Land Securities Group is expected to report an increase in net asset value (NAV) when the property investment company unveils its annual results Wednesday.
Analysts at Investec forecasts NAV per share of 885p for the full-year to March 31st 2013, up from 856p the previous year.
"This reflects our view that the investment portfolio will perform at-least in line with the Investment Property Databank index (the data for which we now have to Land's year-end), plus development surpluses on London assets where the weight of evidence for rising rents, in particular in the City, is growing, supporting our bullish view for such assets," the broker said in a note last week.
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However, pre-tax profits are projected to fall to £417.7m from £515.7m and earnings per share to drop to 53.6p from 67.5p.
In January the company said it was making strong progress after signing new development lettings in London in the third quarter.
Ahead of its latest results, Investec recommended a 'hold' rating and target price of 882p.
Also on investors' radars Wednesday will be Centamin and easyJet which will release their latest financials.
Wednesday May 15th
INTERIMS
easyJet
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Numis Corporation, Sage Group, United Drug
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Abbott Laboratories, Marsh & Mclennan Cos Inc.
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
MedicX Fund Ltd., Royal Dutch Shell 'A', Royal Dutch Shell 'B'
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Capacity Utilisation (US) (14:15)
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
GDP (Flash Estimate) (EU) (10:00)
Gross Domestic Product (GER) (07:00)
Industrial Production (US) (16:15)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
Producer Price Index (US) (13:30)
FINALS
Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd. GDR (Reg S), Datatec Ltd. (DI), Land Securities Group, Speedy Hire
ANNUAL REPORT
Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd. GDR (Reg S)
IMSS
FBD Holdings, G4S, Ruspetro
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
888 Holdings
AGMS
Burford Capital Ltd., Cape, Cineworld Group, EKF Diagnostics Holdings , FBD Holdings, Greggs, Hill & Smith Holdings, Hilton Food Group, Hongkong Land Holding Ltd. (Sing.Reg), Informa, ITV, Journey Group, Marshalls, Miton Group, Rentokil Initial, Restaurant Group, RSA Insurance Group, Sagentia Group, SeaEnergy, Serco Group, Unilever, Vitec Group, Wood Group (John), Xchanging, Zotefoams
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
BoE Inflation Report (09:30)
Claimant Count Rate (09:30)
Unemployment Rate (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
HGCapital Trust, Hongkong Land Holding Ltd. (Sing.Reg), Merchants Trust, Mobeus Income & Growth Vct, RM, Sagicor Financial Corp.
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
21st Century Technology, 888 Holdings, Carillion, Computacenter, G4S, Gresham House, Hydro International, Inmarsat, Management Consulting Group, Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets, Northbridge Industrial Services, office2office, Polymetal International, Premier Oil, Robinson, Sagentia Group, Sainsbury (J), SDL, Tandem Group, TT Electronics, Vesuvius, Whitbread
Q1
Centamin (DI), New Europe Property Investments
RD
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