Feb 14 2025
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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...