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Prezzo - H1 ahead of expectations

October 2011

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  • Epic Code:
  • PRZ
  • Price:
  • 59p
Prezzo, our other main write-up last month, also reported results ahead of expectations. For the six months to 3 July turnover rose 23% to £59.6m while pretax profit increased 17% to £7.3m, beating Numis' forecast of £6.8m. Diluted eps rose almost 21% to 2.19p while net cash increased from £5.4m to £6m. Although no like-for-like sales were disclosed Numis estimated they grew over 5% helped by easy comparatives from last January, the opening of larger sites and refurbishments. In common with others Prezzo had to grapple with rising input costs but still limited the decline in branch profit margins from 14.4% to 14.0%. Prezzo opened seven sites in H1 and is on track to open 20 for the year. In spite of the beat, Numis is ...

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