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Topps Tiles

May 2011

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  • Epic Code:
  • TPT
  • Price:
  • 70p
In its Q2 update Topps noted a 1.4% rise in like-for-like sales. Overall, management expect H1 turnover to be in the region of £89.2m, implying underlying growth of c. 1.5%. Topps currently trades from 313 stores, with 320 expected by the year-end. Broker Peel Hunt believes that after a strong start to January, sales trends weakened later that month and into February before recovering in March. However, the VAT rise, cost of living increases and fears over the austerity budget have triggered multiple profit warnings in retail, from Mothercare and Halfords to Carpetright, which is arguably closest to Topps. Although Topps' prospective PE is a seemingly low 11.1 (eps forecast: 6.3p), the fear ...

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