hardide plc said thursday that it has experienced growth across its key markets over the first half of fiscal 2023 with sales 7 ahead of the same period a year earlier however the uk provider of surfacecoating technology said that economic headwinds are affecting the timing of customer orders with some already delayed until the first half of fiscal 2024 leading the board to take a cautious view on revenue this year actions already taken to improve profitability and cash flow by gbp04m this financial year have lowered the breakeven point of the group supporting current market expectations for full year ebitda performance chairman andrew magson said in a statement ahead of the annual general meeting later on thursday the company reported revenue for the half year ended march 31 2022 of 27 million pounds 33 million