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Telegraph
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Live Soccer Aid 2025: Score and latest updates from Old Trafford
Good evening and welcome to live coverage of the 14th Soccer Aid, a charity football match founded by Robbie Williams and his friend Jonathan Wilkes to raise money for Unicef UK in 2006. Once biennial, now annual, the game is being held at Old Trafford for the ninth time and features two teams representing England and the Rest of the World made up of celebrities and superannuated football players, both men and women, who have so far raised more than £106 million. Occupational obligation may have brought this correspondent to this subject for the first time but one has to concede for all the cynicism, that is an admirable effort and will have touched many lives. Chapeau. The early matches were dominated by a regular cast ranging from Patrick Kielty to Ralf Little, Michael Sheen to Ben Shephard who have now bowed to the toll of Old Father Time, though Lee Mack, at 56, is still game and is poised to make his fifth appearance. Among the ex-pros, stalwarts Clarence Seedorf, Jamie Redknapp and Jaap Stam, have also decided their race is run for now though Gary Neville is back after a year away to make his fourth appearance in an England team that will be led by his Stick to Football co-host Jill Scott and featuring his podcast and former Manchester United colleagues Wayne Rooney, Michael Carrick and Paul Scholes in the squad. The World XI also relies heavily on the Association of Former Manchester United Players with a welcome return for Edwin van der Sar after suffering a brain haemorrhage in 2023 as well as Nemanja Vidic, John O'Shea and Carlos Tevez. Old Trafford household gods apart, the biggest draws are World Cup winner Rivaldo and Euro 2000 matchwinner David Trezeguet but some of the celebrities are less familiar and the team, managed by Peter Schmeichel, has a few English ringers to bulk them out. The head-to-head record is England 6 to the World Xi's 7. Victory for the home side managed by Tom Hiddleston, Tyson Fury, David James, Vicky McClure, Robbie Williams and Harry Redknapp can equalise today. Kick-off is at 7.30.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Legrand SA (LGRDY) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Sales Growth and Strategic ...
Sales Growth: 11.2% increase excluding FX, with 7.6% organic growth and 3.3% from acquisitions. FX Impact: Positive 1% impact on the quarter. Geographical Sales Performance: North and Central America sales up 18.7%, Europe sales down 0.3%, Rest of the World sales up 4.8%. Adjusted Operating Margin: 20.7% in Q1 2025. Net Profit: EUR293 million, representing 12.9% of sales. Free Cash Flow: EUR188 million, 8.3% of sales. Net Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio: 1.5 at the end of the quarter. Acquisitions: Two acquisitions totaling EUR50 million in connected healthcare and data centers. Proposed Dividend: EUR2.2 per share, up 5% from last year. Release Date: May 07, 2025 For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript. Positive Points Legrand SA (LGRDY) reported strong sales growth in Q1 2025, with an 11.2% increase excluding FX, driven by a 7.6% organic growth and a 3.3% positive impact from acquisitions. The company achieved a solid adjusted operating margin of 20.7% in Q1 2025, demonstrating strong operational leverage. Legrand SA (LGRDY) confirmed its full-year targets, projecting sales growth between 6% and 10% organically and through acquisitions. The data center segment showed outstanding performance, with growth exceeding 40%, and is expected to continue strong growth throughout 2025. Legrand SA (LGRDY) announced two acquisitions in Q1 2025, totaling EUR50 million in acquired 12-month sales, enhancing its leadership in connected healthcare and data centers. Negative Points Sales in Europe were almost flat, with a slight decline of 0.3% organically, due to a sluggish building market. The rest of the world saw mixed results, with sales growth in India and the Middle East offset by declines in China and Brazil. The company faces challenges from US tariffs, with a significant portion of its US COGS being imported, leading to potential cost increases. Legrand SA (LGRDY) anticipates a negative impact on financial results due to rising corporate income tax and financial expenses. The building market in North America, excluding data centers, remains slightly down, with no recovery seen yet in the residential or office markets. Q & A Highlights Q: Can you provide more details on the growth in North America, particularly in the data center segment? A: Benoit Coquart, CEO, stated that the growth rate of data centers in the US and at the group level was higher than 40%. The data center segment experienced fantastic growth, and this trend is expected to continue due to a strong order book. However, the non-data center business was slightly down, both in North America and globally.
