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Topps Tiles

July 2010

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  • Epic Code:
  • TPT
  • Price:
  • 47.5p
The shares have been treading water following the interims to 3 April. This showed an adjusted profit of £7.8m, down £0.9m on last year. Adjusted eps was 3p after dilution from the additional shares in issue after November's £15.4m placing. At the period end, Topps was trading from 309 stores in the UK having now exited those in Holland. Sales from continuing operations were £91.4m, up 4.4% including new stores but up 2% on a like-for-like basis.The business traded well over Q1, with December particularly strong but the heavy snow in January and February impacted trading in Q2. Overall, like-for-like sales were up 5.5% in Q1 but fell by 1.5% in Q2. Overall, gross margin was 58.8% in H1 10 versus 58.1% in H2 09.Th ...

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