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Card Factory Full Year 2024 Earnings: EPS Beats Expectations

Card Factory (LON:CARD) Full Year 2024 Results

Key Financial Results

  • Revenue: UK£510.9m (up 10% from FY 2023).

  • Net income: UK£49.5m (up 12% from FY 2023).

  • Profit margin: 9.7% (in line with FY 2023).

  • EPS: UK£0.14 (up from UK£0.13 in FY 2023).

CARD Sales Performance

  • Like-for-like sales growth: 7.6% vs FY 2023.

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All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

Card Factory EPS Beats Expectations

Revenue was in line with analyst estimates. Earnings per share (EPS) surpassed analyst estimates by 4.2%.

The primary driver behind last 12 months revenue was the Cardfactory Stores segment contributing a total revenue of UK£478.9m (94% of total revenue). Notably, cost of sales worth UK£326.0m amounted to 64% of total revenue thereby underscoring the impact on earnings. The largest operating expense was General & Administrative costs, amounting to UK£64.3m (47% of total expenses). Explore how CARD's revenue and expenses shape its earnings.

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Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 6.3% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 4.6% growth forecast for the Specialty Retail industry in the United Kingdom.

Performance of the British Specialty Retail industry.

The company's shares are up 2.4% from a week ago.

Risk Analysis

Be aware that Card Factory is showing 1 warning sign in our investment analysis that you should know about...

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