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Cape - Big upgrades to eps forecasts

April 2010

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Cape's finals smashed expectations with pretax profit rising nearly 26% to Â£60.7m, well ahead of the Â£55m forecast. Eps was 37.5p (forecast: 34p). Net debt reduced by 31% to Â£113.6m, while Cape expects to reinstate dividends later this year. UK operating profit fell 6% to Â£25.4m reflecting strong activity from offshore projects, but decline in onshore. The star performer was the Gulf / Middle East division, where profit rose 67% to Â£38.6m. Of the smaller regions, the CIS increased profits 5% to Â£6.1m while the Far East / Pacific Rim halved profits to Â£7.9m.The lack of headway in the shares may reflect Cape's unexpected full provision of Â£70.5m to cover all future asbestos liabilities, although analysts welcome ...

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