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Crest Nicholson - 41% eps growth forecast between FY'17 - FY'19

April 2017

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  • Epic Code:
  • CRST
  • Price:
  • 558p
The shares rallied towards their highs after the Southern-focused house builder revealed strong final results with sales of £1bn reached for the first time (+24% year-on-year). Pretax profit rose 27% to £195m while eps was up 26% to 60.9p. A temporary reduction in land purchases combined with strong cash flow meant it swung from net debt of £30.6m to net cash of £77m.Growth was driven by a 5% increase in volume of homes sold to 2,870 (2015: 2,725), shrugging off the EU Leave vote while it notes the housing market continues to show robust characteristics, underpinned by strong demand, a “benign” land market and pro-housing Government policies.Crucially, it’s reiterated being on track to achieve 4,000 homes in FY’19 with its yo ...

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