Hospitality group Loungers PLC (AIM:LGRS) enjoyed a round of record revenues and profit this financial year, with the top line smashing £353.5 million, marking a 24.7% increase from the previous year.
Operating profit rose to £20.3 million from £14.8 million, while profit before tax increased to £11.4 million from £7.3 million.
It was a year marked by growth for the operator of the Lounge, Cosy Club, and Brightside brands, with 36 new sites opened and 1,200 new jobs created.
Loungers’ balance sheet had to flex a little with this expansion, with net debt increasing 14% to £160.7 million.
Chief executive Nick Collins said: "This has been another year of outstanding strategic, operational and financial progress for Loungers.
“Record revenue and market-leading like-for-like sales growth coupled with our improving margins are allowing us to generate higher levels of profits to reinvest in our ambitious roll-out programme."
Since year-end, Loungers has opened five more Lounges sites and like-for-like sales have been 5% higher than the comparable period in 2023.