Interims are a slight miss due to costs, and increased cost guidance, especially WS losses, points to downgrades of c4% this morning, which is disappointing so soon after the pre-close. The dividend was better than expected though driven by confidence in the future potential, which hasn’t changed, and cash generative dynamics. Significant investment in the last 2-3 years, incl. areas with rapid payback, and a low-ticket bias (£30 ATV), mean DNLM isn’t reliant on the backdrop

20 Feb 2018
Wider WS losses short term, but no change to longer term opportunity

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Wider WS losses short term, but no change to longer term opportunity
Dunelm Group plc (DNLM:LON) | 1,128 315.8 2.5% | Mkt Cap: 2,269m
- Published:
20 Feb 2018 -
Author:
Matthew McEachran -
Pages:
4 -
Interims are a slight miss due to costs, and increased cost guidance, especially WS losses, points to downgrades of c4% this morning, which is disappointing so soon after the pre-close. The dividend was better than expected though driven by confidence in the future potential, which hasn’t changed, and cash generative dynamics. Significant investment in the last 2-3 years, incl. areas with rapid payback, and a low-ticket bias (£30 ATV), mean DNLM isn’t reliant on the backdrop