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UP Global Sourcing

November 2017

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UP Global’s year-end update noted revenues increasing 39% to £110m, driven by sales to discounters in the UK & Europe (+65% to £63.8m) and to supermarkets (+95% to £103m). As a result it expects underlying EBITDA and pretax profit to beat expectations. However, investors took fright when it also disclosed that the environment for general merchandise had become tougher due to less consumer spending power and its retailer customers are not committing to purchasing too far forward.Given this period is seasonally more important, it doesn’t expect any revenue growth this year, while a further £4-5m of FY’18 revenue will be shunted to FY’19 due to a move from FOB (free on board) to land ...

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November 2017

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