Shares surged almost 11pc yesterday, after the company, which specialises in contracted IT services for governments and industry, said it expects full-year results to exceed analysts' expectations, thanks to "very strong" growth in digital services and ongoing demand from state and commercial clients. Shore Capital Markets analyst Martin O'Sullivan expects Brexit to be a "net positive" for Kainos, since it has won early projects linked to the UK's exit from the EU, including with the Home Office and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs in Britain. Kainos is working on the UK's so-called transformation strategy, which is aimed at providing citizens and businesses with easier online access to government data and services. The stock has almost tripled since the UK referendum to exit the EU, putting it among the FTSE All-Share Index's top 10 best-performing equities in the period. BloombergIrish Independent

Source: Irish Independent February 05, 2019 02:35 UTC