RE: Net Debt FY26 & H12712 Sep 2025 11:29
Lets face it the results were a horror show. This group going from £4 to 13p is a complete car crash and shows how mis-managed the company has been. That said with a proper leadership team, returning to net cash and the new Debenhams direction could prove a masterstroke in diversifying the business and generating a proper business case for the group. I have re-looked at at previous financial statements from a few years ago and it really puts in to perspective how far this has fallen. We were achieving 11% margin on £billions of sales in 2020. It is clear we were the pioneers at the time of digital marketing in fast fashion, however as soon as we could not exploit workers and our competition caught up with us or surpassed us in regards to SHEIN our old business model has become significantly loss making. This needs a total reset to work and with Frasers' silence it most likely means they are happy with what they are seeing from Finley.