Housebuilder Redrow said it expected 2022 revenues to exceed £2bn driven by the winding down of the stamp duty holiday and better-than-expected trade in its regional businesses.
The company on Wednesday forecast turnover of around £1.94bn for the year to June 27, up from £1.34bn last year as the Covid-19 pandemic battered the economy, but lower than 2019’s £2.11bn.
Redrow said it expected an operating margin of more than 15.5%, compared with 11.1% last year and 19.5% in 2019.
Its total order book stood at £1.43bn, in line with June 2020.
The business ended the financial year with a net cash balance of £160m compared with net debt of £126m a year ago.
Weekly reservations rose to 0.70 from 0.67 in 2020 while revenue per outlet per week was £288,000, up from £259,000 a year ago.
“This high sales rate has been achieved despite the reduction in the use of Help to Buy which only accounted for 13% of private reservations in the second half of 2021 (2020: 50%),” Redrow said in a statement.
