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Traffic Master - Sharp increase in profit expected

October 2004

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  • Epic Code:
  • TFC
  • Price:
  • 82p
The last two years have seen Trafficmaster address a number of issues in its business with the fruits finally emerging when it reported interim results. The biggest headache went in January when it settled the Teletrac bond issue by negotiating early settlement. Not only did this result in interest charges falling by £0.8m but it gave rise to a £2.1m "windfall" profit. Including the "windfall," pretax profit was £3.5m on revenues which lifted by 14% to £17m.  Trafficmaster therefore ended the period on a debt free basis with £4.3m cash.Although Trafficmaster doesn't ...

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