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Luceco - Massive Q4 cashflow pares down debt

February 2023

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A euphoric jump for the shares after a strong Q4 and Luceco now saying it expects to report full year revenue of c.£206m and adjusted operating profit at the upper end of the previous guidance. It also saw exceptionally strong free cash flow (huge £21m in Q4, adding to the £11m generated in Q3) and debt has been pared to £24m, from £54m in June. In the light of the statement, Liberum lifted its eps forecast by 9% to £18.5m pretax profit/eps of 10p for FY22. As previously guided, Q4 was lower due to destocking by Retail and Hybrid customers. Demand from the non-residential construction market remained buoyant and higher than last year, with higher energy prices driving increased interest in LED retrofit projects. Gross mar ...

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