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JD Sports Fashion - Beats forecasts again

November 2018

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  • Epic Code:
  • JD.
  • Price:
  • 455p
The shares registered a new high of 521p in September before pulling back on profit taking after results that were yet again ahead of expectations. Revenues, pretax profit and eps all increased 35%, 19% and 24%, respectively, to £1,84bn, £121.9m and 10.1p. Peel Hunt says it could have been better still but for weather ruining Q2 in the outdoor business. Net debt was £85m from £222m net cash last time, reflecting the acquisition of Finish Line, one of the largest retailers of premium athletic footwear, apparel and accessories in the US.The largest part, sports fashion, increased EBITDA almost 30% to £168.9m on sales ahead 40% to £1.64bn, driven by 3% like-for-like sales growth in spite of challenging retail UK conditions as it conti ...

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