Resilient income streams drive H1 result

Another strong half reflects the benefits of an increasingly diverse base of cyclical and counter-cyclical revenues, built progressively via a series of strategic acquisitions and organic investment. The double-digit revenue and profit growth delivered by both divisions in H1 puts the group on track to achieve full year forecasts. The detail reveals consistent growth derived both organically and from a series of acquisitions which have added to the breadth of professional expertise and BEG’s coverage of its key target markets.

We have held our full year forecasts and plan to review them when BEG reports its Q3 trading update in late February 2023. Our current estimates underpin a retained 175p/share fair value, with upside potential if UK insolvencies, particularly administrations, continue to gather momentum, and the group secures further acquisitions which continue to build expertise and capacity. We have reflected on BEG’s rating vs the broader market and its intrinsic value vs its peers in this note.