I'm confused Wincanton have less than half the debt and market value of Stobbard but they make a bigger profit!

To compound my sense of confusion Wincanton are continuing to fall whilst Stobbard continue to rise!

I don't think I can resist Wincanton any longer.


What do you think?

I know the dividend might drop, but it wasn't mentioned in the trading update. If it halves it's still almost 5%.

Preliminary Results

Trading Update

Wincanton, a leading provider of supply chain solutions in the UK & Ireland, today issues the following trading update ahead of preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2016.

The Board is pleased to report that the trading performance of the Group, as adjusted for the disposal of Records Management, continues to be in line with expectations as set out in the Half Year results announcement released on 12 November 2015.

Having completed the disposal of the Records Management business on 8 December 2015, £50m of the Group's £75m M&G debt has been repaid, resulting in a corresponding reduction in the level of average net debt and financing costs in the last quarter of the financial year. As planned, we have also utilised our Revolving Credit Facility to repay £34m of US Private Placement debt on its maturity. The Group also paid a contribution of £7m to the Wincanton Pension Scheme from the proceeds of the disposal of the Records Management business, bringing the total contributions to the scheme to approximately £21m in the year.

The preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2016 will be announced on 9 June 2016.

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