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Safestyle - Decent market share gains

September 2014

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  • Epic Code:
  • SFE
  • Price:
  • 180p
In spite of concerns over falling housing transactions since April PVCu double glazing specialist, Safestyle, released an excellent update, with sales increasing 8.9% in H1, even though June sales were lower than a very strong June 2013. Market growth was 4.3% in terms of installations, while Safestyle’s market share grew 0.4% to 8.24%. Although advertising rates have strengthened in the past six months the combination of economies of scale and better gross margins from the shift from door-to-door canvassing to digital lead generation means it’s bang on track to achieve forecasts for eps of 15.3p this year and 17.4p next. Tipped at 161p in March, the shares hit a high of 217p before pulling back in soggy markets and ...

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