Company Results for 20 November 2019

Mobeus Income & Growth 2 VCT said it posted a positive performance in the first half of its financial year, having participated in three new and follow-on investments and generating proceeds...

Perpetual Income and Growth Investment Trust posted a net asset value total return of negative 1.2% for the six months through September. The FTSE All-Share Index posted a positive return of 4.6%...

FX services provider Argentex posted a maiden pre-tax profit of £3.2m in the period between its listing in June and the end of September. Revenue was £9.3m, and, on an underlying basis, rose 42%...

Worldwide Healthcare Trust said its net asset value per share total return was negative 2.7% in the first half of its financial year. The company underperformed its benchmark for the six months...

Creightons said first-half profit increased by nearly a third driven by growth in its private label division amid higher demand. For the six months ended 30 September 2019, pre-tax profit...

Alpha Financial Markets reported a fall in profit as costs associated with its acquisition of Axxsys in June this year offset an uptick in revenue. For the six months ended 30 September, pre-tax...

Fund management group Liontrust Asset Management reported a rise in profit as net assets were boosted by a jump in fund inflows. For the six months ended 30 September 2019, adjusted pre-tax profit...

Defence contractor Babcock International reported a fall in half-yearly profit amid 'step downs' related to the end of its aircraft carrier contracts and business sales. For the six months ended...

Water group United Utilities reported a 25% fall in first-half profit owing to a decline in the value of investments, though its underlying performance improved. Pre-tax profit for the six months...

Software company Sage Group booked a 9.3% fall in annual profit as rising revenue was offset by higher expenses, including staff pay. Pre-tax profit for the year through September fell to £361m,...