We downgraded to Hold from Buy yesterday, flagging the ongoing risks over oilfield, currency and the Solvay expansion, and the reducing likelihood of forecast upgrades. A solid update today is therefore reassuring, although Invibio is a slight disappointment. Invibio is now expected to show a similar revenue decline in H2 to H1 (-4%) rather than previous guidance of a return to growth. Full year guidance is for "profit progress". We therefore expect to maintain our forecasts (c.1% growth in PBT) ....

21 Jul 2015
Solid performance despite Invibio underperformance, small acquisition

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Solid performance despite Invibio underperformance, small acquisition
Victrex plc (VCT:LON) | 702 63.1 1.3% | Mkt Cap: 610.7m
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21 Jul 2015 -
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We downgraded to Hold from Buy yesterday, flagging the ongoing risks over oilfield, currency and the Solvay expansion, and the reducing likelihood of forecast upgrades. A solid update today is therefore reassuring, although Invibio is a slight disappointment. Invibio is now expected to show a similar revenue decline in H2 to H1 (-4%) rather than previous guidance of a return to growth. Full year guidance is for "profit progress". We therefore expect to maintain our forecasts (c.1% growth in PBT) ....