UK's Drax flags 2025 core profit at top end of consensus
May 1 (Reuters) - British power company Drax Group (DRX.L), opens new tab on Thursday said it expects its annual adjusted core profit to be at the top end of analyst consensus estimates.
Analysts consensus for 2025 adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization was 874 million pounds ($1.2 billion), with a range of 848 million pounds to 896 million pounds, according to a company-compiled poll.
($1 = 0.7523 pounds)
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