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Cape - Shares re-rated after forecasts upgrade

May 2008

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  • Epic Code:
  • CIU
  • Price:
  • 240p
With Cape's final results coming just two months after our main write-up there was little “new†news to report, although they were very positive and triggered another round of upgrades.For the year ended 31 December turnover increased 57% to £429m, while pretax profit rose 112% to £33m. Eps went up 37% to 24.2p. Net debt was £191m, as expected. All regions saw strong sales growth, including the UK (up 35%), Middle East (+63%), CIS (+46%) and Far East / Pacific Rim (+286%). In reaction Numis has tweaked up this year's eps forecast by 1p to 26p, with 29.2p now expected in 2009. In spite of their good recent run the shares have more potential for decent gains. Keep buying.< ...

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