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August 2022

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At the AGM, Bloomsbury said the first four months saw sales up 27%. A strong performance came from both divisions, with Consumer +26% (helped by Childrens at +34%) and Non-Consumer +30% (with Academic & Professional +49%). Notable bestsellers included Paul Hollywood’s Bake, and both the Harry Potter and Sarah J Maas series and several authors were garlanded with awards. Based on eps forecasts of 25.4p, the shares trade on a prospective PE of 16.8. Keep on buy list. ...

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