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Cape - Propsective PE: 8.2

May 2012

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  • Epic Code:
  • CIU
  • Price:
  • 386p
Cape's wobble last autumn has partially been rectified with a better Q4 translating into a modest 2.8% rise in eps to 43.8p for the full year. Cape recorded an unchanged pretax profit of £69.4m as an 11% rise in revenues to a record £722m was offset by operating margins falling from 12% to 10.9%. Net debt increased from £53m to £59m, while the order book jumped almost 10% to £940m with over 68% of consensus 2012 forecast revenues secured. Cape, which provides industrial services such as scaffolding, insulation and fire protection to the oil & gas and mining sectors, reports across four regions with the Far East / Pacific Rim the fastest growing, with operating profit increasing 28% to almost &poun ...

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