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Fiona Orford-Williams

Informa - FY24 off to a good start

Informa’s FY23 results were strong, slightly ahead of guidance at January’s update. Underlying revenues grew 30.4% and adjusted operating margin expanded from 21.9% to 26.8%, with all four operating segments posting underlying revenue progress. The momentum has continued into FY24, and formal guidance has been edged ahead. The group generates significant amounts of cash, and leverage at end FY23 of 1.4x was below the guided range of 1.5–2.5x. With modest investment requirements and M&A opportunities of a large enough scale hard to come by, it seems likely that the share buyback programme will be extended further, underpinning the valuation.
Underlying
Informa Plc

Informa is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is engaged in Global Exhibitions, which organises transaction-oriented Exhibitions and trade shows, providing buyers and sellers across different industries and communities with a platform to meet face to face, build relationships and conduct business; Business Intelligence, which provides specialist data, intelligence and insight to businesses; Academic Publishing, which publishes peer-reviewed scholarly research and specialist reference-led academic content; Knowledge and Networking, which organises content-driven events and programmes that provide a platform for communities to meet, network and share knowledge.

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Edison Investment Research
Edison Investment Research

Edison is an investment research and advisory company, with offices in North America, Europe, the Middle East and AsiaPac. The heart of Edison is our world renowned equity research platform and deep multi-sector expertise. At Edison Investment Research, our research is widely read by international investors, advisors and stakeholders. Edison Advisors leverages our core research platform to provide differentiated services including investor relations and strategic consulting.

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Fiona Orford-Williams

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