Dividend
- Kingfisher PLC announces full year dividend of 12.40p per share; Completed £300m share buyback.
Other Financial Highlights
- Underlying± LFL sales +1.4% driven by volume & transaction growth. Total sales +1.3%. UK banners driving growth LFL +3.3%.
- Market share gains(2) at B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Dépôt France, Castorama France, and Spain. Poland trading in line with market.
- Adjusted PBT +6% to £560m, driven by gross margin expansion +80bps and cost discipline, more than offsetting cost pressures. Statutory PBT +23% to £378m. Adjusted EPS up +15% to 23.8p supported by share buybacks.
- Free cash flow of £512m underpinned by 5 days inventory improvements.
