J D Wetherspoon plc reported sales results for the 11 weeks and year to date ended July 12, 2015. For the 11 weeks to 12 July 2015 like-for-like sales increased by 2.9% and total sales increased by 6.5%. The operating margin in the 11 weeks to 12 July 2015 was 7.0%, compared with 8.3% in the same 11 weeks last year.

In the year to date 12 July 2015 like-for-like sales increased by 3.4% and total sales increased by 7.6%.

The company's full-year operating margin is expected to be around 7.4% and, as previously indicated, full-year profit before tax is unlikely to be higher than last year.