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FY adjusted pretax 52.2 million STG (Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S 51.2 million STG) * Pleased by the performance of 2013 ranges and the early reaction to 2014 product * Remain confident in the prospects for the group * FY group revenue 360.4 million STG, +14.9% * Underlying operating profit margin 14.4% +80 bps

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so at the top end of expectations by rhe looks of it

Very pleased with results.

Good timing.

BRIEF-Supergroup year pretax rises 22 percent11 Jul 2013 - 07:13

LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) - SuperGroup PLC : * FY adjusted pretax 52.2 million STG (Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S 51.2 million STG) * Pleased by the performance of 2013 ranges and the early reaction to 2014 product * Remain confident in the prospects for the group * FY group revenue 360.4 million STG, +14.9% * Underlying operating profit margin 14.4% +80 bps ((London Equities Newsroom; +44 20 7542 7717)) ((For more news, please click here [SGP.L]))

RESEARCH ALERT-SuperGroup: Investec raises target price11 Jul 2013 - 07:17

July 11 (Reuters) - SuperGroup PLC : * Investec raises target price to 893p from 878p; rating buy For a summary of rating actions and price target changes on European companies: Reuters Eikon users, click on [RCH/EUROPE] Reuters 3000Xtra users, double-click [RCH/EUROPE] Reuters Station users, click .1580 ((nyc.equities.newsroom@reuters.com); (Reuters Messaging: saqib.ahmed.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net) ((Bangalore Newsroom +91 80 6749 1130; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780))

SuperDry brand-owner confident on new ranges as profit rises11 Jul 2013 - 07:44

LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) - SuperGroup , the company behind fashion brand Superdry, posted a 22 percent rise in annual profit on Thursday and said the reception for its new ranges, in particular in womenswear, underlined its confidence. The British company, which competes with brands such as Abercrombie & Fitch and Jack Wills in casual clothing like hooded sweatshirts, posted adjusted pretax profit of 52.2 million pounds ($78 million), just beating average market expectations. Chief Executive Julian Dunkerton said he was pleased by the performance of its 2013 ranges and the early reaction to its 2014 products and remained confident in the prospects for the group. As previously flagged, revenue for the year to April 28 rose 14.9 percent to 360.4 million pounds, with like-for-like retail growth - at stores open at least a year - of 5.7 percent. Analysts were expecting the group to report underlying pretax profit of 51.2 million pounds, according to a Thomson Reuters poll of 10 brokers. ($1 = 0.6691 British pounds) (Reporting by Paul Sandle; Editing by David Holmes) ((paul.sandle@thomsonreuters.com)(+44 20 7542 6843)(Reuters Messaging: paul.sandle.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) Keywords: SUPERGROUP RESULTS/OUTLOOK

N+1 Singer Hold 812.50 715.00 715.00 Reiterates

Canaccord Genuity Buy 812.50 1,000.00 1,100.00 Reiterates

SP broken through ceiling of uptrend channel......

i think you're being a bit over-enthusiastic ...... sp is already well off its earlier high

Cynic no problem, SP will go higher with broker upgrades throughout the day. Fingers crossed.

ohh just one coming up now on my screen, no 2 new ones. NICE.

RESEARCH ALERT-Supergroup : Panmure raises price target11 Jul 2013 - 08:23

July 11 (Reuters) - SuperGroup PLC : * Panmure raises price target to 934p from 898p; rating buy For a summary of rating actions and price target changes on European companies: Reuters Eikon users, click on RCH/EUROPE Reuters 3000Xtra users, double-click RCH/EUROPE Reuters Station users, click .1580 ((nyc.equities.newsroom@reuters.com); (Reuters Messaging: saqib.ahmed.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net) ((Bangalore Newsroom +91 80 6749 1130; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780))

RESEARCH ALERT-Supergroup: Cantor raises target price11 Jul 2013 - 08:45

July 11 (Reuters) - SuperGroup PLC : * Cantor raises target price to 1000p from 900p; rating buy For a summary of rating actions and price target changes on European companies: Reuters Eikon users, click on [RCH/EUROPE] Reuters 3000Xtra users, double-click [RCH/EUROPE] Reuters Station users, click .1580 ((nyc.equities.newsroom@reuters.com); (Reuters Messaging: saqib.ahmed.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net) ((Bangalore Newsroom +91 80 4135 5800; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780))

Need to get in quick Cyners this is the next ASC,

In technology think XAR could also continue to rise and rise and rise.

Yep moving up again.

ASC is a totally different kettle of fish - and also a company that i happen not to like ...... i would hold NXT, but it really is a bit hefty

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have thought about it and decided against as i don't think the amount i'ld be prepared to wager is likely to produce anything like the profit to warrant the risk

Well your loss. Its Europe that the big thing with SGP and their online offering.

Another broker upgrade, non stop in coming........

RESEARCH ALERT-Supergroup: Canaccord Genuity raises price target11 Jul 2013 - 09:36

July 11 (Reuters) - SuperGroup PLC : * Canaccord Genuity raises price target to 1100p from 1000p; rating buy For a summary of rating actions and price target changes on European companies: Reuters Eikon users, click on [RCH/EUROPE] Reuters 3000Xtra users, double-click [RCH/EUROPE] Reuters Station users, click .1580 ((nyc.equities.newsroom@reuters.com); (Reuters Messaging: saqib.ahmed.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net) ((Bangalore Newsroom +91 80 6749 1130; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780))

sticky - the pride of uk retailing probably belongs to NXT, so check them thoroughly - and no, i don't hold them either

Will do Cynic cheers.

UPDATE 1-Superdry owner plans big jeans push as profit rises11 Jul 2013 - 12:58

* Pre-tax profit up 22 pct, just beats market expectations * Says very confident on appeal of new ranges * Shares up 5 pct to a 21-month high (Adds CEO comments, analyst reaction, shares) By Paul Sandle LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) - SuperGroup , the British company behind fashion brand Superdry, said new womenswear and a bigger range of jeans would drive sales after it posted a 22 percent rise in annual profit. The growth comes against a tough backdrop for consumer spending in Britain, where many retailers have struggled as consumers worry about job security and squeezed incomes. SuperGroup's performance and that of AB Foods' Primark, which reported continued strong trading on Thursday [ID:nL6N0FH0K0], supports recent British retail data showing a steady rise in sales. Another study suggested that consumer morale had reached a two-year high. [ID:nL5N0F322C] [ID:nL9N0CP05D] [ID:nL6N0FE3J0] SuperGroup had suffered a litany of management mistakes, including stock availability problems in the previous year. SuperGroup Chief Executive Julian Dunkerton said the profit rise marked a return to form, and was driven by improved management and by having a bigger range of suppliers. The company, which competes with brands such as Abercrombie & Fitch and Jack Wills in casual clothing like hooded sweatshirts, posted adjusted pre-tax profit of 52.2 million pounds ($78 million) for the year to April 28, just beating average market expectations. Shares in the group rose as much as 5.6 percent to 854.5 pence on Thursday morning, the highest level since October 2011. They were trading up 2.5 percent, at 829 pence, at 1251 GMT. "The outlook, because we look forward in terms of how the product is received in wholesale, is incredibly positive," Dunkerton said. He said the group had made progress in womenswear, including dresses and tailored clothes, and the next big focus would be the jeans market for both men and women. BETTER IN DENIM "We feel and we know we could be better in denim," he said. "The next 12 months is an absolute push in becoming a world-class denim brand as well." As previously flagged, revenue for the year rose 14.9 percent to 360.4 million pounds, with like-for-like retail growth - at stores open at least a year - of 5.7 percent. Dunkerton said there had been a "very encouraging" start to the year, and the arrival of hot weather in Britain this month had boosted sales of shorts, T-shirts and flip-flops. The group, which has 113 standalone stores in Europe - 85 in Britain and Ireland, including a flagship outlet on London's Regent Street - plans to open 80,000 to 100,000 square feet of new space this year. Dunkerton said around 30 percent of the new space would be outside Britain and Ireland - including new stores in Hamburg, Barcelona and a flagship large format outlet Munich - and the percentage would increase further in future. "(This) marks the end to a transitional year which has seen the group move from firefighting to stability and now moving forward to controlled global expansion," Peel Hunt analyst John Stevenson said in a note. Analysts were expecting the group to report underlying pre tax profit of 51.2 million pounds, according to a Thomson Reuters poll of 10 brokers. ($1 = 0.6691 British pounds) (Editing by Pravin Char) ((paul.sandle@thomsonreuters.com)(+44 20 7542 6843)(Reuters Messaging: paul.sandle.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) Keywords: SUPERGROUP RESULTS/OUTLOOK

Moving higher Cyners. Get in now before it gets away.