Serco Group Says Guidance Increased Following Good First Half
June 27 (Reuters) -Serco Group PLC SRP.L:
GUIDANCE INCREASED FOLLOWING GOOD FIRST HALF
FULL YEAR GUIDANCE INCREASED FOLLOWING GOOD PROGRESS IN FIRST HALF
HY REVENUE AROUND £2.4BN, IN LINE WITH EXPECTATIONS
UNDERLYING OPERATING PROFIT GUIDANCE INCREASED BY £10M, OR 4%, TO £270M, AND WE NOW EXPECT FREE CASH FLOW WILL BE BETTER AND FINANCIAL LEVERAGE LOWER THAN PRIOR GUIDANCE FOR 2024
WE ARE ON TRACK TO MEET OUR REVENUE GUIDANCE FOR FULL YEAR
WE EXPECT FIRST HALF UNDERLYING OPERATING PROFIT TO BE BETTER THAN PLAN AT APPROXIMATELY £140M, WHICH COMPARES WITH £148M DELIVERED IN SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR
SECOND HALF PROFIT IS EXPECTED TO BE NEARLY 30% HIGHER THAN SAME PERIOD IN 2023
WE EXPECT ADJUSTED NET DEBT TO BE AROUND £135M AT END OF JUNE
APPROXIMATELY £60M OF OUR £140M SHARE BUYBACK WILL HAVE BEEN COMPLETED IN FIRST HALF
FOR FULL YEAR, WE NOW EXPECT FREE CASH FLOW WILL BE BETTER AND FINANCIAL LEVERAGE LOWER THAN PRIOR GUIDANCE
ADJUSTED NET DEBT IS EXPECTED TO END YEAR AT AROUND £165M
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