Why Godfreys Group Ltd shares rocketed 33% in five days

The interim results of Godfreys Group Ltd (ASX:GFY) have already been flagged to the market.

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They say timing is everything and certainly when it comes to investing, managing to time your entry into a stock can certainly make a world of difference.

Consider vacuum retailer Godfreys Group Ltd (ASX: GFY) for instance…

Investors who chose to pile in to the initial public offer (IPO) at a float price of $2.75 are nursing some serious losses; it's an even bigger loss being pondered by many investors who bought on-market post-IPO, as the stock spent the first 10 months of its short listed life trading above the $2.75 level.

Then things changed!

Since last September the stock began drifting and then crashing lower, hitting a low of 78 cents at the beginning of February.

Since touching that low the stock has bounced and bounced hard with the share price soaring 33% in the past five days inclusive of a 5.5% gain on Thursday when the company reported its interim results.

Here are the key points from the profit announcement:

  • Total sales of $90.6 million
  • Comparable store sales down 5.2% due to the previously flagged poor execution of Godfreys' response to key market trends
  • Underlying net profit after tax (NPAT) of $4.5 million
  • Underlying earnings per share of 11.06 cents per share (cps)
  • Interim dividend declared of 7.5 cps, representing 68% of underlying NPAT
  • During the six months to December 25 the company opened 11 new stores and converted four franchise stores to company-owned stores, taking total store numbers to 223

What now?

It's certainly been a mixed bag of performances from the retail sector recently with the failure of Dick Smith Holdings Ltd (ASX: DSH) in stark contrast to the strong results from JB Hi-Fi Limited (ASX: JBH).

Godfreys' management has provided guidance for a full year underlying NPAT of between $8.5 million and $9.2 million, with an additional four new stores to be opened. With long-term debt on the balance sheet of $20 million and a market capitalisation of approximately $46 million this stock is bound to entice some investors for value.

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