UK's Travis Perkins posts 24% drop in first-half adjusted operating profit
05/08/2025 07:09
Aug 5 (Reuters) - British building materials supplier Travis Perkins TPK.L reported a 24% drop in first-half adjusted operating profit on Tuesday, hurt by a prolonged downturn in UK's construction market. The company reported an adjusted operating profit of 63 million pounds ($83.63 million) for the six months ended June 30, down from 83 million pounds a year earlier, after excluding discontinued operations. ($1 = 0.7533 pounds) (Reporting by Raechel Thankam Job in Bengaluru; Editing by Sumana Nandy) ((RaechelThankam.Job@thomsonreuters.com;))