Tuesday preview: EasyJet results, US retail sales in focus

(Sharecast News) - Tuesday sees the release of full-year results from budget airline easyJet, catering firm Compass and pub group Marston's. Also on the corporate front, interim results are due from online electricals retailer AO World and food producer Cranswick, along with Telecom Plus.

Trading updates will be released by Beazley, Intertek, B&Q owner Kingfisher and Petershill Partners.

For easyJet, UBS forecast FY revenues at £10.5bn, versus consensus of £10.1bn, operating profit of £690m, versus consensus of £686m and pre-tax profit of £662m, compared to consensus of £660m.

"We think the focus will be on building blocks going into 2026 (traffic, potential fare change, ex fuel unit costs, fuel)," the bank said. "However, we think the results will be overshadowed by the UK budget the next day."

As far as Telecom Plus is concerned, AJ Bell analysts Danni Hewson and Russ Mould said that after a solid trading update in August, chief executive Stuart Burnett will again be looking to reassure with the first-half results that the company is on track to meet its full-year guidance.

"Analysts and shareholders will also look to customer churn and for any sign of increased bad debts," they said.

"The bad debt charge across the whole of the last financial year to March 2025 was £33.4 million, or 1.8% of sales, up from £30.7 million and 1.6% of sales respectively in the prior twelve-month period. Management blamed that increase on a temporary regulatory moratorium on the installation of pre-pay meters at customers who refused to pay.

"This moratorium is now ended but management has noted it will take time for debts to come down, even as they are recovered through appropriate Ofgem price cap allowances."

On the macro front, German third-quarter GDP figures are due, while across the pond, the latest ADP four-week employment change average will be released, along with retail sales and the producer price index for September.

Tuesday November 25

INTERIMS

Accsys Technologies, AO World, Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Limited NPV, Cranswick, GB Group, Intercede Group, Molten Ventures, Sosandar, Supreme , Telecom Plus

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

ITV

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Consumer Confidence (US) (15:00)

Gross Domestic Product (GER) (07:00)

House Price Index (US) (14:00)

Pending Homes Sales (US) (15:00)

FINALS

Compass Group, Marston's, Renew Holdings

AGMS

Aura Energy Limited NPV (DI), Seraphim Space Investment Trust, Transense Technologies

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Intertek Group, Kingfisher

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Dunelm Group

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Brunner Investment 5% Prf

Q1

Seraphim Space Investment Trust