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IG Design

February 2025

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Having spoken to CEO Paul Bal twice in mid-December, just five weeks later, IGR had the ignominy of putting out a poor update. Last month, I had already noted that US craft retailer Joann (IGR’s fourth-largest customer) had entered Chapter 11 protection during IGR’s H1, and Bal had said the company had restricted sales to it. However, after emerging from Chapter 11, it seems Joann re-entered it this January and IGR will now need a US$15m provision against receivables. Bal has also reported reduced ordering from some US retailers (read: mostly Walmart), and this deterioration in demand has had a disproportionately negative impact on profits. DG Americas sales for the year ending March are down 13%, effectively wiping out all the be ...

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IG Design - Joins my watchlist as recovery play (December 2021)

IG Design (November 2020)

IG Design (February 2020)

IG Design (November 2019)

IG Design (July 2019)

IG Design (May 2019)

IG Design (January 2019)

IG Design - Very positive trading update (November 2018)

IG Design - Margins target of 10%+ (October 2018)

IG Design - Transformational US acquisition (September 2018)

IG Design - Forecasts upgraded by 8%/9%/13% for next three years (July 2018)

IG Design (May 2018)

IG Design (February 2018)

IG Design - Doubles share of Australian value card market (November 2017)

IG Design - Design led creative play boosts sales (August 2017)

IG Design - To exceed market forecasts (April 2017)

IG Design - 20% growth even without acquisitions (January 2017)

IG Design (October 2016)

IG Design Group - Buys Lang on a multiple of 4 to add scale in the (biggest) US market (August 2016)

International Greetings (May 2016)

International Greetings - "Everything but the cake" (January 2016)

International Greetings (May 2015)

International Greetings - Growth resumes (August 2014)

International Greetings (January 2012)

International Greetings (December 2011)

International Greetings (September 2011)

International Greetings (June 2011)

International Greetings - Earnings forecast to double this year (February 2011)

International Greetings - Prospective PE of 6 for year starting 1 April (January 2011)

International Greetings - Sales of every day cards rise (November 2010)

International Greetings - Refocuses on budget end of the greeting products market (August 2010)

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