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Southern Cross - 5.8% increase in fees

July 2008

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Shares in care home operator Southern Cross have shrugged off the pall cast by recent director sales thanks to a strong set of interim results, which have resulted in brokers slightly upgrading forecasts.For the six months to 30 March, EBITDA rose 41% to Â£30.8m on turnover that increased 22% to Â£411m. Eps increased 15.3% to 6.8p. This came thanks to a 5.8% hike in fees, with average occupancy, excluding the impact of immature homes, slipping slightly from 91.1% to 90.4%. Effective control of running costs meant EBITDA margins rose from 6.5% to 7.1%. In the year to date Southern Cross has added a further 1,106 beds to just over 37,000 and with another 369 also in the pipeline, that will make for annual growth in capa ...

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