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Cake Box - Target price raised to 360p

June 2021

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  • Epic Code:
  • CBOX
  • Price:
  • 259p
The shares surged to a new high of 274p following a strong update, which came in ahead of expectations. For the 40 weeks to 7 March, overall sales were up 16% with same store like-for-like sales up 14.7%. Net cash rose from £2.1m to £3.6m. Cake Box opened 17 new stores in H2 and overall there were 24 openings in the year, taking the total to 157. The pipeline is also strong with franchise deposits for 52 sites across the country. During the period Cake Box launched an own-brand delivery platform, supporting existing click-and-Collect and third-party delivery offerings and early results have been promising. Online sales were up 84% year-on-year. Meanwhile, its new bakery and distribution ce ...

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