Silver Chef announced in December that it expected to miss full year guidance by the range of 10-15% and the half year results announced yesterday confirmed the issues raised by management at that time
Key points:
- Total revenue up 26%; rental assets up 7%; NPAT up 10%
- Core hospitality business continues with solid growth, GoGetta growth underperformed
- Second half focus on returning GoGetta to previous growth trajectory and international expansion
Silver Chef announced in December that it expected to miss full year guidance by the range of 10-15% (covered previously in The Wire here) and the half year results announced yesterday confirmed the issues raised by management at that time.
Whilst the company has continued to see strong growth in its core hospitality business, the GoGetta business has underperformed, with growth slowing (rental assets up just 1% from June 2013). To address the slowing GoGetta growth the company plans a renewed focus on the business with particular focus on recruitment and training of staff and in particular expertise in key sectors being targeted. The company aims to return the GoGetta business to previous levels of growth.
That said, the company still grew top line revenue by 26% and rental assets by 7%.
Revenues for the group were up 26% compared to the prior corresponding period with expenses up 30%. Increased expenses included costs of entering the Canadian market (set up costs of $0.56m). Net profit after tax was up 10% however this included some one off write backs, underlying net profit was flat.
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