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Hardman Talks Video | Chesnara plc (CSN): Presentation and Q&A with Management

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Hardman Talks Video | Chesnara plc (CSN): Presentation and Q&A with Management

01-Oct-2024 / 11:30 GMT/BST
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Hardman Talks Video | Chesnara (CSN)

Presentation and Q&A with Management

In this episode of Hardman Talks, our Financials analyst Brian Moretta introduces Chesnara‘s CEO Steve Murray and CFO Tom Howard to discuss Chesnara’s recent interim results. Watch it here:

Steve presents an overview of Chesnara's strong performance, highlighting cash generation, a robust balance sheet, and a 3% dividend increase. Tom provides a deeper analysis of the financials, focusing on cash performance, capital strength, and future value generation. The presentation covers Chesnara's growth strategies, including their focus on sustainable value, and future plans to drive shareholder value.

After the presentation, there is a Q&A where they discuss what Chesnara is doing for M&A, how their interest in cash returns is evolving, how the economic backdrop is affecting the company management and more.

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