Emis on track despite timing issues
The Leeds-based group said trading in the year to December 31 was in line with the board’s expectations and there was further progress in the like-for-like operating margin
Emis said it delivered growth both organically and through its recently acquired businesses and it has a strong order book.
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Hide AdIn its Primary & Community Care division, 2015 was the first full year after the roll-out of Emis Web in England and the group ended the year with a UK market share of 55 per cent.
The division secured an extension to the current UK Ministry of Defence contract for a further three years.
In the second half of the year, its Child Community and Mental Health business won seven contracts in the re-procurement of former NHS national programmes.
Chris Spencer, Emis CEO, said: “Emis Group has again delivered profit growth in line with our expectations.
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Hide Ad“The NHS in England remains supportive of Emis Group’s strategy of delivering digital technology allied to cultural change that will help create faster and better care."
Speaking at Emis Health’s Primary Care offices last week, health secretary Jeremy Hunt said: ‘I want to help doctors and nurses provide faster and better care - and improving technology in the NHS is a key way to do that. The systems I've seen here today are helping put people in the driving seat when it comes to managing their healthcare.”
Analysts at N+1 Singer said in a note: "More of a mixed update from EMIS this year, although the group is still expected to report an in line performance at the EBITA level as margin improvement compensated for slightly slower revenue growth (13 per cent versus our expectation of 16 per cent), held back by timing of contracts in Secondary Care as we had feared.
"There will also be a partial writedown of goodwill in this division, so not great in that respect. The shares have been rock solid, but may ease off today on the back of this."