Reach (RCH)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

68.80p
   
  • Change Today:
    -0.70p
  • 52 Week High: 105.40
  • 52 Week Low: 66.80
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 318.34m
  • Volume: 385,781
  • Market Cap: £219.02m

Reach FY earnings slightly ahead of expectations, warns of 'uncertain' backdrop

By Iain Gilbert

Date: Tuesday 04 Mar 2025

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Publishing firm Reach published FY earnings that came in slightly ahead of expectations on Tuesday but warned of an "uncertain macro environment and dynamic media backdrop".
Reach said revenues came to £538.6m in FY24, down 5.3% overall or 4.2% on a like-for-like basis, but stated operating profits had grown 6.0% to £102.3m as operating profit margins improved from 17.0% to 19.0%.

Earnings per share were up 16.1% at 25.3p, while Reach's FY dividend was unchanged at 7.34p.

Looking forward, Reach said it remains focused on delivering its customer value strategy, optimising its print assets, controlling costs and managing cash to continue building "a more sustainable business for the future".

"We remain alive to the uncertain macro environment and dynamic media backdrop. Despite this we continue to expect digital growth, along with a reduction on adjusted operating costs of 4-5%," said Reach.

As of 1140 GMT, Reach shares were down 0.12% at 86.50p.









Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

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Reach Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 68.80p
Change Today -0.70p
% Change -1.01 %
52 Week High 105.40
52 Week Low 66.80
Volume 385,781
Shares Issued 318.34m
Market Cap £219.02m

Reach Star Ratings

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Value
99.13% above the market average99.13% above the market average99.13% above the market average99.13% above the market average99.13% above the market average
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Price Trend
53.11% below the market average53.11% below the market average53.11% below the market average53.11% below the market average53.11% below the market average
14.29% below the sector average14.29% below the sector average14.29% below the sector average14.29% below the sector average14.29% below the sector average
Income
100.00% above the market average100.00% above the market average100.00% above the market average100.00% above the market average100.00% above the market average
100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average
Growth
35.5% below the market average35.5% below the market average35.5% below the market average35.5% below the market average35.5% below the market average
45.95% below the sector average45.95% below the sector average45.95% below the sector average45.95% below the sector average45.95% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

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Buy 1
Neutral 2
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Reach Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 14-Aug-25 01-May-25
Paid 19-Sep-25 30-May-25
Amount 2.88p 4.46p

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Reach Key Personnel

Chair Nick Prettejohn
CFO Darren Fisher

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