shares in de la rue plc fell wednesday after it said that its adjusted operating profit for fiscal 2023 could take a hit on higher supply chain costs despite the company reporting a significant rise in pretax profit for fiscal 2022 shares at 0814 gmt were down 940 pence or 85 at 10160 pence the uk passportandbanknote printer posted a pretax profit of 242 million pounds 303 million for the year ended march 26 compared with gbp99 million for the same period a year earlier the londonlisted company said revenue fell to gbp3751 million from gbp3974 million while its adjusted operating profit fell to gbp364 million from gbp381 million regarding its outlook de la rue said that supply chain inflation is expected to drive a rise in operating costs by an additional net of gbp5 million in the current financial year which could also hit revenue for this reason the board now expects that adjusted operating profit for fiscal 2023 will be broadly flat versus fiscal 2022 and weighted towards the second half the company said