Card Factory
CARD · Main Market · Retail · mcap £275m · 84.9p
Card Factory designs and makes greeting cards, gifts and party goods, and sells them mainly through its own UK stores. It also sells online and through partners such as Aldi, and has recently moved into the US.
| Date | Type | Announcement | Day |
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| 29 Sep 26 | Results | Half-year Results
Half-year revenue up 5.3% to £260.8m, adjusted profitability flat, positive free cash flow of £0.8m. |
+7.2% |
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Revenue £260.8m (£247.6m)Adjusted EBITDA £45.1m (£44.2m)Adjusted PBT £12.7m (£13.2m)Adjusted Free Cash Flow £0.8m ((£6.3m))Net Debt (exc. leases) £87.4m (£78.9m)Interim Dividend per share 1.4p (1.3p)
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| 21 May 26 | Results | Annual Report
Annual Report and Accounts for year ended 31 January 2026 published; AGM scheduled for 25 June 2026. |
+0.4% |
| 28 Apr 26 | Commencement of share repurchase programme
Card Factory announces £15 million share repurchase programme commencing immediately through January 2027. |
−2.9% | |
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Share repurchase programme £15 millionProgramme duration 28 April 2026 to 31 January 2027Issued share capital 351,595,922 sharesTreasury shares held 5,717,911 shares
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| 28 Apr 26 | Results | Final Results
Revenue grew 7.4% to £582.7m but adjusted PBT fell 15.2% to £56.0m amid softer consumer demand and reduced footfall. |
−2.9% |
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in line expectations Revenue £582.7m (£542.5m)Adjusted PBT £56.0m (£66.0m)Adjusted Free Cash Flow £40.7m (£28.8m)Adjusted EPS 11.8p (14.3p)Net Debt (exc. leases) £67.9m (£58.9m)Dividend per share 5.0p (4.8p)
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| 28 Jan 26 | Trading update | Trading Statement
Full-year profit guidance maintained at £55-60m; Christmas trading soft but Group revenue up 7.3% YTD. |
+0.4% |
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in line expectations YTD Group revenue £541.6mYTD Group revenue growth +7.3%Christmas total Group revenue growth +4.3%Christmas like-for-like store revenue -1.2%FY26 adjusted PBT guidance £55-60mShare purchase programme cost £5m
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| 12 Dec 25 | Trading update | Trading Statement
Card Factory expects adjusted PBT of £55-60m for full year due to weak consumer spending and lower store sales. |
−27.4% |
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below expectations Adjusted Profit Before Tax guidance £55m-£60m
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| 30 Oct 25 | Commencement of share repurchase programme
Card Factory commences share repurchase programme running until 31 January 2026. |
−0.6% | |
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Total issued share capital 351,595,922 Ordinary SharesProgramme period 30 October 2025 to 31 January 2026
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| 30 Sep 25 | Results | Half-year Results
Half-year revenue up 5.9% to £247.6m but adjusted profit down 9% to £13.2m; full year guidance unchanged. |
−3.8% |
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Revenue £247.6m (£233.8m)Adjusted EBITDA £44.2m (£45.3m)Adjusted PBT £13.2m (£14.5m)Like-for-like store revenue growth +1.5%Net Debt (exc. Leases) £78.9m (£74.9m)Interim dividend per share 1.3p (1.2p)
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| 15 Aug 25 | Completion of acquisition of funkypigeon.com
Card Factory completes acquisition of funkypigeon.com Limited, combining digital platform with store estate. |
−0.4% | |
| 29 Jul 25 | Acquisition
Card Factory acquires Funky Pigeon from WH Smith for £24 million to accelerate digital strategy. |
+6.9% | |
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Acquisition consideration £24 millionEnterprise value £26 millionFunky Pigeon prior two-year average revenue c.£32 million per annumFunky Pigeon prior two-year average EBITDA c.£5 millionEV/EBITDA multiple c.5 timesExpected annual synergy benefits more than £5 million
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| 19 May 25 | Annual Financial Report & Notice of AGM-Correction
Correction issued: AGM date is 19 June 2025, not 29 June 2025 as previously stated. |
−0.3% | |
| 19 May 25 | Annual Financial Report and Notice of AGM
Annual Report and Accounts for year ended 31 January 2025 published; AGM scheduled for 29 June 2025. |
−0.3% | |
| 07 May 25 | Results | Final Results
Revenue grew 6.2% to £542.5m and Adjusted PBT rose 6.3% to £66.0m, with 32 net new stores opened. |
−4.5% |
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in line with guidance expectations Revenue £542.5m (£510.9m)Adjusted PBT £66.0m (£62.1m)EBITDA £127.5m (£122.6m)Net new stores +32LFL store sales growth +3.4%Adjusted EPS 14.3p (13.5p)
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| 14 Jan 25 | Trading update | Trading Statement
Eleven-month sales rose 6.2% to £506.6m with like-for-like store growth of 3.9%; FY25 profit guidance unchanged. |
+1.4% |
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in line expectations Total sales (11 months) £506.6m (£476.9m)Total sales growth +6.2%Store revenue growth +5.7%Like-for-like store revenue growth +3.9%Gifts and celebration essentials LFL growth +6.1%Partnerships revenue £18.9m
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| 05 Dec 24 | Acquisition of Garven Holdings, LLC
Card Factory acquires Garven Holdings for $25m to enter US gifts and celebration essentials market. |
+8.0% | |
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Acquisition price $25mEV/EBITDA multiple c.5xUS market size circa £70 billionGarven as % of cardfactory revenue around 5%US wholesale stores via separate agreement over 1,100
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| 24 Sep 24 | Results | Half-year Results
Revenue up 5.9% to £233.8m but profit down 43.3%; partnerships expansion underway including Aldi deal. |
−21.1% |
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in line expectations Revenue £233.8m (£220.8m)EBITDA £45.3m (£51.1m)Profit Before Tax £14.0m (£24.7m)Like-for-like revenue growth +3.7%Net Debt (exc. Leases) £74.9m (£71.9m)Basic EPS 3.0p (5.6p)
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| 24 Jul 24 | Board change | Directorate Change
Nathan Lane steps down from the Board effective 26 July 2024. |
−2.3% |
| 18 Jun 24 | Edison issues report on Card Factory (CARD)
Edison research group publishes report on Card Factory. |
+1.5% | |
| 05 Jun 24 | Board change | Directorate Change
Pamela Powell appointed Senior Non-Executive Director; Roger Whiteside steps down after six years. |
−1.1% |
| 16 May 24 | Annual Financial Report & AGM Notice
Card Factory published its Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 January 2024 and notice of AGM. |
−0.2% | |
| 30 Apr 24 | Results | Final Results
Card Factory reported 10.3% revenue growth to £510.9m and resumed dividend payments of 4.5p per share. |
+8.7% |
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Revenue £510.9m (£463.4m)EBITDA £122.6m (£112.0m)Profit Before Tax £65.6m (£52.4m)Net Debt (exc. Leases) £34.4m (£57.2m)Basic EPS 14.4p (12.9p)Dividend per share 4.5p (nil)
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| 16 Jan 24 | Trading update | Trading Statement
Sales grew 10.2% to £476.9m with strong Christmas performance; full-year profit expected at top of guidance range. |
−11.2% |
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at the top of the range expectations Total sales (11 months to 31 Dec 2023) £476.9m (£432.6m)Store revenue LFL growth +8.2%Online LFL sales -12.8%Gifts and celebration essentials LFL growth +9.9%SA Greetings revenue contribution £9.1mChristmas LFL store revenue growth (Nov-Dec) +7.8%
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| 11 Jan 24 | Notice of Trading Update
Card Factory to publish trading update for eleven months ended 31 December 2023. |
+1.0% | |
| 18 Dec 23 | Director Declaration
Non-Executive Director Indira Thambiah appointed to board of Warpaint London plc from 1 January 2024. |
+1.0% | |
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