What To Take Away From Balfour Beatty plc’s Profit Warning

VIDEO: One Fool puts Balfour Beatty plc (LON:BBY) under the spotlight.

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Balfour Beatty (LSE: BBY) announces a profit warning and the dismissal of its boss Andrew McNaughton earlier in the week, as shares crashed by around 20%. But should we be expecting more bad news to follow, or is this a buying opportunity for value investors? Owain Bennallack expresses his opinion in the video below…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ws43JH4iTU

RISK WARNING: should you invest, the value of your investment may rise or fall and your capital is at risk. Before investing, your individual circumstances should be assessed. Consider taking independent financial advice. The Motley Fool believes in building wealth through long-term investing and so we do not promote or encourage high-risk activities including day trading, CFDs, spread betting, cryptocurrencies, and forex. Where we promote an affiliate partner’s brokerage products, these are focused on the trading of readily releasable securities.

Owain does not own shares in Balfour Beatty.

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