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Thorn Group warns on profits

Thorn Group has released a disappointing trading update.
By · 16 Oct 2017
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16 Oct 2017 · 1 min read
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Thorn Group Limited - TGA
Current price
$1.17 at 16:35 (13 December 2023)

Price at review
$0.93 at (16 October 2017)

Max Portfolio Weighting
3%

Business Risk
High

Share Price Risk
High
All Prices are in AUD ($)

Thorn Group has provided guidance for net profit after tax to fall by around 30% to $17–20m in the 2018 financial year.

The downgrade is largely due to issues at Radio Rentals with installation volumes down 27% in the first half. External events like weak retail conditions were cited, as well as a number of internal issues including delays in returning customers (after launching 4-year leases 3 years ago), adverse publicity following ASIC's investigation and issues with its new online origination platform.

We are placing the stock UNDER REVIEW while we work to understand the issues more clearly, and recommend that shareholders take no action until we publish a more detailed update.

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