-- コンバテック・グループ(CTEC.L)は木曜日、持続可能で収益性の高い成長を加速させ、最近上方修正した中期収益目標を達成するための新たな戦略計画の詳細を発表した。 同日発表されたプレスリリースの中で、医療製品・技術企業である同社は、この「アクセラレート戦略」が成長への野望の次の段階を示すものであり、フォーカス(集中)、イノベーション(革新)、シンプル化(簡素化)、構築(構築)、実行(実行)の頭文字をとったFISBEフレームワークに基づいていると述べた。 この新戦略は、顧客中心の成長、イノベーションパイプラインと人工知能技術を活用した患者ニーズへの対応、そして企業文化、目的、業績という4つの柱を中心に構成されている。4つ目の戦略的基盤である「卓越した実行」は、迅速かつ「初回から正しく、納期と予算を厳守」な納品、そしてイノベーションサイクルの短縮に重点を置き、業務の効率化、生産性の向上、目標達成を目指す。 「コンバテックは、慢性疾患を抱える何百万人もの人々の生活を改善する革新的な医療ソリューションを提供しています。今後の成長機会は非常に大きく、当社の『アクセラレート戦略』は、コンバテックの輝かしい物語の新たな章を切り開くためのものです」と、ジョニー・メイソン最高経営責任者(CEO)は述べています。 グループの中期的な見通しでは、年間オーガニック売上高成長率を従来の5~7%から6~8%に引き上げました。コンバテックは、輸液ケア部門が2桁成長を達成すると予測しており、高度創傷ケア、ストーマケア、失禁ケア部門は中~高一桁成長を見込んでいます。 さらに、グループは2027年までに調整後営業利益率を24~26%に引き上げると予測しており、これは2025年の22.3%から上昇しています。また、持続可能な2桁の調整後年間EPS成長率と、2桁のフリーキャッシュフロー対株主資本比率の年平均成長率も見込んでいます。 ロンドン証券取引所に上場されている同銘柄は、木曜日の正午の取引時点で約3%下落していた。
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