Melrose Industries Plc shares dropped after the company issued disappointing guidance for 2026, with Chief Executive Officer Peter Dilnot saying the boost from defense spending will be visible from 2027. The British supplier of aircraft components expects adjusted operating profit between £700 million ($945 million) and £750 million for 2026, compared with analyst expectations of £748 million. The...
Melrose Industries Plc shares dropped after the company issued disappointing guidance for 2026, with Chief Executive Officer Peter Dilnot saying the boost from defense spending will be visible from 2027. The British supplier of aircraft components expects adjusted operating profit between £700 million ($945 million) and £750 million for 2026, compared with analyst expectations of £748 million. The shares, which had risen 8.8% this year before today, fell as much as 15% in London, the most in about a year. “Defense spending takes a while to come through as does the supply chain,” Dilnot said in an interview. “We expect actually the big uptick to come further out.” Melrose — which manufactures parts for both civil and military aircraft, including the F-35 fighter jet and the Eurofighter — is benefiting from rising defense spending in the US and Europe. Demand is coming from both customers spending more on existing kit, including Black Hawk helicopters, and the creation of new models including unmanned aerial vehicles. “This is very rapidly developing technology here, and we’re right in the middle of that across all NATO countries,” Dilnot said. “Development cycles are quicker, but it’ll still take a little while for that to read through.” Dilnot expects growth in 2026 to be driven by both civil and military customers, across both new engine manufacturing and maintenance services. “We will see growth on the new aircraft side of the business, but also the aftermarket,” he said. “It’s really strong demand coming through a slightly easing supply chain.” The company expects to generate free cash flow of as much as £200 million in 2026, as it targets £600 million in free cash by 2029.
Last week marked what was arguably the most important data release of the entire first quarter. Feb. 17 was the deadline for institutional investors with at least $100 million in assets under management to file Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A 13F details which stocks Wall Street's smartest money managers bought and sold in the latest quarter. With Warren Buffett retiring, a...
Last week marked what was arguably the most important data release of the entire first quarter. Feb. 17 was the deadline for institutional investors with at least $100 million in assets under management to file Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A 13F details which stocks Wall Street's smartest money managers bought and sold in the latest quarter. With Warren Buffett retiring, an argument can be made that billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller is now Wall Street's most-followed money manager . Druckenmiller is an active investor who loves growth stocks, as evidenced by sizable purchases of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) shares for a second consecutive quarter. But not all members of the " Magnificent Seven " are in Druckenmiller's good graces. Continue reading
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