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Renew Holdings - Ultimate bit of refocusing with disposal of Allenbuild

December 2014

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  • Epic Code:
  • RNWH
  • Price:
  • 269p
When we met finance director, John Samuel, in March (226p; verdict: Buy) we asked when Renew was likely to do the ultimate bit of refocusing and sell its building division. Samuel called ours a “heinous suggestion” but eight months on Renew has sold the bulk of that division with the disposal of Allenbuild, the new build affordable housing unit, for £2.5m after an approach. Allenbuild has sales of £50m and achieved a 1.25% margin over the last couple of years but recently suffered from cost price inflation in London (read across from Morgan Sindall), which had left it at breakeven.  Full year results this month (with Allenbuild as a discontinued operation) were excellent with sales up 64% to £464m ...

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