# Computacenter hopes to beat last year’s second half performance

- Link: https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/computacenter-hopes-to-beat-last-years-second-half-performance/4121020006
- Published: 2021-08-31T07:28:14+01:00
- Author: Giles

**Computacenter plc** (LON:CCC), a leading independent technology partner trusted
by large corporate and public sector organisations, today published an unscheduled
Trading Update Statement, based on unaudited financial information, ahead of the
release of the Group’s Interim Results on 9 September 2021. 

Subsequent to our positive Trading Update Statement on 21 July 2021 (the **“21 July
2021** **Statement”**), trading has continued to be robust across all of our geographies
in July and August to date.  After our 21 July 2021 Statement, current market forecasts
have remained below the Board’s expectations. This is because less than half of 
the analysts covering Computacenter have upgraded their forecast subsequent to the
21 July Statement.  Therefore, we are required to make this additional Trading Update
Statement.

The exceptionally good performance in the second half of 2020 makes a more difficult
comparison than we have experienced in the first half of this year, but even with
a flat performance in the second half of 2021 compared to the second half of last
year, we would finish the year 10 per cent ahead of current market expectations 
of the Group’s full year 2021 adjusted profit before tax.

Whilst visibility in our business is never perfect, given the momentum in the business,
a substantial order backlog, the successful acquisitions and a strong forecast we
will endeavour to beat last year’s second half performance, not just match it. 

Computacenter plc states that they look forward to giving more details on performance
and outlook when they announce the Group’s Interim Results on 9 September 2021.

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