Company
Cake Box Holdings PLC
LON:CBOX
Cake Box is a franchise retailer of cakes with a growing store base across the UK. The first concept store opened in East London in 2008 from which the Group has grown to a franchise estate of 86 stores as at 31 March 2018. The group specialises in making high quality, individually-crafted and personalised fresh cream cakes for purchase on demand or ordered in advance in store or online.
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Cake Box on track to meet full-year forecasts
The fresh cream cakes company posted 2.1% revenue growth for the first half against strong comparatives
Cake Box warns on profits due to cost inflation, heatwave and squeezed consumers
Shares in the company plunged 44% to 100p on Wednesday morning
Cake Box grows profits but remains cautious for year ahead
Gross profit was up 45% to £15.8mln for the 12 months ending 31 March 2022
Cake Box flags up over-egging of dividend payments
The company said an issue related to past dividend payments has come to the board's attention during the audit process
Cake Box sees 2002 profits in line as revenues jump 50%
The specialist retailer of fresh cream cakes said stores and online channels have continued to perform well
Cake Box finance officer to step down in management shake-up
The dessert maker announced a new COO and said earnings were in line with expectations as shares continue bounce back from reporting problems
Cake Box delights investors with sweet trading update
Group revenues rocketed 91% in the first half, with both online and in-store trading growing strongly
Cake Box to open 20 new franchise stores by March
The estate counted 139 stores at the end of September
Cake Box sees sales jump after reopening stores
Three new franchisees are expected to start trading “imminently”
Cake Box looks tasty according to one City broker
Its 21-page note on the franchise retailer culminates in a ‘buy’ recommendation and 265p price target
Cake Box to pay special dividend after strong summer trading
Sales in the last three months advanced 14% in franchise stores, with online sales up 74%
Cake Box franchisees reopen with delivery services
The egg-free cake maker is now offering delivery services in partnership with unnamed online platforms
Cake Box expects franchisees to weather storm of coronavirus shutdown
Stock levels are also very healthy, which will help stores re-open as soon as UK government advice allows.
Cake Box drops guidance as franchisees shut due to coronavirus
The baker's franchisees are shuttering following government's advice
Cake Box rises over “encouraging” trading, store openings
“With initiatives continuing apace to enhance our product offer, and with strengthened operational capabilities through our new warehouse and distribution facilities, we remain on track for another year of growth”
Strong appetite grows like-for-like sales at Cake Box, despite slowing store rollout
The egg-free cake maker said three new stores are already set to open in the second half of the year
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Cake Box’s 50% dividend hike puts cherry on top of record first year on AIM
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Cake Box expects to report around 30% year-on-year jump in full-year revenue, with profits to be in line
The company – which floated on AIM in June last year – said average sales per store continued to grow and it saw a record number of new store openings - 28 in the year
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Cake Box shares gain as it dishes up strong earnings in first results since IPO
The market value of Cake Box has grown 66% since it started trading on the London Stock Exchange
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Sweet update from Cake Box as it lifts full-year guidance after strong H1
The bakery’s first trading update since it made its debut in June has been warmly welcomed by investors
Cake Box enjoys sweet AIM debut
Shares in the cake maker only started trading on AIM this morning, but they have already jumped by 17%