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Bell Financial Group Limited (BFG)

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General Information
Company Name: Bell Financial Group
Stock Code: BFG
Website: www.bellfg.com.au
Market Cap ($M): 230
Equiv. Shares (M): 242

Current Price Data+
Current Price Open High Low Last Close Volume Price Movement
$ 0.950 $ 0.950 $ 0.950 $ 0.950 $ 0.950 10,000 0%

Market Statistics
% of Market: 0.0181
% of Sector: 0.1285
Sector: Financials
Industry Group: Diversified Financials
Industry: Capital Markets

Company Overview
Company Overview
BFG is an Australia-based and -owned provider of broking, investment and financial advisory services to private, institutional and corporate clients. Its services include brokerage, corporate fee income and portfolio administration services, and margin lending. In FY08, BFG launched the Bell Direct online broking service, which provides an online trading service to the retail market. BFG’s two major subsidiaries are Bell Potter Capital and Bell Potter Securities.

Financial Summary
Year to n/a
 NPAT
Rep $M		 NPAT1
Adj $M		 EPS
c		 EPS chg
%		 PER
x		 PER rel
All Ords x		 PER rel
Sector x		 DPS
c		 Yield
%		 Franking
%		 ROE
%
2007 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0
2008 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0
2009 77.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1NPAT is normalised by removing non-recurring items and goodwill. All the above statistics are derived from normalised earnings.

Peer Comparison
P/E (x) EPS Change (%) Dividend Yield (%)
Company Code Last Price Mkt Cap 07A 08F 07A 08F 07A 08F
Macquarie Group Limited MQG $37.20 $12,852M 8.7654 14.8866 -52.7800 2.8500 6.8400 3.9400
ASX Limited ASX $28.90 $5,016M 20.2021 14.5000 -14.2800 8.6000 4.4600 6.2000
Soul Pattinson SOL $13.02 $3,081M 11.6835 16.6000 98.5900 -17.0000 5.1800 2.6000
Platinum Asset Management PTM $5.26 $2,953M 18.9774 21.1000 -21.9600 14.7000 4.8500 4.2000
Bell Financial Group BFG $0.95 $230M n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Share Price Returns
3 Months (%) 6 Months (%) 12 Months (%)
BFG -15.9100 -2.0600 14.0500
Sector -10.4109 -4.5369 11.7885
Market -6.7540 -1.9465 7.4232

Ratio Comparison
Year BFG Sector Market
P/E (x) FY07 0.0 n/a n/a
FY08 0.0 n/a n/a
Yield (%) FY07 0.0 n/a n/a
FY08 0.0 n/a n/a
EV/EBIT (x) FY07 0.0 n/a n/a
FY08 0.0 n/a n/a
EV/EBITDA (x) FY07 0.0 n/a n/a
FY08 0.0 n/a n/a

Directors
Name Position
C Bell Executive Chairman
A Provan Managing Director
G Cubbin Independent Director
M J Spry Non-Executive Director
C Coleman Non-Executive Director
B R POTTS Director

Management
Name Position
A Provan Managing Director
A Selvarajah Chief Executive Officer

Substantial Shareholders
Name % Holding
C M Bell 49.2800
A Provan 49.2200
L Bell 49.0500
Bell Commodities Ltd 48.7500
UBS Nominees Pty Limited 17.4400

Calendar of Events
Date Event
26-Mar-2010 Dividend Date Payable for Half Yearly Result (6c 100% franked)
12-Mar-2010 Dividend Record Date for Half Yearly Result (6c 100% franked)
05-Mar-2010 Dividend Ex-Dividend Date for Half Yearly Result (6c 100% franked)
11-Sep-2009 Dividend Date Payable for Half Yearly Result (2c 100% franked)
28-Aug-2009 Dividend Record Date for Half Yearly Result (2c 100% franked)


Data supplied by Aegis Equities Research Pty Limited (ACN 085 293 910).
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