Hill and Smith (HILS)

Sector:

Engineering

Index:

FTSE 250

1,956.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      16.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,964.00
  • 52 Week Low: 1,302.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 80.32m
  • Volume: 63,712
  • Market Cap: £1,571.00m
  • RiskGrade: 132

Hill & Smith upbeat amid 'robust' trading

By Sean Farrell

Date: Thursday 25 Nov 2021

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Hill & Smith said it expected annual profit to meet market expectations after "robust" trading in the previous four months.
The sustainable infrastructure group said organic revenue rose 4% to £237.1m in the four months to the end of October from a year earlier at constant currency.

H&S said it managed shortages of materials and labour and increased its prices to help offset the rising price of raw materials such as steel.

Demand for temporary barriers was supported in the UK by road projects including smart motorways. H&S's security business was boosted by looser restrictions on public gatherings. The outlook for the US roads business is positive, the FTSE 250 company said.

The utilities division performed well and its fire resistant utility poles were in demand in the US. Galvanising performed well in the UK and France. In the US, labour shortages limited production capacity, prompting the business to focus on higher margin work.

"Based on the trading performance to date, the group remains on track to deliver full year 2021 underlying operating profit in line with analyst consensus expectations," the company said. Analysts on average expect profit by that measure of £85.9m for the year to the end of December 2021.

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Hill and Smith Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,956.00p
Change Today 16.00p
% Change 0.82 %
52 Week High 1,964.00
52 Week Low 1,302.00
Volume 63,712
Shares Issued 80.32m
Market Cap £1,571.00m
RiskGrade 132

Hill and Smith Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
95.9% below the market average95.9% below the market average95.9% below the market average95.9% below the market average95.9% below the market average
76.47% below the sector average76.47% below the sector average76.47% below the sector average76.47% below the sector average76.47% below the sector average
Price Trend
84.23% above the market average84.23% above the market average84.23% above the market average84.23% above the market average84.23% above the market average
77.14% above the sector average77.14% above the sector average77.14% above the sector average77.14% above the sector average77.14% above the sector average
Income
68.47% below the market average68.47% below the market average68.47% below the market average68.47% below the market average68.47% below the market average
25.00% above the sector average25.00% above the sector average25.00% above the sector average25.00% above the sector average25.00% above the sector average
Growth
36.07% above the market average36.07% above the market average36.07% above the market average36.07% above the market average36.07% above the market average
21.21% above the sector average21.21% above the sector average21.21% above the sector average21.21% above the sector average21.21% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 3
Neutral 1
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 8
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Hill and Smith Dividends

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Ex-Div 30-May-24 30-Nov-23
Paid 05-Jul-24 05-Jan-24
Amount 28.00p 15.00p

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Hill and Smith Key Personnel

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