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Here’s Why Halfords Share Price Tumbled Today

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Shares of Halfords Group PLC (LON: HFD) tumbled 5% on Tuesday after the retailer warned that “significant uncertainty” remained for the second half of its 2020-21 year.

Halfords saw bicycle sales surge by 59% on almost five months leading to August 21. Group like-for-like sales soared by 5% as sales of motoring products plunged by 28.6%, therefore offsetting gains in the bicycle unit.

“Given the natural fall-off in the relative strength of cycling and staycation products during winter months, alongside a difficult economic outlook, H2 FY21 profit before tax could be significantly lower than H1 FY21,” the firm said in a statement.

In line with the global trend, Halfords witnessed a jump of 160% in online sales as sales of electric bikes and scooters skyrocketed 230%.

Halfords stock price tumbled 5% on the warning of “significant uncertainty" September 2020

Halfords share price is currently trading more than 4% lower after the buyers printed a fresh 3-month high above the 190p mark.

Nigel Frith
Nigel Frith
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Nigel has been in the regulated financial services industry for nearly a decade, has previously owned a financial brokerage and has written many times for sites relating to personal finance and trading.

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