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FINANCIAL BRIEF: For the fiscal year ended 31 December 2012, Costain Group PLC revenues decreased 2% to L848.4M. Net income increased 29% to L24.2M. Revenues reflect Environment segment decrease of 47% to L148.5M, Energy & Process segment decrease of less than 1% to L137.6M, United Kingdom segment decrease of 5% to L910.2M, Rest of the World segment decrease of 17% to L22.4M. more »

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31st Dec 2013
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Price Target: 300p (+10.61% above Price) Net Profit EPS DPS Net Profit EPS DPS
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Broker Recommendations for Costain
Recommendation:Strong SellSellHoldBuyStrong Buy
No. of Analysts: 0 0 0 0 2

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Investec Bank (UK) Plc , Panmure Gordon Andy Brown , Numis Securities , Peel Hunt , FinnCap , Liberum Capital William Shirley ,

Costain Group PLC is an engineering and construction company. The Company operates in four business segments: Environment, Infrastructure, Energy & Process and Land Development operations in Spain. It provides front-end engineering consultancy, construction and ongoing care and maintenance services across market sectors including water, waste, power, rail, hydrocarbons and chemicals, highways and nuclear process. Its Environment division consists of its operations in the water, waste, education and retail sectors. Infrastructure division includes its operations in the highways, rail and airports sectors.The Energy & Process division includes its operations in nuclear, power and hydrocarbons and chemicals sectors. Its land development division is responsible for the Alcaidesa land and marina development activity in Southern Spain. On August 20, 2011, the Company acquired Promanex Group Holdings Limited. On April 6, 2011, it acquired ClerkMaxwell Limited.

Directors: Andrew Wyllie (CEO) 50, Anthony Bickerstaff (Fin. Dir.) 48, Darren James (Mgng.Dir.) , Mark Rogerson (Mgng.Dir.) , Martin Hunter (Contr.) , Tim Bowen (Other) , Patrick Bruce (Other) , Alan Kay (Other) , Alex Vaughan (Other) , Tracey Wood (Secy.) 43,

No. of Employees: 4,283 No. of Shareholders: 11,331


Last Annual December 31st, 2012
Last Interim December 31st, 2012
Shares in Issue 66,149,839
Free Float 37.9m (57.2%)
Sector Industrials
Industry Construction & Engineering
Index FTSE Small Cap , FTSE Small Cap XIT,
Exchange London Stock Exchange (Full)
Eligible for an ISA? a SIPP?

COST SHARE PRICE PERFORMANCE COST QUOTE
COST Share Price GBp
259.5p
Day's Change
-11.8  -4.3%
Traded 5:18pm · Minimum 15 min delayed

LATEST COST NEWS ANNOUNCEMENTS (delayed)

UPCOMING COST EVENTS
Thursday 22nd August, 2013
Interim 2013 Costain Group PLC Earnings Release
Tuesday 29th October, 2013 (estimate)
Costain Group PLC Interim Management Statement
Friday 3rd January, 2014 (estimate)
Costain Group PLC Trading Update
Wednesday 5th March, 2014 (estimate)
Preliminary 2013 Costain Group PLC Earnings Release

Recent ↓
Wednesday 8th May, 2013
Costain Group PLC Annual General Meeting
Wednesday 8th May, 2013
Costain Group PLC Interim Management Statement
Wednesday 17th April, 2013
Dividend For COST.L
Wednesday 27th March, 2013
Costain Group PLC Recommended All-Share Merger Conference Call (For Analysts)
Wednesday 27th March, 2013
Costain Group PLC Recommended All-Share Merger Conference Call (For Investors)
Wednesday 6th March, 2013
Preliminary 2012 Costain Group PLC Earnings Presentation (London)
Wednesday 6th March, 2013
Preliminary 2012 Costain Group PLC Earnings Release
Friday 4th January, 2013
Costain Group PLC Pre-Close Trading Update
Tuesday 6th November, 2012
Costain Group PLC Interim Management Statement
Wednesday 19th September, 2012
Dividend For COST.L


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