Latest Trading Statements

Specialist waste management business Augean has said trading 'recovered strongly' in the second half of 2020 and that it expects to announce an annual pre-tax profit in line with the prior year,...

Laboratory services provider SourceBio International said it expected to report a large rise in annual earnings on the back of a more than doubling of sales. Adjusted earnings before interest,...

Lending company Funding Circle reported better-than-expected performance in the second half of the year, supported by record loans under management and originations. The company reported...

Collagen products maker Devro said annual underlying operating profit was expected around the upper end of current analyst expectations following strong trading in the final months of 2020....

Geospatial productivity and collaboration software group IQGeo said it expected to report higher annual revenue and increased gross margins for the year, owing to ongoing 'strong' demand. For...

Office and industrial property investor McKay Securities said it had collected 86% of total December quarter rents, increasing to 91% on receipt of agreed monthly payments later in the quarter....

Cosmetics group Warpaint London upgraded its annual guidance on the back of stronger-than-expected trading in the second half of 2020. Revenue for the year through December was now expected to be...

Animal genetics company Genus upgraded its guidance on adjusted profit and revenue for the first half of the year, citing a continued strong performance. For the six months to 31 December,...

Device testing and analytics group Spirent Communications said its annual revenue rose 4%, helping it to achieve a 'strong' rise in earnings in line with its expectations. Revenue for the year...

Jubilee Metals Group has secured support from two major institutional investors, ahead of a shareholder webcast being held next week. In a market update, the company said the investment was...

Residential property services provider LSL said it expected annual revenue to decrease as performance was 'materially' impacted by Covid-19 and tenant fee ban imposed in June last year. For the...

PVC products products maker Eurocell said underlying pre-tax profit would be ahead of current expectations following stronger than anticipated sales for November and December. The strong sales...

The Gym Group reported a slump in annual revenue after the lockdown restrictions forced to the low-cost gym operator to shutter its gyms for about 45% of the trading days in the year. For the...

Retailer N Brown flagged supply chain issues and forecast full-year underlying core earnings below that of last year owing to the impact of the pandemic. The company said it expected full-year...

Pharmaceutical company Indivior lifted its outlook on profit on expectations for higher revenue from drugs to treat opioid dependence. The company said it now expected to deliver adjusted pre-tax...

Emerging markets asset manager Ashmore reported a rise in assets under management in the second quarter of the year following and positive investment performance. For the quarter ended 31...

Defence company Babcock said underlying profit fell by more than a third in nine months to date as performance in the third quarter was hurt by ongoing weakness in its civil aviation businesses and...

Engineering and industrial software company Aveva said revenue increased about 1.5% in the nine months to 31 December 2020, underpinned by a contract renewals in the final quarter of the year....

CyanConnode reported a rise in revenue in the nine-month period ended December 2020 on increased shipments. Revenue for the period were £3.4 million, compared with £1.5 million for the six-month...

Online music retailer Gear4music upgraded its core earnings guidance for fiscal 2021 and said it had made a stronger than expected start to the year. Fiscal 2021 EBITDA was expected be ahead of...

Waste management company Biffa said the current lockdown was expected to have a more material impact than the second lockdown on a hit to volumes, though added that it remained on track to meet...

Financial services company Just Group reported a rise in annual retirement income sales on new business wins. The company also said it had further reduced its exposure to UK property risk...

Chemicals company Elementis said it expected to report improved quarterly revenue in the fourth quarter, driven by improved volumes and largely stable pricing. Overall performance in the quarter...

British gas owner Centrica upgraded its guidance on earnings following lower-than-expected impact from the pandemic on performance in the second half than the first. The company said it expected...

Retailer Halfords reported like-for-like sales rose 11.7% in the third quarter led by jump in autocentres sales on strong demand for the services of its growing fleet of mobile expert vans. For...

Online retailer Boohoo upgraded its outlook on performance as revenue rose 40% in the four months through the end of December. Following the strong peak trading performance, the company raised...

Online gambling company 888 said it expected performance to be 'moderately ahead' of its prior expectations following a strong end to the year. Both revenue and active customer numbers in December...

Recruitment company Hays lifted its outlook on first-half profit on improving trends in both its temporary and permanent business segments during the second quarter. Operating profit for the...

Primark-owner Associated British Foods warned on performance of Primark after estimating a loss of sales of £1.05 billion should stores remain closed through February. The company said it now...

Data-driven commerce platform Bango has achieved revenues of £12.2 million over the whole of 2020, delivering year-on-year revenue growth of 70%. The AIM-listed firm has also revealed, ahead of...

STV Group expects to achieve an operating profit of £18 million for the year ending 31 December 2020, beating market expectations. Profits have been supported by an 8% boost in regional...

Canadian mineral exploration company Cornish Metals has applied to list on the UK's Alternative Investment Market. The application is subject to regulatory approval but the company expects its...

Oil and gas company Gulf Keystone Petroleum said annual production in 2020 had exceeded its top end of guidance as debottlenecking work at the Shaikan field boosted output. In 2020, average...

Online education services group Wey Education said trading in the first four months of its financial year had been 'significantly ahead' of budget and market expectations. 'The company expects to...

Estate agency franchiser M Winkworth said it would cut its annual dividend by 15% as the pandemic pressured earnings. The company said it would pay a fourth-quarter dividend of 1.8p per share,...

Online women's fashion retailer Sosandar said it had reduced losses in the third quarter amid a 6% rise in revenue. Revenue for the three months through December had climbed to £3.98 million, up...

Irish homebuilding company Cairn Homes said it expected to 'significantly' increase sales and profit in 2021 after guiding operating profit in 2020 to fall by more than half on lower margins as...

Cake decoration and food ingredients group Real Good Food said its operating earnings were flat in the third quarter, improving on a first-half decline. Revenue and adjusted earnings before...

Flooring retailer Victoria said its third-quarter revenue had grown 10%, helping it to achieve record operating profits for the period. Victoria said the revenue growth came despite the UK...

Videogames maker Frontier Developments said trading in its current fiscal year to date was ahead of its expectations, with revenue up 16% in the first half of the year. For the period from 1 June...

Hostel-focused online booking platform Hostelworld said the deteriorating backdrop for travel demand had continued to impact performance in the fourth quarter of the year. Booking demand was...

Industrial chain supplier Renold said it expected its second-half profit to be flat compared to the first half amid a continued improvement in sales. Renold said both revenue and order intake had...

Defence technology company QinetiQ stuck to its annual guidance while touting a 'strong' performance in the third quarter of its financial year. 'While we remain cautious and alert to the changing...

Food delivery company Just Eat Takeaway.com said it expected annual revenue growth of more than 50% after reporting a 57% rise in order growth in the fourth quarter, led by a pandemic-fuelled surge...

High-tech instruments and test equipment supplier Spectris said it expected to report a full-year profit at the top end of analysts expectations following a smaller-than-feared fall in sales....

Landscaping product supplier Marshalls said it would reinstated its dividend even as its annual revenue fell 13%, though on an improving trend. Revenue for the year through December had dropped to...

Recruitment company PageGroup said its fourth-quarter gross profit had fallen by almost a fifth, as the pandemic continues to pressure employment markets. Gross profit, or net fee income, for the...

Gambling company William Hill, which has agreed to be acquired by Caesers Entertainment, reported a 9% rise in fourth-quarter revenue. The year-on-year increase was driven by favourable sporting...

Self-storage group Big Yellow reported a rise in revenue in the third quarter of the year on higher occupancy, driven largely by demand from its domestic customer base. For the third quarter ended...