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UK housebuilder CEO exit leaves leaky roof

Mark White by Mark White
January 13, 2022
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A builder works on a roof in Aylesbury, Britain, February 7, 2017. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh

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LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Countryside Properties’ (CSPC.L) leadership rejig may undermine its already shaky foundations. On Thursday shares in the 1.6 billion pound builder of affordable homes collapsed 26% after it revealed that adjusted operating profit was just 16 million pounds in the quarter ending Dec. 31, less than half what it delivered a year earlier, despite the country enjoying a housing boom. The company’s Chief Executive Iain McPherson is stepping down and will be temporarily replaced by Chairman John Martin.

McPherson’s departure creates a shortage of housebuilding experience on the board. Martin joined Countryside having led a turnaround of plumbing and heating firm Ferguson (FERG.L). The new finance director, Tim Lawlor, joined from logistics firm Wincanton (WIN.L) last November. Countryside’s shares have traded at a premium to peers, thanks to its strategy of partnering with local authorities to build properties, rather than using just its own balance sheet. After Thursday’s rout, the shares are trading at 10 times forward earnings, in line with peer Persimmon (PSN.L), according to Refinitiv data. Given an uncertain turnaround, the stock may have further to fall. (By Aimee Donnellan)

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Mark White is the editor of the ProcurementNation, a Media Outlet covering supply chain and logistics issues. He joined The New York Times in 2007 as an commodities reporter, and most recently served as foreign-exchange editor in New York.

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