Compass (#CPG) – Q1 revenue up to 97% of pre-covid level, FY guidance unchanged
- 2022-02-03 07:30:29
UK 13:18 Wednesday, 28 October 2026
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Hello, Share Thrashers. You might expect a giant catering combine to be on its knees after covid. But Compass Group (CPG) is getting back on track fast.
Hello, Share Bunnies. In a week when eating places return to inside noshing, the share price of catering king Compass Group (CPG) is holding up rather well when you consider that its revenue dropped by nearly a third in these difficult times. Even so the latest half-year revenue is still £8.6 billion and that’s tickling up a share price which has been slowly recovering.
Hello, Share Munchers. The 12 month numbers for giant caterer Compass (CPG) were pretty scary. Revenue was shy by a fifth on last time. Underlying operating profit was worse, falling by 70% to £561 million. But the virus-blighted share price has been rising recently, and for good reason. For one thing, Compass has risen to the pandemic crisis well considering that at one point it had to close half its business...
Hello, Share Clampers. A company which has always commanded my unswerving loyalty, ever since it owned Yorkshire Television in the last century, is the big caterer Compass (CPG). But, of course, mass catering, especially in works canteens, has taken a massive hit with Covid. Nevertheless, I think this respected giant should soon recover. It has money reserves available to cope with most viral disasters...
Hello, Share Tweakers. The rise and rise of Compass Group (CPG) was keeping this old punter very happy. But that was before the pandemic struck. How can you expect a company to succeed when it specialises in contract catering for firms, schools, and universities at a time when a pestilence has shut them down?
Hello Share Shunters. Nobody would have expected the profits of the mighty catering group Compass (CPG) to lose the way in 2020. Until the virus came long. Then one wondered that the company survived at all with most of the catering business struggling under the world’s restrictions. We now have results and a fundraising...
At the recent ShareProphets Shares Conference, PrimaryBid CEO Anand Sambasivan emphasised its expanding reach – this is shown today by a fundraising from FTSE 100 catering and other support services group Compass (CPG) including a “Retail Offer via PrimaryBid.com” Thus Anand's company is now officially in the big league and if you have not registered for free you should do so at once HERE
Hello, Share Shapers. These are peculiar times indeed. A company that I’ve oft praised on this website has dropped a heck of a lot in value, and yet it’s still one of the best run and reliable British blue-chip companies of all time. This sad virus crisis has turned everything on its head but most sensible analysts expect most shares prices to recover totally eventually, as they nearly always do after disaster...
Hello, Share Chewers. It’s a bit disappointing how shares in the giant caterer Compass (CPG) fail to soar. I’ve held the shares ever since it was called Granada, which is over 20 years ago. I get average dividends year in year out. Yet no matter how good the figures look - and there’s usually an improvement every year - the share price can be comatose...
