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Anne Margaret Crow

Focus on growth divisions

Carr’s Group is to sell its Food division to Whitworths for £24.9m net cash. The move enables management to focus investment on the Agriculture and Engineering divisions. These are engaged in geographically diverse activities where there is less competition, defensible IP and substantially greater opportunities for growth. While we believe the disposal is advantageous for the group, in the short term it will reduce earnings. We have revised our FY17 and FY18 estimates and cut our indicative valuation from 197p/share to 161p.
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Carrs Group

Carr's Group operates across the agriculture and engineering sectors which supplies products and services to countries around the world. Co.'s agriculture division includes an international feed block supplement business, and in the U.K., this division also sells animal feed, fertilizer, animal health products, fuel, farm machinery and rural supplies. Co.'s engineering division designs, manufactures and supplies precision parts, equipment, robotics and remote handling products. These products and services are supplied primarily into the nuclear, defense and oil and gas markets.

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Anne Margaret Crow

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