Be Heard chairman details 'good start' to trading year

15th May 2019 11:40

(Sharecast News) - Digital marketing outfit Be Heard's chairman David Morrison told investors at the group's annual general meeting on Wednesday that the group had seen a "good start" to the year.Morrison revealed that during the first quarter, Be Heard had experienced "good" revenue and adjusted EBITDA growth, with its overall trading performance coming in ahead of both budget and the prior year.More importantly, Morrison said Be Heard was becoming "more confident" regarding its performance for the remainder of 2019.At an operating level, Be Heard's two partner companies were said to be "performing well and in line with management's expectations"."Complementing this positive start to the year the partner companies have recorded a number of new business wins which include the Chartered Institute of Taxation, Batiste and Drinkaware," said Morrison.Looking ahead, the AIM-listed outfit's group's chairman said Be Heard's new business pipeline remained "robust" and said he looked forward to making further announcements about "major client wins as" the year progresses."The board is confident of achieving a satisfactory result for 2019, one which is comfortably in line with expectations."As of 1140 BST, Be Heard shares had crept forward 2% to 1.02p.