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Kingspan Group

2024 results preview: all to play for this year

By its high standards, 2024 was a subdued financial year for Kingspan and upcoming results should reveal that profits were little changed versus 2023. There is a lively debate about...

Smurfit Westrock

Focused on delivering

The important value drivers for Smurfit Westrock in 2025 – synergy delivery, capitalising on additional opportunities, capital discipline and operational execution – remain firmly in place....

Barratt Redrow plc

Strong growth in medium-term performance targeted

On an underlying basis, results and guidance for the full year are better than expectations. Medium-term guidance is also pointing towards strong growth in profitability in the coming...

Bellway plc

FY25 guidance reiterated

Bellway’s H1 volume outturn is in line with expectations and full year guidance has been reiterated for volume, average selling price (ASP) and margin. The stock continues to screen...

Irish banks and housebuilders

Reforms needed for housing delivery

More than a decade into Ireland’s housing crisis, the strategy to scale up supply has now reached a critical juncture.

Kingspan Group

Full ownership a logical conclusion to Nordic Waterproofing investment

The announcement that Kingspan is seeking, and is likely to take, full ownership of Nordic Waterproofing is a logical conclusion to a process that essentially began in Q3 2022. Nordic...

SigmaRoc plc

Operational and strategic progress

We expect a positive market reaction to SigmaRoc’s trading update. Earnings are modestly ahead despite a tricky backdrop, disposals are transacting at accretive multiples and the...

Stelrad Group plc

Full year adjusted operating profit ‘marginally ahead’ of expectations

Stelrad has revealed that it expects its full year adjusted operating profit to be ‘marginally ahead’ of expectations at c.£31.5m, 2% ahead of consenus. We view this as another very...

Forterra plc

Full year adjusted EBITDA expectation confirmed

Forterra has indicated that it expects adjusted EBITDA for 2024 will be circa £50m, unchanged on prior guidance and in line with expectations. This adds to the sense that the group’s...

Watkin Jones

FY24 in line; cash well ahead of guidance

While markets remain challenging for the business, results from Watkin Jones today demonstrate the financial strength of the company’s balance sheet. We expect nominal changes to...