sdi group plc said thursday that it expects earnings for fiscal 2022 to beat market views after a strong performance in the first half the ukbased supplier of scientific products expects to report adjusted pretax profitwhich strips out exceptional and other oneoff itemsof gbp92 million 126 million for the year ending april 30 compared with market expectations of gbp89 million revenue for the year is expected to be around gbp45 million ahead of current market expectations of gbp421 million for the first half ended oct 31 sdi expects to report revenue of gbp247 million compared with gbp141 million for the same period of fiscal 2021 and gbp114 million for the first half of fiscal 2020 sdi said it has sufficient funding for acquisition opportunities as the group has renewed and expanded a loan of gbp20 million with a further option of an additional gbp10 million while we have not completed any acquisitions to date in the year there has been no shortage of activity with potential targets company said sdi plans to report earnings for the half year ended oct 31 on dec 7 shares at 1008 gmt were up 10 pence or 53 at 19950 pence