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Dunelm - Becoming a great total return stock

March 2015

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  • Epic Code:
  • DNLM
  • Price:
  • 918p
Dunelm spiked to a new high after its H1 results were accompanied with another special dividend. This month’s 70p payout (ex on 2 March) is the fourth special dividend to date (total now 149p). Net cash at the period end was £38.3m and the dividend will cost £143m, pushing it into a debt position. Dunelm said it anticipates further special dividends as and when cash generation takes the net debt/EBITDA below 0.25x.Dunelm is clearly shaping up as one of the great total return stocks on the market with the regular annual dividend up from 3.8p to an expected 22p between 2007-2015 - but  not a patch on Photo-Me’s record.  H1 results themselves were excellent with overall sales up 14% to £40 ...

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