BRIEF-Moss Bros says full-year pretax profit from cont ops up 20.3 pct
March 28 Moss Bros Group Plc
* Fy pretax profit from continuing operations rose 20.3 percent to 7.1 million stg
* Final dividend 3.98 penceper share
* Total dividend up 6.1 percent to 5.89 penceper share
* Fy group like-for-like sales of 131.5 million stg versus 119 million stg year ago
* Fy like-for-like retail sales up 6.0 percent
* Fy e-commerce sales including vat up 15.7 percent
* Fy profit before tax up 20.3 percent at gbp 7.1 million
* Fy ebitda up 8.8 percent to gbp 13.6 million
* Final dividend proposed of 3.98 pence
* Retail like-for-like* sales, including vat, in first 7 weeks of new financial year are up 4.3%
* Hire orders booked for collection in 2017/18 are currently -1% on previous year.
* Hire like for like*, reported on a 'cash taken' basis, is -14.3% in first 7 weeks, due to implementation of our "£10 deposit" offer in store
* Early responses to spring summer 2017 range across retail and to new hire ranges have been good
* Group's trading performance continues in line with board's expectations. Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: (Bengaluru Newsroom: +91 80 6749 1136)