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Lennox Holdings - Final results well worth the wait

June 2005

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  • Epic Code:
  • LNX
  • Price:
  • 63p
Shares in Lennox have been extremely volatile reflecting the fact that its relatively late final results caused investors' pulses to quicken. But the fretting proved well wide of the mark, with pretax profit for the year ending 31 December bang in line with the float's projections at £1.7m on turnover of £10.3m, while earnings were higher than expected at 6.7p, reflecting a low tax charge of just 4.1%. Operating margins were a very respectable 16.5%. As expected, Lennox is paying a final dividend of 1.35p, while year-end net cash was a healthy £771,000. The tone of Lennox's statement was upbeat with highlights including the successful completion of the new warehouse at Benissa, near Alic ...

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