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Kitwave - Foodservice the swing factor

April 2023

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Kitwave continues its strong growth trajectory with sales for FY22 up 32% to £503.1m and pretax profit up 323% to £18.9m. Eps rose 171% to 22.1p. A final dividend of 6.75p takes the total to 9.25p for the year. The acquisition of MJ Baker contributed £18.3m in sales, so organic LFL revenues are therefore up by 28% (c.12% growth in case volumes and c.16% growth from price inflation). In fact, the faster than expected pace of acquisitions has seen group FY22 EBITDA of £29.5m, 40% ahead of the £21m forecast at IPO. Overall, gross margin improved by 2.4% to 20.4% driven by improved divisional margins in all three divisions, particularly the positive mix benefits from Foodservice. Foodservice saw 35% more cases supplied versu ...

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Fisher (James)

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