Overview
UK construction services firm's FY 2025 revenue missed analyst expectations
Adjusted pretax profit for FY 2025 beat analyst expectations
Company increased medium-term targets for Mixed Use Partnerships and Infrastructure divisions
Outlook
Morgan Sindall expects 2026 results to align with revised expectations issued on Feb 12
Company increases medium-term targets for Infrastructure and Mixed Use Partnerships
Morgan Sindall sees gradual recovery in private housing market in 2026
Result Drivers
FIT OUT PERFORMANCE - Fit Out division delivered strong results with operating profit up 41% and revenue up 37%
INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING - Infrastructure division commenced early planning and design activities for large frameworks
MIXED USE INVESTMENT COSTS - Mixed Use Partnerships faced expected losses due to investment costs for future projects
Company press release: ID:nRSY2498Ua
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
FY Revenue
Miss
GBP 5.02 bln
GBP 5.10 bln (6 Analysts)
FY Adjusted Operating Profit
Slight Beat*
GBP 225.70 mln
GBP 225.25 mln (6 Analysts)
FY Adjusted Pretax Profit
Beat
GBP 232.60 mln
GBP 230.17 mln (6 Analysts)
FY Operating Profit
GBP 224.90 mln
FY Pretax Profit
GBP 231.80 mln
*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 5 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the construction & engineering peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Morgan Sindall Group PLC is GBp5,500.00, about 3.2% above its February 24 closing price of GBp5,330.00
The stock recently traded at 16 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 15 three months ago
For questions concerning the data in this report, contact Estimates.Support@lseg.com. For any other questions or feedback, contact reuters.support@thomsonreuters.com.
(This story was created using Reuters automation and AI based on LSEG and company data. It was checked and edited by a Reuters journalist prior to publication.)