Metal treating specialist Bodycote PLC (LON:BOY) will meet its full year expectations despite seeing revenues cool during the opening four months of 2016.
Group revenue for the four months to 30 April fell 4.9%, 9.1% at constant exchange rates, to £192.4mln.
“The board’s expectation for results in 2016, at current exchange rates, is unchanged,” said Bodycote in Friday’s trading update.
Like-for-like revenues were 2.7% lower (7% at constant exchange rates), with aerospace, defence and energy business revenues 6.7% (11.1%) lower compared to the same period in 2015.
On a more positive note, automotive & general industrial business revenues increased by 0.5% (3.8% lower at constant exchange rates).
Bodycote specialises in heating metals and alloys to improve their working life, such as making them harder, more durable or resistant to corrosion
Shares were down 10p or 1.6% to 590p.