Centrica announced that it has delivered a “strong operational performance” in its Q1 trading update for 2022 and anticipates EPS for the full year to be around the top end of analyst expectations said the group on Tuesday. The range of 2022 adjusted profits per share from 8 sell-side analyst projections issued since Centrica’s 2021 preliminary […]

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Wizz Air (LON: WIZZ) has reported a €243.1m (£219m) for the six months ended 30 September 2020. The budget airline carrier had a 70% plunge in passengers in the period, down from 22.1 million for the same six months the previous year. Revenue at the group also fell by 71.8% from €1,670.8m to €471.2. József […]

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Morgan Sindall shares (LON: MGNS) surged on Wednesday as the firm told investors it was expected to beat profit ranges for this year. In the latest trading update, the group said that revenue and margin are both “well ahead” of last year. Morgan Sindall is in the process of repaying the government for the furlough […]

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Marks & Spencer (LON: MKS) posted its first loss in the 94-years as a listed company on Tuesday as sales were dented by the pandemic. The high street retailer posted a £87m pre-tax loss for the six months to September 26, which is down from the £158.8m profit it made in the same period a […]

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Ibstock (LON: IBST) shares are down on Wednesday after the group issued a trading update for the period to 30 September 2020. Group revenues for the period were 88% of those compared to the same period last year. Ibstock has seen a continuing recovery in demand, with trading conditions improving steadily across the third quarter. […]

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Griffin Mining shares (LON: GFM) surged +9% on Friday after the group posted a positive production performance in the third quarter of this year. In the three months ended September 30, Griffin Mining mined 248,361 tonnes of ore, which is an increase from the 200,484 tonnes mined in the three months ended June 30. For […]

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Serco Group shares (LON: SRP) soared by 18% after strong Q3 trading across all regions worldwide. The international provider of services to governments provided an unscheduled trading update, which shared an upgrade of guidance for 2020. The group is currently running much of the UK government’s coronavirus test-and-trace and virus testing services. Serco Group expects […]

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Countryside Properties shares (LON: CSP) fell almost 5% on Thursday after house completions fell from 5,733 to 4,053. The property group released a trading update for the period between 1 October 2019 to 30 September 2020, revealing an adjusted operating profit of £54m once final numbers are calculated. Due to the disruption caused by the […]

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B.P Marsh & Partners shares (LON: BPM) surged almost 12% on Tuesday as the financial group interim results for the six months to 31 July 2020. Pre-tax profit rose from £5.6m a year earlier to £6.5m in the latest period and Net Asset Value per share rose to 396.2p, from 360.9p a year earlier. “B.P. […]

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Producer of wireless telecoms and critical communications products Filtronic plc (LON:FTC) saw its shares dip during the Thursday session, following a comparatively less productive half-year period. The Group’s revenues narrowed from £8.9 million during the first half of the financial year, to £7.5 million for the second half. Similarly, Filtronic adjusted operating profit dropped from […]

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Cloud-based communications technology company CloudCall Group plc (LON: CALL) displays on-year improvement in financial performance in its trading update for the first half 2019. The Company’s financials displayed comparative growth in H1 revenues, which were up 30% from 2018 to £5.2 million. Recurring revenues were up 34% on-year for the same period on-year, with the […]

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Professional services and technology company TP Group PLC (LON: TPG) posted a positive update for the first half, on its position in the global technological solutions market. The Company said that developments in its Artificial Intelligence technology allowed it to compete with the largest tech players in regard to intelligence and security applications. TP Group […]

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Trinidad and Tobago focused oil exploration and production company Trinity Exploration and Production PLC (LON: TRIN) posted positive updates on average production and an operational update on its drilling programme. Trinity Exploration said that average production volumes for H1 2019 stood at 3,008 bopd, up 8.6% from the 2,771 bopd for H1 2018. For the […]

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UK focused hydrocarbon producer Union Jack Oil PLC (LON: UJO) reiterated Egdon Resources’ announcement on the positive update of their joint Biscathorpe-2 exploration wel at the PEDL253 licence, of which Union Jack Oil holds a 22% interest. Westphalian and Dinantian cuttings samples, from the Biscathorpe Prospect, displayed good quality non-biodegraded hydrocarbon extracts. The Company added […]

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British housebuilding company Persimmon plc (LON: PSN) posted a trading update ahead of the release of the official release of its results for H1 in August. This round of results displayed consistent performance, with modest increases in average house prices within their portfolio, while their legal completion volume and overall revenues both dipped slightly. Persimmon […]

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Chemical producer Itaconix PLC (LON: ITX) posted a narrower loss on-year, in its latest round of results. The Company attributed the narrowed loss to a restructuring programme undertaken in 2018 – the result of which was a cut to costs by £2 million a year. Pre-tax losses narrowed from £10.17 million to £7.26 million on-year, […]

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Scottish-based train and bus company Stagecoach Group plc (LON: SGC), the UK’s largest transport firm, has posted a 63% dip in annual profits owing to the loss of its North American business. While the company’s pre-tax profit jumped 30% – on a continuing operations basis – to £101.2 million, revenue fell to £1.88 billion. This […]

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Specialist engineering and industrial valve manufacturing company Pressure Technologies (LON: PRES) booked a modest first half profit with improving oil and gas sector conditions helping to drive sales. The company’s revenue jumped 59% to £14.5 million while pre-tax profit for the six months through March came to £0.1 million, up from a £1.5 million loss […]

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