Meanings of strip out acquisitions in English

Organic revenue strips out acquisitions, divestitures and currency changes.

This was a 9.5 percent like-for-like increase, stripping out acquisitions and currency effects.

Sales rose 6.9 percent on an underlying basis that strips out acquisitions, disposals and the impact of foreign exchange rates.

Stripping out acquisitions, currency effects and excluding petrol, sales slipped 0.5 percent, more than the 0.4 percent decline in the second quarter.

Adjusted net profit, which strips out acquisitions and other costs, would be equivalent to 1 to 1.5 times sales growth, the company said.

That represented a 7.4 percent like-for-like increase, stripping out acquisitions and currency effects, against a 3.1 percent rise in the previous three months.

Group revenues climbed 19.1 per cent to £9.8 billion, with organic growth -which strips out acquisitions and disposals -of 1.7 per cent.

Quarterly sales gained 2.5 percent on an organic basis, which strips out acquisitions, to 4.29 billion euros, slightly below the 4.32 billion expected by analysts.

Stripping out acquisitions, disposals, currency effects and fuel, sales rose 2.7 percent year-on-year, a slowdown from the 3.1 percent growth recorded in the fourth quarter.