Volex is a company of many moving parts, and most are travelling in the right direction. New management, under Nat Rothschild, took over five years ago and is transforming the business into a power cord and cable supplier for computers, printers, games consoles, kitchen appliances, data centres for medical and industrial uses and — most enticingly of all — electric vehicles.
That is a lot to keep an eye on, but it is comforting to have a Rothschild in charge, especially when he owns 24 per cent of the shares.
Revenue for the year to April 3 jumped from $443.3 million to $614.6 million, though that was inflated by four acquisitions. Any investors coming in now will have to get used to that, as
