** Shares in Mobico MCG.L up 13.8% at 25.08p, top gainer on the FTSE small Cap index .FTSC
** British transport company's annual adjusted pretax profit beats market expectations
** FY adjusted PBT of 122.3 mln pounds ($165.5 million) above market expectations of 87.73 mln pounds
** Forecasts FY26 adjusted operating profit between 195 mln pounds and 210 mln pounds vs 2025's 198 mln pounds
** Stock up ~8% so far this year
($1 = 0.7391 pounds)
(Reporting by Prerna Bedi in Bengaluru)
((Prerna.Bedi@thomsonreuters.com ; +91 98052 24616))