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FY19 Interim results
FY19 Interim results.
About this update from Halfords Group Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 6971G Halfords Group PLC 08 November 2018 \n\n \n8 November 2018 \nHalfords Group plc \nInterim Results: Financial Year 2019\nNew strategy embedding; full-year outlook unchanged \n \nHalfords Group plc, the UK's leading provider of motoring and cycling products and services, today announces its interim results for the 26 weeks to 28 September 2018 (\"the period\"). All numbers shown are before non-recurring items, unless otherwise stated.\n \nGroup Financial Summary\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nH1 FY19\n£m\n\n\nH1 FY18\n£m\n\n\n change\n\n\nLike-for-Like Revenue (\"LFL\")* \n\n\n\n\nRevenue\n\n\n599.9\n\n\n588.7\n\n\n+1.9%\n\n\n+2.5%\n\n\n\n\nRetail\n\n\n519.8\n\n\n511.0\n\n\n+1.7%\n\n\n+2.3%\n\n\n\n\nAutocentres\n\n\n80.1\n\n\n77.7\n\n\n+3.1%\n\n\n+3.3%\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nGross Margin\n\n\n49.4%\n\n\n48.6%\n\n\n+80 bps\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nRetail\n\n\n46.6%\n\n\n45.7%\n\n\n+90 bps\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nAutocentres\n\n\n67.5%\n\n\n67.7%\n\n\n-20 bps\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nUnderlying EBITDA*\n\n\n49.8\n\n\n54.9\n\n\n-9.3%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nUnderlying Profit Before Tax*\n\n\n30.5\n\n\n36.8\n\n\n-17.1%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nUnderlying Basic Earnings Per Share*\n\n\n12.4p\n\n\n14.8p\n\n\n-16.2%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nProfit Before Tax after non-recurring items\n\n\n28.2\n\n\n36.6\n\n\n-23.0%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nBasic Earnings Per Share after non-recurring items\n\n\n11.4p\n\n\n14.7p\n\n\n-22.4%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nInterim Dividend Per Share\n\n\n6.18p\n\n\n6.00p\n\n\n+3.0%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n* Alternative performance measures are defined in the glossary on page 13\n \nFinancial highlights\n· &nb...