SSP Group plc reported trading update for the first quarter ended December 31, 2018. The company had a good start to the new financial year. Total group revenue increased by 7.6% on a constant currency basis, comprising like-for-like sales growth of 2.5%, net contract gains of 3.8%, with the acquisition of Stockheim adding a further 1.3% to sales. Total group revenue growth at actual exchange rates was 7.7%.

Looking forward to the full year of fiscal 2019, the expectation for like-for-like sales growth for the Group remains unchanged, at between 2% and 3%.