Cohort
Ticker: CHRT Exchange: AIM www.cohortplc.com/

Cohort is the parent company of seven innovative, agile and responsive businesses providing a wide range of services and products for British and international customers in defence, security and related markets. Its objective is to deliver value to shareholders through the operating subsidiaries: Chess, EID, ELAC SONAR, MASS, MCL, SEA and EMS.

Trading update: performance ahead of expectations

In an Update for the year to 30 April 2024 Cohort reports overall performance slightly ahead of market expectations. We note that the Group reports very strong order intake of c.£387m (compared to £218m in FY23) resulting in a closing order book which stood at c.£518m (FY23: £329.1m), inclusive of the March SEA Royal Navy £135m Ancilia contract.

The group notes strong H2 performance, with overall growth in the Sensors & Effectors division, notably Chess and SEA, outpacing the Communications & Intelligence division where, as expected, UK MOD orders decreased from the 2022/23 peak, and Portugal continued to experience some contract delays.

Cohort reports good demand from both domestic customers and for exports, noting increased attention to defence spending spurred by conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East, and ongoing tension in the Indo-Pacific region.

The order book now covers c.£180m, i.e. 90%, FY 25 revenue market expectations (FY24 was 84% covered at £145m). We see the momentum established in FY24 continuing into FY25.

At this stage we maintain our outlook to FY25 and a Fair Value of 725p / share.

 

 

 
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