RE: Intelligent Insight25 Nov 2024 11:40
I wasn't asking a question.
However I will ask a question... but first a reminder of the recent changes.......
>National Insurance: The rate that employers pay in contributions will rise from 13.8% to 15% on a worker's earnings above Β£175 from April. The threshold at which employers start paying the tax on each employeeβs salary will be reduced from Β£9,100 per year to Β£5,000. However, the chancellor said she would extend the Employers Allowance - the amount employers can claim back from their National Insurance bill - from Β£5,000 to Β£10,500.
Minimum wage: The minimum wage for over 21s, known officially as the National Living Wage, will rise from Β£11.44 to Β£12.21 from April 2025. For 18 to 20-year-olds, the minimum wage will rise from Β£8.60 to Β£10. Apprentices will see pay jump from Β£6.40 to Β£7.55 an hour
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I have seen a number of retailers estimating that the changes will increase the costs per employee by between Β£300 to Β£600
I would imagine given the make up of staff CARD would be toward fhe lower end of that guodence
CARD has 10,000 staff so you will need to add a further c.Β£3m onto their cost of sales.
So..
The question therefore is this:
Does an additional c.Β£3m in costs warrant a circa 50% fall in Share price??
Or,.has this drop been way overdone as it was taken down ahead over any clarifications over the impact of the changed and prior to anyone conducting any proper analysis?