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!

+11p and div so far.... roll on xmas.,.

Just noticed that HFD hit 270 during the auction - so hopefully may close that gap today or Monday.

We should have a pre-close announcement from Halfords , the cycle, car parts and motor maintenance firm, on Thursday. And it's a share I'm particularly interested in, having been bullish about it a couple of years ago but getting it badly wrong -- the company has suffered from the economic downturn and the shares have crumbled. They reached a low of just 189p this year, but have come back a bit to 260p today.

Is it still a good company, fundamentally? I think it is, though there is an earnings fall of more than 25% forecast for the full year to March 2013. The current dividend forecast suggests a yield of over 7%, but that will only be barely covered by earnings -- so either earnings need to substantially recover, or the dividend will surely face a cut (and there isn't any net cash on the books to really justify maintaining a high payout if it can't be covered).

The interim figures themselves are due in 8 November

..Halfords to appoint Davies as CEO

By Jamie Dunkley | Telegraph – 33 minutes ago
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Struggling bike and car parts retailer Halfords is set to appoint former Pets at Home boss Matt Davies as its new chief executive.

Mr Davies is expected to be named as the company’s new boss today alongside an update on the company’s first half trading. Analysts expect Halfords to post a 5pc fall in like-for-like sales with first-half profits coming in at £35.8m.

The appointment of Mr Davies, which was first reported in Retail Week , is likely to be welcomed in the City due to his track record at Pets at Home where he built sales and profits ahead of the company’s £995m sale to private equity group KKR (Frankfurt: A1C10P - news) in 2010.

Halfords has been on the lookout for a new chief executive since parting company with David Wild in July.

Mr Wild joined Halfords from Wal-Mart in 2008 but agreed to resign after he was summoned to a meeting with the retailer’s board.

At the time, Halfords chairman Dennis Millard said the board felt it was the “right time” for a change in leadership as the retailer pressed ahead with a new strategy.

Mr Wild’s departure came as Halfords, which has more than 460 stores, issued yet another profit warning. It blamed the poor weather for a 5.6pc slump in like-for-like revenues during the first quarter as the rain dampened appetite for bikes and other outdoor products.

Analysts suggested Mr Wild failed to adequately address crucial areas such as product ranges, competition from online retailers and poor customer service during his tenure.

A spokesman for Halfords declined to comment on Mr Davies’ appointment.

Mr Davies joined Pets at Home as finance director in August 2001 before taking the top job in March 2004.

He twice helped sell the company, first to UK private equity house Bridgepoint and later to its American rival KKR, netting up to 15pc of the company’s equity along with the rest of the management team.

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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.,.