May 17, 2021
JSE-listed technology company Altron has announced that invoiced income gain 4% to R7.7 billion, while cash from operations grew 31% to R2,2-billion for the financial year to end February.
Shareholder value was unlocked by 152% from a share price of R20.19 to a share value of R50.80.
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) declined 8% to R1-billion. The operating free cash flow of R612-million increased by more than 600%. Cash generated from operations was up 31% to R2,2-billion while headline earnings per share (HEPS) declined 18% to 31c a share. A dividend of 15 cents per share was declared.
“The cost containment measures taken across our operations to minimise the impact of Covid-19 have positioned us well,” says Altron Group chief executive, Mteto Nyati. Several businesses in the group were restructured during year to protect and maintain profitability.
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Altron warns its annual earnings likely to fall 29% on Covid-19 disruption
By Sandile Mchunu
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DURBAN - ALLIED Electronics Corporation (Altron) yesterday warned that its full-year earnings were likely to fall as much as 29 percent, partly because of poor economic activity and the trading restrictions put in place to limit the impact of Covid-19.
As a result, Altron said in a trading update, it expected its headline earnings per share (Heps) for the year to the end of February to decline by between 21 percent and 29 percent, to between 124 cents and 137c a share, down from the restated figure of 174c reported a year earlier.
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Altron Heps to fall on Bytes disposal, weak economy
JSE-listed technology group Altron said on Wednesday that its headline earnings per share (Heps) will fall by as much as 29% because of the disposal of its Bytes UK arm and weak trading conditions.
The “de-merger” of Bytes Technology Group, which was finalised in December, will lead to a once-off jump of over 100% in basic earnings per share for the year to 28 February 2021, Altron said in a statement to shareholders.
Heps, which excludes the profit from the de-merger, was negatively impacted as Bytes UK was “previously a material component of the Altron Group earnings”.