Bunzl Trading Consistently With Views, Buys W. Van't Veer Verpakkingen
2010年10月19日 - 3:47PM
Dow Jones News
Bunzl PLC (BNZL.LN), the international distribution and
outsourcing Group, said Tuesday overall trading has been consistent
with expectations at the time of the half year results announcement
in August, and added that it has purchased W. Van't Veer
Verpakkingen B.V. from a privately owned company controlled by Paul
Mijnen.
MAIN FACTS:
-Group revenue for the third quarter is up 6% compared to the
same period last year, while it has increased 3% year to date.
-Excluding the previously announced one-off positive impact from
the sale of products related to H1N1 prevention last year,
underlying revenue growth for the third quarter was 1%, the same
level as the first half of 2010.
-In relation to the third quarter, North America the strong
underlying revenue growth was at a similar level to the first half,
although margin pressure has continued.
-Revenue in the U.K. and Ireland has remained below 2009 due to
the persisting difficult economic conditions, however margins have
improved.
-Continental Europe revenue and operating profit in 2009 were
positively impacted by the sale of H1N1 prevention products; After
adjusting for this impact, both revenue and operating profit were
ahead of the prior year, principally due to the impact of
acquisitions.
-In the Rest of the World, the combination of strong underlying
revenue growth and margin improvement has led to excellent profit
growth compared to the same period last year.
-W. Van't Veer Verpakkingen is based in the Netherlands and is
principally engaged in the sale of cleaning and hygiene and
catering disposable products predominantly to the healthcare
sector; Revenue in the year ended Dec. 31 was EUR9.0 million and
the gross assets acquired are estimated to be EUR3.9 million.
-There has been no significant change in Bunzl's financial
position during the period and the Group continues to have
substantial funding headroom available.
-Shares on Monday closed at 772 pence.
-By Tapan Panchal, Dow Jones Newswires. Tel +44(0)207-842 9448,
tapan.panchal@dowjones.com
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