H1FY16’s PBT of £16.7m (+26.7% y/y) is ahead of our and consensus expectations of £16m. Our FY16 forecasts are unchanged for now whilst we note the pleasing 12.2% interim dividend increase to 4.6p. These interims impress on three key levels; (1) HFG’s underlying trading performance remains strong despite the context of a dynamic and challenging grocery retailing backdrop, combined with macro uncertainty and attendant currency volatility; (2) the first real evidence of
