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Dunelm

October 2011

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  • Epic Code:
  • DNLM
  • Price:
  • 483p
Astonishingly, Dunelm's shares have proved immune to the rout hitting the rest of the retail sector and stand close to their highs for the year.  John Lewis and Next have been making negative noises in relation to homewares and yet Dunelm shares have been shifting up on the down days in the market!During the month the company reported its 2011 results with pretax profits ahead by 9% to £83.6m and eps up similarly to 29.7p. Sales were also up 9% to £539m, a like-for-like decline of 0.6%. Net cash at the year end more than doubled to £35.1m, possibly paying the way for another special dividend this year. Despite significant headwinds, the gross margin was ahead by 120 basis points to 48%.As was the case last year, Dun ...

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