Latest Trading Statements

Oil and gas company i3 Energy announced the conditional sale of the Saskatchewan assets to Harvard Resources for CAD$45m. The company also said it planned to raise £30m through an equity...

Canadian General Investments reported year-to-date returns that outperformed its benchmark. Net asset value per share (NAV) at July 31, 2020 was $40.60, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV...

Distribution Finance said it expected to receive shareholder approval on a plan to carry out reorganisation steps that were required for UK authorities to consider its application for a banking...

Dairy and livestock information services provider National Milk Records said its June quarter revenue fell 4.5%, owing to disruptions caused by the Covid-19 crisis. Milk recording revenues fell...

Bonding products manufacturer Scapa forecast a full-year profit around 10% ahead of market expectations, having delivered first-quarter revenue 'well ahead' of its Covid-19 scenario plan. Trading...

Care home investor Target Healthcare said its net asset value nudged higher in the fourth quarter amid a rise in the value of its portfolio. The company's NAV at 30 June was 108.1p per share, up...

Namibia-focused tin miner AfriTin Mining said output had increased during the month of July and that it was continuing to address bottlenecks at its Uis mine. Tin concentrate production for the...

Mali and Guinea focused miner Hummingbird Resources posted a fall in second-quarter production amid disruptions from the Covid-19 pandemic, though the company stuck to its full-year output...

Book and convenience retailer WH Smith said it could make up to around 1,500 roles redundant amid a slump in footfall at its airport and high street stores that sent it barreling to a full-year...

Online gambling software group Playtech said it had achieved a 'resilient' performance in the first half, though its earnings had fallen. The company said adjusted earnings before interest, tax,...

Loungers reported a slight fall in sales, but said it was 'encouraged' by the initial strength of its trading performance since reopening. Like for like sales fell 1.7% over the period from 4...

Healthcare services group UDG Healthcare reinstated its interim dividend and annual guidance, citing greater visibility as lockdowns eased. The company declared an interim dividend for the six...

Cloud computing provider for financial markets Beeks Financial Cloud said its business had experienced a relatively small impact from the Covid-19 crisis. Trading results for the year through June...

Aerospace and defence company Babcock International said it would not pay a final dividend for its financial year ended March after reporting a fall in profit on lower revenue. 'After careful...

Physiomics, which provides solutions to predict the effects of cancer treatment regimens, said it was trading in line with expectations for the year through June. Trading for the current financial...

Budget airline Ryanair said it carried 70% less passengers during the month of July compared to the same month a year earlier. Passenger volumes in July dropped to 4.4m, down from 14.8m on-year....

Low-cost carrier Wizz Air said it carried 53% less passengers during the month of July compared to the same month last year. Passenger volumes in July amounted to 1,824,452, down from 3,881,750 a...

Infection prevention and control company Byotrol said it expected financial performance for the current fiscal year to be 'significantly ahead' of market expectations. Product sales for the first...

Computer vision technology company Seeing Machines said it expected to beat revenue expectations for the full year. Income for the year through June was seen rising 30% to A$42.6m, including...

Estate agency M Winkworth said it had seen a significant recovery in sales interest after the UK government cut the country's stamp duty threshold. UK home buyers won't have to pay stamp duty on...

Cinema chain Everyman Media said admissions were at 'encouraging' levels but still soft, partly owing to a dearth of blockbuster releases. The company started opening cinemas from 4 July, with 17...

Student accommodate investor GCP Student kept its annual dividend steady but warned its rental income in the current financial year would be hit by a reduction in revenue owing to Covid-19...

Polling and data group YouGov said it had growth both revenue and profits in its financial year through July, in line with its expectations. YouGov said its performance had been 'very resilient'...

Pet product retailer and veterinary business Pets at Home said its first-quarter revenue has slipped 0.7%, though trading conditions had improved in the latter part of the trading period after...

Specialist lender Paragon Banking said payment deferrals had been applied to just under 21% of its loan balances owing to the Covid-19 crisis. Of that 21%, 75% of them had not requested any...

Automotive company Inchcape swung to a loss in the first half of the year as revenue declined by more than third on pandemic-led disruptions to its operations. The company reported a pre-tax loss...

Minning group Evraz warned of uncertainty around production and sales owing to turmoil in the oil and gas markets. In Q3 2020, significant uncertainty remained around production and sales...

James Cropper said it was 'confident' that annual performance would meet its expectations after the advanced materials company reported a trading loss in the first quarter of the year. In line...

Pesticides company Plant Health Care said its first-half revenue had risen 15% and its gross margins had improved, amid a fall in operating expenses. Revenue for the six months through June had...

Luxury furniture group Walker Greenbank said demand had continued to improve as lockdowns were eased, though sales were still tracking below on-year levels. Brand product sales in the first 25...

Industrial and property services provider Hargreaves Services swung to a profit as cost cuts offset a fall in revenue owing to the impact of the pandemic. For the year ended 31 May 2020, the...

Oil producer Tullow Oil warned that it expected to post a first-half impairment charge of up to $1.7bn to reflect a reduction in its oil-price forecasts. The company also narrowed its full-year...

Mr Kipling cakes and Bisto gravy maker Premier Foods reported a 23% leap in first-quarter sales as more people ate at home during the Covid-19 pandemic. Grocery sales in the 13 weeks to 27 June...

Cell engineering company Horizon Discovery said it expected revenue to decline by 13.9% in the first half of the year, owing to the reduction of academic research work caused by the COVID-19...

Immersive entertainment group Immotion said it was starting to see 'encouraging levels' of revenue being generated as a 'growing number' of its partner sites were starting to re-open. 'At this...

Budget carrier Wizz Air swung to a first-quarter loss after the Covid-19 crisis forced it to ground most of its fleet. Pre-tax losses for the three months through June amounted to €108.0m,...

Clothing retailer Next upgraded its annual profit guidance after it experienced a lower-than-expected fall in second-quarter sales. Annual pre-tax profit, based on a new 'central' sales scenario,...

Conveyancing platform provider ULS Technology said it had seen further recovery in trading. The company had recently indicated that trading had been buoyed by a quicker-than-expected rebound in...

Location data group 1Spatial said it had achieved a 'resilient' performance in the first five months of its financial year. Customer implementations and projects had largely continued as planned,...

Professional services company Norman Broadbent said it recorded a small operating profit in the first half, after costing cutting helped offset a fall in revenue. Fee income over the six months...

Engineering company Ricardo warned it expected its underlying annual profit to more than halve after the Covid-19 pandemic hit its automotive business. Underlying pre-tax profit was seen coming in...

Digital media business Digitalbox said it had seen early signs of a recovery in advertising spend and expected first-half results to top its expectations despite the impact of Covid-19....

Facilities management group Mitie said its revenue from continuing operations had fallen by a lower-than-expected 11% in the first quarter, following a resilient performance by its cleaning and...

Greeting cards and gifts retailer Card Factory reported that sales since reopening had exceeded its initial expectations and said it would be accelerating its store reopening programme. Sales...

Advertising company M&C Saatchi forecast a small underlying profit for the first half, which it said was ahead of its expectations. The company said its performance in the six months through...

Alternative asset services provider Sanne said it had posted 'strong' first-half earnings per share growth, driven by higher revenue and operating margins. In a trading update for the six months...

General merchandise retailer B&M European Value Retail said it expected adjusted core earnings to top market consensus expectations following a strong start to the new fiscal year. For the six...

Banking group Virgin Money UK said it had further increased its credit provisioning to cover defaults related to the Covid-19 crisis. The company also reported a 1% fall in third-quarter mortgage...

Accommodation group PPHE Hotel said its first-half revenue had slumped 60% due to Covid-19 lockdowns. Revenue for the six months through June fell to £61.9m, down from £155.3m on-year, as...