-- 英国联合食品公司(ABF.L)周二确认了分拆零售和食品业务的计划,同时公布了受糖业疲软等不利因素影响的上半年财报。 这家食品加工和零售公司计划在2025年11月进行评估后,通过分拆的方式将其快时尚零售业务Primark与FoodCo业务分拆,预计将于2027年底完成。分拆后,两家公司都将成为富时100指数成分股,但食品业务将保留ABF的名称,现有股东将分别持有两家公司的股份。 此次分拆预计将产生7500万英镑的一次性分拆成本,而协同效应损失预计低于4500万英镑。分拆完成后,ABF首席执行官乔治·韦斯顿将担任FoodCo首席执行官,而伊恩·汤格将执掌Primark。 伯恩斯坦认为,Primark的分拆正如预期,是一项合理的战略举措。“从长远来看,这是一个明智的决定,但根据我们的预测,短期内不会创造价值……总体而言,鉴于公司疲软的基本面,尽管分拆业务是一个正确的决定,但我们预计其股价今日仍将走弱。”这家研究公司表示。 周二伦敦午盘交易中,股价下跌近3%。 ABF截至2026年2月28日的24周的归属于母公司股东的利润为4.45亿英镑,低于截至2025年3月1日的24周的5.2亿英镑,这凸显了公司面临的困境。集团收入降至94.7亿英镑,按实际汇率计算与预期持平,但按固定汇率计算下降了2%,原因是ABF承担了更高的前期成本并持续投资于未来的规模扩张。 由于新店开业“执行良好”,加上同店销售额增长以及Primark在英国的市场份额提升,零售额增长了2%。但这些增长被欧洲消费者信心疲软、美国食用油和烘焙原料需求下降以及欧洲糖价下跌等因素所抵消。 ABF维持了此前下调的全年业绩预期,但糖业除外,目前预计糖业全年将出现亏损。尽管集团认为目前中东的成本压力尚可控制,但警告称,旷日持久的冲突可能会抑制非必需消费支出,从而对Primark的销售前景构成风险。 “我们早就预料到本财年上半年会充满挑战,而我们的财务业绩也印证了这一点。不过,我们仍然预期集团下半年的业绩会有所改善。”韦斯顿表示。 “我们的食品杂货和配料业务表现符合预期,但美国业务受到消费者需求疲软的影响。我们的国际食品杂货品牌实现了良好的销售增长,并有望在下半年取得更强劲的盈利表现。糖业的业绩低于预期,鉴于当前的市场状况,我们对前景持更为谨慎的态度。”
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