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Porvair

August 2024

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  • Epic Code:
  • PRV
  • Price:
  • 668p
Another fleeting attempt to break over £7 came to nothing, despite Porvair’s interims signalling a stronger H2 as order books across the group strengthen. Sales for H1 were up 5% to £94.6m (+8% constant currency) and pretax profit was  £10.6m, for eps of 18.1p.    The Aerospace & Industrial division recorded revenues of £40.4m, +11% and a margin of 14.6% driven by strong aerospace (+15%) and petrochemical (+43%) demand, albeit shaded by notable destocking in US Industrial, where demand is patchy. Helped by a maiden contribution from Ratiolab, the Labs arm grew 10% to £32.1m with a 14% margin. Laboratory Consumables was also impacted by destocking but started to see more consistent ordering in Q2.   Metal Melt Qua ...

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