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Walker Greenbank - Trading ahead of expectations

March 2013

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  • Epic Code:
  • WGB
  • Price:
  • 85p
Shares in luxury wall coverings and fabrics group, Walker Greenbank surged to a new high of 85p after its update noted that trading in the year to 31 January will be ahead of the top end of analysts forecasts. The company, whose brands include Sanderson, Morris & Co and Harlequin, expects group sales to be up 2.3% over the previous year at £75.7m. Within that, brand revenue is expected to be up 2.5%, with the stand-out performance coming from the US (sales +17.6%), while licence income is also up 17%. Edison's latest forecast is for eps of 8.1p in '13, rising to 8.65p this year and with net borrowings likely to be eliminated the shares trade on an undemanding forward PE of 9.8. A main ti ...

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