Profit & Loss

Profit & Loss: Bargaintown booms as GameStop cuts its losses

Revealing who is up and who is down as we go inside the world of private Irish businesses

First Ireland Spirits, the company controlled by spirits giant Quintessential Brands, saw sales prosper while Everseen eyes chunky cash reserve

Bargaintown profits are only famous

Bargaintown, the home furnishings business owned by Alan and Norman Prendergast, had accumulated profits of €4.9 million at the end of October 2022, up from €3.5 million the year before.

The company had €6.5 million in current assets, made up of €1.7 million in stocks, €2.9 million owed by debtors (mostly from other companies in the group), and €1.8 million in cash. It owed its creditors €1.8 million, mostly ...