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October 02, 2008 - Mira, Portugal – SADIF Investment Analytics SA, today announced the release of a new equity research report covering Yell Group Plc The report utilizes SADIF's powerful StockMarks™ stock rating system and is required reading for any current or potential Yell Group Plc investor.
Report Summary: UK-based Yell Group is the publisher of Yellow Pages telephone directories in the UK, Spain, US and Latin America. Despite tough economic conditions, the company reported a revenue increase of 6.2% and profit rise of 5.5% for the quarter ended 30th of June. However, over the past year the company's share price has fallen by almost more than 80%. Investors are concerned about the company's future growth prospects given the decline in advertiser spending in traditional telephone directories such as the Yellow Pages. The credit crunch has also highlighted Yell Group's high level of debt.
The company's net debt is currently 4.9 times EBITDA, down from 5.1 times EBITDA in March. Yell Group expects full year 2008 EBITDA to be flat against 2007. However, we must ask whether these concerns justify the large drop in the share price. In order to assess the company as an investment, we should look at its long-term fundamentals. We can examine the company's long-term outlook through the use of the StockMarks framework. Yell Group currently has a long-term investment-attractiveness rating (Total StockMark or SMT) of 76, placing the company above the UK market average. This rating ranks Yell Group fifth when compared to nine of its closest UK-listed peers, selected on the basis of similarity of business and market positioning.
The complete report breaks down the Total StockMark into its three components – Business, Management and Price, performing a thorough analysis of Yell Group Plc for long-term investors.
A summary of the StockMarks™ ratings for Yell Group Plc is available here:
http://sadifanalytics.com/stockmarks/company.php?ticker=YELL&cod_country=110
The report has been distributed to Reuters, and forwarded to Yahoo Finance and FT.com. It is available under 'Analyst Reports' from these websites or directly from SADIF-Investment Analytics SA at http://sadifanalytics.com/stockmarks/article/hist_article.php?cod_article=149&cod_country=110
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SADIF-Investment Analytics SA is an independent investment research company covering sixteen different markets and over 12,000 companies. Our StockMarks™ system is based on proven investment principles and is designed to drive long-term shareholder returns.
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