Australia's Johns Lyng Group falls to 3-1/2-year low on softer-than-expected FY results
** Shares of building services provider Johns Lyng Group JLG.AX drop as much as 32.9% to A$3.740, their lowest since late-March 2021
** Stock set for its worst day, if losses hold
** Co posts FY24 revenue of A$1.16 bln ($785.55 bln), 5-6% below expectations, and also below its own forecast of A$1.21 bln
** Posts FY Business as Usual (BAU) revenue, excluding commercial construction, of A$929.7 mln - missing co's forecast of A$1.01 bln and consensus estimate of A$997 mln
** FY Underlying EBITDA also 2% below expectations
** JLG is likely to face more questions than assurance from the market on BAU given its miss vs expectations - Citi
** Stock top loser on ASX 200 benchmark index .AXJo
** As of last close, stock down 9% YTD
($1 = 1.4767 Australian dollars)
Reporting by Himanshi Akhand in Bengaluru
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