Currys Profit to Remain Flat

Currys is scheduled to report results for fiscal 2024 on Thursday. Here is what you need to know.

SALES FORECAST: For the year ended April 29, revenue is expected to fall to 8.62 billion pounds ($10.93 billion) from GBP9.51 billion a year ago, according to a company-compiled consensus. On a like-for-like basis, sales are expected to drop 2%, according to consensus taken from FactSet based on five analysts’ estimates Shares over the past 12 months are up 44%, and up 50% since the start of the year, mainly boosted by a bidding war between JD.com and Elliott Advisors. However, both parties walked away without making an offer.

Currys positive outlook

Currys PLC conveyed a positive outlook for the upcoming year, buoyed by indications of a rebound. The consumer technology product and service retailer, headquartered in London, forecasts its adjusted pretax profit—excluding its operations in Greece—to be in the range of GBP 115 million to GBP 120 million for the fiscal year concluding on April 27. This projection is on par with the GBP 119 million adjusted pretax profit from the previous year and surpasses the initially estimated minimum of GBP 105 million.

The company reported a 2% increase in group like-for-like sales over the 16 weeks following the Christmas peak season. Despite this uptick, the annual like-for-like sales for the group saw a 2% decrease. Specifically, the UK and Ireland experienced a 2% drop in like-for-like sales, while the Nordic region recorded a 3% decline.

Currys interim results

Currys PLC have announced Interim Results for the Half Year Ended 28 October 2023, with group adjusted EBIT up 7% year-on-year.

Group CEO, Alex Baldock: “Our priorities this year are simple: to get the Nordics back on track, to keep up the UK&I’s encouraging momentum, while strengthening our balance sheet and liquidity. We’re making good progress on all these in a still challenging economic environment

Currys results

This morning Currys PLC have announced  Full Year results for FY22/23, with group adjusted profit at the top end of guidance. Alex Baldock, Group CEO: “We’ve had a very mixed year. Our strengthening UK&I performance shows our long-term strategy is working well. But our long track record of success in the Nordics was brought to an abrupt halt. I’m proud of how our colleagues rose to this challenge, continuing to bring the benefits of technology within easy reach of millions of customers. Our long-term confidence is undimmed, with a business well set to benefit from an eventual macro recovery.”

Currys raises profit outlook as UK beats expectations

Currys has raised its profit outlook for 2022-23 after better-than-expected trading in the UK in the final two months of the year.

The electricals retailer had previously lowered its guidance in March due to the weak performance of its Nordics business, but said today it now expected to report a year to April 29 adjusted pre-tax profit of £110 to £120m.

This is ahead of previous guidance of around £104m, but down from the £186m made in 2021-22.

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Fredrik Tønnessen is from today the new CEO of Elkjøp Nordic. – He is looking forward to getting on the offensive, growing and making the business more profitable.Elkjøp Nordic AS is part of Currys, a leading multinational consumer electrical and mobile retailer and services company, employing over 42,000 people in nine countries. Together we are the market leader in the UK & Ireland, throughout the Nordics and in Greece.