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Petrofac - To deliver “at least 20% eps growthâ€

December 2009

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  • Epic Code:
  • PFC
  • Price:
  • 1007p
Shares in Petrofac hit an all-time high of 1063p over the month as the firm reported a strong trading update, which noted that it should deliver at least 20% earnings growth. Its order backlog rose by US$0.1bn to US$8.5bn. comprising US$7bn for its engineering & construction division and US$1.5bn across its other business units. Meanwhile its gross cash balances rose from US$0.9bn to US$1.3bn mainly thanks to advanced payments in respect of recently won contracts. The tone of the update was mostly upbeat, in particular in engineering & construction where good progress has been made procuring sub-contractors for its recently won business, underpinning its confidence in the estimates on which the bids were based. Selective b ...

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