Wednesday preview: Compass and Johnson Matthey

Contract caterer Compass will give investors food for thought on Wednesday when it releases full-year results.

Contract caterer Compass will give investors food for thought on Wednesday when it releases full-year results.

The market has pencilled in a figure of £16,869m for revenue, which is a lot of sausage rolls and crudits in anyone's language. Profit before tax is expected to break through the billion-pound barrier to £1,074m. Earnings per share are tipped to be around 42.37p, with the full-year dividend roughly half that amount at 21.18p.

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