LONDON: British gaming firm Rank Group forecast its full-year performance would be around the top of analysts' forecasts after all its businesses improved during the third quarter, according to Reuters on Thursday, Oct 7.
Analysts are expecting full-year pretax profit to range from 48 million pounds to 53 million pounds ($75 million -$84 million) compared with 49 million for 2009, according to a poll by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Rank, owner of the Mecca bingo hall and Grosvenor casino chains, said like-for-like revenue for the third-quarter, which ended on Oct.2, rose 7 percent, driven by strong performances from Grosvenor and Rank Interactive, while total revenue for the period was up 8 percent.
For the year to date, like-for-like revenue was up 4 percent and total revenue 7 percent higher.
"Whilst the consumer environment is likely to remain challenging for some time to come, the group is in a strong financial position and has made considerable progress in improving the standard of its products and services," it said in a trading statement.
Rank, which plans to roll out 10 more casinos over northern and central England over the next few years, said like-for-like revenues at Grosvenor and Interactive rose 9 percent on higher customer visits and spend. Rank Interactive like-for-like revenues jumped 26 percent.
Mecca Bingo achieved like-for-like growth in revenue as spend per head improved, while Top Rank Espana maintained steady growth in a difficult economic environment, the company said.
Shares in Rank closed at 121.6 pence, valuing the company at 464.3 million pounds. - Reuters
Analysts are expecting full-year pretax profit to range from 48 million pounds to 53 million pounds ($75 million -$84 million) compared with 49 million for 2009, according to a poll by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Rank, owner of the Mecca bingo hall and Grosvenor casino chains, said like-for-like revenue for the third-quarter, which ended on Oct.2, rose 7 percent, driven by strong performances from Grosvenor and Rank Interactive, while total revenue for the period was up 8 percent.
For the year to date, like-for-like revenue was up 4 percent and total revenue 7 percent higher.
"Whilst the consumer environment is likely to remain challenging for some time to come, the group is in a strong financial position and has made considerable progress in improving the standard of its products and services," it said in a trading statement.
Rank, which plans to roll out 10 more casinos over northern and central England over the next few years, said like-for-like revenues at Grosvenor and Interactive rose 9 percent on higher customer visits and spend. Rank Interactive like-for-like revenues jumped 26 percent.
Mecca Bingo achieved like-for-like growth in revenue as spend per head improved, while Top Rank Espana maintained steady growth in a difficult economic environment, the company said.
Shares in Rank closed at 121.6 pence, valuing the company at 464.3 million pounds. - Reuters
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