Halfords Group (HFD)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

167.60p
   
  • Change Today:
    -0.60p
  • 52 Week High: 234.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 136.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 218.93m
  • Volume: 889,525
  • Market Cap: £366.92m
  • RiskGrade: 239

Redde Northgate approaches Halfords over £1.4bn tie up - report

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Monday 20 Nov 2023

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Van rental outfit Redde Northgate has made a £1.4bn merger approach for high street bike and car repair chain Halfords, the Sunday Telehgraph reported, citing unnamed sources.
The report stated the duo held detailed talks about a possible tie-up after Redde Northgate, which owns 130,000 vans and corporate cars in the UK and Spain, made a firm proposal to Halfords.

Redde Northgate had proposed a nil-premium merger, but the discussions were abandoned because of disagreements over price, a source told the newspaper. The Halfords board is reportedly thought to have concluded that any such deal on the terms laid out would have undervalued the company.

However, it is believed that Redde Northgate could mount a fresh bid if the valuation gap between the two sides closes. It is understood that the Takeover Panel was informed of the discussions, which took place in the last few months.

"There were discussions about what an integration of the two businesses might look like but there were questions over the valuations of both companies. Both share prices weren't doing fantastically well at the time so there is nothing live at the moment. However, it could come back," a source close to the negotiations was cited as saying.

Redde Northgate was created during the pandemic when van rental specialist Northgate joined forces with Redde, formerly known as Helphire, which sorts accident claims from businesses and company fleets. It went on to snap up the remnants of vehicle repair provider Nationwide Accident Services.

In recent years, growth at Halfords has increasingly been driven by its network of car garages, which are more profitable than selling bikes. Sales now represent 40pc of total group turnover compared with just 14pc five years ago.

Reporting by Frank Prenesti for Sharecast.com

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Halfords Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 167.60p
Change Today -0.60p
% Change -0.36 %
52 Week High 234.00p
52 Week Low 136.00p
Volume 889,525
Shares Issued 218.93m
Market Cap £366.92m
RiskGrade 239

Halfords Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
14.23% above the market average14.23% above the market average14.23% above the market average14.23% above the market average14.23% above the market average
33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average
Price Trend
1.62% below the market average1.62% below the market average1.62% below the market average1.62% below the market average1.62% below the market average
Sector averageSector averageSector averageSector averageSector average
Income
18.88% above the market average18.88% above the market average18.88% above the market average18.88% above the market average18.88% above the market average
40% below the sector average40% below the sector average40% below the sector average40% below the sector average40% below the sector average
Growth
59.3% below the market average59.3% below the market average59.3% below the market average59.3% below the market average59.3% below the market average
28.57% below the sector average28.57% below the sector average28.57% below the sector average28.57% below the sector average28.57% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 0
Neutral 1
Sell 1
Strong Sell 1
Total 5
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Halfords Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 08-Aug-24 14-Dec-23
Paid 13-Sep-24 19-Jan-24
Amount 5.00p 3.00p

Trades for 31-Oct-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
16:53 62,307 @ 167.24p
16:35 281,435 @ 167.60p
16:35 663 @ 167.60p
16:35 296 @ 167.60p
16:35 553 @ 167.60p

Halfords Group Key Personnel

CEO Graham Stapleton
CFO Jo Hartley

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