FirstGroup plc operates within the Railroads, line-haul operating sector.
In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares FirstGroup plc with three other
railroad operators in Europe:
Go-Ahead Group PLC
(2020
sales of £3.90 billion [US$5.43 billion]
of which 75%
was Rail),
Nobina AB (publ)
of SWEDEN
(10.65 billion Swedish Kronor [US$1.26 billion]
of which 68%
was Nobina Sweden), and
Stagecoach Group PLC
(£1.42 billion [US$1.97 billion]
of which 71%
was Is operating UK Bus (Regional Operations).
Sales Analysis.
During the year ended March of 2020, sales at
FirstGroup plc were £7.75 billion (US$10.80 billion).
This
is
an
increase of 8.8%
versus 2019, when the company's sales were £7.13 billion.
This was the fourth straight year of sales growth at FirstGroup plc.
Sales of First Rail saw an increase
that was more than double the company's growth rate: sales were up
19.5% in 2020, from
£2.67 billion to £3.19 billion.
Not all segments of FirstGroup plc experienced an increase in sales in 2020:
sales of Greyhound fell 6.5% to £603.20 million.
FirstGroup plc also experienced decreases in sales in
First Bus (down 4.6% to £835.90 million)
.