WEBVTT - Puma Soars, Boohoo Climbs, Unite Drops

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<v Speaker 3>Let's take a look at some of the stocks on

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<v Speaker 3>the move then today here in Europe. I'm Caroline Hepga

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<v Speaker 3>and I'm joined by Bloomberg's Breaking News editor Louise Moon.

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<v Speaker 3>Good morning, Louise. Let's start with shares in Puma, which

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<v Speaker 3>are doing really well. There is talk of m and a.

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<v Speaker 1>There is, indeed, so China's Anta is one of the

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<v Speaker 1>companies that's said to be weighing a bid for Puma.

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<v Speaker 1>So Anta is one of China's largest sports companies. That

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<v Speaker 1>there's kind of three or four that cover the top

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<v Speaker 1>ones in China, and Anta is one of them that's

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<v Speaker 1>been on quite a big buying spree in recent years

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<v Speaker 1>as well across the globe. So it's listened in Hong Kong.

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<v Speaker 1>It's said to be working with advisors to evaluate a

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<v Speaker 1>potential bid for Puma, and if it does, it could

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<v Speaker 1>team up with a private actually firm to make that bid.

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<v Speaker 1>There are other bidders that they also being named, so

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<v Speaker 1>Leaning is another one that's another Chinese company and Asex

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<v Speaker 1>also a Japanese company. So, as you say, Puma sees

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<v Speaker 1>surging on this news, up as much as fourteen percent

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<v Speaker 1>this morning in Frankfort. Before that, they had dropped more

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<v Speaker 1>than sixty percent so far this year. So they've been

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<v Speaker 1>trying to kind of revamp themselves under their new CEO.

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<v Speaker 1>So they've been kind of a lack of enthusiasm for

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of their products in recent years from consumers.

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<v Speaker 1>That and as I say that, they're revamping themselves. As

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<v Speaker 1>part of that, they're cutting jobs, about nine hundred jobs.

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<v Speaker 1>They're sharpening their focus on kind of their core and

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<v Speaker 1>revamping marketing efforts as well, so telling their stories in

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<v Speaker 1>a better way. So, yeah, shares haven't been doing well,

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<v Speaker 1>but soaring on the back of this potential M and

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<v Speaker 1>A that could be coming. So we'll be keeping an eye.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Interesting, I don't know and toer the brand, but apparently

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<v Speaker 3>basketball trainers are huge and they still have massive souls

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<v Speaker 3>if anyone's wondering. This's also well continue a bit of

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<v Speaker 3>the retailer theme. Boohoo a firm with a name change

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<v Speaker 3>on the horizon.

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<v Speaker 1>Really Yeah, so they brought up Debenhams, a while ago,

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<v Speaker 1>and they've been talking about changing their name to Debenlam's Group,

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<v Speaker 1>and they say that that is finally gonna happen. So

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<v Speaker 1>this came alongside their first half results and shares a

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<v Speaker 1>swing on the back of those, up about twenty four

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<v Speaker 1>percent at one point this morning. So revenues did still drop.

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<v Speaker 1>So first half revenue dropped twenty three percent, but it

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<v Speaker 1>was narrower losses than had previously happened for Boohoo. They

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<v Speaker 1>also spoke about that their Debenham's brand in particular being

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<v Speaker 1>very strong. Debt is a bit lower and for your

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<v Speaker 1>guidances is above what some analysts had expected. So some

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<v Speaker 1>positives as they turned themselves around. They've been embarking on

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<v Speaker 1>a huge turnaround plan. They say that this is gathering

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<v Speaker 1>pace and doing well and starting to reap those results,

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<v Speaker 1>so looking forward, things are starting to look more positive.

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<v Speaker 1>They also announced a new management incentive plan kind of

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<v Speaker 1>a longside or as part of this turnaround. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>some positive indications ahead for Booo, which has been struggling

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<v Speaker 1>in recent years.

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<v Speaker 3>Lastly, student housing Unite nearing a load today.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, they've issued a profit warning this morning. As you say,

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<v Speaker 1>the student accommodation provided us. So they're saying that a

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<v Speaker 1>weak market will push their earnings down by as much

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<v Speaker 1>as ten percent this year. So this is reflecting what

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<v Speaker 1>they're saying, This is a reflecting lower occupancy property activity

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<v Speaker 1>and rising finance costs. So student housing had kind of

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<v Speaker 1>been a bit of a bright spot in the wider sector,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's been slightly weaker more recently. There's been doubts

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<v Speaker 1>over demand from international students, some overbuilding in some areas

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<v Speaker 1>as well, and of course the budget yesterday there was

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<v Speaker 1>a charge for international students for universities, so the charge

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<v Speaker 1>per student as well, so that potentially could also could

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<v Speaker 1>also weigh So Unite Group issuing this profit warning and

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<v Speaker 1>yet shares hitting ten year.

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