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Year-End Announcement
Year-End Announcement.
About this update from Jd Sports Fashion Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n17 May 2023\n \nJD SPORTS FASHION PLC\nUNAUDITED PRELIMINARY RESULTS\nFOR THE 52 WEEKS ENDED 28 JANUARY 2023\n \nJD Sports Fashion Plc (the 'Group'), the leading global Sports Fashion retailer, today announces its Unaudited Preliminary Results for the 52 weeks ended 28 January 2023 (2022: 52 weeks ended 29 January 2022).\n \nRecord result with clear strategy for future growth\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2023\n(unaudited)\n\n\n \n\n\n2022\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n£m\n\n\n \n\n\n£m\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nRevenue\n\n\n10,125.0\n\n\n \n\n\n8,563.0\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nGross profit %\n\n\n47.8%\n\n\n \n\n\n 49.1%\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nPerformance Highlights (a)\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nEBITDA before adjusted items*\n\n\n1,696.9\n\n\n \n\n\n1,606.8\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nDepreciation / amortisation\n\n\n(636.6)\n\n\n \n\n\n(593.1)\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nOperating profit (before adjusted items)*\n\n\n 1,060.3\n\n\n \n\n\n1,013.7\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nNet interest expense\n\n\n(68.9)\n\n\n \n\n\n(66.5)\n\n\n\n\n\n \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 and adjusted items*\n\n\n991.4\n\n\n \n\n\n947.2\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nAdjusted items (see note 3)*\n\n\n(550.5)\n\n\n \n\n\n(292.5)\n\n\n\n\n\n \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\n\n\n440.9\n\n\n \n\n\n654.7\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nNet cash at period end (b)\n\n\n1,469.3\n\n\n \n\n\n 1,185.9\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nStatutory Measures\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nOperating profit\n\n\n509.8\n\n\n \n\n\n721.2\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n...