First half numbers stated:
First Half Profit Declines; CFO Helen Weir to Leave
First Half Pretax Profit £219.1M
Analysts Expected Adjusted Pretax Profit of £231.3M
First Half Pre-Items, Pre-Tax Profit £118.3M
First Half Revenue £5.12B
First Half Net Profit £84.7M / EPS 5.2P
Interim Dividend of 6.80P
First Half Clothing & Home Like-for-Like Revenue Growth -0.7%
First Half Food Like-for-Like Revenue -0.1 %
As of 8.01am the stock was trading up c.4.3% at c.342p