21-11-2005 - Printing.com - Bumper half year lifts Printing.com - Sharecast
LONDON (SHARECAST) - Retail printing chain Printing.com racked up gains today as it watched first half profit and turnover soar following "robust" trade, with the full year seen in line.The AIM-listed group with 147 outlets open and pending across the UK, reported a pre-tax profit of £1.1m for the six months to 16 October, up 75% on last year, as turnover jumped 15% to £6.4m.
"Current trading in existing outlets has continued to be robust and, with the significant pipeline of new outlets, we remain optimistic that growth will continue," it said.
"Against this background, we see no reason why the remainder of the financial year should not perform in line with our internal budget," the group added.
The company declared an interim dividend of 0.5p per share.