Summary

Kier Group plc (Kier) is a holding company engaged in complete value chain of construction activities. The company provides comprehensive range of services that include  building and civil engineering, support services, private house building, property development, private finance initiative and infrastructure investment. Additionally, it undertakes opencast mining activities and offers total solutions for delivering the projects through a single source. The company caters to residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, infrastructure, public and private sectors.

Global Markets Direct, the leading business information provider, presents an in-depth business, strategic and financial analysis of Kier Group plc. The report provides a comprehensive insight into the company, including business structure and operations, executive biographies and key competitors. The hallmark of the report is the detailed strategic analysis and Global Markets Direct’s views on the company.

Scope

-The company’s strengths and weaknesses and areas of development or decline are analyzed. Financial, strategic and operational factors are considered.
-The opportunities open to the company are considered and its growth potential assessed. Competitive or technological threats are highlighted. 
-The report contains critical company information – business structure and operations, the company history, major products and services, key competitors, key employees and executive biographies, different locations and important subsidiaries.
-It provides detailed financial ratios for the past five years as well as interim ratios for the last four quarters.
-Financial ratios include profitability, margins and returns, liquidity and leverage, financial position and efficiency ratios.

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-Compare your company’s financial trends with those of your peers / competitors.
-Scout for potential acquisition targets, with detailed insight into the companies’ strategic, financial and operational performance.

Key Information  1
Key Ratios  1
Share Data  1
Performance Chart  1
Table Of Contents  2
List of Tables  3
List of Figures  3
Key Facts  4
Business Description  4
Major Products and Services  5
Overview  5
History  6
SWOT Analysis Overview  7
Overview  7
Kier Group plc - Strengths  7
Integrated business model  7
Emphasis on employee training  7
Wide range of services  7
Kier Group plc - Weaknesses  7
Litigations  7
Limited overseas presence  7
Overdependence on construction segment  7
Kier Group plc - Opportunities  7
London Olympic Games 2012  7
Boom in eastern European construction  8
Expanding into complementary services  8
Kier Group plc - Threats  8
Contracting U.K. economy  8
Competitive bidding  8
Skilled labor shortage  8
Key Competitors  9
Key Employees  9
Key Employee Biographies  9
Company Statement  10
Locations And Subsidiaries  11
Head Office  11
Other Locations & Subsidiaries  11
Financial Ratios  13
Capital Market Ratios  13
Annual Ratios  13
Interim Ratios  14
Ratio Charts  15
Appendix  16
Methodology  16
Ratio Definitions  16
About Global Markets Direct  19
Contact Us  19
Disclaimer  19

List of Tables 
Kier Group plc, Key Facts  1
Kier Group plc, Key Ratios  1
Kier Group plc, Share Data  1
Kier Group plc, Key Facts  4
Major Products and Services  5
Kier Group plc, History  6
Kier Group plc, Key Employees  9
Kier Group plc, Key Employee Biographies  9
Kier Group plc, Subsidiaries  11
Kier Group plc, Ratios based on current share price  13
Kier Group plc, Annual Ratios  13
Kier Group plc, Interim Ratios  14
Currency Codes  16
Capital Market Ratios  16
Equity Ratios  16
Profitability Ratios  17
Cost Ratios  17
Liquidity Ratios  17
Leverage Ratios  18
Efficiency Ratios  18

List of Figures 
Kier Group plc, Performance Chart (2004 - 2008)  1
Kier Group plc, Ratio Charts  15