Card Factory (LSE:CARD) PLC, the greeting cards and gifts retailer, maintained its full-year profit expectations after first-half revenue rose 5.3% to £260.8 million despite weaker trading in its UK stores. Adjusted profit before tax fell 3.8% to £12.7 million from £13.2 million a year earlier as improved store profitability was offset by investment in digital operations and international expansion.
Card Factory (LSE:CARD) said it is on track to deliver full-year profits in line with its profit warning in December, following a period marked by softer UK consumer activity and lower high street footfall. For the 11 months to the end of December, total group revenue rose 7.3% year-on-year to £541.6 million, supported by the acquisition of Funky Pigeon and other operations in North America and the Republic of Ireland.
Panmure Liberum has downgraded Card Factory (LSE:CARD) to 'hold' after what it calls a shock profit warning that has damaged confidence in the near-term outlook. The broker has cut its price target to 80p from 150p.
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