Second largest independent private client asset manager / stockbroker
Strong defensive performance at interim stage despite market conditions then
Shares well underpinned by 4% yield
Second largest independent asset manager / stockbroker
Remains profitable in bear market
Trading at only 2.2% AUM, fair value for shares seen a quarter above current levels
Rensburg Sheppards’ 2008-9 results appear under IFRS to be unbelievably good: the management have taken pains to show that, excluding IFRS distortions they are merely very, but believably, good.
Earnings rise despite market fall
Continued organic growth of FUM
Strong cash position
High yield and well-covered dividend
Benefits of merger already transparent in higher margins
Current year forecasts place stock on 8x PER, with solid yield of 5.5%
This leaves shares looking cheap versus sector and with £7 looking fairer value