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Intertek集團第一季業績強勁,股價飆升,並啟動潛在業務分割方案的審查。

-- 週二,受強勁的第一季度業績以及一項旨在可能分拆其能源基礎設施和測試部門的戰略評估公告的提振,Intertek集團(ITRK.L)股價上漲超過12%。 這家英國認證、測試和評估公司正在評估分拆其Intertek能源與基礎設施部門和Intertek測試與認證部門的可能性。此次評估旨在確定,成立獨立的專業實體是否能夠加快市場執行速度並提高股東的長期回報。 此舉計畫於2027年中期透過出售或分拆的方式實施,旨在幫助加速公司在「極具吸引力且不斷成長」的品質保證領域的業務成長。 加拿大皇家銀行資本市場對這項「出乎意料」的策略評估持樂觀態度,並指出在充滿挑戰的地緣政治環境下,買家「可能會謹慎行事」。 加拿大皇家銀行(RBC)在一份簡報中指出:「分拆存在成本重複和流動性降低、投資者群體縮小的風險,但鑑於全球大型企業對整合的渴望,我們認為許多投資者會認為分拆後企業持續保持獨立的可能性有限。」該報告還補充道,投資者的關注點可能會迅速轉向潛在收購方,以及獨立運營的業務部門能否獲得更高的估值。 Intertek 也公佈了截至 3 月 31 日的三個月的業績,集團營收為 8.385 億英鎊,按實際匯率計算增長 3.7%,按固定匯率計算增長 6.7%。該公司同店營收為 8.283 億英鎊,以實際匯率計算年增 2.4%,以固定匯率計算成長 5.4%。 執行長安德烈·拉克魯瓦表示,在消費品業務、企業保障業務中基於風險的保障業務兩位數增長以及健康與安全、工業與基礎設施業務的強勁需求的推動下,集團2026年開局強勁。他補充說:“營運現金流和自由現金流表現強勁,加之我們穩健的資產負債表,使我們能夠繼續投資,抓住未來令人振奮的增長機會。” 在此背景下,Intertek重申了其2026年全年展望,稱其「預計」實現按固定匯率計算的中等個位數同店收入增長、持續的利潤率擴張以及「強勁」的盈利增長和自由現金流。

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