image

Authoritative Independent Monthly Share Selections Using Technical & Fundamental Analysis

Latest issue now available

Supergoup - Shares back over £16

December 2015

Investing in shares may lose you all or some of your money. Past performance is no indication of future performance. Some of the shares recommended here may be small company shares, which can be relatively illiquid and hard to trade and this makes such shares more risky than other investments.

  • Epic Code:
  • SGP
  • Price:
  • 1610p
A superb update sent the shares to £16 with group revenues up 22% to £254.9m for the half-year to 24 October. Retail sales increased almost 31% or 17.2% like-for-like, reflecting the recent acquisition of US distribution rights, weak comparatives and range improvements. These include increased participation in womenswear and denim, with new athletic ranges landing successfully and is expected to be rolled into menswear in future seasons. 14 new stores opened, 11 of which were outside the UK and Republic of Ireland and owned retail space increased by 21%.In wholesale turnover rose 8% thanks to range improvements, with much less clearance activity year-on-year as well as the US acquisition. The latter has seen legacy stoc ...

To access our archive of articles and to receive current issues you need to subscribe.

Subscribe now

Already a subscriber? Login

With small companies there is an above average degree of risk compared to buying blue chips. Please be aware that we have not assessed the suitability of any of these investments for you. The newsletter simply states a personal view and diarises the editor’s investment decisions. Please speak to your stockbroker or other qualified individual to ascertain whether any of these companies mentioned would form useful additions to your own portfolios. Past performance is no indication of future success.

All material on this website is protected by copyright. You may use Information retrieved from the www.scsw.co.uk website for your own personal non-commercial use which means that you may not sell or copy this information to any third party without prior written consent. ISSN 1358-183X