Hello, Share Shakers. Not so long ago, I commended Halfords (HFD) to your further research. An update is out for the first five months of its financial year and shows a 5% increase in like-for-like sales. That’s not as much as I would have hoped, but compared to other high street outfits in these restrictive days it’s still impressive...
Hello, Share Plungers. One of my tips at the much-acclaimed Shareprophets online show earlier this month was the cycling king Halfords (HFD). In the past, I’ve cast doubt on this venerable company’s prospects. It is a 'high street retailer', after all. But that was before the virus struck and now everything has changed for this company...
Hello, Share Dabblers. One of my six tips chosen for last weekend’s highly acclaimed Shareprophets online investor show was the cycling king Halfords (HFD). Perhaps a few of you took note, as the share rose significantly yesterday!...
My views on Halfords (HFD), the 'retailer of car parts, car enhancement, tools, camping and touring equipment and bicycles', have evolved over the last year or so. I started off overtly bearish, though last time - back in mid-January - I concluded that I needed to do a site visit after observing that I was quite impressed by the progress and implied customer affinity exhibited by key divisions including cycling and the autocentres. Today's update kicks this on a stage further...
Hello, Share Pickers. The share price of Halfords (HFD) has fallen even more than peers because of the virus. And yet I would suggest that the need for its most famous line of business has never been stronger...