Positive out look11 Nov 2020 07:45
Trading to the end os Sept has seen debt reduction down to £403m from £492m
Cost savings programme to deliver ahead of £5m target
· Announced repayment in aggregate of £120m callable Floating rate notes in FY20/21 reducing interest costs by £6m p.a.
· Credit ratings upgrades received from both S&P and Moody's
· Hovis disposal completed 5 November, raising proceeds of £37.3mSo net debt should come down another £37m or so from Hovis plus maybe another £60m-£80m from trading
Trading profit for the full year will be ahead of current market expectations. Additionally, following both our recent progress in accelerating leverage reduction along with proceeds received from the Hovis transaction, we are today announcing a new medium-term target for Net debt/EBITDA of approximately 1.5x."
So for a change everything is looking more positive, and NOW maybe is the time for a takeover move by someone.?
Now let's see some up-dated broker prices of £1.20--£1.50