UPDATE 2-British caterer Compass leaves 見通し 不変の, 株 落ちる
By Yadarisa Shabong
July 25 (Reuters) - 株 in Compass Group fell 4% on Tuesday even after the 会社／堅い 持続するd its 年次の 見通し and 報告（する）／憶測d a 15% jump in third-４半期/4分の1 有機の 歳入s, as its update fell short of 投資家s' hopes.
The world's largest catering group said it had 利益d from new 商売／仕事, higher prices and strong 需要・要求する in Europe during the third ４半期/4分の1, and kept its 十分な-year 指導／手引 for underlying operating 利ざや and 有機の 歳入 growth in place.
分析家s at Barclays said 投資家s may have been looking for more from the update, which was 概して in line with 期待s. Compass 株 were 負かす／撃墜する 4% by 0922 GMT.
"Whilst インフレーション remains elevated, we are making 利ざや 進歩 by mitigating cost 圧力s, pricing 適切な and 利益ing from 操作の てこ入れ／借入資本," the company said in a 声明.
Compass, whose food service brands cater to offices, universities and sports stadiums across 40 countries, 現れるd bigger from the pandemic as new （弁護士の）依頼人s turned to the 契約 caterer まっただ中に high インフレーション.
But elevated levels of インフレーション, 特に on food items, has also been a drag on 利ざやs at Compass. It 目的（とする）s to return its 利ざや to pre-pandemic levels of around 7%.
It 推定する／予想するs an underlying operating 利ざや of between 6.7% and 6.8% for the year ending September 2023. 分析家s on 普通の／平均（する） 推定する／予想する 6.8% in 2023 and 7.1% in 2024, によれば a company-収集するd 合意 of 見積（る）s.
財政／金融 長，指導者 Palmer Brown told 分析家s on Tuesday Compass' 利ざや 進歩 could slow in 未来 if inflationary 圧力s continue.
In the longer 称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語, Compass said it 推定する／予想するs to return to historical 利ざやs and for p rofit growth to be above 歳入 growth. It 予測（する） 十分な-year 有機の 歳入 growth at 18% for 2023.
"We now need to 焦点（を合わせる） as much on 利益（をあげる） growth as we have on 利ざやs," CEO Dominic Blakemore told 分析家s.
競争相手 Sodexo last month flagged slow new 商売／仕事 勝利，勝つs for its on-場所／位置 services 分割.
(報告（する）／憶測ing by Yadarisa Shabong in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips and Emma Rumney)
