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Walker Greenback to meet expectations despite flood setback

Tue, 07th Feb 2017 09:09

(ShareCast News) - Luxury interior furnishings group Walker Greenbank posted a trading update for the year to 31 January on Tuesday, saying the results were expected to be in line with the board's expectations.The AIM-traded company confirmed they will include a first-time contribution from Clarke & Clarke, which was acquired at the end of October.It said it was pleased with progress at Clarke & Clarke, which continued to perform in line with board expectations."In addition to the profit contribution from Clarke & Clarke, profit before tax will include received and anticipated insurance payments relating to the flood in December 2015 at Standfast & Barracks, the Company's fabric-printing business," the board confirmed in a statement."During the year, the company received a total of £15.3m in insurance payments relating to the flood for damage to assets and loss of profits."Group sales for the year, which reflected the impact of the flood, were expected to be £92.4m - compared to £87.8m for 2016 - including sales of £7.3m from the first 18 weeks of ownership of Clarke & Clarke.Brand sales excluding Clarke & Clarke were up 1.5% in reportable currency, or down 2.2% in constant currency, compared with the previous year and were adversely impacted by the flood.In the UK, brand sales were down 4.1%, while US brand sales were up 8.3% in reportable currency but down 5.2% in constant currency, Western Europe brand sales were up 22.4% in reportable currency and up 7.9% in constant currency, and Rest of World brand sales were up 3.2% in reportable currency and up 0.3% in constant currency."The company's manufacturing performance was affected by the flood for much of the year although the impact was mitigated by the insurance payments."As previously announced, Standfast & Barracks is back in full production and the company's Milton Keynes warehouse is fully stocked with the company's printed textiles."The construction of flood defences to protect the Standfast & Barracks factory was recently completed."Walker Greenbank said it intends to announce its results for the year ended 31 January on 26 April.

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