Smiths Group H1 Earnings Call Highlights

A newly announced plan to return £1.5 billion of Smiths Detection proceeds through a tender offer or special dividend plus a share buyback, expected to run through calendar 2027A £1.0 billion buyback linked to Interconnect proceeds, with a first £600 million tranche expected to be completed by the end of the current fiscal year and the program “substantially complete” by the end of calendar 2026Management said regulatory processes were progressing, with Interconnect “close to completion,” and Detection expe ...