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Sports Direct - Big reduction in net debt

September 2015

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The shares have rallied after Sports Direct released strong final results. These showed revenues rising 4.7% to £2.83bn while pretax profit and eps increased 21% to £300.3m and 38.9p, respectively. An impressive £301m of free cash was generated, which reduced net debt from £212m to just £60m (0.16x EBITDA).Sports Retail, which stocks over 200 styles of footwear as well as sports replica kits, sports and leisure equipment and clothing and apparel, increased sales 5% to £2.4bn while EBITDA rose 11% to £357m. During the year it opened a net 32 UK and European stores and UK space increased by 0.25m sq. ft. to 4.75m while in Europe it was unchanged at 3m. This year it expects to open 30-40 new U ...

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Sports Direct (October 2012)

Sports Direct (December 2011)

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Sports Direct (June 2011)

Sports Direct (March 2011)

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Sports Direct - Shares have rallied well (September 2009)

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