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UDG Health

October 2020

Investing in shares may lose you all or some of your money. Past performance is no indication of future performance. Some of the shares recommended here may be small company shares, which can be relatively illiquid and hard to trade and this makes such shares more risky than other investments.

  • Epic Code:
  • UDG
  • Price:
  • 730p
After a strong first half, Q3 was down year-on-year as expected for healthcare services group UDG. However, a strong performance from its Sharp division and improving visibility towards the end of the financial year resulted in new eps guidance (previously withdrawn) of 43-45 cents, implying a 5-9% decline, but pretty resilient compared with many others.Sharp, which packages and labels pharmaceutical products such as cartons and blister packs, traded very well in Q3, with operating profit significantly ahead of last year, thanks to growing demand, improving mix effects and operational improvements.During the period Sharp also completed a US$37.5m investment for a 25% stake (with option to acquire the rest) in Berkshire Steril ...

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