Reach (RCH)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

75.80p
   
  • Change Today:
    -0.20p
  • 52 Week High: 107.60
  • 52 Week Low: 68.10
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 322.09m
  • Volume: 166,573
  • Market Cap: £244.14m
  • Beta: 0.01

Reach FY earnings slightly ahead of expectations, warns of 'uncertain' backdrop

By Iain Gilbert

Date: Tuesday 04 Mar 2025

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Publishing firm Reach published FY earnings that came in slightly ahead of expectations on Tuesday but warned of an "uncertain macro environment and dynamic media backdrop".
Reach said revenues came to £538.6m in FY24, down 5.3% overall or 4.2% on a like-for-like basis, but stated operating profits had grown 6.0% to £102.3m as operating profit margins improved from 17.0% to 19.0%.

Earnings per share were up 16.1% at 25.3p, while Reach's FY dividend was unchanged at 7.34p.

Looking forward, Reach said it remains focused on delivering its customer value strategy, optimising its print assets, controlling costs and managing cash to continue building "a more sustainable business for the future".

"We remain alive to the uncertain macro environment and dynamic media backdrop. Despite this we continue to expect digital growth, along with a reduction on adjusted operating costs of 4-5%," said Reach.

As of 1140 GMT, Reach shares were down 0.12% at 86.50p.









Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

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Reach Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 75.80p
Change Today -0.20p
% Change -0.26 %
52 Week High 107.60
52 Week Low 68.10
Volume 166,573
Shares Issued 322.09m
Market Cap £244.14m
Beta 0.01

Reach Star Ratings

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Value
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Price Trend
9.54% below the market average9.54% below the market average9.54% below the market average9.54% below the market average9.54% below the market average
9.52% above the sector average9.52% above the sector average9.52% above the sector average9.52% above the sector average9.52% above the sector average
Income
99.73% above the market average99.73% above the market average99.73% above the market average99.73% above the market average99.73% above the market average
100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average
Growth
46.57% below the market average46.57% below the market average46.57% below the market average46.57% below the market average46.57% below the market average
63.16% below the sector average63.16% below the sector average63.16% below the sector average63.16% below the sector average63.16% below the sector average

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Reach Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 01-May-25 15-Aug-24
Paid 30-May-25 20-Sep-24
Amount 4.46p 2.88p

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Reach Key Personnel

Chair Nick Prettejohn
CEO Jim Mullen
CFO Darren Fisher

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