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Augean

October 2005

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  • Epic Code:
  • AUG
  • Price:
  • 166p
Augean was established last December as a shell to make acquisitions in the hazardous waste sector and results for the six months to 30 June reflect the acquisitions of Atlantic Waste and Zero Waste, both of which now trade as Augean. In line with reduced expectations, Augean reported a pretax profit of £2.1m and sales of £12m. Earnings were 3p. Operating cashflow was strong at £2.5m, leaving net cash at £6.8m.During the half, Augean consigned to hazardous landfill a total of 99,000 tonnes at an average price of £70.45. The second half is set to see volumes rise to 180,000 at a broadly similar price, although this is well short of the company's original expectations last December when total vol ...

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