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Lavendon - UK trending higher

May 2015

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  • Epic Code:
  • LVD
  • Price:
  • 174p
A confident Q1 trading update from Lavendon. Despite relatively modest growth in revenues of just 1%, efficiencies mean that Lavendon expects much faster growth in profitability, margins and return on capital employed. Keynotes were the UK trending higher towards the end of the quarter whilst efficiencies have driven profitability; the Middle East has continued to storm ahead (+11%) with the weaker oil price environment not really affecting activity. Other European territories are unchanged on last year.At current share prices, Lavendon’s days of independence really do look numbered. Additional equipment has recently been added (ahead of schedule, temporarily lifting net debt to £103m) but the wider investment community ...

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