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Portmeirion Group PLC is a British group based in Stoke-on-Trent and is listed on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange.

A significant force in the homewares industry, the Portmeirion Group, encompasses the Portmeirion, Spode, Royal Worcester and Pimpernel brands. It is a market leader in high quality and innovatively designed tableware, cookware, giftware and tabletop accessories.

The Group employs around 500 staff and has a wholly owned subsidiary in North America, Portmeirion USA, which distributes its product from Connecticut and has a main showroom at 41 Madison Avenue, New York. The Group also has a joint venture in Canada based in Toronto.



In Spode and Royal Worcester, Portmeirion owns two of the world's most renowned ceramics brands. Portmeirion's combination of manufacturing skill and marquee brands has forged an incredibly strong business.

Portmeirion has not cut its dividend to shareholders since 1988. With its most recent results, the company reported a significant (and growing) net cash position.

While the Diamond Jubilee provided a boost to sales that won't be repeated, North America is actually Portmeirion's largest market.

Although eps fell sharply for 2008, Portmeirion has managed an average of 17% compound annual earnings growth rate over the last five years. By the same measure, the dividend has been increasing at a rate of 7% per annum.

The shares trade at 11.5 times last year's earnings and 10.8 times the 2012 forecast. With the dividend yield expected to reach 4.1%, Portmeirion looks like a quality company trading at a reasonable price.

FINANCIAL CALENDAR
Financial Results
Final results announced March
Interim results announced August

Annual General Meeting May

Dividends
Final announced March
Final paid May
Interim announced August
Interim paid October

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Trading Update
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18 January 2016



18 January 2016







Portmeirion Group PLC ('Portmeirion' or 'the Group')



Trading Update



Portmeirion, the AIM listed manufacturer and worldwide distributor of high quality homewares, is pleased to confirm that it expects profit before taxation for the year to 31 December 2015 to be slightly ahead of market expectations.



The Group expects to report record revenues for the year ended 31 December 2015 of over £68 million, an increase of at least 11% over the previous year. This is the seventh consecutive year in which we have achieved record sales. At a constant US dollar exchange rate our revenue increase would have been at least 8%.



The new kiln, which we announced last year, was installed and commissioned during 2015 within timescale and budget without any disruption to existing production. The kiln will be brought into live production from the beginning of February to meet expected demand for UK manufactured product in 2016.



We expect to announce the Group's preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2015 on 9 March 2016. The Board remains committed to a progressive dividend policy.



Dick Steele, Non-executive Chairman, said:



"I am delighted with the achievement of another record level of sales. Sales performance in the UK has been particularly robust throughout 2015, with strong growth in online sales, and the US performed strongly in the run up to Christmas. We look forward with confidence."

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Preliminary results

Highlights:



Financial

· Seventh consecutive year of record Group revenue which increased by 11.9% to £68.7 million (2014: £61.4 million)

· Profit before tax increased 13.6% to an all-time high of £8.6 million (2014: £7.6 million)

· Total dividend paid and proposed for 2015 increased by 13.2% to 30.00p (2014: 26.50p)

· Revenue growth in USA, UK and Asia

· Stocks reduced by £2.8 million to £12.7 million (2014: £15.5 million)

· Cash balance increased to £11.1 million (2014: £5.9 million)





Operational

· New kiln installed within timescale and budget and now in production

· Ted Baker range wins Best Licensed Home Décor, Tableware or Housewares range at The Licensing Awards

· Attained Investors in People silver level and became first company in the UK to be awarded with the new Investment in Young People (IiYP) award

· 2016 celebrates 200th Anniversary of Blue Italian range

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7 July 2016



Portmeirion Group PLC ('the Company' or 'Portmeirion')



Trading Update





Portmeirion, the manufacturer and worldwide distributor of high quality homewares under the Portmeirion, Spode, Royal Worcester and Wax Lyrical brands updates on prospects for the current year.



Total revenue for 2016 is expected to be ahead of 2015, notably because of the recent acquisition of the Wax Lyrical business. However, pre-tax profits are expected to be materially below the record level of £8.6 million reported for 2015. At the Annual General Meeting we reported an unexpected decrease in demand from Asian markets. In particular, sales to South Korea still show no signs of recovery and the performance of our distributor in India has continued to be extremely disappointing. In addition we have seen negative effects on demand in the UK before and following the leave vote at the EU referendum. The potential benefits of a weaker pound have yet to translate into firm overseas orders. However, the United States continues to perform well.



The Board does believe that this is a short term setback. Accordingly, it is our current intention to increase the 2016 interim dividend by approximately 14% in line with the increase in the final dividend for 2015 and with our previously stated policy. This will mean that dividend cover for 2016 will fall marginally below our historic guideline of two times; our longer term view is that we can accommodate a temporary reduction in cover.

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Share price: 800p  | Earnings yield: 8%  |  Dividend yield: 3.8%
Portmeirion is having a particularly difficult year in South Korea, its third biggest market, where it sells almost as much pottery as it does in the UK, its second biggest.
Even the US, where Portmeirion is prospering and earns over a third of revenue, will not save the company from a rare contraction in profit in 2016.
Portmeirion has enduring brands, though. Botanic Garden, popular in South Korea and the UK, was launched in 1972, while Spode Blue Italian celebrates its 200th anniversary this year.
Strong finances and a prosperous track record imply shareholders can hold in confidence for the dividend and a subsequent return to growth.

Portmeiron sees FY pretax profit slightly up on views

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Portmeirion expects its FY 2016 pretax profit to be slightly ahead of market expectations, and confirmed that, as previously advised, its Indian and South Korean markets had been challenging during 2016.

It anticipated booking record FY revenues of more than £76m, an up at least 11% on the year. At a constant US dollar exchange rate our total Group revenue increase would have been nearer 7%.

"This is the eighth consecutive year in which we have achieved record sales," the company said.

The revenue contribution from Wax Lyrical, acquired in May 2016, was more than £10m. Wax Lyrical had performed in line with management's views.

Non-executive chair Dick Steele said that, as advised in the summer, Portmeiron's Indian and South Korean markets were challenging in 2016.

"Total revenues from these two markets were over £7m below the reported revenue for these markets in 2015," he noted.

"Nevertheless, as a group we have again produced record revenues, a result which shows how resilient the Group is to such external shocks. We look forward with confidence."



At 8:08am: (LON:PMP) Portmeirion Group PLC share price was +27.5p at 975p


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Trading update
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Portmeirion Group PLC
18 January 2018

18th January 2018

PORTMEIRION GROUP PLC
('Portmeirion' or 'the Group')

Trading update
Record sales for the ninth consecutive year


Portmeirion, the manufacturer and worldwide distributor of high quality homewares under the Portmeirion, Spode, Royal Worcester and Wax Lyrical brands, is delighted to confirm that it expects to report record revenue for the year ended 31 December 2017 of over £84.5 million.

This represents an increase of at least 10% over the previous year and is the ninth consecutive year in which we have achieved record sales. Excluding the full year impact of the Wax Lyrical business (which was acquired by the Group on 4 May 2016), like-for-like sales growth exceeds 5%.

At a constant US dollar exchange rate our total Group revenue increase would have been nearer 8%.

We are also pleased to confirm that we expect profit before taxation for the year to 31 December 2017 to be slightly ahead of market expectations.

We expect to announce the Group's preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2017 on Thursday 15 March 2018. The Board remains committed to a progressive dividend policy.

Dick Steele, Non-executive Chairman, said:
"We are delighted with another record sales result. In particular, our year-on-year sales growth strengthened as we moved through the year and the second half results exceeded management expectations. Highlights included the United States, export markets and online sales that achieved double digit revenue growth in the second half aided by well received new product launches. With this momentum we therefore look forward with confidence to 2018."

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AGM Statement
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17 May 2018

Portmeirion Group PLC
(the "Company" and the "Group")

AGM Statement



At the Company's Annual General Meeting to be held today at 12.00 noon, the Non-Executive
Chairman, Dick Steele, will make the following statement:

"Total Group sales are up 15% for the four months ended 30 April 2018 relative to the same period last year, driven by strong growth in both ceramic and home fragrance product divisions. On a constant currency basis total Group sales are 20% ahead of last year. We are delighted with the start to the year, however due to the seasonal nature of our business and the importance of second half trading we continue to expect full year profit before tax to be in line with market expectations."

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12 July 2018

12 July 2018

Portmeirion Group PLC
(the "Company" and the "Group")

Trading Update




Portmeirion, the manufacturer and worldwide distributor of high quality homewares under the Portmeirion, Spode, Wax Lyrical, Royal Worcester and Pimpernel brands, updates on trading for the first half of the current year.
The Group is pleased to announce that total Group sales are up 11% for the six months ended 30 June 2018 relative to the same period last year. On a constant currency basis, total Group sales are 15% up on last year.
We are delighted with the positive start to the year with strong progress in both our ceramic and home fragrance divisions. With the seasonal weighting of our business, trading in the second half of the year remains important to the Group. We remain confident that we will achieve profits for the full year in line with market expectations.
Interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2018 will be announced on 2 August 2018.

Interim Results
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2 August 2018

PORTMEIRION GROUP PLC
('Portmeirion' or 'the Group')

Interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2018


Portmeirion Group is pleased to announce its performance for the six months ended 30 June 2018.

Highlights

· Revenue of £36.9 million up by 11.4% on the comparative period (2017: £33.1 million).
· Profit before tax up by 29.1% to £2.1 million (2017: £1.6 million).
· EBITDA up by 13.9% to £3.1 million (2017: £2.7 million).
· Earnings per share increased by 27.6% to 15.24p (2017: 11.94p).
· Interim dividend increased by 8.1% to 8.00p per share (2017: 7.40p per share).
· Net debt reduced by £0.4 million to £1.3 million (30 June 2017: £1.7 million).
· Good progress on growth and diversification in export markets.
· Home fragrance division (acquired 2016) delivers sales growth of 14.1%.
· Online sales growth of 13.5%.
· Successful new product launches including Sara Miller London Portmeirion and line extensions in Portmeirion Botanic Garden and Royal Worcester Wrendale Designs.

Dick Steele, Non-executive Chairman, commented:

"We are delighted with our strong first half trading performance, which benefits from new product launches and further diversification into new markets. Our strategy continues to deliver revenue and profit growth and we remain confident in our ability to meet full year market expectations."

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 596/2014 (MAR).