Company
Kingfisher PLC
LON:KGF
Kingfisher is Europe's leading home improvement retail group and the third largest in the world, with leading market positions in the UK, France, Poland, Turkey and China.
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More retail results on Thursday's Agenda, a day ahead of Black Friday
Updates are due from home improvement retailer Kingfisher and bootmaker Dr Martens
Kingfisher’s third quarter to spotlight tough backdrop
Two months ago it revealed recent like-for-like sales were down 0.7% but on a three-year basis were up 15.2%
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Kingfisher sees first half profits slump by 30%
Thierry Garnier, Kingfisher's chief executive officer, said: "Looking to the months ahead, although trading in the year to date has been in line with our expectations, we remain vigilant against the more uncertain economic outlook"
Kingfisher to confirm if cost of living squeeze is hammering sales
Analysts are forecasting a 3.9% drop in like-for-like sales growth for the first half
Sell Kingfisher and DFS due to consumer squeeze, says UBS, Dunelm also downgraded
“Whilst we like Kingfisher's turnaround potential, against the current backdrop, we think the downside potential will be a drag on valuation,” the retail analysts said
The real work starts now for Kingfisher
Given its share price movement this year it is natural to wonder whether the shares have drifted into buying territory
Kingfisher Q1 sales exceed pre-pandemic levels; announces further £300mln share buyback
The company maintained its profit guidance for the year
Kingfisher has scope for extra cash returns - broker
The company should prosper from the outperformance of Screwfix and trade related areas, plus recent share gains in Poland and Russia
Upgrade for Kingfisher but target price reduced
Previous guidance was set at 355p, but that has been clawed back to 335p
Kingfisher predicts profit drop after record year
Sales have dropped for the three quarters including the current period
Builders and building materials
Carnival, Kingfisher, Trustpilot and Oxford Nanopore in focus on Tuesday
Other diary items in the day include results from Alliance Pharma, Diversified Energy, Staffline, Wood Group and YouGov
FTSE 100 closes higher on commondity boost; US stocks stay weak
The UK blue-chip index ended 37.66 points, or 0.5% higher at 7,442.39, more than midway between the session peak of 7,464.95 and the day’s low of 7,402.60
Budget and inflation take coming week's spotlight, with Next, Kingfisher, Trustpilot, Wickes and Oxford Nanopore supporting
Other companies reporting during the week include Carnival, CVS, Halma, Saga, Smiths Group, Ultra Electronics and Wood Group
Kingfisher to continue growing even if DIY online marketplaces gain popularity
The online share of this industry is roughly 20%, Credit Suisse said, as customers want to see products in person, though click and collect makes up around 70% of orders
Kingfisher underappreciated and doing the right things says Jefferies
The broker's price target is 440p and buy its investment rating.