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Prezzo - Slows new openings programme

March 2008

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  • Epic Code:
  • PRZ
  • Price:
  • 46p
The problems at rival Clapham House have clearly weighed onrestaurant operator Prezzo’s share price, although its pre-closetrading statement wasn’t as bad as feared. Prezzo has seen some evidence of a softening in consumer spending,particularly in November and the effect on profit has been magnified bythe fact that 14 of the 22 new restaurants only opened in the last twomonths of 2007. Therefore the high pre-opening costs were not fullyrecovered. As a result Prezzo expects pretax profit for 2007 to be atthe lower end of the current range of market forecasts, while inaddition it will also incur an excpetional £3m asset impairment charge.Final results are due on 9 April. Keep holding. ...

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