Ian Pollard – A Thousand Years Of History, plus #QLT, #DOM, #CCC and #SUN
Today may see the last dying days of a nation whose history was peppered with stirring speeches which matched the mood of the people just at the times when they were most needed, from Agincourt to Shakespeare, the singeing of some minor king of Spains beard, to Waterloo and to Churchill. All men with fire in […]
Ian Pollard – Your Dominos #DOM Christmas – 12 Pizzas A Second
Dominos Pizza Grp DOM saw fourth quarter sales for the 13 weeks to the 30th December produce a strong performance in the UK but with some weakness internationally. Group organic system sales rose by 5.8% compared to 1.6% for international system sales. UK system sales rose by 6% and the company enjoyed its busiest week […]
Ian Pollard – Intercontinental Hotels #IHG strong first half
Interco.Hotels Grp IHG produced a strong first half performance across all regions with underlying operating profit up 8% and underlying EPS up 25%. The interim dividend is increased by 10%. Hotel demand in the US is strong but momentum is led by Greater China, where double digit growth has been achieved in both RevPAR and […]
Ian Pollard – Filtronic Interim Profit Halved
Filtronic FTC has seen its strategy result in new contract wins but too late to prevent the first half turning into something of a disaster.. Revenue for the 6 months to the 30th November plunged from £21.6m to £12.8m and operating profit halved to £0.9m. The second half is not expected to be any better […]
Dominos – Swiss Sales Surge Follows Price Reductions
Dominos Pizza Grp DOM Sales during the 13 weeks to the 24th September rose by 11.9% on a like for like and constant currency basis. Demand was strong and the quarter saw a record number of store openings as well as a recovery in like for like sales. Switzerland led the way with like for […]
Domino’s Claims Record Progress
Domino’s Pizza DOM The half year to the 25th June was another good period with record progress in the UK, despite the UK consumer having become more cautious about the economic climate. Underlying profit before tax rise by 9.1% with basic earnings per share up by 9.9% and the interim dividend increased by by 7.1% […]
Sainsbury Slashes Price of Eggs As Sales Fall.
Sainsbury J. SBRY When a major supermarket group has to describe a 0.8% fall in like for like retail sales excluding fuel, as a solid start to the year, then you know that the industry’s problems are massive and that this particular company and its management are troubled. But it has permanently slashed the price […]
Domino’s Pizza – Topping 3rd Quarter Results
Strong and robust trading in the UK for the quarter to 27th September makes this Domino’s 8th consecutive quarter of double digit, like for like growth and means that full year results are likely to be ahead of expectations. CEO David Wild is delighted with his performance except in Germany, where despite all his best […]