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DAVID JONES LIMITED (DJS)

DAVID JONES LIMITED (DJS)

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General Information
Company Name: David Jones Limited
Stock Code: DJS
Website: www.davidjones.com.au
GICS Sub-Industry: Department Stores
Market Cap ($M): 1,200
Equiv. Shares (M): 529

Current Price Data+
Current Price Open High Low Last Close Volume Price Movement
 $ 2.270 $ 2.200 $ 2.290 $ 2.190 $ 2.200 8,679,098 $ 0.070  3.182 %

Current Broker Consensus Recommendation more
Recommendation: Sell
Recommendation Date: 24th May 2012
12 Month Target Price (average): $2.21
Brokers Surveyed: 8

Company Overview

Business Description:
David Jones Limited (DJS) is a leading upmarket retailer with stores throughout Australia. The Group operates 35 department stores and 2 warehouse outlets. DJS and American Express in joint venture run a David Jones branded credit card.

Strategy Analysis:
David Jones reported NPAT down 1.5% to $168.14m for the year ended 30 July 2011. Revenues from ordinary activities were $1.96bn, down 4.4% from last year. Diluted EPS was 32.4 cents compared to 33.0 cents last year. Net operating cash flow was $182.44m compared to $203.92m last year. The final dividend declared was 15 cents, taking the full year dividend to 28 cents compared with 30 cents last year. The company's AGM will be held in Sydney at 10:00am on 2 December 2011. The annual report is expected to be available on 28 October 2011.


Financial Summary
Year to Jul NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2013  F 113.2 21.6 6.0 10.5 18.0 7.9 100.0
2012  F 106.8 20.4 -34.3 11.2 17.0 7.5 100.0
2011  A 161.4 31.0 -6.1 14.6 28.0 6.2 100.0
Source: Morningstar analyst estimates.

Peer Comparison
EPS Growth (%) P/E (%) Dividend Yield (%)
Company Mkt Cap 2011 A 2012 F 2013 F 2011 A 2012 F 2013 F 2011 A 2012 F 2013 F
David Jones (DJS) $1,163 M -0.0181 -0.3269 0.0312 6.7901 10.0871 9.7821 0.1273 0.0823 0.0842
Myer Holdings (MYR) $1,167 M -0.0560 -0.1525 0.0679 7.1942 8.4890 7.9491 0.1125 0.0994 0.1012

Market Comparison
Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth P/S Ratio
DJS 0.94 9.58 1.50 10.00 0.58
Market 0.80 12.1 1.33 1.35 1.68
Sector 0.83 11.4 1.96 1.59 0.66

Directors
Name Position Start Date
Mr Paul Zahra Chief Executive Officer 18 June 2010
Mr Stephen Goddard Finance Director 03 February 2003
Mr Robert Murray Savage Non-Executive Chairman 25 October 1999
Ms Katie Lahey Non-Executive Director (other) 06 October 1995
Mr Peter Edward Mason Non-Executive Director (other) 28 November 2007
Mr John Frederick Harvey Non-Executive Director (other) 08 October 2001
Ms Philippa Jane Stone Non-Executive Director (other) 09 March 2010

Management
Name Position
Caroline Waldron Company Secretary
Sacha Laing Group Executive - Fashion and Beauty
Matthew Durbin Group Executive - Financial Services
Patrick Robinson Group Executive - Home and Food
Paula Bauchinger Group Executive - Human Resources
Karen McLachlan Group Executive - Information Technology
Brett Riddington Group Executive - Marketing
Cate Daniels Group Executive - Operations
Antony Karp Group Executive - Retail Development

Substantial Shareholders
Holding Name
31,520,094 (6.05%) Ausbil Dexia Limited
26,780,739 (5.14%) Mathews International Capital Management LLC
26,335,961 (5.06%) UBS AG and its related bodies corporate

Calendar of Events
Date Event
20 March 2013 Report (Interim)
26 October 2012 Report (Annual)
19 September 2012 Report (Prelim)
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