UK's Vertu Motors shares climb 1.9% on strong car sales and FY profit forecast

Vertu Motors

04/09/2025 08:36

** British motor retail company Vertu Motors VTU.L shares rise 1.9% to 60.1 pence

** Reports stable like-for-like used car sales volumes and margins, strong growth in aftersales business in five months to July 31

** Co says September new retail order book is slightly ahead of last year

** Expects FY26 adjusted pretax profit in-line with market view of 26.5 million pounds - 27.5 million pounds ($35.80 million - $37.15 million), according to a company-compiled consensus

** VTU down 0.14% YTD

($1 = 0.7402 pounds)

 (Reporting by Unnamalai L in Bengaluru)

 ((Unnamalai.L@thomsonreuters.com;))