Drax Group First Half 2025 Earnings: EPS: UK£0.61 (vs UK£0.88 in 1H 2024)
Key Financial Results
Revenue: UK£2.65b (down 16% from 1H 2024).
Net income: UK£220.8m (down 35% from 1H 2024).
Profit margin: 8.3% (down from 11% in 1H 2024). The decrease in margin was driven by lower revenue.
EPS: UK£0.61 (down from UK£0.88 in 1H 2024).
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Drax Group Earnings Insights
Looking ahead, revenue is expected to decline by 6.6% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, while revenues in the Renewable Energy industry in Europe are expected to grow by 6.1%.
Performance of the market in the United Kingdom.
The company's share price is broadly unchanged from a week ago.
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