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Kentz - Order backlog up 50%

November 2008

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  • Epic Code:
  • KENZ
  • Price:
  • 112p
High energy prices have helped Kentz, the engineering contractor focused on the oil & gas and petrochemical sectors, achieve respectable results. For the six months to 30 June revenues increased 34% to US$328m, which drove a 52% rise in pretax profit to US$16.8m. Pretax profit margins rose from 4.5% to 5.1% while eps before float costs increased 21% to 11 cents. Helped by the float proceeds net cash was US$195m. Kentz, which erects accommodation blocks and support infrastructure such as power, water waste and telecoms for new build projects such as LNG plants, oil terminals and production facilities, is a company at the right place and time to benefit from the huge investment being experienced in the oil & gas sector. This ...

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