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Home Retail Group plc
Profile
Corporate Information
Ticker HOME | Primary Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange
Address:
489-499 Avebury Boulevard, Saxon Gate West
Central Milton Keynes
Phone: 44 84 5603 6677
Fax: 44 19 0869 2301
Web Site:
http://www.homeretailgroup.com
Auditors:
PricewaterhouseCoopers
I.R. Contact:
Tony Newbould
Employees: 48,433
Shareholders: 26,928
Founded: 2000
Domicile: England
Officers:
John David Coombe Chairman
John C. Walden Chief Executive Officer
Richard Ashton Chief Financial Officer
Gordon Bentley Secretary
Tony Newbould Investor Relations Contact
Directors:
Richard Ashton
John David Coombe
Mike Darcey
Ian Charles Durant
Cath Keers
Jacqueline de Rojas
Subsidiaries:
ARG Personal Loans Limited
Argos Business Solutions Limited
Argos Distributors (Ireland) Limited
Argos Limited
Hampden Group Limited
Home Retail Group (Hong Kong) Limited
Home Retail Group (UK) Limited
Home Retail Group Card Services Limited
Home Retail Group Insurance Services Limited
Homebase House and Garden Centre Limited
Homebase Limited
Overview: This company operates as a U.K.-based retailer of home and general merchandise goods.
Incorporated: INCORPORATED in England and Wales June 30, 2006, as Hackplimco (No. 116) plc. Name changed
to ARG Holdings (UK) plc July 13, 2006, and to Home Retail Group plc Sept. 11, 2006. The company was formed to
become the holding company for Argos Retail Group (formed in June 2000), the retail business of GUS plc, upon
the demerger on Oct. 10, 2006, of GUS plc's remaining businesses.
Background: Home Retail Group plc operates as a home and general merchandise retailer primarily in the United
Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It operates through three segments: Argos, Homebase, and Financial
Services. The company offers consumer electronics under the Bush and Alba brands; toys under the Chad Valley
brand name; furniture under the Schreiber and Hygena brands; and homebase products under the name of
Habitat, Odina, Qualcast, and Laura Ashley brands. It also provides video gaming, Android platform-based
tablets, domestic appliances, and seasonal products; and DIY, decorating, home, and garden products, as well as
offers installation services for its products. In addition, the company provides a range of credit and insurance
products to customers. The company operates approximately 1,057 stores, including 734 Argos stores and 336
Homebase stores. Home Retail Group plc was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Central Milton Keynes, the
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Stock Data (Capitalization as of: March 01, 2014)
Stock: Ordinary 10p par | Authorized Shares 2,000,500,000 | Outstanding Shares 813,445,001
Long Term Debt None.
Stockholders (as of March 01, 2014): 26,928
Principal Stockholder:
Transfer Agent: Capita Registrars, Huddersfield,
Additional Notes:
Dividends
Common Stock
0.05
0.89
0.87
0.92
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
2013
2012
2011
2010
Year
2014
1
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2
2006
High
0.0000
199.0000
133.7000
236.6000
270.1800
329.7000
329.5000
500.0000
433.0000
Low
0.0000
122.0000
68.4500
78.8500
181.1000
189.0000
156.2500
301.2500
397.5000
Footnote:
1 Prices reported in pence.
2 Listed Oct. 11.
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Home Retail Group plc | Ticker HOME | Primary Exchange London Stock Exchange
Annual Report
IncomeStatement as of Feb. 28 (Mil. POUND
STERLING)
Revenues
Cost of sales
Net operating expenses
Operating profit
Interest income
Interest exp.
Share of post-tax (loss)/profi t of joint ventures and
associates
Income tax
Net income
Share earns. basic
Share earns. diluted
2014
2013
5,663.0
3,899.2
1,693.8
70.0
10.5
9.3
5,475.4
3,743.3
1,596.8
135.3
3.1
11.5
(6.0)
(17.2)
54.0
0.07
0.07
(34.0)
86.9
0.11
0.11
BalanceSheet as of Feb. 28 (Mil. POUND
STERLING)
Assets:
Current assets
Cash & equiv.
Inventories
Trade and other receivables
Other financial assets
Current tax assets
Total current assets
Goodwill
Other intangible assets
Property, plant and equipment
Deferred tax assets
Trade and other receivables
Other financial assets
Total assets
Liabilities:
Trade and other payables
Provisions
Other financial liabilities
Current tax liabilities
Tot. curr. liabs.
Trade and other payables
Provisions
Long term defr. inc. tax
Retirement benefit obligations
EQUITY
Ordinary share capital of 10p
Capital redemption reserve
Merger reserve
Other reserves
Retained earns.
Total liabs. and equity
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status. Only the listing from Corporation Records should be used for that purpose. Redistribution is prohibited without written permission.
2014
2013
331.0
902.4
712.1
1.0
10.4
1,956.9
1,543.9
193.6
456.7
41.3
1.8
9.9
4,204.1
396.0
941.8
636.8
36.9
8.3
2,019.8
1,543.9
129.2
474.9
40.7
2.7
24.4
4,245.2
1,115.3
46.1
36.5
5.8
1,203.7
47.4
190.0
12.9
76.6
1,116.1
38.3
2.8
11.7
1,168.9
52.6
179.5
26.6
85.1
81.3
6.4
(348.4)
(52.3)
2,986.5
4,204.1
81.3
6.4
(348.4)
31.9
2,961.3
4,245.2
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