- Balfour Beatty‘s adjusted pretax profit for the first half of 2025 reached £95 million, surpassing the estimated £91.2 million.
- The company reported adjusted revenue of £5.15 billion.
- An interim dividend per share of 4.2 pence was announced.
- Balfour Beatty‘s order book stands at £19.47 billion.
- The pretax profit for the period was £132 million.
- Average net cash increased to £1,102 million compared to £766 million in FY2024, with expectations for it to reach between £1.1 billion and £1.2 billion by the end of the year.
- Full year gains from investment disposals are anticipated to be between £30 and £40 million.
- The company is on track to meet full year earnings expectations with optimistic growth prospects for 2026.
- Financial performance in Infrastructure Investments is expected to improve in the second half, despite a slightly larger forecasted full year loss prior to disposals.
- ‘Support Services’ has experienced a 35% profit increase, primarily driven by the power transmission business.
- UK Construction reached its long-standing margin target of 3% ahead of schedule.
- US Construction has seen strong revenue growth, benefiting from a strategy of focused expansion.
- Analyst recommendations: 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.
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A look at Balfour Beatty Smart Scores
| Factor | Score | Magnitude |
|---|---|---|
| Value | 3 | |
| Dividend | 3 | |
| Growth | 3 | |
| Resilience | 4 | |
| Momentum | 4 | |
| OVERALL SMART SCORE | 3.4 |
Smart Score is a compound score for the Company indicating its overall outlook. It is derived by taking an equally weighted average of underlying Factor scores computed by Smartkarma
Analysts using Smartkarma Smart Scores have assessed Balfour Beatty‘s long-term outlook based on key factors. With a balance across Value, Dividend, and Growth scores at 3 each, the company demonstrates stability and potential for steady performance. Moreover, scoring higher in Resilience and Momentum at 4 each, Balfour Beatty shows strength in weathering market challenges and maintaining positive momentum for growth.
Balfour Beatty plc, an international engineering and construction group, focuses on providing services to the transport and energy sectors. The company invests in various infrastructure projects in the UK and abroad. Considering the Smartkarma Smart Scores, Balfour Beatty appears well-positioned for long-term success with a solid overall outlook based on its performance in key areas such as Value, Dividend, Growth, Resilience, and Momentum.
### Balfour Beatty plc operates an international engineering and construction group. The Group provides civil and specialist engineering, design and management services for businesses in the transport and energy sectors. Balfour Beatty also invests in a number of privately funded infrastructure projects and developments in the United Kingdom and overseas. ###
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