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4imprint - Shares have gained: 94%

September 2013

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  • Epic Code:
  • FOUR
  • Price:
  • 535p
Shares in promotional products group, 4imprint, have now almost doubled from our recommendation price of 276p from April 2012 after it put out interims, which beat expectations. For the six months to 29 June revenues rose 14% to almost £101m while pretax profit jumped 67% to £3.6m. Eps rose 54% to 13.2p while net cash increased  £4m to £14.8m. The core direct marketing business (93% revenues), which supplies promotional products such as t-shirts, fleeces, sweaters, pens and bags, with the client's name / logo typically attached to them, grew revenues 15% to £93.5m with the main US market enjoying 13% sales increase at constant currency. In the US there was a 5.4% increase in new customers, acquired through email, ...

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