FTSE 250 movers: Travis Perkins on the up; Domino's off the menu

(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 21,980.26 0.55%

Travis Perkins rose despite posting a decline in first-half adjusted operating profit as revenue dipped, dented by a weaker performance in the Merchanting segment.

Keller and Rotork also advanced after results.

Rotork said on Tuesday that solid H1 order intake had been offset by softer margins and a dip in reported profits.

Reported revenues were up 1.6% at £367.3m and order intake was 4.5% higher at £391.1m, but operating profits slipped 3.1% to £64.7m and operating margins contracted 90 basis points to 17.6% amid FX headwinds and transformation costs. Pre-tax profits were down 6.6% at £65.1m.

Keller Group posted a solid first-half performance ahead of expectations on Tuesday, and announced plans to return an additional £25m to shareholders through a new tranche of share buybacks, after completing an initial £25m repurchase earlier this year.

Revenue for the six months ended 30 June was £1.46bn, down 2% year-on-year but up 1% on a constant currency basis.

Underlying operating profit declined 9% to £102.6m, with margin narrowing by 60 basis points to 7%.

On the downside, Domino's Pizza tumbled as it cut its guidance for full-year core profit, pointing to a tougher operating environment and weaker consumer confidence.



FTSE 250 - Risers

Travis Perkins (TPK) 571.00p 6.73% Keller Group (KLR) 1,388.00p 5.31% Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) 208.60p 5.14% Rotork (ROR) 330.20p 4.23% Future (FUTR) 752.50p 4.08% Harbour Energy (HBR) 199.90p 3.58% Mitie Group (MTO) 146.80p 3.09% Playtech (PTEC) 426.50p 2.77% Energean (ENOG) 926.00p 2.72% Wizz Air Holdings (WIZZ) 1,328.00p 2.55%

FTSE 250 - Fallers

Domino's Pizza Group (DOM) 209.00p -15.04% Dr. Martens (DOCS) 75.40p -2.96% Raspberry PI Holdings (RPI) 412.20p -2.00% Auction Technology Group (ATG) 369.50p -1.73% Foresight Solar Fund Limited (FSFL) 87.00p -1.69% Wetherspoon (J.D.) (JDW) 731.00p -1.68% Ocado Group (OCDO) 343.30p -1.66% Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings (AML) 70.50p -1.54% Moonpig Group (MOON) 208.50p -1.18% Jupiter Fund Management (JUP) 124.60p -1.11%