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Northgate - Earnings to increase 20% this year

August 2006

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For the year ended 30 April, van rental firm Northgate saw pretax profit increase 7% to £59.9m from a 10% rise in turnover to £373m. Earnings were up 6% to 65.7p. Following the acquisitions of Arriva Vehicle Rental (AVR) and a 49% stake in Record Rent, net debt increased by 22% to £525m. Given its decent long-term record, this was a below par performance, mainly because its mature UK business saw its profit, before a £2.6m exceptional charge, fall from £62.5m to £60.6m. Although utilisation again averaged 90%, the problem was a fall in residual values for vehicles sold at the end of their life and also a 2% decline in hire rates due to increased competition and together they crimped operating ma ...

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