SQS has announced its second acquisition in the US marketplace, buying a test consultancy business, Galmont, for up to US$22m. We see the deal as well-structured and strategically aligned, adding geographies and customer segments to the recent Trissential deal. Given the 2014 PBT of US$1.1m and only a part-year contribution for 2015, the impact on this year’s forecasts is minimal; we will revisit our forecasts at the time of the half-year results on 9 September. No change to our recomme

27 Aug 2015
Building critical mass in the US

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Building critical mass in the US
Leverage Shares -1x Short Square ETP (SQS:LON) | 311 3.1 0.3% | Mkt Cap: 0.26m
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27 Aug 2015 -
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Gareth Evans -
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SQS has announced its second acquisition in the US marketplace, buying a test consultancy business, Galmont, for up to US$22m. We see the deal as well-structured and strategically aligned, adding geographies and customer segments to the recent Trissential deal. Given the 2014 PBT of US$1.1m and only a part-year contribution for 2015, the impact on this year’s forecasts is minimal; we will revisit our forecasts at the time of the half-year results on 9 September. No change to our recomme