Latest Trading Statements

Price comparison platform Goco Group said it was on track to top its guidance on customer additions amid signs price comparison behaviour was gradually returning to pre-Covid-19 levels. Its...

Masonry products maker Forterra said it was taking steps to restructure the business amid weaker demand that could lead to 225 job cuts as revenue slumped 39% in the five months through May...

Concrete products maker Ibstock said it was reviewing steps to scale back operations in an effort to slash costs that could lead to a 15% cut in its workforce. The announcement came as the company...

Low-cost carrier Ryanair said its passenger volumes plunged 99.5% in the month of May compared to the same period a year earlier, amid Covid-19 travel bans. Passenger numbers for May were 0.07m,...

Services provider to the industrial and property sectors Hargreaves Services said it had decided to cease all coal mining operations by July. The company said it would incur a related exceptional...

Logistics solutions provider Clipper Logistics said annual performance was broadly in line with expectations as earnings rose 19% despite the impact from the coronavirus pandemic. The company...

Cellular materials technology group Zotefoams said trading conditions had been more challenging during April and May as expected. The company said it had cut costs and anticipated overall trading...

Publishing industry services provider Ingenta reported wider losses as a shift in focus toward higher-quality contracts resulted in lower revenue. For the year ended 31 December 2019, pre-tax...

Coal bed methane company Great Eastern Energy reported a fall in earnings as revenue was hurt by lower energy prices and Covid-19 lockdowns in India. For the 12 months ended 31 March 2020,...

Sparkling wine maker Gusbourne said its distribution channels had been impacted by Covid-19 following a strong-than-expected start to the year. The company also said it had entered into a new...

Russia-focused Volga Gas said its output rose in May compared to April, driven by increased demand in domestic markets. Average production during the month of May was 3,372 barrels of oil...

Vehicle tracking system supplier Quartix said trading in the first four months of 2020 had improved on-year, though it also saw a drop in installations. New fleet installations in May fell 25%...

Mobile gaming company Gaming Realms upgraded its outlook on performance as 'high levels' of revenue growth had continued following ongoing business wins. Licensing revenue had continued to...

Ink-jet printing technology group Xaar said trading in the first four months of the new financial year had been in line with expectations established before the Covid-19 outbreak. 'Sales have been...

Retirement home developer McCarthy & Stone said it would commence a phased reopening of its sales offices and construction sites from next Monday. The company said its initial focus was on...

Wealth management and employee benefits business Mattioli Woods said it expects its annual profit to be about 20% above expectations, due to cost cutting linked to the Covid-19 crisis. The company...

Communications company CloudCall said sales bookings from new customers for the year to date was 28% below that of last year as the Covid-19 pandemic had weighed on demand. Larger sales...

Oil and gas exploration company Bahamas Petroleum reported wider losses on higher costs. For the year ended 31 December 2019, pre-tax losses widened to $4.6m from $1.3m on-year. Other expenses...

Associated British Foods said its discount clothing retailer Primark would re-open all its stores in England on 15 June, while forecasting operating profit at its food businesses to be in line with...

Auto dealer Marshall Motor said it had opened all 117 of its showrooms from Monday under revised Covid-19 operating procedures. The company had kept 62 aftersales operations open during the...

Singapore-based Feng Shui products and services group New Trend Lifestyle said it was looking to raise new funding as government lockdowns crimp its cashflow. The company said its operations would...

Waste manager Renewi scrapped its final dividend while warning on earnings amid a fall in waste volumes. The company said cancelling the final dividend for 2019 would save it €10m. The Covid-19...

Textile services provider Johnson Service detailed plans to raise about £85m through a discounted share placing. The company also said it continued to see a 'significant' amount of disruption...

Legal business DWF warned on profit and said chief executive Andrew Leaitherland had stood down, with immediate effect. Leaitherland had been replaced as CEO by the company's current chairman...

Smart meter installer Smart Metering Systems said it planned to commence a phased resumption of all non-essential field work from the beginning of June. The company said it had continued to...

General merchandise value retailer B&M European Value Retail reported strong revenue growth in the first eight weeks of its new fiscal year, driven by 'exceptionally strong' DIY and gardening...

Brewing and pub company Young & Co.'s Brewery said it would not pay an interim dividend for its current financial year. The company said it made the decision in light of the ongoing closure of...

In-game advertising company Bidstack Group said it continued to expect revenues for 2020 to be 'very significantly' second half weighted and in line with market expectations for the year. The...

Rare books retailer Scholium has announced it expects to incur a loss in the first half of the year to 30 September 2020 as a result of the disruption from Covid-19 and 'only a small loss' for the...

Cloud services provider I-nexus reported wider losses as higher redundancy and severance costs and lower revenue weighed on performance. For the six months ended 31 March 2020, pre-tax losses...

Sports and mobility equipment distributor Tandem has reported higher bicycle sales, with year-to-date revenue 77% ahead of the prior year, as the impact of COVID-19 on trading was 'mixed'. In a...

Venture capital company Draper Esprit said it expected to report portfolio growth this year despite a Covid-19 hit to performance since September. For the year ended 31 March, the gross...

Logistics company DX Group upgraded its outlook on performance and said it expected to turn a small profit in the second half of the year as performance since mid-April had recovered more quickly...

Bus and train operator Stagecoach has announced a significant increase in its available liquidity to over £800m due to positive cash flow and new borrowing capacity as it warned of a 'lasting...

Home safety product supplier FireAngel Safety Technology said it expected sales to rebound reasonably quickly amid a recent reopening of retail and trade channels. The company had announced last...

Wealth manger M&G, which was recently spun out of Prudential, said it would continue to pay dividends as planned, despite market ructions and net outflows from its funds lowering its assets...

Luxury furniture retailer Walker Greenbank said it was restarting manufacturing at its two UK factories. The restart would proceed on a phased, demand-led basis, the company said. Staff began to...

Wealth manager St. James's Place said it had boosted its funds under management during the month of April, assisted by positive net inflows. Funds under management at the end of April amounted to...

Subprime lender Provident Financial said it had tightened its lending standards in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, leading to a fall in customer numbers. The company had also granted payment...

Bank of Cyprus swung to a loss in the first quarter of the year as a jump in credit losses and a fall in income weighed on performance. For the first quarter of the year, the company reported a...

Staffing group Empresaria said it had remained profitable in April, the first full month of Covid-19 impact, despite net fee income falling 30% against prior year. The sharp downturn in April...

Legal and professional services group Gateley said it expected to report higher revenue this year even as the Covid-19 pandemic had slowed growth. For the financial year ended 30 April, the...

Franchised sales and lettings agency brand Hunters Property reported a fall in profit on higher costs. For the year ended 31 December 2019, pre-tax profit fell to £900K from £969K on-year and...

Healthcare services group Uniphar warned of a hit to its earnings in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The company said that, based on April trading, it believed associated disruptions would...

Freight management services provider Xpediator said activity levels were 'slightly' lower, but that it was nevertheless trading relatively well through the Covid-19 pandemic. 'The group has traded...

UK software provider Softcat said it had traded 'satisfactorily' during its third quarter through April, having grown revenue, gross profit and operating profit. Cash receipts from customers had...

Real estate agency Foxtons said it would be begin re-opening its branches over the course of this week, with all of them expected to open by 1 June. The company also reported a slump in...

Music and video intellectual property group One Media iP said it had continued 'positive momentum' outlined in a statement earlier this month. Trading remained in line with expectations, chairman...

Spend management group Proactis said it had signed new contracts with worth a combined £11.3m cumulatively in the year to date. The figure had already matched the equivalent performance for the...