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Topps Tiles

February 2016

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  • Epic Code:
  • TPT
  • Price:
  • 145p
The shares have moved back towards their high after strong results from Topps, with revenues, pretax profit and eps rising 9%, 19% and 23% to £212m, £20.4m and 8.2p, respectively. Net debt fell by £2.1m to £28.4m. Gross margin rose 0.3% to 61.2% reflecting sourcing gains and product differentiation.With consumer confidence and rising house prices providing a boost, like-for-like sales grew 5.4% while Topps has achieved its target of taking £1 in every £3 spent in the UK domestic tile market one year early. It’s now notched seven consecutive years of market share gains. The success reflects its focus on new designs and product introductions. In fact, sales of new tile ranges launched in the ...

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