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Vistry

March 2021

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The shares threatened to break through £10 and news flow remains cheerful with its update noting that following a strong second half, pretax profit is expected to be at the top end of the range at £140m for FY’20.Encouragingly, 55% of Housebuilding and Partnership forecast units have already been secured for FY’21. Turnaround expert CEO Greg Fitzgerald continues to impress operationally, with run rate cost savings of £44m (27% greater than expected and achieved at lower cost) by end 2021.Net cash was c. £38m, an amazing turnaround from the £357.3m net debt as at 30 June and it will now pay a modest final dividend.After buying in again last November at 573p the gai ...

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