Smith & Nephew 2020 Profit, Revenue Fell
18 Febrero 2021 - 2:00AM
Noticias Dow Jones
By Anthony O. Goriainoff
Smith & Nephew PLC said Thursday that 2020 pretax profit
fell sharply on lower revenue, and that the outlook reflects the
likely continuation of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on
the first half of 2021.
The FTSE-100 medical-technology group said there is uncertainty
regarding the pace and the timing of recovery.
The company posted a pretax profit of $246 million for last
year, compared with $743 million for 2019. A forecast, taken from
FactSet, had projected the figure at $268 million.
Net profit fell to $448 million, from $600 million in the
previous year, the company said. This beat a consensus estimate of
$346.9 million, taken from FactSet and based on seven analysts'
forecasts.
Revenue for 2020 came in at $4.56 billion compared with $5.14
billion the year before. A consensus estimate, based on the
forecasts of 12 analysts polled by FactSet, had seen the figure at
$4.61 billion.
The trading profit margin for the year was 15%, with a trading
profit of $683 million.
The board recommended a final dividend of 23.1 cents.
Smith & Nephew said it expects to deliver substantial
underlying growth in 2021 compared with last year, and that it
expects an improved profit margin this year.
"We will again invest more in R&D and I am excited by the
pipeline of new technologies approaching launch, and by the
potential of our recent acquisitions," Chief Executive Roland
Diggelmann said.
Write to Anthony O. Goriainoff at
anthony.orunagoriainoff@dowjones.com
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