Business description: FirstGroup plc

FirstGroup PLC is a private sector provider of public transport services. The Company’s First Bus division is a regional bus operator in the United Kingdom, with a fleet of more than 4,800 buses, and carrying more than a million passengers a day. It has a fleet of coaches available for charter and operates some tendered services, such as park and ride contracts. It also operates the Aircoach network in Ireland. Its First Rail division is a rail operator, running long-distance, commuter, regional and sleeper rail services. It operates a fleet of more than 3,700 locomotives and rail carriages through three train operating companies, including Avanti West Coast, Great Western Railway (GWR), South Western Railway (SWR) and two open access routes (Hull Trains and Lumo). It is also the shadow operator on the HS2 program, which involves the development, mobilization and eventual operation of high-speed services and operating the London Trams service on behalf of transport for London.

Number of employees: 29,000

Sales by Activity: FirstGroup plc

Fiscal Period: March 2021 (GBP) 2022 (GBP) 2023 (GBP) 2024 (GBP) 2025 (GBP)

First Rail

3.62B 3.8B 3.89B 3.74B 4.01B

Greyhound

323M - - - -

First Bus

699M 790M 902M 1.01B 1.08B

Intra-Group Elimination

- - -40.7M - -

Group Items

- - - -35.5M -28.3M
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Geographical breakdown of sales: FirstGroup plc

Fiscal Period: March 2021 (GBP) 2022 (GBP) 2023 (GBP) 2024 (GBP) 2025 (GBP)

United Kingdom/Republic of Ireland

- - - 4.72B 5.07B

United States of America

323M - - - -

Canada

200K - - - -

United Kingdom

4.32B 4.59B 4.76B - -
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Executive Committee: FirstGroup plc

Manager TitleAgeSince
Chief Executive Officer 63 15/05/2022
Director of Finance/CFO 55 30/05/2019
Investor Relations Contact - -
Corporate Secretary - -
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
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Composition of the Board of Directors: FirstGroup plc

Director TitleAgeSince
Director/Board Member 55 -
Director/Board Member 62 23/01/2020
Director/Board Member 57 20/01/2022
Director/Board Member - 31/03/2022
Director/Board Member 63 15/05/2022
Director/Board Member 70 29/06/2021
Director/Board Member 68 29/06/2021
Chairman 62 31/01/2025
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Shareholders: FirstGroup plc

NameEquities%Valuation
Liontrust Portfolio Management Ltd.
10.83 %
60,915,714 10.83 % 156 M p
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Ltd.
9.859 %
55,461,667 9.859 % 142 M p
Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd.
9.18 %
51,639,251 9.18 % 132 M p
Schroder Investment Management Ltd.
4.953 %
27,861,509 4.953 % 71 M p
Coast Capital Management LP
4.474 %
25,169,383 4.474 % 65 M p
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Company details: FirstGroup plc

FirstGroup Plc

The Point

W2 1AF, Paddington

+44 20 7291 0505

http://www.firstgroupplc.com
address FirstGroup plc(FGP)

Group companies: FirstGroup plc

NameCategory and Sector
Other Transportation
Other Transportation
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Commuting Services

Change 5d. change 1-year change 3-years change Capi.($)
+1.48%+2.95%+18.09%+76.22% 1.42B
-0.22%+6.02%+50.86%-11.88% 29.2B
-0.33%+1.94%-3.58% - 6.23B
-0.67%+0.68%+8.82%+24.37% 2.52B
0.00%+0.92%-63.03%-73.33% 1.12B
-0.38%+0.29%+28.04%-8.36% 712M
-0.34%+0.11%+9.89%+5.46% 612M
Average -0.07%+2.02%+7.02%+2.08% 5.97B
Weighted average by Cap. -0.20%+4.68%+35.06%-7.37%
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Trader
Investor
Global
Quality
ESG MSCI
AAA
More Ratings
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
BUY
Number of Analysts
4
Last Close Price
1.919GBP
Average target price
2.512GBP
Spread / Average Target
+30.93%
Consensus

Annual profits - Rate of surprise

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