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Nichols - Forecasts nudged higher

May 2011

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Nichols, owner of popular soft drinks brand Vimto as well as Sunkist and Panda, delivered results slightly ahead of expectations with sales up 6% to £84m, pretax profit rising 23% to £15.1m and eps rising 29% to 30.2p. Net cash rose from £11.2m to £15m, while the dividend increased 11% to 13.6p. In the UK sales rose 17% to £69m (against 7% for the market) driven by heavy marketing spend, plus the launch of Cherry Vimto, which delivered incremental sales of £3.7m and new licenced products such as Vimto Fruit Numbers and Ice Lollies. Internationally, sales grew 24% to £15.4m, the hot spots being Africa (up 54%), and Middle East, which increased 13%.Within its smaller soft drinks opera ...

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