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November 22, 2009 1:02 PM ET

Barclays PLC (BCS:NYSE)

LAST $20.27 USD
CHANGE TODAY -0.49 -2.36%
VOLUME 2.6M
As of 4:00 PM 11/20/09 All times are local (Market data by Reuters is delayed by at least 15 minutes).

Snapshot of Barclays PLC (BCS)

OPEN
$20.07
PREVIOUS CLOSE
$20.76
DAY HIGH
$20.37
DAY LOW
$20.07
52 WEEK HIGH
09/16/09 - $25.68
52 WEEK LOW
01/23/09 - $2.75
MARKET CAP
42.4B
AVERAGE VOLUME 3 mo
2.2M
DILUTED EPS TTM
$2.67
SHARES OUTSTANDING
2.1B
EX-DATE
11/18/09
P/E TTM
7.6x
DIVIDEND
$0.07
DIVIDEND YIELD
0.33%
K = Thousands  M = Millions  B = Billions
BUSINESS EXCHANGE RELATED TOPICBarclays

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BCS Details

Barclays PLC engages in the provision of financial services in Europe, the United States, Africa, and Asia. It offers retail and commercial banking, credit cards, investment banking, wealth management, and investment management services. The company provides current accounts, deposit accounts, savings accounts, retail mortgages, installment finance, commercial lending, unsecured lending and protection products, and mortgage and general insurance, as well as investment advice, money transmission, and asset financing and leasing solutions. It also involves in credit card and consumer lending business, which includes processing of card payments for retailers and merchants, and issuing of credit and charge cards to corporate customers and the United Kingdom government. In addition, the company offers treasury and investment services; bancassurance products; and specialist services, such as Sharia-compliant products and mobile banking, as well as provides financing and risk management solutions, primarily in the areas of strategic advisory and mergers and acquisitions; equity and fixed income capital raising and corporate lending; and risk management across foreign exchange, interest rates, and equities and commodities for institutional and government clients. Further, it provides investment management products and services, including hedge funds, securities lending, cash management, and portfolio transition, as well as offers asset management, stockbroking, offshore banking, wealth structuring, and financial planning services. The company was formerly known as Barclays Bank Limited and changed its name to Barclays PLC in 1985. Barclays PLC was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

156,300 Employees
Founded in 1896

BCS Top Compensated Officers

Group Chief Executive, Executive Director, Ch...
Age: 52
Total Annual Compensation: £1.1M
President, Executive Director, Member of Exec...
Age: 57
Total Annual Compensation: £250.0K
Chief Financial Officer, Group Finance Direct...
Age: 48
Total Annual Compensation: £638.0K
Compensation as of Fiscal Year 2008.

Key developments for Barclays PLC (BCS)

Barclays Eyes 135 Branches Of MPS

Chris Lucas, Finance Director of Barclays plc said that the firm will continue to seek retail acquisitions in Spain, Portugal and Italy. Barclays has said it may be interested in 135 branches of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (MPS).

Barclays plc Announces Consolidated Unaudited Earnings Results for the Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended Sept. 30, 2009

Barclays plc announced consolidated unaudited earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended Sept. 30, 2009. For the quarter, the company reported total income net of insurance claims of £7,533 million against £6,987 million for the same period a year ago. For the quarter, the company reported profit after tax of 7.8 pence per basic share compared to 29.4 pence per basic share for the same period a year ago. For the nine months, the company reported total income net of insurance claims of £23,786 million against £18,830 million for the same period a year ago. Group profit before tax was £4,542 million compared to the £5,595 million for the same period a year ago, a decrease of 19% year on year, which is £1,053 million. Profit attributable to equity holders of the parent was 23.9 pence per diluted share compared to 54.7 pence per diluted share for the same period a year ago.

Barclays plc Reports Earnings Results for the Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009

Barclays plc reported earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009. For the quarter, the company's pre-tax profit declined to GBP 1.56 billion from GBP 2.84 billion a year earlier. Net profit for the nine months decreased by 29% to GBP 2.73 billion from GBP 3.83 billion a year earlier. Excluding movement on own its own debt, gains on acquisitions and disposals and gains on debt buybacks, the company's pre-tax profit more than doubled to GBP 4.41 billion from GBP 2.05 billion reported a year ago.

BusinessWeek Rankings

Europe's BusinessWeek 50
2008  #26
2007  #18

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Industry Analysis

Valuation BCS Industry Range
Price/Earnings 100.0x
Price/Sales 134.8x
Price/Book 72.1x
Price/Cash Flow 821.4x
TEV/Sales 110.3x

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Merger/Acquisition
July 20, 2009
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Merger/Acquisition
July 10, 2009
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Merger/Acquisition
June 25, 2009
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