auto trader group plc reported firsthalf results on thursday here is what you need to know revenue the ftse 100 company said revenue came in at 2498 million pounds 2837 million compared with gbp2154 million a year earlier revenue was forecast at gbp2364 million according to an average of two analyst estimates provided by factset pretax profit the carlisting publisher said pretax profit for the half year ended sept 30 was gbp1480 million compared with gbp1500 million a year prior the metric was forecast at gbp1443 million according to one estimate taken from factset inflation  consumer sentiment auto trader said it has confidence for the second half of the year as financial performance in the first half was achieved despite changing economic circumstances the outlook for future years is necessarily more uncertain however the used car market is far less cyclical it added growth average revenue per retailer growth is now expected to exceed the first halfup 9with stock flat this means product and pricing will be the driver partially reflecting the disposal of webzone which had lower arpr citi analysts said in a note arpr per month was up gbp205 to gbp2404 on average per month in the first half of fiscal 2023 driven by price and product levers with the stock lever broadly flat safe hands davy research said in a note that it was another reliable performance from auto trader with the core business continuing to grow up 11 on year it remains extremely profitable with 71 operating margins they added at a time when the b2c car sellers are making huge share price losses and facing operational hurdles auto trader remains a safe pair of hands davy research said