Duke's H1/19A interims are the first to show the company producing a statutory net profit following initial deployments of the £42m net proceeds from August's placing. While deployment of the remaining proceeds is taking longer than previously expected, we see this as a positive sign to the rigour of the company's due diligence process. We now expect full deployment to be completed by the end of FY19E. This will produce a step change in Duke's financials per our FY20E forecasts.
