In the recent FY trading update, it appears that sales, EBITDA and net cash will be in line with our bottom of the range forecasts; however, when also considering the £2.2m provision, profit is considerably below. Out of the three metrics, poor operating cash conversion is our principle concern – estimated at just 15%, rising to 43% excluding £2.6m of exceptional costs. Furthermore, what’s alarming is that we do not know the source of this: are credit terms on new cont
17 Jul 2017
Taking on water
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Taking on water
- Published:
17 Jul 2017 -
Author:
Cavendish Research -
Pages:
8 -
In the recent FY trading update, it appears that sales, EBITDA and net cash will be in line with our bottom of the range forecasts; however, when also considering the £2.2m provision, profit is considerably below. Out of the three metrics, poor operating cash conversion is our principle concern – estimated at just 15%, rising to 43% excluding £2.6m of exceptional costs. Furthermore, what’s alarming is that we do not know the source of this: are credit terms on new cont