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ISEQ and Company Update, 26-Feb-2010

Posted by Senan Coleman | 26 February 2010

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Market update

ISEQ Week Open: 2967.46, Week Close: 2873.60

Kerry Group

• Sales revenue of €4.5 billion
• 2.2% increase in continuing business volumes
• 3.8% (LFL) increase in trading profit to €422m
• 80 basis points increase in trading profit margin to 9.3%
• Ingredients & Flavours trading margin up 90 basis points to 10.4%
• Consumer Foods trading margin up 40 basis points to 7.1%
• Adjusted EPS* up 8.2% to 166.5 cent
• Final dividend per share of 17.3 cent (Total 2009 dividend up 11.1% to 25 cent)
• Free cash flow of €367m (2008:€227m)
• R&D investment of €147.8m
• Source: http://www.kerrygroup.com/download_news.asp?id=279

Icon PLC

• Full year net revenues increased 3% to $888 million.
• Fourth quarter net revenues increased 3% over the comparative quarter, to $227 million.
• Full year operating income increased by 17% to $116 million. Income from operations for the fourth quarter increased by 12% to $29.6 million.
• Full year diluted earnings per share increased to $1.53, an 18% increase over last year. Diluted earnings per share, increased by 14% for the fourth quarter to 40 cents.
• Fourth quarter net business awards were $229 million, a book to bill of 1.0.
• Revenue guidance for 2010 is in the range of $890-$940 million and EPS guidance is in the range of $1.44 to $1.60
• Source: http://investor.iconplc.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=447083

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