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FTSE 250 movers: Strong trading leads Supergroup to top of the pack

Wed, 16th Dec 2015 15:28

(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 250 was on track to finish the day in the green on Wednesday, up 78.47 points (0.46%) to 17,078.03 by mid-afternoon.Supergroup led the risers after it released its half year report, showing strong trading leading to positive sales growth. The owner of popular faux-Japanese fashion brand Superdry saw revenue rise 22.3% to £254.7m in the 26 weeks to October 24. Underlying profit before tax was up a sizeable 54.4% to £19.3m. Excluding North America, it increased 73.6%. Basic earnings per share were up to 20p, from 11.9p, on an underlying basis. Its reported basic earnings per share were just 10.2p, however, down from 17.2p last year. In the report, SuperGroup said this reflected the period-on-period remeasurement of financial derivatives, as well as "exceptional items" related to the North America licence buy-out.Bwin.party was also up on the back of Citi upgrading the stock from 'sell' to 'buy'. It follows GVC Holdings' takeover of bwin.party digital entertainment being approved by the companies' shareholders on Tuesday. Bwin.party said 99.99 per cent of shareholders voted in favour of the deal, while 99.91 of GVC's did the same. Both firms said the deal is expected to become effective on February 1st 2016, with admission of GVC's shares to the Official List of the London Stock Exchange.N Brown Group was the biggest faller of the day down nearly 7%. N+1 Singer trimmed its sales forcasts for the full year after an unseasonally warm start to the Autumn/Winter trading period. As a result, it reduced its full year above consensus profit before tax forecast by 3.4% and outer years by 2%. "We still believe that the ongoing channel shift to online is favouring N Brown (and others like boohoo) and that N Brown has traded well on receivables growth and margins," the report said. It comes after women's value retailer Bonmarche warned over its full year profits due to challenging conditions in December that haven't normalised. That also forced department store Debenhams to take a hit and featuring in the top 10 fallers.FTSE 250 - RisersSupergroup (SGP) 1,639.00p 8.11%Drax Group (DRX) 225.10p 6.78%Acacia Mining (ACA) 168.10p 6.46%Bwin.party Digital Entertainment (BPTY) 123.60p 5.91%Petra Diamonds Ltd.(DI) (PDL) 71.50p 5.15%AA (AA.) 300.20p 5.11%Bodycote (BOY) 551.00p 4.95%Aldermore Group (ALD) 214.90p 4.57%Shawbrook Group (SHAW) 344.30p 4.33%Carillion (CLLN) 310.70p 4.12%FTSE 250 - FallersBrown (N.) Group (BWNG) 299.40p -6.76%Nostrum Oil & Gas (NOG) 359.20p -4.97%Tullett Prebon (TLPR) 341.60p -4.53%Dignity (DTY) 2,361.00p -3.48%Indivior (INDV) 184.90p -3.19%Debenhams (DEB) 73.55p -3.16%Kaz Minerals (KAZ) 90.00p -2.96%Vedanta Resources (VED) 281.10p -2.56%Home Retail Group (HOME) 94.65p -2.07%DCC (DCC) 5,545.00p -1.86%
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FTSE 250 movers: Retailers and energy stocks surge, ex-dividend insurers lower

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FTSE 250 movers: Petrofac beats analysts' expectations, AO World and Supergroup drop

Petrofac topped the risers as profits came in above analysts' expectations, albeit towards the bottom of the company's own guidance. Chief executive Ayman Asfari said the company was well positioned to deal with the oil industry's declining prices, as the group ended the year with a record-breaking

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25 Feb 2015 11:38

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: AO World Shares Dive On Profit Warning

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25 Feb 2015 09:56

UPDATE 1-SuperGroup's finance chief quits after being declared bankrupt

(Adds details, analyst reaction, shares) By Paul Sandle LONDON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - SuperGroup Plc, the owner of the Superdry fashion brand, said on Wednesday its finance chief Shaun Wills had quit after being declared bankrupt two weeks ago. Wills, who is a qualified accountant,

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25 Feb 2015 08:33

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25 Feb 2015 08:00

Supergroup boardroom upheaval continues as CFO replaced

In four months under the whip of new chief executive Euan Sutherland, Supergroup has parted company with half the executives on the board after chief financial officer Shaun Wills was issued marching orders on Wednesday. Wills' departure, which was branded "bizarre" and a "genuine shock", comes just

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25 Feb 2015 07:48

SuperGroup CFO Leaves After Being Declared Personally Bankrupt

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25 Feb 2015 07:25

SuperGroup's finance chief leaves after he was declared bankrupt

LONDON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - SuperGroup plc said its finance chief Shaun Wills had stepped down after the company learnt he was the subject of a personal bankruptcy order earlier this month. The owner of the fashion brand Superdry said on Wednesday Nick Wharton, previously chief executive of

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12 Feb 2015 12:13

Supergroup surprises as COO squeezed out

Supergroup has parted company with chief operating officer Susanne Given, with the shock announcement sending the shares lower on Thursday afternoon. Given has departed with immediate effect "to explore other opportunities", less than four months since new chief executive Euan Sutherland took the re

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12 Feb 2015 09:33

UPDATE 1-SuperGroup operations chief abruptly leaves

(Adds detail, spokesman, analyst comment, shares) LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - SuperGroup, the British firm behind the Superdry fashion brand, is parting company with its chief operating officer four months after it recruited the former boss of the Co-op to be its new chief executive. T

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12 Feb 2015 07:35

SuperGroup COO to leave firm

LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - SuperGroup, the British firm behind the Superdry fashion brand, has parted company with its chief operating officer. The firm said on Thursday that Susanne Given, who joined SuperGroup in 2012, has stepped down from the board as a director with immediate effect an

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12 Feb 2015 07:21

SuperGroup COO Susanne Given Leaves Company

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10 Feb 2015 15:50

Superdry clothing stores to open in Russia

MOSCOW, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan's PNN Group will open two stores selling SuperGroup's Superdry clothing label in Russia in the coming months, despite gloomy expectations for consumer sentiment due to a slump in the rouble and a foundering economy. SuperGroup said two franchised stores

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