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Eaga

February 2009

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  • Epic Code:
  • EAGA
  • Price:
  • 151p
Eaga has reported a solid set of H1 results to 30 November with pretax profit up 12% to £21.7m on sales up 10% to £339m. Adjusted eps was up 15% to 6.1p.These results saw a strong performance on all sides of the business. The managed services side, essentially a BPO type business managing the Warm Front fuel poverty programme for the government and the Digital Switchover scheme for the BBC, saw revenue reduce by 11% to £192.3m, although margins were maintained at 2.1%.The decline in this division’s turnover may seem at odds to the widely publicised increased commitment from the government to tackle fuel poverty but the previous year had seen a temporary peak in Warm Front funding levels. Since then the government has u ...

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With small companies there is an above average degree of risk compared to buying blue chips. Please be aware that we have not assessed the suitability of any of these investments for you. The newsletter simply states a personal view and diarises the editor’s investment decisions. Please speak to your stockbroker or other qualified individual to ascertain whether any of these companies mentioned would form useful additions to your own portfolios. Past performance is no indication of future success.

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