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Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type | Share ISIN | Share Description |
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Cmo Group Plc | LSE:CMO | London | Ordinary Share | GB00BMB5Y385 | ORD 1P |
Price Change | % Change | Share Price | Bid Price | Offer Price | High Price | Low Price | Open Price | Shares Traded | Last Trade | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.00 | 0.00% | 14.50 | 14.00 | 15.00 | 14.50 | 14.50 | 14.50 | 8 | 08:00:00 |
Industry Sector | Turnover | Profit | EPS - Basic | PE Ratio | Market Cap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catalog, Mail-order Houses | 71.5M | -1.84M | -0.0255 | -5.69 | 10.44M |
9 August 2024
CMO Group PLC
("CMO" or "the Group")
Trading Update (unaudited)
CMO Group PLC, the UK's largest online-only retailer of building materials, today announces a trading update for the seven months ended 31 July 2024.
Trading
As reported at the preliminary results in May, poor weather in Q1 had a detrimental effect on sales, with sales particularly soft in the Tiles business. The Group has seen an improving sales trend and positive momentum through Q2 and July. Sales for H1 2024 were £30.3m (H1 2023: £36.9m). In July, there was a strong performance from the PLUMBING SUPERSTORE where like-for-like sales increased 9.6%.
Like-for-like sales1 |
Q1 |
Q2 |
H1 |
July |
Building |
(16.2)% |
(10.0)% |
(13.0)% |
(0.4)% |
Plumbing |
(19.5)% |
(3.3)% |
(12.4)% |
9.6% |
Tiles |
(41.9)% |
(30.1)% |
(36.3)% |
(27.5)% |
Total |
(21.3)% |
(12.8)% |
(17.0)% |
(3.4)% |
Average Order Value (AOV) is improving as we see consumer confidence returning to larger RMI projects, in line with trends reported in the wider market.
Whilst market conditions remain challenging, the Group continues to be optimistic about maintaining the improving sales trend given developments in the market and the recent cut in interest rates.
Continued Progress on Strategy
Group Margin remains stable with continued focus on improving product margin, maintaining carriage cost recovery as well as bringing digital marketing spend down to or below 6%. We have been effective at reducing costs in H1 and will continue to focus on this in H2.
Our new loyalty programme 'Super Rewards' was launched in June and early indicators are positive, with orders within the 'Super Rewards' programme around double normal AOV so far.
We continue our mission to bring the widest range to the market with LANDSCAPING SUPERSTORE fully launched and taking orders.
Balance sheet
The Group continues to have a sound financial position. Cash at the end of H1 2024 stood at £2.3m (H1 2023: £4.7m), with net debt of £2.5m and available facilities of £3.0m.
Dean Murray, CEO of CMO Group PLC, said:
"We are pleased to see early signs of market recovery and are further encouraged by the interest rate cut last week, which will stimulate the market.
The full launch of the LANDSCAPING SUPERSTORE marks further, great progress in our mission to provide our customers with everything they need to build or maintain a home. We also look forward to seeing how the 'Super Rewards' programme enhances customer loyalty as it rewards for spend and behaviours.
The positive sales momentum shown throughout Q2 and into July, combined with our focus on profitable sales and becoming a more efficient business, means that we remain confident about the future."
1. Note: like-for-like sales numbers provided are for sales, which are slightly different to the order intake figures provided in the preliminary results in May
Enquiries:
CMO Group PLC |
Via Instinctif |
Dean Murray, CEO |
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Jonathan Lamb, CFO |
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Panmure Liberum Limited (Nominated Advisor & Broker) |
+44 20 3100 2222 |
Andrew Godber Rupert Dearden |
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Satbir Kler |
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Instinctif Partners (Financial PR) |
Tel: +44 20 7457 2020 |
Matthew Smallwood |
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Justine Warren |
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Joe Quinlan |
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