Virbac shares rise on H1 results outperforming market
** Shares in Virbac VIRB.PA rise 6.8% after the French veterinarian pharmaceutical company released H1 results with an increase in income and confirmed its FY guidance
** The company published H1 adjusted current operating income of 150.4 million euros ($167.20 million) compared with 109.9 million euros a year ago
** Midcap analysts say this increase, above their estimates, reflects gross margin improvement due to the normalisation of the market, adding the positive volume effect allows better absorption of fixed costs, and the price effect
** The company also confirmed its FY guidance with a revenue growth between 7% and 9% and an adjusted current operating income around 16%
** "Virbac should continue to outperform its benchmark market following the Group's repositioning on growth sub-segments", Midcap says in a note
** It adds the company will also be driven by optimised life cycle, ongoing capacity investments, ramp-up of R&D from 2022 and the acquisitions of Globion & Sasaeah
** Shares in Virbac are on track for their best day since December 19, 2023
($1 = 0.8995 euros)
Reporting by Mathias de Rozario
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