Filtronic profits to beat expectations
The Leeds-based group said that despite some marginal, short-term weakness in trading in Filtronic Broadband, the board now expects total group revenue of £35m in the year to May 31, ahead of market expectations.
The group’s CEO Rob Smith said that operating profit will also be ahead of expectations.
Analysts welcomed the news.
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Hide AdAdrian Kearsey at Panmure Gordon said: “Filtronic, the designer and manufacturer of microwave electronics for the wireless telco market, continues to surprise on the upside and has announced that 2017 revenues and profits will be ahead of expectations. Within the mix, the Filtronic Wireless business remains the star of the show, with demand increasingly being driven by its newer products.
“With revenues now expected to be in the region of £35m, we are raising our full year 2017 EBIT forecasts from £1.1m to £1.6m, a 43 per cent upgrade.”
At the interim stage Filtronic Wireless revenues were up four-fold. Mr Kearsey said that revenues have shown year on year growth of 158 per cent.
“The jump in sales activity reflects both shipments of the new ultra-wide band integrated antennas and strong underlying demand for filter products,” he said.