Director dealings: Restore chief buys-in even after after share price gets shredded

That took the chief executive's stake in the firm to 1.593m shares or 1.2% of its equity, even as he prepared to step down from his post in March 2019, after 10 years at the company's helm.

According to the company, Skinner picked-up 54,500 shares for 337.1p each, disembursing 181,871.95p in the process.

In a trading update published the day before, management had guided towards a ninth consecutive year of double-digit earnings growth.

But news that one of its units had experience lower than budgeted volumes over the past year saw the company's share price get shredded, sending the copany's stock back down towards its 52-week highs.

More specifically, following a disappointing first half showing, the company's shredding unit had failed to recover over the latest three-month stretch, with volumes declining on a fixed cost base.

Commenting on the company's latest trading statement, analysts at Berenberg reiterated their 'buy' recommendation for the shares, telling clients they did not expect the company's winning strategy to experience any significant changes.

Nevertheless, improving the performance of the shredding unit would be a critical area of focus, they said. In that regard, in a research note sent to clients, they added that the future recovery of the unit was now more uncertain.

Other key areas of focus for the company when it delivered its full-year numbers, on 18 March, would be the future strategy its Restore Digital unit and for the potential disposal of its printer cartridge recycling business.

Top Director Buys

Restore (RST)
Director name: Skinner,Charles
Amount purchased: 54,500 @ 337.10p
Value: £183,719.50

Aberdeen Diversified Income And Growth Trust (ADIG)
Director name: Sinclair,Julian Lloyd
Amount purchased: 40,000 @ 115.00p
Value: £46,000.00

British Land Company (BLND)
Director name: Roberts,Timothy Andrew
Amount purchased: 28 @ 546.20p
Value: £152.94

British Land Company (BLND)
Director name: Grigg,Chris
Amount purchased: 28 @ 546.20p
Value: £152.94

British Land Company (BLND)
Director name: Maudsley,Charles
Amount purchased: 28 @ 546.20p
Value: £152.94

Superdry (SDRY)
Director name: Barker,Ed
Amount purchased: 28 @ 540.00p
Value: £151.20

Superdry (SDRY)
Director name: Callander,Simon
Amount purchased: 28 @ 540.00p
Value: £151.20

British Land Company (BLND)
Director name: Carter,Simon
Amount purchased: 27 @ 546.20p
Value: £147.47

British Land Company (BLND)
Director name: Grigg,Chris
Amount purchased: 56 @ n/a
Value: n/a

Superdry (SDRY)
Director name: Callander,Simon
Amount purchased: 3 @ n/a
Value: n/a

British Land Company (BLND)
Director name: Maudsley,Charles
Amount purchased: 56 @ n/a
Value: n/a

Superdry (SDRY)
Director name: Barker,Ed
Amount purchased: 3 @ n/a
Value: n/a

Top Director Sells

Altona Energy (ANR)
Director name: Lyth,Nicholas James (Nick)
Amount sold: 4,000 @ 48.81p
Value: £1,952.50