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AUSTRALIAN UNITED INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED (AUI)


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General Information
Company Name: Australian United Investment Company Limited
Stock Code: AUI
Website: www.aui.com.au
GICS Sub-Industry: Other Diversified Financial Services
Market Cap ($M): 734
Equiv. Shares (M): 107

Current Price Data+
Current Price Open High Low Last Close Volume Price Movement
 $ 6.810 $ 6.860 $ 6.870 $ 6.760 $ 6.840 28,477 $ -0.030  -0.439 %

Current Broker Consensus Recommendation more
Recommendation: Hold
Recommendation Date: 15th Feb 2008
12 Month Target Price (average): $0
Brokers Surveyed: 1

Company Overview

Business Description:
Australian United Investment Company Limited (AUI) is an Australian investment company holding a portfolio of securities predominantly comprising shares of ASX listed companies.

Financial Summary
Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2012  A 32.6 31.0 -1.3 18.5 28.0 4.9 100.0
2011  A 32.7 31.4 13.4 21.5 26.5 3.9 100.0
2010  A 27.4 27.7 11.7 25.4 25.5 3.6 100.0
Source: Aspect actuals / Thomson IBES estimates

Peer Comparison
EPS Growth (%) P/E (%) Dividend Yield (%)
Company Mkt Cap 2010 A 2011 F 2012 F 2010 A 2011 F 2012 F 2010 A 2011 F 2012 F
Aust. United Investment (AUI) $725 M -0.0121 -- -- 21.8135 -- -- 0.0414 -- --
IOOF (IFL) $1,752 M -0.1406 0.1266 0.1283 18.2809 16.2261 14.3810 0.0490 0.0548 0.0608
Macquarie Group (MQG) $14,118 M 0.2165 0.2968 0.1620 16.8834 13.0190 11.2043 0.0481 0.0564 0.0636
Perpetual (PPT) $1,665 M 0.1615 0.1178 0.1819 23.5833 21.0980 17.8504 0.0227 0.0297 0.0421
Platinum Asset Mgmt (PTM) $3,138 M -0.1447 NaN 0.1843 24.1226 24.1119 20.3600 0.0387 0.0386 0.0469

Market Comparison
Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth
AUI 0.75 22.1 1.20 --
Market 0.94 12.5 0.82 1.91
Sector 1.07 17.9 1.08 1.23

Directors
Name Position Start Date
Mr Charles Barrington Goode Non-Executive Chairman 01 April 1990
Mr Peter John Wetherall Non-Executive Director 07 November 2001
Professor Philip (John) John Barnes Rose Non-Executive Director 01 April 2000
Mr James (Jim) Stuart Craig Non-Executive Director 15 October 2009

Management
Name Position
Andrew J Hancock Company Secretary

Substantial Shareholders
Holding Name
7,732,224 (7.39%) Lady Primrose Potter and Primrose Properties Pty Ltd
19,660,931 (18.13%) Argo Investments Ltd and Associated Companies
40,150,897 (38.15%) The Ian Potter Foundation Ltd and Dundee Trading Pty Ltd

Calendar of Events
Date Event
17 March 2014 Report (Interim)
19 February 2014 Report (Interim)
09 September 2013 Report (Annual)
14 August 2013 Report (Prelim)
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