Ashley (Laura) Holding(ALY)

Sector:

General Retailers

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

Market Cap

£116.44m

Change Today

Price Down-0.50p (-3.03%)

Share Price

16.00p

Latest ShareCast News

Laura Ashley profits despite high street slump

Date: Wednesday 24 Sep 2008

First half profit rose 13% at clothing and furniture retailer Laura Ashley despite “extremely challenging” conditions on the high street.

ALY ShareCast News

Laura Ashley sales decline 28-May-2008 ShareCast
London close: Footsie falls back 27-May-2008 ShareCast
London afternoon: Stocks recover to start point 27-May-2008 ShareCast
London midday: Leading shares drifting 27-May-2008 ShareCast
Baugur abandons pursuit of Moss Bros 27-May-2008 ShareCast

ALY Regulatory News

Holding(s) in Company 09-Oct-2008 15:31 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 30-Sep-2008 11:45 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 29-Sep-2008 10:33 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 26-Sep-2008 10:34 RNS
Interim Results 24-Sep-2008 07:00 RNS

ALY Newspaper Links

Clothing sales give Laura Ashley a boost 25-Sep-2008 The Herald
Ashley's motoring 25-Sep-2008 Sun
Recession looms as new pain hits UK shops 24-Sep-2008 Daily Mail
Consumer slowdown: John Lewis blames Olympics an... 23-Aug-2008 Guardian
Moss Bross confident despite slide 14-Jun-2008 The Scotsman

ALY Tips & Analysis

Is the high street’s dividend gravy train hittin... 27-Sep-2008 Times
Market report: Friday latest 13-Jun-2008 Daily Mail
Market report: Thursday latest 22-May-2008 Daily Mail
A pretty good week for FTSE 100 29-Mar-2008 Guardian
Strong showing by new stores boosts retail giant... 29-Mar-2008 Telegraph

ALY News Wires

Alchemy Ventures Ltd. -- Corporate Update 22-Jan-2004 Market Wire
Mineral Leases Issued 12-Jan-2004 Market Wire
Phase 1 Drill Program Identifies Significant Fel... 13-Nov-2003 Market Wire
Alchemy Closes Private Placement, Property Agree... 17-Oct-2003 Market Wire

Other ALY News

Market report: Friday latest 13-Jun-2008 This Is Money
Moss Bros chairman quits as agm looms 01-Jun-2008 This Is Money
Turning back the oil surge 29-May-2008 This Is Money
Sales slump at Laura Ashley 28-May-2008 This Is Money
Creating a global champion 28-May-2008 This Is Money

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ALY Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 16.00p Price Down
Change Today -0.50p
52 Week High 27.75
52 Week Low 14.25
Volume 501,126
Shares Issued 727.76m
Market Cap £116.44m
Beta 0.02
RiskGrade 427

ALY Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
21.91% above the market average21.91% above the market average21.91% above the market average21.91% above the market average21.91% above the market average
15.07% below the sector average15.07% below the sector average15.07% below the sector average15.07% below the sector average15.07% below the sector average
Price Trend
5.69% below the market average5.69% below the market average5.69% below the market average5.69% below the market average5.69% below the market average
17.33% above the sector average17.33% above the sector average17.33% above the sector average17.33% above the sector average17.33% above the sector average
Income
77.08% above the market average77.08% above the market average77.08% above the market average77.08% above the market average77.08% above the market average
62.26% above the sector average62.26% above the sector average62.26% above the sector average62.26% above the sector average62.26% above the sector average
Growth
61.71% above the market average61.71% above the market average61.71% above the market average61.71% above the market average61.71% above the market average
66.20% above the sector average66.20% above the sector average66.20% above the sector average66.20% above the sector average66.20% above the sector average

ALY Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim 2nd Interim
Ex-Div 15-Oct-08 23-Jan-08
Paid 07-Nov-08 15-Feb-08
Amount 0.50p 0.50p

Trades for 10-Oct-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 3,422 @ 16.00p
15:07 11,000 @ 16.00p
12:53 79,267 @ 15.75p
12:44 39,673 @ 15.50p
12:35 28,594 @ 15.75p

ALY Key Personnel

CEO Lillian Tan
COO Michael Kingsbury
Finance Director David Cook

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