG Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
27-Jul-17 Buy John Reizenstein 370.30p 41 £151.82
27-Jul-17 Buy Steven Maddock 370.30p 41 £151.82
27-Jul-17 Transfer From Steven Maddock 0.000p 20 £0.00

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

DLG Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 385.10p
Change Today -3.70p
% Change -0.95 %
52 Week High 411.30
52 Week Low 333.80
Volume 3,421,159
Shares Issued 1,375.00m
Market Cap £5,295m
RiskGrade 472

DLG Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
92.05% above the market average92.05% above the market average92.05% above the market average92.05% above the market average92.05% above the market average
100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average
Price Trend
27.23% above the market average27.23% above the market average27.23% above the market average27.23% above the market average27.23% above the market average
46.67% below the sector average46.67% below the sector average46.67% below the sector average46.67% below the sector average46.67% below the sector average
Income
89.91% above the market average89.91% above the market average89.91% above the market average89.91% above the market average89.91% above the market average
83.33% above the sector average83.33% above the sector average83.33% above the sector average83.33% above the sector average83.33% above the sector average
Growth
90.46% below the market average90.46% below the market average90.46% below the market average90.46% below the market average90.46% below the market average
86.67% below the sector average86.67% below the sector average86.67% below the sector average86.67% below the sector average86.67% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 9
Buy 0
Neutral 6
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 15
buy
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DLG Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 10-Aug-17 16-Mar-17
Paid 08-Sep-17 18-May-17
Amount 6.80p 9.70p

Trades for 18-Aug-2017

Time Volume / Share Price
17:10 5,842 @ 384.45p
17:09 1,332 @ 384.47p
17:03 7,633 @ 384.92p
17:01 10,019 @ 385.03p
17:02 199,702 @ 384.89p

DLG Key Personnel

Chair Michael N Biggs
CEO Paul Geddes
CFO John Reizenstein

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