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Looking at the trading statement on 9th December

“ Guidance on gross margin is unchanged and the continued recent strong trading performance means that the Company now expects FY2020 profit before tax to be around 10% above the top end of current analyst forecasts*.”

I could see this running on to low £7’s but not sure if it has the momentum to push past that level. However, there’s lots of new products coming next year with ambitions to grow the branch network and upgrade existing stores.

The market loves Howdens and the profits it generates. Financial year ends 31st December and next trading update will no doubt boost the price.

Will there be a downtown post COVID when other big ticket items like foreign travel are available again had to be a consideration

I see Alan Duff on Twitter saying he's back in at 7.1p

Tweet at the same time as 250,000 share trade showing as a sell - presumably because of the difference between the trade price and the bid price?

How's a newcomer to trading going to stand a chance??

With somewhere around 1.3 billion people living in the country, India has around one fifth of the world's entire population. Something like 50% of the entire population are under 25 so it's a vast market for DEV to explore. There are 2 huge pieces of news to come this side of Xmas and I'm happy to add at this level

Not really sure what you're getting at.

Howden look to be bringing in folk from outside the business with a fresh approach which must be positive. A quick look at the internet will tell you that they're firmly embracing social media, Pintrest etc - again, a positive move.
yeas, covid will have an impact on this year's trading but I reckon they're well placed to continue to grow both UK and France

I'd look at it from a "glass half full" point of view. The old guard and their ideas are being moved on now and a different focus is being promoted.
Look at some of the new faces coming in from Screwfix. E-commerce will be the growth area for Howden in the next few years