Ashley (laura) Share Discussion Threads

[gucci] 21/5/2013 10:39

Anniversary dividend to be paid by Laura Ashley
StockMarketWire.com
To commemorate its 60th anniversary Laura Ashley Holdings has decided to pay a special interim dividend of 0.5p per share for the year ended 25 January 2014.

The company says this is to show its appreciation to the shareholders for their continued support.

It will be paid on June 5 to all shareholders on the register at the close of business on May 31. The ex-dividend date will be on 29 May 2013.

This payment is in addition to the previously announced final dividend of 1p per share for the year ended 26 January 2013 already scheduled to be paid on July 12, subject to shareholders' approval.



At 10:20am: (LON:ALY) Ashley (Laura) Hldgs share price was +0.13p at 28.5p


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[jleiton78263] 10/5/2013 16:55

any potential news soon to breakout off the range?

[cestnous] 02/4/2013 15:51

From IC online today


Laura Ashley looking good
Laura Ashley's (ALY) fashion clothing sales may have struggled during 2012, but the group delivered decent sales growth at it home accessories, furniture and decorating operations - helped by e-commerce progress and overseas shops. Overall, therefore, group like-for-like sales rose 2 per cent in the year.
Home delivery to new European markets, a mobile site and the introduction of a 'click and collect' service sent web sales soaring 19.6 per cent to £42.2m. Moreover, an additional 21 franchised stores were opened overseas across 28 countries, boosting international revenues by 13.3 per cent to £27.1m. Management is now looking for new franchise partners in China, India, South America and South Africa and has signed agreements with partners in Poland, Armenia and the Baltic states. New categories such as conservatory furniture helped lift licensing sales 17 per cent to £4.2m, too.
Meanwhile, home accessories was the star performer at the UK retail arm - although the clothing collection failed to resonate with consumers. Finance director Sean Anglim puts the 4.8 per cent underlying fall in sales there down to "getting the colours wrong" for the autumn collection - shades were too dark for the unseasonably warm weather.
Citing a difficult trading outlook, however, broker Cantor Fitzgerald Europe has cut its pre-tax profit estimate by £1m to £21m for end-January 2014, giving EPS of 2.14p.
LAURA ASHLEY (ALY)
ORD PRICE: 30p MARKET VALUE: £224m
TOUCH: 29-30p 12-MONTH HIGH: 30p LOW: 21p
DIVIDEND YIELD: 6.7% PE RATIO: 15
NET ASSET VALUE: 8p NET CASH: £34.6m
Year to 26 Jan Turnover (£m) Pre-tax profit (£m) Earnings per share (p) Dividend per share (p)
2009 261 10.2 0.97 1.25
2010 268 11.0 0.80 1.00
2011 285 24.1 2.65 1.50
2012 286 18.4 1.79 2.00
2013 299 20.1 2.02 2.00
% change +5 +9 +13 -
Ex-div: 12 Jun
Payment: 12 Jul
IC VIEW:
Despite a disappointing clothing performance, the group is making decent enough progress elsewhere. Yet, adjust for the cash pile, and the shares trade on under 12 times forecast earnings. That's not pricey for the sector and there's a tasty looking dividend yield. Buy.
Last IC view: Buy, 24.3p, 12 September 2012

[cestnous] 28/3/2013 12:49

I mirror your opinion Bobby. Div & growth both excellent. I have traded theses in the past but will hang in for the longer term now.

[rochdae] 28/3/2013 09:36

Quite impressed with results and the outlook statement. Nice divi. Profit and growth is all that counts. Bought some 29p..Easy 10% here.

[bobby.ifa] 28/3/2013 09:16

Great results- consistant & growth in a dire economic climate. What is holding this one back?

[srpactive] 28/3/2013 07:40

Yes big dividend and growth especially online which
is the important sales method.

Looking to buy more right upto the 14 June.

Apart from a very healthy cash pile of £34.6m,
a eps is very important to me a growth of 12.8%,
this means before the results we were PE16,
now PE14, so we can quickly move to 33p to
be valued the same after as before.

So my short term target is 33p.

dyor

regards

active

[joe say] 28/3/2013 07:10

Laura Ashley Holdings plc announces another strong set of results for the 52 weeks to 26 January 2013 with sales growth of 4.5% and profit growth of 9.2%.

and

In the first two months of the current financial year, we have achieved like-for-like sales growth of 2.7%. This is an encouraging start to the year and we are confident that this progress can be maintained."

[srpactive] 27/3/2013 19:02

Yes hopefully either retained or increased dividend will do
me, online sales hopefully still surging and an announcement
on the chinese partner would really send it through 30p.

dyor

7am sharp.

regards

active

[killieboy] 25/3/2013 18:53

Good news needed on Thursday to put this one back on track!

[srpactive] 25/3/2013 11:54

I am a customer and their product is first class,
they do offer sales and I am glad to see they are
looking to maintain their margins.

dyor

regards

active

[joe say] 25/3/2013 09:35

wonder if customers will adopt it with them !

[cestnous] 25/3/2013 09:16

Don't know why that should have a deleterious effect on the share price. John Lewis was doing the same thing a few wees ago and they are performing very nicely thank you. It is a sensible thing for companies to keep their costs to a minimum.

[killieboy] 24/3/2013 18:22

News coming out that ALY have been squeezing suppliers:

[srpactive] 22/3/2013 16:13

Finals out on thursday 28.

regards

active

[swizz] 06/3/2013 16:52

Hope so gucci, I thought we would have seen more interest in these in recent days, on the back of the retail sales numbers

[gucci] 06/3/2013 10:32

looks ripe for a breakout

[swizz] 06/3/2013 09:19

A bit of a pointless post, but interesting to note offer picking up on very light trades? Cheers S

[swizz] 05/3/2013 17:04

Did spot that earlier srp and have noticed the volume picking up in recent days, could be an interesting run into the results and hopefully some positive news on China in the weeks ahead, GL Cheers S.

[srpactive] 05/3/2013 10:09

UK retail sales up 4.4% in feb, 2.7% yr on yr.

source: cnbc.

dyor

regards

active

[srpactive] 01/3/2013 09:06

Decent volume this morning

[srpactive] 28/2/2013 13:59

Hello, they have been paying a good one for yrs
and if the bottom line keeps growing the dividend
will follow, another one of mine pays 75% of the
profits to shareholders, stelios at ezj is pushing
for the same, imho all companies should do that.
We own the company, ITV another one of mine is strating
to return more with the increased dividend and special
announced yesterday.
With talk of negative interest rates dividend paying
stocks with growth will be in demand.

Re china it was stated in one of the articles that
it will happen in the Spring 2013. I will try to find
it for you but it was said.

dyor

regards

active

[laverato] 28/2/2013 13:45

Sr......hello,

Looks reasonable, but can they really afford the Dividend....?

And where is the info about Chinese expansion please..!

Lav

[srpactive] 28/2/2013 13:33

30p going to break soon imho.

dyor