J D Wetherspoon plc reported trading results for the twelve weeks and year to date ended January 21, 2018. For the first 12 weeks of the second quarter, like-for-like sales increased by 6.0% and total sales by 4.3%.

In the year to date, like-for-like sales increased by 6.0% and total sales by 4.3%.

For the financial year, the company announced that net debt is currently expected to be around £30 million higher than the level at the last financial year end.