Altium Securities has pencilled in Kier’s full-year pretax profits up from £53.7m to £58.7m when the building group reports on Thursday.
The Daily Telegraph reports a predicted figure of £57.5m from £51.2m last time.
Kier acquired Hugh Burn Developments for £53.3m last month.
References: The Times 11/09/06 page 42 (Need to know), The Daily Telegraph 11/09/06 page B6 (DataBase)
