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Restaurant Group (RTN) stock surges as it lifts earnings expectations

By Angela Barnes

09:47, 16 November 2021

Exterior of a Wagamama's restaurant in Middlesex in the UK
Wagamama is one of the Restaurant Group’s main brands – the group expects earnings of £73m to £79m. Photo: Shutterstock.

Restaurant Group (RTN) shares surged to 17.02% on Tuesday morning on the London Stock Exchange as the business published a trading update and lifted its full-year earnings expectations.

The company said it has traded well since it last published an update on 15 September, with like-for-like sales outperformance versus the market across its Wagamama, pubs and leisure businesses.

“We have also seen a minor improvement in UK airport passenger volumes leading to a partial recovery in the sales run rates in our concessions business,” the group said.  

Full-year earnings expectations

As a result, it noted that it now expects full-year 2021 adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of between £73m and £79m, subject to no unexpected Covid-related disruptions being announced before the end of the financial year.

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Moreover, it said year-end net debt was now expected to be less than £190m, with the improved position driven primarily by its robust trading performance.

The group said management expectations for full-year 2022 earnings remain unchanged from the outlook outlined in its interim results in September – and said the next scheduled update would be the preliminary results announcement in March 2022.

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