XP Power: Strong Q1 Drives Forecast Upgrades
Edison | Apr 13, 2018 06:29AM ET
XP Power Ltd (LON:XPP)’s Q1 trading update confirmed continuing positive momentum in order intake. Orders received were 9% higher on a year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter basis. With Q1 revenue growth of 18% y-o-y, book-to-bill remained strong at 1.1x. We have revised our revenue forecasts to take account of the higher than expected performance in Q1, resulting in an upgrade to forecast normalised EPS of 7.7% in FY18 and 7.6% in FY19.
Q118 trading: Revenues and bookings up strongly
XP Power reported revenues of £46.6m in Q118, up 18% y-o-y, up 28% on a constant currency basis and up 17% on a like-for-like basis. Order intake of £51.2m was 9% higher y-o-y (+19% constant currency, +12% like-for-like) and 9% higher q-o-q. Book-to-bill remained strong at 1.1x. Net debt at quarter-end was £6.8m, down from £9.0m at end FY17. The company announced a 16p per share dividend for Q118, in line with our forecast.
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