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Luceco - Huge upgrade

August 2020

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  • Epic Code:
  • LUCE
  • Price:
  • 98p
An encouraging update from Luceco saw the shares soar to 129p at one point. The manufacturer and distributor of high quality wiring accessories, LED lighting and portable power products, announced that in Q1 2020 revenue was 10% lower than Q1 ’19 due to Covid-19 affecting supply chain issues. But Q2 ‘20 is now expected to be just 25% lower, thanks to improving demand and reflects out performance of the UK market. Profitability has been protected in both quarters by stringent overhead reductions and it now expects operating profit to be at least in line with H1 ’19 (£7.2m). With working capital and capex both tightly controlled, net debt / EBITDA should be no higher than last December’s 1x.  ...

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