Trading Statements for 1 April 2020

Student and rental focused property developer Watkin Jones said it expected to report first-half earnings and revenue in line with it expectations, but would not declare an interim dividend due to...

Enterprise services provider Christie said it did not expect to be profitable this year, having suspended activities at its stock and inventory systems business amid the Covid-19 crisis. The...

Africa-focused miner Caledonia Mining said it had deferred its second quarter dividend for 2020 due to the Covid-19 crisis. 'The board will keep this decision under constant review as it monitors...

Services provider to remote locations RA International said the Covid-19 crisis could potentially have material impact on its financial results in 2020 as client projects are slowed or delayed....

Mercantile Ports & Logistics said it had ceased activities at its site in Karanja, India following the introduction of nationwide lockdown measures to combat Covid-19. 'The company is well...

BP warned it would book an impairment charge of around $1bn in the first quarter and report lower production, as the Covid-19 pandemic and price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia weigh on energy...

Financial services company FinnCap scrapped its dividend and said trading performance had been in line with recently downgraded expectations. As part of a series of efforts to preserve cash, the...

Foreign exchange services Argentex said was it was 'confident' of meeting its full year profit expectations as revenue was forecast to rise by about 30%. The company said it was expected to report...

Logistics services group Touchstar said it had performed as expected in the first quarter, but was bracing for tougher times ahead and would hold talks with its lenders about its capital position....

Infrastructure and services provider Fulcrum Utility Services cancelled its dividend and share buyback plans. The company also warned on performance, flagging a more pronounced reduction in demand...

Security services group Westminster said it was continuing to experience heightened demand for its fever-screening equipment amid the Covid-19 crisis, offsetting pressure on its business from...

Engineering services group Renew said it had decided to suspend its interim dividend, which would have been paid to shareholders in July, in the wake of the spreading coronavirus. 'We understand...

Bathroom accessory supplier Norcros said demand for its products had slowed markedly following government lockdowns in the UK and South Africa designed to curb the spread of Covid-19. The company...

Estate agent Savills withdrew dividends announced last month to conserve cash during the Covid-19 crisis. The company had planned to lay a final dividend and supplemental interim dividends for...

Standard Chartered joined other British banks on Wednesday by cancelling dividend payments to conserve cash during the Covid-19 crisis. The lender said it had withdrawn its 2019 final dividend of...

Digital automotive marketplace Auto Trader said it would raise funds through an equity placing to bolster its balance sheet during the Covid-19 crisis, and was unlikely to pay a final dividend....

Healthcare facility owner Primary Health Properties said it would continue paying dividends as planned, and that its rental collection continued to be 'robust' even during the Covid-19 crisis. The...

Hospital owner Spire Healthcare said it had suspended dividend payments, and that its lenders had agreed to waive covenant testing for scheduled test periods on 30 June and 31 December. The...

Defence technology company QinetiQ said it had continued to perform in line with its expectations but had nevertheless decided to defer a decision on paying a final dividend until later in the...