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James Latham (AIM:LTHM) – hardly the most exciting activity but a terrific performer nonetheles

27/06/2013 · James Latham (LTHM) 

Results from the 200+ year old timber merchants for the financial year to 31 March 2013 were the usual ‘solid’ offering, as befits a business supplying hardwood! It won’t appeal to many high growth thrill seeking investors but with the shares up over 200% since the dark days of 2008 investors could have done worse.

Group revenue for the financial year to 31 March 2013 was broadly flat at £143m as was operating profit at £7.546m, with slightly higher trading margins offsetting higher operating costs. Pre-tax profit was £6.9m down from the prior year’s £7.186m

Eps was 28.4p (2012: 31.9) putting the shares on an historic 11x multiple.
Tangible net assets were £47.1m, including cash of £8m, which compares to the current market cap of approx £60m. The pension…

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