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Aero Inventory - Contract with SR Technics

April 2003

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Reflecting three months of increased business from HAECO (which increased its annual  inventory procurement and management contract from $17m to $39m in September), turnover in the six months to31 December lifted by 58% to £7.2m. Operating costs increased by 47% which helped the operating margin rise to 22.8% from 18.9%. Pretax profit more than doubled to £1.54m and earnings rose 81% to 11.5p. Atodds with the strong results, net cash outflow was £5.6m versus £2.3mreflecting the build-up of stocks for the enlarged contract. The period-end balance sheet showed increased stocks of £16.6m, up from £7.2m. After the placing of shares last October which raised £5.5m, debt was £3.4m. During the period, Aero expand ...

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