Brief: Hotel Chocolat Group FY Underlying Pre-Tax Profit Rises 126%

Hotel Chocolat

01/12/2022 07:23

Dec 1 (Reuters) - Hotel Chocolat Group PLC  HOTC.L :
    * FY SALES ROSE 71 PERCENT TO 226.0 MILLION STG
    * FY UNDERLYING PRE-TAX PROFIT ROSE 126 PERCENT TO 21.7
MILLION
STG
    * BOARD WILL CONTINUE TO REVIEW POTENTIAL REINSTATEMENT OF
ANY
DIVIDEND
    * WE ANTICIPATE DECEMBER WILL BE BUSIER THAN EVER
    * ANDREW GERRIE, CONFIRMED HIS INTENTION TO STEP DOWN AS
CHAIRMAN
IN 2023
    * CFO MATT PRITCHARD WILL ALSO BE LEAVING BUSINESS IN 2023
    * HAVE REDUCED ONLINE MARKETING SPEND RESULTING IN LOWER
VOLUME,
BUT HIGHER QUALITY FULL-PRICE SALES

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