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Speedy confident despite challenges

19 Jun Speedy Hire saw pre-tax profits fall by more than 50% last year on turnover down 4.3%.

Its latest financial results, for the year to 31st March 2024, show revenue of 拢421m, down from 拢440m in 2023.

Adjusted profit before tax was 拢14.7m, down 52% from last year (2023: 拢30.7m).

Pre-tax profits were affected by high operational gearing, increased interest costs and normalised performance of Speedy鈥檚 Kazakhstan joint venture, Speedy Zholdas.

The company said its 鈥榁elocity鈥 restructuring strategy is going well with continued investment in business transformation despite a 鈥榗hallenging鈥 market.

Chief executive Dan Evans said: 鈥淪peedy delivered a resilient financial performance, making positive strategic progress over the year, despite the challenging macro-economic environment.

鈥淲e continue to improve our customer proposition, investing in technology and AI capabilities, sustainable products and our people, to position the group strongly for profitable growth. I am particularly pleased with our progress building the foundations for growth, executing the 鈥楨nable鈥 phase of our Velocity strategy, which is focused on transformation and operational efficiency.

鈥淭he new financial year has started well with performance in line with board expectations and I am pleased that since the year end, we have also secured further contract wins and renewals with key customers,鈥 he added.

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