London, 2016-Sep-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Unaudited condensed Interim Financial Statements for the half year ended 30 July 2016 Strict Stock Exchange Embargo, 7.00am.
Taking charge of our future
Financial Summary
Waitrose
John Lewis
Partnership
£m
YoY
Change
£m
YoY
Change
£m
YoY
Change
Gross sales(1)
3,250.6
2.2%
2,023.7
4.5%
5,274.3
3.1%
LFL sales(2)
(1.0)%
3.1%
Revenue
3,064.4
2.2%
1,607.0
3.8%
4,671.4
2.7%
Operating profit before exceptional items(3)
121.3
(10.5)%
32.4
(31.2)%
138.7
(4.3)%
Operating profit(3)
96.3
(28.9)%
32.4
(31.2)%
113.7
(58.3)%
PBT before exceptional items(3)
81.9
(14.7)%
PBT(3)
56.9
74.6%
Net debt
549.3
17.3%
(1) Gross sales includes sale or return sales and VAT
(2) Waitrose like-for-like sales excludes petrol
(3) Includes property profits…
LONDON, 2015-9-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Unaudited condensed Interim Financial Statements for the half year ended 1 August 2015
Solid first half for the Partnership in a difficult market
Financial Summary
Waitrose
John Lewis
Partnership
£m
YoY
Change
£m
YoY
Change
£m
YoY
Change
Gross sales
3,180.8
1.1%
1,935.8
3.8%
5,116.6
2.1%
LFL sales(1)
(1.3)%
3.0%
Revenue
2,998.7
1.1%
1,548.5
3.6%
4,547.2
1.9%
Operating profit before exceptional item(2)(3)
135.5
(6.7)%
47.1
(16.3)%
144.9
(17.7)%
Operating profit(3)
272.9
55.0%
PBT(4)before exceptional item(2)(3)
96.0
(26.0)%
PBT(3)(4)
224.0
72.6%
(1) Waitrose like-for-like sales excludes petrol
(2) Exceptional income of £128.0m (2014/15: £nil) following the sale of…
LONDON, 2014-11-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — The John Lewis Partnership announces that Loraine Woodhouse is to join the Board of John Lewis Partnership plc on 1 December 2014 as Acting Group Finance Director.
The Partnership announced on 17 November 2014 that Helen Weir, the Partnership's Finance Director, had tendered her resignation with a six month…
LONDON, 2014-11-17— /EPR Retail News/ — John Lewis Partnership plc announces that Helen Weir, Finance Director, has today tendered her resignation from the Partnership in order to take up another role. A process to select Helen's successor will begin immediately.
Helen is expected to work her six month notice period and her departure date will be…
LONDON, 2014-9-12— /EPR Retail News/ — Unaudited condensed Interim Financial Statements for the half year ended 26 July 2014
Strict Stock Exchange Embargo, 7.00am
Growing customer numbers drive sales in a changing market
Financial Summary
Waitrose
John Lewis
Partnership
£m
Change
£m
Change
£m
Change
Gross sales
3,146
4.1%
1,865
9.4%
5,011
6.0%
LFL sales(1)
1.3%
8.2%
Revenue
2,967
4.2%
1,494
9.0%
4,461
5.7%
Operating profit before exceptional item(2)(3)
145.2
(9.4)%
56.3
62.2%(4)
176.1
8.6%
Operating profit(3)
176.1
53.3%
PBT before exceptional item(2)(3)
129.8
12.1%
PBT(3)
129.8
89.5%
1 Waitrose like-for-like sales excludes petrol
2 Exceptional charge of £47.3m last year following…