Gear4music Holdings PLC - York, England-based retailer of musical instruments and equipment - Pays GBP1.2 million to buy stock with an estimated cost value of up to GBP2.4 million from the administrators of a failed competitor. The assets are from Jamm Co 2019 Ltd and its subsidiaries, including S&T Audio Ltd, which trades as PMT Play Music Today. Gear4music notes that S&T Audio was the UK's fourth largest retailer of musical instruments and equipment. It says it isn't buying any part of the trading business, nor any other assets or liabilities. Read More
Gear4Music Holdings PLC - York, England-based retailer of musical instruments and music equipment - Says the "marked improvement" in UK and European like-for-like sales seen in the second half of March continued in the first half of April, resulting in double-digit percentage sales growth in the past 30 days. Gear4music says this has increased its confidence in meeting expectations for the financial year that began this month and runs to March 31, 2026. Says market expectations for financial 2026 are pretax profit of GBP2.7 million and adjusted earnings of GBP10.9 million on revenue of GBP153.8 million. Gear4music previously said financial 2025 results are expected to be pretax profit of GBP1.6 million and adjusted earnings of GBP10.0 million on revenue of GBP146.7 million. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM on Wednesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Gear4Music Holdings PLC reported that its financial performance surpassed last year's despite the challenging consumer environment. Read More
Gear4Music Holdings PLC - York, England-based retailer of musical instruments and equipment - Revenue rises 5.6% to GBP49.0 million in the three months that ended December 31, Gear4Music's financial third quarter, from GBP46.4 million a year before. Within this, UK revenue jumps by 13% to GBP29.7 million from GBP26.2 million, while European & Rest of the World revenue slips 4.5% to GBP19.3 million from GBP20.2 million. Gross profit is GBP13.7 million, up from GBP13.1 million a year before, as gross margin is maintained essentially steady at 28.1%. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were lower at midday on Tuesday with markets reportedly losing their risk appetites amid increasing geopolitical tensions. Read More
(Alliance News) - Gear4Music Holdings PLC on Tuesday reported a 1.4% fall in revenue in the six months to the end of September caused by declining sales outside the UK, despite a return to revenue growth in the second quarter. Read More
Gear4music Holdings PLC - York, England-based instruments and music equipment retailer - Expects to report fall in revenue to GBP61.7 million in the six months to September 30 from GBP62.6 million a year prior. Further, sees gross profit lower at GBP16.5 million from GBP17.0 million. But pretax loss is expected to narrow to GBP0.7 million from GBP1.2 million. Says returned to revenue growth in the second quarter with sales up 1% after falling 4% in the first quarter. Gross margin is expected to be 26.7%, an improvement on 26.3% a year ago. Full-year outlook remains in-line with consensus market expectations, as notes stronger growth achieved during October trading to date. Feels well-positioned and prepared for the upcoming peak seasonal trading period. Gear4music puts consensus for revenue in year to March at GBP154.7 million and pretax profit of GBP2.8 million. Read More
Gear4Music Holdings PLC - York, England-based instruments and music equipment retailer - Reports trading in current financial year to date has been in line with the board's expectations and that the company expects its growth strategy to deliver results in the second half of the year, which ends on March 31. "We are well prepared operationally for the upcoming seasonal peak trading period, and the board remains confident of the delivery of our medium and longer-term profitable growth strategy," Gear4Music says. Read More
(Alliance News) - Gear4Music Holdings PLC on Tuesday said it successfully slashed debt and returned to profit. Read More
(Alliance News) - Gear4Music Holdings PLC on Wednesday said it is on track to meet its full-year revenue expectations and announced a board reshuffle. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
Gear4Music Holdings PLC - York, England-based online retailer of musical instruments and equipment - Pretax loss widens to GBP1.9 million in the six months that ended September 30 from GBP1.0 million a year before, as revenue declines to GBP62.6 million from GBP66.3 million. While UK revenue grows by 2.8% to GBP36.5 million from GBP35.5 million, European & Rest of World revenue falls by 15% to GBP25.1 million from GBP30.8 million. Gear4Music also takes GBP487,000 in redundancy costs, versus none a year before. Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation is GBP2.9 million, up from GBP2.7 million. Gear4Music declares no interim dividend, unchanged. Read More
(Alliance News) - Gear4Music PLC on Thursday said overall interim revenue plunged on lower consumer demand but full-year outlook has been kept in line with market expectations. Read More