We're a highly focused soft drinks business. Our brand portfolio includes Vimto , which is sold in over 70 countries, Levi Roots, Weight Watchers, Sunkist and Panda, which are sold in the UK. We have a leading market position in both the still and carbonate drinks categories and also in the soft drinks on dispense market.





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AGM Statement

RNS


RNS Number : 6749D

Nichols PLC

01 May 2013











Date:

Immediate release, Wednesday 1 May 2013




Contacts:

John Nichols, Non-Executive Chairman


Brendan Hynes, Group Chief Executive

Marnie Millard, incoming Group Chief Executive

Tim Croston, Group Finance Director


Nichols plc


Telephone: 01925 222222


Website:www.nicholsplc.co.uk









Nick Lyon / Alex Brennan

Richard Lindley


Hudson Sandler

N+1 Singer (Nominated Adviser)


Telephone:020 7796 4133

Telephone: 0113 388 4789


Email: nichols@hspr.com

Website: www.n1singer.com






Nichols plc

AGM Statement



John Nichols, Non-Executive Chairman of Nichols plc, the soft drinks group, will make the following statement at the Group's Annual General Meeting to be held later today:



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"I am pleased to report that the Group's profit performance after the first four months of 2013 is in line with management expectations and ahead of the prior year. This has been achieved in a challenging UK market and against strong comparatives from last year.



In the UK, our core brands continue to perform well, with double digit sales growth in the Still category. In the Carbonate sector we have consciously reduced our participation in this heavily promoted sector, in line with our strategy of focusing on value generation. We expect this will result in a marginal decline in revenues for our UK business in 2013, but this will improve our overall operating margin and profitability.



Sales into our export markets are in line with management expectations, with sales to Africa ahead of last year and sales to the Middle East broadly at the same level as 2012.



I would also like to take this opportunity to thank our outgoing Chief Executive, Brendan Hynes, for his outstanding contribution to the business during the last 10 years and wish him every success for the future. Marnie Millard takes over as Chief Executive with the business in good health and, at this early stage of the year, we are very pleased with the Group's continuing progress and are confident of delivering results in line with full year expectations

Still beverages bring fizz to Vimto maker Nichols

By Rupert Steiner

PUBLISHED: 22:21, 1 May 2013 | UPDATED: 22:21, 1 May 2013








Vimto and Sunkist maker Nichols is to shift its focus away from the heavily promoted fizzy drinks market to grow its stable of still beverages.


The soft drinks firm, which also owns Panda, Cabana & Ben Shaws, said its core brands continued to perform well in a trading update ahead of its annual meeting.


It has seen double digit sales growth in the still category and expects a marginal decline in revenues for the UK business in 2013 due to reducing its reliance on fizzy drinks.



Vimto maker: Soft drinks firm Nichols operates in more than 65 countries

Non-executive chairman John Nichols said this will improve its overall operating margin and profitability.






He said: ‘I am pleased profit performance after the first four months of 2013 is in line with expectations and ahead of the prior year. This has been achieved in a challenging UK market and against strong comparatives from last year.’


The firm (down 8p to 930p) sells its drinks in more than 65 countries.


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Nichols PLC (NICL:LSE) set a new 52-week high during Wednesday's trading session when it reached 950.00. Over this period, the share price is up 29.23%.

Nichols PLC (NICL:LSE) set a new 52-week high during today's trading session when it reached 982.50. Over this period, the share price is up 38.08%.

The naked trader 6 June - Nichols (LON:NICL) just continues to rise and rise but might not be enough for it to clear a tenner for a while but I sit on a fabulous profit.

Nichols PLC (NICL:LSE) set a new 52-week high during today's trading session when it reached 990.00. Over this period, the share price is up 40.83%.

On Tuesday, Nichols PLC (NICL:LSE) closed at 990.00, 0.00% below its 52-week high of 990.00, set on Jun 13, 2013.

Nichols PLC (NICL:LSE) set a new 52-week high during today's trading session when it reached 1,000.00. Over this period, the share price is up 42.07%.

In Shares today - A shooting star.

One small-cap soft drinks specialist confounding the market malaise is Nichols, although newcomers to the story will be confronted by a hefty valuation. Shares in the Vimto ,Sunkist and Panda brand owner have surged from 700p last summer to 1014p . The company looks a candidate for further forecast upgrades.

Nichols PLC (NICL:LSE) set a new 52-week high during today's trading session when it reached 1,015. Over this period, the share price is up 42.62%

Just keeps edging up. :-))

You've done well here DC, I had them from when they broke £9 to just above £10 - so thanks for the 'heads up'.

Thanks skinny.

Very rare to rise 3% +

Nichols PLC (NICL:LSE) set a new 52-week high during today's trading session when it reached 1,055. Over this period, the share price is up 49.96%


2013 Interim results announcement

Thursday 25th July 2013

Notice of Results

RNS


RNS Number : 7756J

Nichols PLC

19 July 2013










19 July 2013





Nichols plc



NOTICE OF INTERIM RESULTS



Nichols plc, the soft drinks group, will be announcing its interim results for the period ended 30 June 2013 on Thursday 25 July 2013.

Interim Results


Highlights:



· Profit before tax up 9% to £9.0m

· Basic earnings per share up 11% to 18.76p

· Strong net cash position of £31.2m (H1 2012: £23.6m)

· Exclusive licence to add Extreme Sports and Energy to brand portfolio

· Interim dividend up 13% to 6.32p






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IC yesterday -


Nichols tasting nice

Revenues at Nichols (NICL) were flat in the half-year, but this was already expected and is part of a strategy announced at the start of 2013 to focus on profit, rather than sales, in the UK.

So far, management has delivered on this plan. Scaling back UK promotional activity, particularly in the carbonates category, delivered an increase in revenue per case, higher profit and better margins. Indeed, the group operating profit rose 7 per cent to £8.9m, and the margin widened 110 basis points to 16.1 per cent.

In Africa, distribution partnerships with the Coca-Cola Bottling Company are really starting to bear fruit and boosted sales, although this was partly offset by weaker sales in the Middle East, leaving international revenue up 2 per cent.

On the product side, Nichols was given the exclusive right to add the Extreme Sports and Energy drinks to its brand portfolio and new products are in the pipeline for the first quarter of 2014. This will include fresh packaging formats and new products in the Levi Roots range. By this time, Nichols is also planning to have entered two new markets.

Broking house Panmure Gordon has boosted EPS forecasts for 2013 from 45p to 47p, rising to 50.7p in 2014 (from 41.4p in 2012).

AIM shares get ISA approval - but how do you separate the wheat from the chaff?

ISA rules taking effect, we put Stockopedia’s StockRanks to work to see which AIM shares could be worth a closer look. We did it by using the QualityRank, which ranks every company in the market from 1-100 based on a composite score blending ratios connected to historic cashflow, profitability and margin stability. Research has found that good quality companies scoring highly on these measures often outperform – you can read more about it here.

Among those AIM stocks achieving QualityRanks of more than 90% is Nichols (LON:NICL), the soft drinks business behind brands like Vimto, Sunkist and Panda. Shares in the £380 million market cap company have enjoyed a remarkably steady incline over the past three years (see chart below) with pre-tax profits growing by 13% to £20.5 million last year despite subdued market conditions and a wet summer affecting soft drinks sales. There were no shocks in Nichols’ recent half year results, with profits up again and plans for further brand investment and market expansion. The company’s dividend yield is a modest 2%.


http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/aim-shares-isa-approval-separate-103851752.html

Nichols PLC (NICL:LSE) set a new 52-week high during today's trading session when it reached 1,155. Over this period, the share price is up 59.38%.

Closed at 1,217.00p

23/08/2013 04:35 pm


Nichols PLC (NICL:LSE) set a new 52-week high during today's trading session when it reached 1,217. Over this period, the share price is up 66.71%.

Dividend
The Board has declared a dividend of 6.32 pence per share (2012: 5.62 pence), representing an increase of 13% reflecting the robust results, strong balance sheet and the Board’s ongoing confidence for the future.
This interim dividend will be paid on 30 August 2013 to shareholders registered on 2 August 2013.