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Vistry

March 2023

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A nice bounce to 782p means the shares are 129p above the main write-up price last December. Vistry expects FY22 pretax profit to increase c. 21% to c. £418m, in-line with expectations. Net cash is ahead of expectations at c. £115m. Synergies of at least £50m are on track from the combination with Countryside and in excess of its £19m target in FY23. During the period, housebuilding completions increased 3% to 6,774 units (FY21: 6,551), and adjusted gross margin is expected to be at least 23% (FY21: 22.3%). Forward sales total £4.6bn (31 Dec 2021: £2.7bn) including £3.6bn for the enlarged Partnerships business with strong pipeline in Partnerships and Housebuilding forward sales £1.0bn (31 December 2021: £1.3bn) ...

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