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FINANCIAL BRIEF: For the fiscal year ended 31 August 2012, Character Group plc revenues decreased 21% to L74.9M. Net income decreased 16% to L5.8M. Revenues reflect United Kingdom - Continuing segment decrease of 27% to L49.3M, Far East/Rest of the World/Continuing segment decrease of 5% to L25.7M. Net income also reflects United Kingdom - Continuing segment income decrease of 38% to L4.7M, Far East/Rest of the World/Continuing segment income decrease of 21% to L6M. more »
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BROKER CONSENSUS & FORECAST TREND
| Recommendation: | Strong Sell | Sell | Hold | Buy | Strong Buy |
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| No. of Analysts: | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
The Character Group plc is a United Kingdom-based company. The Company is engaged in the design, development and international distribution of toys, games and gifts. The Company’s principal places of operations are the United Kingdom and the Far East. Its brands include ZhuZhu Pets, H. M. Armed Forces Collection, Peppa Pig, Fireman Sam, Postman Pat, Doctor Who, Let’s Cook and Scooby-Doo. The Company’s subsidiaries include Character Options Limited, Toy Options (Far East) Limited, Charter Limited, Character Games Limited and Character Gifts Limited. Its subsidiaries are engaged in design and distribution of toys and games, and importing and distributing of gift.
Directors: Richard King (Chmn.) 67, Kirankumar Shah (Fin. Dir.) 58, Jonathan Diver (Mgng.Dir.) 48, Michael Hyde (Exec. Dir.) 38, Joseph Kissane (Exec. Dir.) 60,
No. of Employees: 172 No. of Shareholders: n/a
| Last Annual | August 31st, 2012 |
| Last Interim | August 31st, 2012 |
| Shares in Issue | 22,592,778 |
| Free Float | 8.18m (36.2%) |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclicals |
| Industry | Leisure Products |
| Index | FTSE Aim All Share, |
| Exchange |
London Stock Exchange (AIM) |
| Eligible for | an ISA? a SIPP? |
| Address | 2nd Floor 86-88 Coombe Road Surrey, NEW MALDEN, KT3 4QS, United Kingdom |
| Web | http://www.thecharacter.com/ |
| Phone | +44 20 89495898 |
| Contact | () |
| Registrar | Neville Registrars |
| Auditors | MacIntyre Hudson LLP |
| 29th Apr | Notice of Half-year Results |
| 11th Mar | Blocklisting Interim Review |
| 5th Mar | Total Voting Rights |
| 31st Jan | Total Voting Rights |
| 29th Jan | Annual General Meeting - Result |
| 29th Jan | Trading Update |
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