Adairs Faces Tough Times as Consumers Turn Cautious -- Market Talk

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2329 GMT - Bell Potter cuts its price target on bed linen retailer Adairs by 44% to A$1.40/share, predicting tough times ahead. Analyst Chami Ratnapala says Adairs is highly sensitive to rising interest rates. At the same time, Adairs is in the midst of a business overhaul as it looks to reinvigorate brands. "While we anticipate the current transition phase across all three brands to progress over the near term, we expect operating leverage-led earnings growth to be skewed to the long term," Bell Potter says. In FY 2026, it expects 1% revenue growth and margins to improve, but Ebit to ease. Bell Potter cuts its FY 2026 net profit forecast by 15%, with a reduction of 11-14% in FY 2027-FY 2028. Adairs ended last week at A$1.30. (david.winning@wsj.com; @dwinningWSJ)

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