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Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type | Share ISIN | Share Description |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hill & Smith Plc | LSE:HILS | London | Ordinary Share | GB0004270301 | ORD 25P |
Price Change | % Change | Share Price | Bid Price | Offer Price | High Price | Low Price | Open Price | Shares Traded | Last Trade | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-4.00 | -0.21% | 1,888.00 | 1,880.00 | 1,890.00 | 1,916.00 | 1,886.00 | 1,916.00 | 72,111 | 09:30:02 |
Industry Sector | Turnover | Profit | EPS - Basic | PE Ratio | Market Cap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fabricated Structural Metal | 829.8M | 68.8M | 0.8582 | 22.00 | 1.51B |
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RNS Number : 9976G
Hill & Smith Hldgs PLC
26 November 2015
26 November 2015
Hill & Smith Holdings PLC
Acquisition of Premier Galvanizing
Hill & Smith Holdings PLC ('Hill & Smith' or 'the Group'), the international group with leading positions in the supply of infrastructure products and galvanizing services to global markets, today announces it has completed the acquisition of Premier Galvanizing Limited ("Premier") for a total cash consideration of GBP15.5m, on a debt
and cash free basis. The consideration will be funded from the Group's existing bank facilities.
Premier is a privately owned galvanizer with two plants located in Hull and Corby, areas not currently covered by our existing plant network. In the year ended 31 March 2015 the business reported revenue and profit before taxation of GBP8.3m and GBP2.3m respectively, and had gross assets of GBP6.2m. The acquisition is expected to be earnings enhancing to the Group in the first full financial year following the acquisition.
Derek Muir, Group Chief Executive, commented: "Premier has an excellent reputation for quality and service in its local areas and will now be able to enhance its service offering to galvanize longer structural products. We are excited to welcome Premier to the Group."
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Cautionary Statement
This announcement contains forward looking statements which are made in good faith based on the information available at the time of its approval. It is believed that the expectations reflected in these statements are reasonable but they may be affected by a number of risks and uncertainties that are inherent in any forward looking statement which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated. Nothing in this document should be regarded as a profits forecast nor should it be taken to mean that earnings per share of Hill & Smith in the year ending 31 December 2016, or in future years, will necessarily match or exceed the Group's historical earnings per share.
For further information, please contact:
Hill & Smith Holdings PLC
Derek Muir, Group Chief Executive Tel: +44 (0)121 704 7430
Mark Pegler, Group Finance Director
MHP Communications
John Olsen/Andrew Leach/Ollie Hoare Tel: +44 (0)20 3128 8100
Notes to Editors
Hill & Smith Holdings PLC is an international group with leading positions in the design, manufacture and supply of infrastructure products and galvanizing services to global markets. It serves its customers from facilities principally in the UK, France, USA, Thailand, Sweden, Norway, India and Australia.
The Group's operations are organised into three main business segments:
Infrastructure Products - Utilities, supplying products and services such as pipe supports for the power and liquid natural gas markets, energy grid components, "GRP" railway platforms and flood prevention barriers, plastic drainage pipes, industrial flooring, handrails, access covers and security fencing.
Infrastructure Products - Roads, supplying products and services such as permanent and temporary road safety barriers, street lighting columns, bridge parapets, gantries, temporary car parks, variable road messaging solutions and traffic data collection systems.
Galvanizing Services which provides zinc and other coatings for a wide range of products including fencing, lighting columns, structural steel work, bridges, agricultural and other products for the infrastructure and construction markets.
Headquartered in the UK and quoted on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: HILS.L), Hill & Smith Holdings PLC employs some 4,000 staff across 58 sites, principally in 8 countries.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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