Brief: Samuel Heath And Sons Plc Says 'Very Difficult' To Forecast How Brexit, UK Election Will Affect H2 Trading

Samuel Heath and Sons

15/11/2019 07:17

Nov 15 (Reuters) - Samuel Heath and Sons PLC  HSM.L :
    * SAMUEL HEATH AND SONS PLC - HY PROFIT BEFORE TAX DOWN ONLY
A
LITTLE ON PRIOR PERIOD, BUT AHEAD OF OUR INTERNAL BUDGET, AT
£363K (2018: £402K)
    * SAMUEL HEATH AND SONS PLC - HY SALES OF £6.920M (2018:
£6.722M)
    * SAMUEL HEATH AND SONS PLC - ALTHOUGH UK MARKET IS SHOWING
UP
SOME CLASSIC SIGNS OF A DOWNTURN, GOT ENOUGH ORDERS,
PARTICULARLY FOR OUR NEWER PRODUCTS
    * SAMUEL HEATH AND SONS PLC - BREXIT REASON FOR CONTINUED
UNCERTAINTIES, WHICH COULD AFFECT NEXT SIX MONTHS QUITE
"DRAMATICALLY"
    * SAMUEL HEATH AND SONS PLC - ELECTION HERE IN UK NOW ADDED
TOUNCERTAINTIES AS WELL AS OTHER ELECTIONS COMING UP ELSEWHERE
IN WORLD
    * SAMUEL HEATH AND SONS PLC - "VERY DIFFICULT TO FORECAST
HOW ALL
THESE FACTORS WILL AFFECT OUR SECOND HALF TRADING"
    * SAMUEL HEATH AND SONS PLC - PROPOSING AN INTERIM DIVIDEND
OF
5.5P PER SHARE (2018: 5.5P)

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