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Crest Nicholson

September 2022

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  • Epic Code:
  • CRST
  • Price:
  • 278p
A welcome forecast upgrade for housebuilder, Crest Nicholson, which accompanied its interim results by upgrading its full year guidance to around £135-£140m. This reflects continued strength of demand and an excellent order book, covering 96% of expected volumes.Revenues went up 12% to £364.3m, with completions increasing by 7.8% at 1,096 units and sales per outlet week climbing from 0.69 to 0.72. However, the real surprise was the increase in operating profit margin from 12.3% in H1 ’21 to 15.0%, with input cost inflation well managed, driving a 45% increase in operating profit to £52.5m. Crest has (and continues to) exit several challenging legacy projects, which together with a new house type, which will be in 75% private houses ...

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