Project delays, higher costs and lower productivity on top of contract disputes have Australian-based engineering group DRA Global facing a significant fall in revenue and earnings for FY2022, including a loss for the first half of the year.
Drivers in the result include a pre-tax $A10-15M impairment against goodwill in its Asia-Pacific business related to loss-making contracts and updated business outlook and a $2.7M arbitration award against the company over a dispute with Lesotho company Liqhobong Mining Development.
FY2022 revenue is anticipated to be $0.9-1B, down from $1.2B last year, with underlying EBIT anticipated to be $15-25M (FY2021: $56.5M).
The company is also embroiled in inquiries by Australia’s Takeovers Panel, which declared unacceptable circumstances over Corporations Act breaches.