Firstgroup Share Price (FGP)

FGP - Firstgroup Investor Summary

FirstGroup plc is an iconic company in the transport and passenger services markets of the UK and North America. It has four operating divisions - Bus, Rail, Greyhound and North America - and a fleet of around 9000 buses which carry three million passengers every day in over forty major cities and towns. FirstGroup is also a rail services operator in the UK and runs almost one quarter of the rail network (passenger) carrying over 275 million passengers on its lines every year. The group also provides transport services in North America as well as student buses - a fleet of around 60,000 distinctive yellow school buses operate school runs across Canada and the United States. Additionally, FirstGroup operates a successful transit management and contracting business, support services, and maintenance of vehicle finance business.The famous Greyhound bus brand in America offers intercity coach transport with scheduled services to over 3000 destinations. FirstGroup also acquired Laidlaw International in 2007.

Moir Lockhead is the Chief Executive Officer. The company's headquarters are based in Aberdeen, Scotland.

First Group entered the FTSE 100 in December 2007. The Company aims to deliver shareholder value in a sustainable way through ongoing profitable growth in FirstGroup's core markets. FirstGroup is now the market leader in its field in both the UK and North America. In the first six month results to September 2008, group revenue was up by 56% and the operating profit (adjusted) increased by 75%. The Group's overall operating margin also increased by 70 bps and EBiTDA increased by £306 million.