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Specialist UK logistics REIT, Urban Logistics, has reported a £195m portfolio valuation with a 3.8% like-for-like increase since 31 March 2019, in its interim results statement. The EPRA net...

Like-for-like sales at Young & Co's Brewery were up 1.1% in its half year report, reflecting challenging prior comparatives from the hottest English summer on record and England's FIFA World...

Volex has reported a 7.3% rise in revenue to $195.7m as it repositions the business through targeted acquisitions and continues to reduce exposure to low-margin legacy customers. In its half year...

Great Portland Estates said half-yearly profits grew as a rise in rental value boosted its property portfolio. For the six months ended 30 September 2019, pre-tax profit rose to £44.4m £40.4m...

Safestore Holdings has reported a 5.6% increase in revenue in the fourth quarter. The UK's fourth quarter performance was solid with the business growing total revenue by 5.9% and like-for-like...

Firstgroup reported wider losses in the first half of the year as a writedown related to its US coach business Greyhound offset a rise in revenue. The company said the sale process for Greyhound...

In its results for the six months ended 30 September 2019, Mediclinic International announced a 9% growth in revenue. The company also declared an interim dividend maintained at 3.20p per share....

Private equity and infrastructure group 3i reported a rise in half-yearly, led by growth in its private equity portfolio. For the six months to 30 September, net asset value per share rose to 873p...

QinetiQ Group has announced a 16% rise in underlying operating profit in the six months to the end of September. The half year report also showed a similar growth in revenue, the majority of...

Wynnstay Properties has seen its pre-tax profit almost double for the six months to September 29, when compared with the same period in 2018. In its half year report, the company announced its...

National Grid has announced a 1% rise in its underlying operating profit, fuelled by the increase in US Regulated profits. In its half year report to the end of September 2019, underlying...

Burberry reported a rise in half-yearly profit as new collections boosted sales, though the UK fashion brand said it expected a further decline in margins amid civil unrest in Hong Kong. For the...

Liberia-focused palm oil producer Equatorial Palm Oil booked a deeper annual loss after it wrote down the value of the Butaw estate. Pre-tax and net losses for the year through September amounted...

Logistics company Wincanton reported a 5.3% fall in first-half profit owing to lower proceeds from freehold property sales, though its underlying performance improved. The company said it was...

Tools and plant hire group Speedy Hire reported a 22% rise in first-half profit as it boosted sales to owners of small and medium businesses. Pre-tax profit for the six months through September...

Financial services group Octagonal posted a rise in first-half profit, as sales were boosted by providing ancillary services to clients. Pre-tax profit for the six months through September rose to...

Biffa reported a rise in half-yearly profit as revenue grew 8.3%, led by strong growth in its industrial and commercial segment as well as its recycling business. For the 26 weeks ended 27...

Industrial chains supplier Renold booked a fall in first-half profit, citing a more challenging economic backdrop. Net profit for the six months through September dropped to £0.8m, down from £2.1m...

Office space provider Workspace booked a 3% fall in first-half profit, owing to an absence of asset disposal proceeds. Rental income, however, rose and the company lifted its dividend by 10%....

Eastern Europe focused budget carrier Wizz Air posted a 91% jump in first-half profit, as higher ticket and ancillary revenue more than offset a rise in fuel costs. Pre-tax profit for the six...

British Land said its half-yearly profit fell as the value of its portfolio dropped amid weakness in retail markets. For the six months ended 30 September, underlying pre-tax profit fell to...

UK and Falkland Island services group FIH reported a 7.6% fall in first-half profit amid weakness at its art handling and ferry businesses. Pre-tax profit for the six months through September...

Leeds Group swung to an annual loss as increased competition pressured margins in both the wholesale and retail textile markets. The company also warned that conditions were likely to remain...

Online music-equipment retailer Gear4music slashed half-yearly losses on higher revenue and margin growth. For the six months ended 30 September 2019, pre-tax losses narrowed to £279K from £545K...

Assura reported a slip in half-yearly profit amid lower revaluation gains. For the six months to 30 September 2019, pre-tax profit fell 3% to £36.4m on-year, while net rental income was up 10% to...

Retailer B&M European Value Retail said half-yearly profit fell sharply, owing to a writedown at its Jawoll business in Germany amid operational issues. For the 26 weeks to 29 September 2019,...

Electrocomponents reported a fall in half-yearly profit as revenue growth was offset by asset write-downs following the collapse of British Steel. For the six months ended 30 September, pre-tax...

Picton Property Income Fund said it posted a total return of 2.8% in the first half, though its profit fell. The company's EPRA net asset value per share for the six months through September rose...

Land Securities swung to a half-yearly loss as a challenging backdrop for retailers weighed on its performance. For the six months to 30 September, the company reported pre-tax losses of £147m...

Information services company Experian upgraded its outlook on revenue following accelerated growth in the second quarter of the year, led by momentum in its consumer services business. 'We now...

Aveva swung to a profit in the first half on improved margins and revenue amid strong sales execution and early contract renewals. For the six months ended 30 September 2019, the company reported...

Science tools marker Oxford Instruments reported a 55% rise in first-half profit, driven by higher sales and an increase in the value of currency derivatives. Pre-tax profit for the six months...

Telecom company Vodafone booked a first-half loss owing to an adverse court ruling in India, but upgraded its earnings guidance for the full year as sales inched higher. Net losses for the six...

Carr's reported annual results that were 'moderately' ahead of its expectations thanks to strong in its engineering division. For the year ended 31 August 2019, pre-tax profit rose 5.2% to £16.3m...

IT group Kainos said profit rose by more than a third in the first half of the year as its digital services division maintained momentum. The company also said it had acquired Formulate and...

Platform provider for financial advisers Tatton Asset Management booked a 17% rise in first-half profit, as it boosted its number of customer accounts. Pre-tax profit for the six months through...

Brazilian-focused gold miner Serabi Gold swung to a third-quarter profit after almost almost doubling its revenue. Pre-tax profit for the three months through September amounted to $1.13m,...

Online education services group Wey Education booked a full-year loss after rising revenue was offset by one-off business termination and restructuring charges. Pre-tax losses for the year through...

Capital Gearing Trust reported half-yearly net asset total return rose 5.4% as the portfolio benefited from weakness in sterling. At the half year to 5 October 2019, the net asset value per...

Equities investor Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust said it posted a positive first-half performance, though below that of its benchmark. The company's net asset value per share rose 3.2% over...

Sainsbury's group sales in the 28 weeks to 21 September 2019 declined 0.2% to £16.8bn, while retail sales and like-for-like sales were also down 0.6% and 1% respectively. The retailer said that,...

Cancer care provider Rutherford Health booked a deeper first-half loss amid a rise in expenses. Pre-tax losses for the six months through August amounted to £14.9m, compared to losses of £9.2m...

Frontier IP said profit doubled as revenue surged 81%, driven by an increase in the value of its investment portfolio. For the year ended 30 June, pre-tax profit jumped by 160% to £2.3m and...

Connect said Jos Opdeweegh had resigned as chief executive after the Logistics group reported a fall in profit amid ongoing challenges at its Tuffnells parcel delivery unit. Jon Bunting, CEO of...

Healthcare sector services provider Totally booked a deeper first-half loss, owing to a large depreciation and amortisation charge, though its underlying performance improved. Pre-tax losses for...

Cyber security company Sophos swung to a first-half loss, owing to one-off restructuring and legal costs. The company, which recently agreed to be acquired by Thoma Bravo for £3.1bn, said pre-tax...

Apax Global Alpha said its total net asset value rose 4.9% in the third quarter, driven strength in its private equity portfolio and foreign exchange gains. For the three ended 30 September 2019,...

Clothing and food retailer Marks & Spencer booked a 17% fall in first-half adjusted profit as sales continued to slide in its clothing and home division. Pre-tax profit for the six months...

First Derivative reported a 12% rise in profit, driven by an uptick in software revenue. For the six months ended 31 August 2019, pre-tax profit rose 12% to £8.4m and revenue increased 11% to...