Executive search firm Norman Broadbent (LON: NBB) reports interim net fee income up by one-third to £6m. This is helped by the rise in the average fee per mandate. Underlying EBITDA is more than £750,000. The company has moved into a net cash position of £200,000. Third quarter contracted revenues have increased. The share price jumped 19% to 172.5p.
Dekel Agri-Vision (LON: DKL) says that the number of cashew nuts processed in the first half was 269% higher. Improved production meant that the number of cashews produced was 353% ahead. Cashew prices have risen, as have crude palm oil price. First half palm oil revenues were one-fifth higher. Zeus has maintained its 2025 pre-tax profit forecast at €1.5m, but net debt is slightly higher at €25.5m. The share price increased 13% to 0.65p.
CML Microsystems (LON: CML) has secured a 12-year design and supply agreement with a leading manufacturer of industrial Global Navigation Satellite System equipment. This deal will be worth more than $30m. Shore Capital is still not providing forecasts for this year because of the underlying uncertainty. The share price rose 10% to 308p.
Cybersecurity services provider Shearwater (LON: SWG) continues to benefit from yesterday’s positive trading statement. The pre-tax profit forecast was raised from £400,000 to £600,000 and the 2025-26 figure is maintained at £1.1m. The share price moved up a further 8.47% to 64p.
Bernberg has raised its share price target for Everplay (LON: EVPL) from 380p to 400p. Barclays has increased its share price target from 310p to 435p. The share price improved 3.61% to 373p.
FALLERS
IT training company Northcoders (LON: CODE) warns that there is limited visibility on government funding of regional training. Some regions have not even launched tenders for the training. Northcoders has a good reputation but cannot guarantee how much business it will win. This makes revenues unpredictable for the full year and Zeus has withdrawn its forecasts. Fixed costs are being reduced. The share price dived 23% to 38.5p.
Central Asia Metals (LON: CAML) reports first half copper production at Kounrad of 6,218 tonnes, plus 8,692 tonnes of zinc-in-concentrate and 12,613 tonnes of lead-in-concentrate produced at Sasa. Exploration is underway in Scotland and Kazakhstan. Net cash was £42.9m at the end of June 2025. The company recently increased its offer for New World Resources to A$0.062/share. The share price dipped 8.01% to 148.1p.
Johnson Services Group (LON: JSG) says interim revenues were just over 5% ahead at £257.6m with growth from hotel and catering and workwear divisions. Organic growth was 1%. The hotel and catering operations started the summer more slowly than anticipated because of the weak hospitality market, although there are signs of improvement. Workwear volumes are stable. Net debt was £99m at the end of June 2025. The interim will be announced on 2 September. JSG expects to move to the Main Market on 1 August. The share price declined 7.82% to 141.4p.
Ex-dividends
Anpario (LON: ANP) is paying a final dividend of 8p/share and the share price slipped 10p to 420p.
Character Group (LON: CCT) is paying an interim dividend of 3p/share and the share price is unchanged at 270p.
Heavitree Brewery (LON: HVT) is paying an interim dividend of 2.75p/share and the share price is unchanged at 215p.
Kitwave (LON: KITW) is paying an interim dividend of 4p/share and the share price declined 8.5p to 245.5p.
Marks Electrical (LON: MRK) is paying a final dividend of 0.66p/share and the share price dipped 0.5p to 61p.
Polar Capital (LON: POLR) is paying a final dividend of 32p/share and the share price fell 20p to 467.5p.
Sanderson Design Group (LON: SDG) is paying a final dividend of 1p/share and the share price rose 1p to 52.5p.