Latest Company Results

IT services provider Kainos said it would not declare a final dividend in a bid to conserve cash despite reporting a 10% rise in annual profit underpinned by an uptick in sales. The company said...

Biodegradable plastics developer Symphony Environmental Technologies swung to a full-year loss, as its revenue slid and costs rose. Pre-tax losses for the year through December amounted to £0.70m,...

Pharmaceutical company 4D Pharma reported wider losses on higher research and development costs. For the year ended 31 December 2019, pre-tax losses widened to £29.4m from £28.4m on-year. The...

Respiratory drug developer Synairgen posted a full-year loss, as it continued to spend on R&D, and said an investigation into a potential Covid-19 treatment was progressing well. Pre-tax...

Fire security company London Securities reported flat profit growth as higher costs offset a climb in revenue. For 2019, pre-tax profit rose to 24K from 23K on-year as revenue rose 6.7% to £146.9K...

Small-to-medium business investor CEPS reported wider losses on asset writedowns following a decision to put fabric manufacturer CEM and sample book maker, Travelfast, which traded as Sampling...

Aviation services group Air Partner scrapped its final dividend for the year, after annual profit plunged 73.5% as the coronavirus hit to the aviation sector led to a £1.9m writedown. For the...

Wealth manager River and Mercantile UK Micro Cap Investment recorded a negative first-half performance that nevertheless beat its benchmark. The company's net asset value per share for the six...

Financial services company Close Brothers flagged a jump in bad loan provisions across its businesses due to the the impact of Covid-19. Bad loan provisions jumped to £86.7m in the third quarter...

Media platform Future reported a surge in profit as the Covid-19 lockdowns triggered an acceleration in online user growth, boosting revenue. For the six months ended 31 March 2020, pre-tax profit...

High-fashion retailer Burberry cut its dividend as annual profit plunged and said it expected the impact from store closures was nearing a peak, but would severely dent performance in the first...

Water utility United Utilities booked a 71% fall in annual profit weighed down by charges related to the Covid-19 crisis. The company nevertheless lifted its dividend for the year to 42.6p per...

Software company Oxford Metrics has reported headline group revenue declined 6.5% to £15m in in the first half of 2020, as it was unable to fulfil £1.1m of Vicon orders during the last two weeks of...

Defence technology company QinetiQ has announced revenue growth of 18% to £1,072.9m in its annual results, while underlying operating profit rose 7% to £133.2m during the year, as it recorded its...

Fund management company Investec reported a fall in profit as a £105m hit from the pandemic and lower trading income weighed on performance. For the year ended 31 March, adjusted profit fell...

Care property investor and developer Assura raised its dividend, but reported a fall in profit as lower positive valuation offset an uptick in net rental income. The company announced a 1.9%...

Financial services company IntegraFin said profit rose to a record in the first half of the year, as higher inflows boosted funds under direction. For the six months to 31 March 2020, pre-tax...

Pet product retailer and veterinary group Pets at Home has announced that total group revenue exceeded £1bn for the first time in its full-year results, but said it expects group pre-tax profit in...

Food and beverage ingredients supplier Tate & Lyle has announced double-digit profit growth in its food and beverage solutions business, up 10% to £162m, and has maintained its full-year...

Premier Inn hotel chain owner Whitbread has reported revenue increased 1.1% to £2.1bn in its full-year 2020 results but has seen revenues down 75% since then, as trading in the period subsequent to...

Georgian lender TBC Bank swung to a first-quarter loss owing to loan impairment charged taken as a result of the Covid-19 crisis. Net losses for the three months three months through March...

Marketing and media consultancy Ebiquity reported that losses doubled for the year on lower-than-expected revenue as the Covid-19 pandemic slowed economic activity and reduced marketing spend. In...

Investment company Livermore Inv. Group swung to an annual loss as falling investment markets hurt income. For the year ended 31 December, the company reported a pre-tax loss of £940K compared...

Egypt and Morocco focused oil company SDX Energy posted a first-quarter loss after rising revenue was offset by exploration and other expenses. Net losses for the three months through March...

Independent publisher Bloomsbury proposed to settle its final dividend in shares rather than cash and reported a 10% rise in profit, led by solid performance in its non-consumer division. After...

Investment manager Ninety One, which was recently spun out of South African investment bank Investc, posted an 11% rise in annual profit after it welcomed fresh inflows into its funds. Pre-tax...

Real estate company Great Portland Estates pulled guidance after reporting a fall in annual profit on lower revenue and a fall in the value of its retail properties. For the year ended 31 March...

Water utility Severn Trent posted a 50% drop in annual profit owing to a tax charge, but it hiked its annual dividend 7.2% amid a slight fall in underlying earnings. Profit before interest and tax...

Consumer credit reporting company Experian said first-quarter organic revenue could fall by up to 5%-to-10% if current trends continued following a 5% drop in April. The company also reported a...

Clothing and food retailer Marks & Spencer posted a 20% drop in annual profit after clothing sales were crimped in the latter part of its financial year by the Covid-19 crisis. Pre-tax profit...

Hardide, the developer and provider of advanced surface coating technology, repoted narrower losses as revenue and margins increased. For the six-month period ended 31 March 2020, pre-tax losses...

Greencore made a weak start to the second half as sales slumped on a decline in food-to-go demand. The convenience food manufacturer also reported a fall in first-half adjusted profit owing to...

Investment group Summerway Capital posted a small net loss of £86.7k for the six months through February, which it said reflected operating expenses offsetting finance income. As at 29 February,...

Sales, marketing and support services group DCC reported a fall in profit as revenue slipped on lower oil prices. For the year ended 31 March 2020, pre-tax profit fell to £311m from £327m...

Respiratory protection equipment maker Avon Rubber hiked its dividend and said it remained 'confident' of achieving its expectations for the current financial year even as half-yearly profit halved...

Food services company Compass launched a £2bn equity fundraise to boost its liquidity and pulled its guidance after it reported lower half-yearly profit. The company said it was withdrawing its...

Rental property and student accommodation focused developer Watkin Jones reported a 19% rise in first-half profit but acknowledged the gains were largely made before the Covid-19 crisis hit....

Healthcare services provider UDG Healthcare said its interim profit more than doubled, though it warned its performance in the second half would be impacted by the Covid-19 crisis. Pre-tax profit...

Tobacco giant Imperial Brands cut its dividend by a third to preserve cash and reported lower first-half profit, owing to a fall in vaping sales and tobacco volumes. The dividend was cut by 33.3%...

Flooring retailer Topps Tiles swung to a first-half loss after its revenue slipped due to the Covid-19 crisis and a tough trading environment before the pandemic hit. The company scrapped its...

Australia-focused mining group Rockland Resources booked narrower annual loss as impairment charges fell. Pre-tax losses for the year through December amounted to £0.64m, compared to losses of...

Polar Capital Global Healthcare Trust posted a negative first-half performance that underperformed its benchmark. The company's net asset value total return for the six months through March was...

Schroder AsiaPacific Fund posted a negative first-half performance that missed its benchmark, following a sharp drop in markets owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. The company's net asset value total...

High yield bond investor Invesco Enhanced Income reported a negative first-half performance but held its interim dividend steady. The company's net asset value total return for the six months...

Antenna company MTI Wireless Edge posted a modest rise in first-quarter profit, as higher sales were offset by a rise in financing costs owing to currency fluctuations. Pre-tax profit for the...

Fund management company Adamas Finance Asia reported narrower losses as net assets were boosted by new investment. For the year ended 31 December 2019, pre-tax losses narrowed to $2.8m from $3.5m...

West African focused gold company Cora Gold reported wider annual losses on higher costs owing to asset writedowns. For the year ended 31 December 2019, pre-tax losses widened to $1.47m from $837K...

Real estate investment company LXi REIT reported that annual profit more than doubled as a 5% rise in the value of its portfolio and higher rental income boosted net assets. For the year ended...

Gold miner Centamin reported a rise in annual profit, led by a jump in gold prices as volatility in investment markets increased safe-haven demand. For the 12 months ended 31 December, pre-tax...