Its come along way since these were a pair of old boots,just bought today mid 280s,spent a few pounds in there of late,so why not!

Interim Management Statement

Key Points for the Second Quarter

Retail

· Cycling: strong performance fuelled by active trading, better weather and Tour de France & Olympic successes

· Car Maintenance: solid performance across all main categories and a further increase in 3Bs fitting penetration

· Car Enhancement: growth in Audio and Car Cleaning partially offset the Sat Nav decline

· Travel Solutions: reduced Camping demand and a focus on maximising cash margins in Child Travel
· Enhanced multichannel offer and customer fulfilment delivered a 30.0% uplift in online sales

Autocentres

· Strongest LfL performance since acquisition in February 2010

· Better-than-expected increase in tyre participation
· Good pipeline of new centres for opening this year

Group & Outlook

· Group profit before tax for the first half is expected to be £40m-£42m reflecting the strong Q2 sales performance and an acceleration of operating-cost investment

· First-half net debt is expected to be c.£115m, reflecting robust working capital and cash management

· Full-year guidance and second-half planning assumptions of flat to mid-single-digit negative Retail LfLs remain unchanged; however, given the Q2 performance, FY13 PBT would now be in the upper half of the previously-stated range of £62-70m

· As previously indicated, the intention is to declare an unchanged interim dividend of 8p per share, payable in Jan 2013

· Matt Davies is appointed Chief Executive with immediate effect; see separate announcement

Turned out nice again!

wish i'd held on to these now, very nice.,.

Thats quite a jump chaps, is it genuine though, I mean is the chart correct?

Yes - thank you Bradley :-)

Brilliant, well done skinny :O)

Cheers Chris - I've just closed for the best part of a pound a share.

Give us a shout when you go short :O)

Thats all right then -): just checking as you know some charts on here do go haywire sometimes, Well done all.

Cracking results, well done skinny.
2517

Hmmmm!

know the feeling skinny: hmmmm

Up again today - interims on 08th Nov.

Halfords is continuing its recovery, with the share price having nearly doubled since July to hit a new 12-month high of 358.7p today. The retailer of auto parts and cycles, and operator of Halfords Autocentres, suffered during the economic slump and profits fell this year.

And though earnings per share is expected to fall again in the year to March 2013, latest forecasts suggest a full-year dividend of around 3%, and earnings should start to recover in 2014.

Hmmmm

lol skinny, take it you didn't get back in......nor me.,.

Interims tomorrow :-

It looks like MAM has the wrong date - Interims announced on the 21st!

Wednesday November 21 =

The City will get the chance this week to hear from the new chief executive of Halfords for the first time when the car parts and bicycle retailer posts interim results. Matt Davies, the former boss of Pets at Home, is likely to focus on improving Halfords’ customer service and its multi-channel offer. In terms of financial performance, like-for-like sales rose 5.6pc in the most recent quarter as the retailer enjoyed a welcome post-Olympics boost. Philip Dorgan, analyst at Panmure Gordon, said: “We believe that, with a proper focus on service, Halfords can unlock the potential within its fragmented markets.”

Half Yearly Report part 1

Half Yearly Report part 2

Key Points For The Half:

· Retail delivered a robust revenue performance in Q2 following a difficult Q1
· Autocentres produced a double-digit increase in operating profit led by further strong top-line growth
· Free cash flow up 47% to £59.5m with continued focus on investment priorities and cash management
· Net debt reduced by 23% to £107.9m
· Interim dividend of 8p per share maintained
· Good progress made in the delivery of strategic initiatives
· Matt Davies joined as Chief Executive in October