Dixons Carphone PLC Dixons Carphone Q1 2015/16 Trading statement (6104Y)

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RNS Number : 6104Y

Dixons Carphone PLC

10 September 2015

Dixons Carphone plc

Strong start to year, with UK and Ireland like-for-like revenues up 10%

Highlights (Q1 2015/16, 13 weeks ended 1 August 2015)

   --       Group like-for-like revenues up 8% 
   --       Continued momentum in the UK and Ireland, with like-for-like revenues up 10% 
   --       Good performance in the Nordics with like-for-like revenues up 4% 

-- Flat like-for-like revenues in Southern Europe with improving trading in Spain and growth in Greece despite challenging markets

   --       CWS announces an agreement with Sprint Corporation to open and manage stores in the US 
   --       Integration on track 
 
Pro forma Headline like-for-like(1) 
 revenues 
 
UK & Ireland                                                                     10% 
Nordics                                                                           4% 
Southern Europe                                                                   0% 
Group                                                                             8% 
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Sebastian James, Group Chief Executive, said:

"This is a very encouraging first quarter with excellent growth for the Group overall, showing strong like-for-like revenues in the UK driven principally by significant market share gain in phone sales. Against the World Cup last year I was also pleased to see growth in UK electricals. At the same time, we have continued to see improvements in customer satisfaction and price competitiveness through the period and across all our major territories. Our Nordic business has also experienced decent growth overall against a slightly less buoyant market backdrop.

Our multi-channel proposition continues to make good headway against our competitors, both on and offline, and we continue to invest in those areas that will ensure our long term profitability: service, delivery options, expansion of free warranty, digital marketing and Norwegian price competitiveness. Work has started well on our new venture with Sprint in the US and we are opening our first stores next week. The integration is also going smoothly with our UK head-office move on track and the new management structures in place and working well.

Overall, a very good start to the trading year but I am aware that there is plenty of the year left to go. In the next quarter we will anniversary the startlingly successful iPhone6 launch, the consolidation of the mobile market and, later in the year, an extraordinary Black Friday. Nevertheless, our whole team believes that the business is in very good shape to have another successful year, and I look forward to giving a further update at the interims in December."

(1) Like-for-like revenues are calculated based on Headline store and internet sales using constant exchange rates. New stores are included where they have been open for a full financial year both at the beginning and end of the financial period. Sales from franchise stores are excluded and closed stores are excluded for any period of closure during either period. Customer support agreement, insurance and wholesale revenues along with revenue from Connected World Services and other non-retail businesses are excluded from like-for-like calculations. Revenues from Carphone Warehouse stores-within-a-store are included in like-for-like.

Investor and analyst call

There will be a conference call for investors and analysts at 7:30 am (BST) this morning. The call will also be broadcast on our website, www.dixonscarphone.com via a listen-in only webcast.

Dial-in details - UK/International: [phone]; passcode: 5339762

Seven-day replay - UK/International: [phone]; passcode: 5339762

Next announcement

The Group will publish its interim results on Wednesday, 16 December 2015.

For further information

 
                               IR, PR & Corporate 
 Kate Ferry                     Affairs Director                     [phone] 
 Mark Reynolds                 Head of Investor Relations            [phone] 
 Hannah Collyer                Head of Media Relations               [phone] 
 Nick Cosgrove, Helen 
  Smith                        Brunswick Group                       [phone] 
 Information on Dixons Carphone plc is available at www.dixonscarphone.com 
  Follow us on Twitter: @dixonscarphone and @DCSebJ 
 
   About Dixons Carphone 
   Dixons Carphone plc is Europe's leading specialist electrical and telecommunications 
   retailer and services company, employing over 40,000 people in 9 countries. 
   Focused on helping customers navigate the connected world, Dixons Carphone 
   offers a comprehensive range of electrical and mobile products, connectivity 
   and expert after-sales services from the Geek Squad and KNOWHOW. 
   Dixons Carphone's primary brands include Carphone Warehouse, Currys 
   and PC World in the UK & Ireland, Elkjøp, Elgiganten, Gigantti 
   and Lefdal in the Nordic countries, Kotsovolos in Greece, Dixons Travel 
   in a number of UK & Ireland airports and Phone House in Spain, Sweden 
   and Norway. Our key service brands include KNOWHOW in the UK, Ireland 
   and the Nordics, and Geek Squad in the UK, Ireland and Spain. 
   Business-to-business (B2B) services are provided through Connected 
   World Services, PC World Business and Carphone Warehouse Business. 
   Connected World Services aims to leverage the Group's existing expertise, 
   operating processes and technology to provide a range of services to 
   businesses. 
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Certain statements made in this announcement are forward-looking. Such statements are based on current expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from any expected future events or results referred to in these forward-looking statements. Unless otherwise required by applicable laws, regulations or accounting standards, we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. Information contained on the Dixons Carphone plc website or the Twitter feed does not form part of this announcement and should not be relied on as such.

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