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Synergy Healthcare - 286% gain to date

August 2007

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  • Epic Code:
  • SYR
  • Price:
  • 876p
Synergy Healthcare has continued its reputation for generating forecast-busting results and this sent the shares soaring to a new high of 878p. For the year ended 1 April, sales increased 31% or 20% before a first-time contribution from Isotron. Excluding a £4m charge relating to a contested insurance claim, pretax profit rose 33% to £16.9m, while adjusted eps rose 23% to 29.2p. Encouragingly, the forward order book has increased from £600m to £700m. Net debt was £98m, leaving £32m of unused facilities, while gearing was a comfortable 52%. Synergy’s largest business, Patient Care, which comprises the Heathtex and Shiloh businesses in the UK and LTS in Holland, again performed well ...

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