Latest Company Results

Mining company Keras Resources booked a full-year loss as it continued to develop its Nayega manganese project in Togo. Net losses for the year through September amounted to £0.47m, compared to...

Data and analytics company Ascential said it would launch a £120m share buyback after it boosted its adjusted earnings. For the year ended 31 December 2019, pre-tax profit fell to £10.2m from...

Bakery company Finsbury Food reported a rise in half-yearly profit, underpinned by performance in its core UK bakery business and new business wins. For the 26 weeks ended 28 December 2019,...

Data and analytics company Globaldata hiked its dividend after swinging to an annual profit amid a 13% jump in revenue. For 2019, the company reported a pre-tax profit of £10.2m, compared with a...

Investment company UIL posted a negative first-half performance, which it pinned on currency fluctuations. The company's net asset value total return for the six months through December was...

Veterinary pharmaceuticals company Dechra Pharm said half-yearly profit more than doubled, led by 'strong' revenue in its European business, though it warned of supply challenges in North America....

Outsourcing company Bunzl reported a rise in annual profit even as revenue was held back by asset sales and weaker performance in its core North American market. For the year ended 31 December...

Recruitment company RTC posted a 5.4% fall in annual profit after rising revenue was more than offset by higher expenses. Pre-tax profit for the year through December fell to £1.76m, down from...

Infection prevention product manufacturer Tristel posted a 25% rise in first-half profit that it said exceeded its expectations. Pre-tax profit for the six months through December rose to £2.8m,...

Healthcare investment company BB Healthcare Trust delivered returns that undershot its benchmark in 2019 as healthcare stocks were hurt macro-political uncertainty. In 2019, the company's net...

Building insulation provider Kingspan reported a rise in annual profit on higher sales, though it warned 2020 had gotten off to a slow start amid an uncertain economic outlook in its end markets....

Publishing and education company Pearson said its annual profit more than halved, owing to asset disposals and restructuring costs related to its transition towards offering digital services....

Revenue at Moneysupermarket.com grew 9% in the year ending December 31, 2019 as the company continues to make progress on its 'Reinvent strategy'. Adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax,...

Sensor systems provider Transense Technologies has reported a slight increase in group revenue, reaching £0.97 million for the six months to December 31, 2019. For the same period in 2018, the...

Anglo American reported a rise in annual profit as strong precious metals and iron ore prices offset weakness in diamonds and coal. For 2019, underlying earnings (EBITDA) increased by 9% to...

Recruitment company Hays said profit fell more than a fifth as net fees slipped on increased uncertainties and reduced business confidence across most of its main businesses. For the first six...

Global medical technology business, Smith and Nephew, has seen its underlying revenue increase 4.4%, more than double the growth reported in 2018. According to its full year 2019 results, the...

Defense company BAE Systems reported a rise in profit amid better-than-expected performance in its maritime business. For the year ended 31 December, pre-tax profit rose to £1.62bn from £1.2bn...

TBC Bank, the largest retail lender in Georgia, has reported a 19.8% boost in its underlying consolidated net profit for 2019, supported by a strong Georgian economy. The underlying return on...

Lloyds Banking warned it expected lower returns this year after reporting that profit fell by more than a quarter in 2019 on lower net interest income and costs associated with provisions for...

Spectris has reported an adjusted operating profit boost of 3.7% for 2019, increasing to £258.1 million, and proposed a £175 million special dividend and share consolidation, in its full year...

Total funds under management at Rathbone Brothers surged 14.3% in 2019, reaching £50.4 billion, according to its preliminary results. Funds in its investment management arm grew 11.7% to £43...

Transport analytics group Maestrano posted a narrower first-half loss after it offset falling sales by cutting employee costs. Pre-tax losses for the six months through December amounted to...

Temple Bar Investment Trust notched a total return on its net assets in calendar 2019 of 28%, beating its benchmark. In the year through December, the FTSE All Share Index posted a total return of...

Fertilizer group Sunrise Resources booked a full-year loss as it continued to develop its flagship CS pozzolan-perlite project in Nevada. Pre-tax losses for the year through September amounted to...

Professional services firm RPS posted a sharp fall in annual profit, citing political uncertainty in the UK, looming regulatory change in the water sector and staff retention challenges in North...

Hochschild Mining reported a sharp uptick in annual profit amid a boost from better-than-expected production and higher precious metal prices. For the year ended 31 December 2019, pre-tax profit...

Blancco Technology reported that profit more than doubled in the first half of the year as revenue climbed by nearly a fifth amid a boost from acquisitions. For the six months ended 31 December...

Cloud services provider Essensys reported lower first-half earnings that met expectations as an investment in sales and marketing in the run-up to its IPO offset higher revenue. For the six...

Medical imaging technology company Feedback reported wider losses as a jump in costs in the first half of the year offset an uptick in revenue. For the six months to 30 November 2019, pre-tax...

Consumer foods company Kerry reported higher annual profit amid a rise in margins and revenue underpinned by its taste and nutrition business. For the year ended 31 December 2019, pre-tax profit...

Miner and commodities trader Glencore reported a fall in annual earnings, citing protracted US-China trade talks and weaker commodity prices. Adjusted earnings before interest tax, depreciation...

Lending giant HSBC detailed plans to downsize its operations in the US and Europe after annual profit fell by a third owing to a writedown in its global and commercial banking businesses. The...

Wind farm investor The Renewables Infrastructure Group booked a 32% rise in annual profit, owing to an upgrade in the value of its asset portfolio and a rise in generation capacity. Pre-tax profit...

Hotel giant InterContinental Hotels reported a rise in annual profit on higher sales, though its revenue-per-room fell amid economic and political uncertainty that effected its key US and Chinese...

Aberdeen Frontier Markets Investment Company posted a modestly positive first-half performance that missed its benchmark. The company's net asset value total return per share for the six months...

Telecom equipment group CloudCoCo reported a wider pre-tax loss as a weaker performance at its legacy Adept4 business weighed on results. For the year ended 30 September 2019, pre-tax losses...

Platinum group metals producer Sylvania Platinum posted a rise in first-half on the back of higher production volumes, and announced the departure of its chief executive. Net profit for the six...

Ecuador-focused gold miner SolGold booked a first-half loss and said it would need to raise capital to bring its projects into development. Pre-tax losses for the six months through December...

Warehouse property investor Segro booked an 18% fall in annual profit, though its underlying performance improved on the back of higher rental income. Pre-tax profit for the year through December...

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca posted a 22% fall in annual profit after rising revenue was offset by an increase in selling and other administrative costs. Pre-tax profit for the year through...

Royal Bank of Scotland almost doubled its annual profit, declared a special dividend and said it would change its name to NatWest, as new chief executive Alison Rose moves to put her stamp on the...

MJ Gleeson said profit fell 40% in the first half of the year amid a lack of land sales. For the six months ended 31 December 2019, pre-tax profit fell 40% to £13.3m, with revenue in its home...

Centrica swung to an annual loss as a cap on tariffs and falling energy prices weighed on performance. For the year ended 31 December, the company reported a pre-tax loss of £1.1m, compared with...

Global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools Relx has reported growth in revenue and operating profit for the year to 31 December 2019, and proposed a 9% dividend increase. In...

Immunodiagnostics focused Oncimmune booked a deeper first-half loss on the back of higher staff and R&D costs. Pre-tax losses for the six months through November amounted to £5.9m, compared to...

Homewares retailer Dunelm reported a 19% rise in first-half profit after its sales were boosted by increased footfall. Pre-tax profit for six months through 28 December increased to £83.6m, up...

Healthcare facility investor Primary Health Properties swung to a full-year loss owing to negative asset revaluations, though its adjusted earnings improved and it lifted its dividend 3.7%. IFRS...

Contracts-for-difference trader Plus500 posted a 62% drop in annual profit, blaming calm market conditions, though it said increased market volatility had driven an improved performance in the...