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N Brown full-year profits beat expectations

Thu, 02nd May 2019 09:42

(Sharecast News) - Specialist womenswear retailer N Brown said on Thursday that it swung to a statutory full-year loss, but adjusted pre-tax profit came in ahead of expectations.In the year to 2 March 2019, adjusted pre-tax profit ticked up 2.5% to £83.6m, beating consensus expectations of £80m. However, the company said it swung to a statutory pre-tax loss of £57.5m from a profit of £16.2m the year before, while revenue declined 0.8% to £914.4m.Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation pushed up 7.9% to £128m.Product revenue was 5.6% lower at £615.8m and financial services revenue was up 10.8% at £298.6m. Revenue at Simply Be grew 4.4% during the year to £131.5m, while Jacamo revenue rose 3.9% to £64m. JD Williams saw revenue drop 2.4% to £159.5m during the year due to the drag from migrated Fifty Plus customers, one of the company's legacy offline brands.The full-year dividend was slashed by 50.1% to 7.1p a share, after the board took the decision in October to rebase the dividend to a "more sustainable level" from which it will seek to grow as its earnings progress.N Brown said its transformation to a digital retailer continues, with 80% of product revenue now digital.For 2020, the company expects product and financial services margin to be flat to 100 basis points lower, while group operating costs are expected to decline between 2.5% and 4.5% and capital expenditure is estimated at between £35m and £40m. Year-end net debt is anticipated to be £440m and £460m, although half-year net debt will be £475m to £500m.Chief executive Steve Johnson said: "We're pleased to have delivered a solid trading performance for the year, driving a 7.9% increase in adjusted EBITDA, as we continue our transformation into a digital retailer. Encouragingly, we saw digital revenue growth across JD Williams, Simply Be and Jacamo, as we improve our customer offer whilst managing the decline of our legacy offline business."We also benefited from improved use of our promotional spend, a strong financial services performance and a drive to ensure we are operating as efficiently as possible across the business."At 0940 BST, the shares were up 16% to 124p.
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IN BRIEF: N Brown says associate of non-exec buys GBP230,000 in shares

N Brown Group PLC - Manchester-based clothing and footwear retailer whose brands include JD Williams, Simply Be and Jacamo - Homa Alliance buys 875,000 shares at 26.55 pence each, worth GBP232,313, on Friday in London. Homa Alliance is a person closely associated with Non-Executive Director David Alliance.

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16 Jan 2023 16:15

IN BRIEF: N Brown Group non-exec director buys GBP560,000 in shares

N Brown Group PLC - Manchester-based clothing and footwear retailer whose brands include JD Williams, Simply Be and Jacamo - Homa Alliance buys 2.2 million shares at 0.26 pence each, worth GBP562,030, on Thursday in London. Homa Alliance is a person closely associated with Non-Executive Director David Alliance.

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12 Jan 2023 15:18

IN BRIEF: N Brown bemoans "soft and highly promotional" retail market

N Brown Group PLC - Manchester-based clothing and footwear retailer whose brands include JD Williams, Simply Be and Jacamo - Provides Christmas trading update, saying revenue is down 7.6% on a year before in its financial third quarter, the 18 weeks to December 31, to GBP249.2 million. Product revenue is down 9.2% to GBP166.4 million, while Financial Services revenue is down 4.2% to GBP82.8 million. Total revenue in the first nine months of financial 2023 is GBP580.7 million, down 5.9% on a year before. N Brown says it expects the fourth quarter to be weaker than the third, based on seasonal patterns and amid a "soft and highly promotional market".

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12 Jan 2023 08:41

N Brown revenues slip in Q3

(Sharecast News) - Online retailer N Brown said on Thursday that quarterly revenues had slipped in the three months ended 31 December amid what it called "a tough environment".

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9 Jan 2023 13:12

N Brown to pay GBP50 million as Allianz legal dispute settled

(Alliance News) - N Brown Group PLC on Monday agreed to pay Allianz Insurance PLC GBP29.5 million, bring their three year legal dispute to a close.

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9 Jan 2023 07:43

N Brown agrees £49.5m settlement in dispute with Allianz

(Sharecast News) - Clothing retail group N Brown announced on Monday that a "full and final settlement" had been reached in its ongoing legal dispute with Allianz Insurance.

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29 Nov 2022 15:49

IN BRIEF: N Brown starts search for new CFO as Rachel Izzard resigns

N Brown Group PLC - Manchester-based clothing and footwear retailer - Rachel Izzard resigns as chief financial officer "to take up a career opportunity outside of the online fashion and consumer credit industry", company says. Izzard will work her 12 month notice, and N Brown has started to look for her successor. Last month, N Brown reported pretax profit of GBP7.2 million in the six months that ended August 28, down 75% from the GBP28.4 million a year before, pointing to challenging market conditions.

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N Brown CFO Rachel Izzard to step down

(Sharecast News) - Clothing retailer N Brown said on Tuesday that chief financial officer Rachel Izzard plans to step down.

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(Sharecast News) - N Brown Group has appointed Joules' Helen Low as its new director of design, the online retailer said on Monday.

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Frasers Group picks up 4.5% stake in N Brown

(Sharecast News) - Sports Direct and House of Fraser owner Frasers Group has picked up a 4.5% stake in online clothing retailer N Brown, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday.

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6 Oct 2022 15:06

N Brown shares dive as interim profit and revenue declines

(Alliance News) - N Brown Group PLC on Thursday reported falling profit and revenue as plummeting consumer confidence impacted sales.

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(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 went into Thursday afternoon in negative territory, as investors nervously await Friday's US jobs report, which could test the Federal Reserve's hawkish resolve.

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