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Topps Tiles - Shares hit new high of 132p

January 2014

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  • Epic Code:
  • TPT
  • Price:
  • 124p
A storming run means the shares have more than doubled following our main recommendation exactly a year ago at 51p. This reflects final results, which showed a first increase in pretax profit of 2% to £13m, before exceptional items of £2.6m, since 2006 on turnover that was unchanged at almost £178m. Although eps fell to 4.8p (2012: 5.1p) what really whetted investors appetites was the much stronger outlook with like-for-like sales increasing 7.4% (2012: +1%) in the first eight weeks of the new year, helped by a pick-up in housing transactions and consumer confidence. As the leading tile specialist, with emphasis on advice, a wide range and easy to navigate store layouts, Topps increased its market share from 27% to 28.5%. Manag ...

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