National Express ahead of growth targets

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National Express ahead of growth targets
National Express ahead of growth targets

Highest revenue growth in core non-rail businesses National Express Group has released its full year results for the year ended December 31, 2013.

https://giannifava.org/pj2wwxsjvca Profit before tax was ahead of target at £143.7m, but still a decline on the 2012 figure of £164.1m, reflecting the handover of the National Express East Anglia franchise during 2012. This figure includes a fourth consecutive year of record profit in the group’s core non-rail businesses.

Order Tramadol 100Mg Online Group revenue grew 3% to £1.89bn (2012: £1.83bn) with 7% growth in total non-rail revenue, and the group generated £182.8m of free cash flow, over £30m ahead of target and over £40m ahead of the previous year (£140.8m).

Tramadol Online Overnight 180 Normalised operating profit from core non-rail businesses reached a record £185.5m (2012: £185.2m).

https://musiciselementary.com/2024/03/07/lzu84fk7u Net debt was reduced by over £80m to £746.1m (2012: £828.2m).

https://fotballsonen.com/2024/03/07/6awrzc9a8yf National Express’ full year proposed dividend was 10.0 pence, up 3% year-on-year.

https://elisabethbell.com/s8nyzne0v UK Coach express passenger revenue was up 7%, with operating margin over 9%.

https://www.lcclub.co.uk/glxorlw Across the Atlantic, North America revenue was over $1bn, up 10%, with almost $200m of operating cash generation.

https://asperformance.com/uncategorized/rvtxgm8c The group said it had secured £1.8bn of revenue from new markets.

https://www.goedkoopvliegen.nl/uncategorized/72pje0bnd Dean Finch, National Express Group Chief Executive, commented: “National Express has made important progress in 2013. These results show how we have been able to address the headwinds facing the Group at the start of last year. We beat our targets, especially on free cash flow, and have raised the dividend to reflect our confidence.

“I am particularly pleased with the strong growth in UK Coach, following its difficult year in 2012, and our performance in North America.

https://wasmorg.com/2024/03/07/hz1u5ymtp1j “We also made important strides in business development during 2013. For example, we also entered new markets, most significantly Germany. We have won important new contracts and are shortlisted for a number of rail franchises in the UK and Germany.”