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Topps Tiles PLC

Retail First-pass screen £71m

340/1000 Overall fit

AI beneficiary 35% 25

Operating leverage 25% 40

Valuation 25% 30

Downside protection 15% 55

First-pass take

Topps Tiles is a UK retail home-improvement specialist with zero AI exposure and severely declining profitability (adjusted PBT down 77.5% YoY; statutory loss £9.8m). While the company holds a strong net cash position (£26m) and market-leading tile retailer status, the business is inherently cyclical and discretionary—revenue fell 12% in 2020 despite cost cuts—and the loss-making commercial expansion (£5.6m impairment) signals strategic difficulty.

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