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Vistry

October 2021

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The patch of outperformance for housebuilder Vistry has continued with half-year trading confirming improved. Completions were 3,126 in H1 ’21 (1,235 in H1 ’20) and remain on track to hit c.6,500 in FY’21 (4,652 in FY’20). Moreover, Vistry continues to expect gross margins to increase from 17.6% to c.22%. Pricing is good, with price rises in May more than offsetting rising cost pressures (mostly materials to date but some signs of labour increasing too).Meanwhile, the Partnerships division reported a higher operating margin in H1 than the 8.7% reported in H2 ’20.HSBC forecasts net cash to reach £120m at the year-end from the current £32m. The broker’s price target is 1500p. ...

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