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Hargreaves Services - Remedial works at Maltby going well

August 2012

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  • Epic Code:
  • HSP
  • Price:
  • 777p
Hargreaves' pre-close statement noted that results for the year should be in line, with pretax profit of £47.5m expected, while net debt is expected to be £78m (some £15m lower than forecast). Clearly, the most keenly awaited information is regards its Maltby mine and the good news is that  remedial works, involving an extensive boring campaign, have not uncovered any more geological shocks. It therefore still expects to re-commence production at the T125 panel 12-16 weeks after the initial problem was uncovered.Although global coal and coke prices have fallen in recent months, Hargreaves is protected by the long-term multi-year nature of its fixed price contracts. While the shares ...

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