Trading Statements for 1 October 2020

Healthcare and consumer goods company PZ Cussons has completed the sale of its Nigerian dairy business, it announced this morning. Nutricima was sold to FrieslandCampina WAMCO in a deal announced...

Primorus Investments has announced a A$2 million (£1.1 million) investment into Australian construction payments software company Zuuse. The deal will raise Primorus's stake in Zuuse to 1.7% of...

Connect Group raised its guidance for full-year following stronger than expected performance in Smiths News, its newspaper and magazine wholesale business, over the last fourth of fiscal 2020. The...

Mining and exploration company Oriole Resources said an investment in an African gold mine had received new funding, coinciding with the completion of the first phase of drilling. Thani Stratex...

Lighting design company FW Thorpe has reported increased revenue but lower profits before tax in its preliminary results. In the 12 months to the end of June, the company recorded revenues of...

Banking company PCF Group expects its portfolio to have grown 30% in the 12 months to the end of September when it publishes its preliminary results. In a trading update this morning, the company...

Property company Urban Exposure expects to distribute £43 million to shareholders in the next two months as it continues a wind-down of its business. Shareholder returns were expected to be within...

IT company Restore has reported increased profits for the third quarter of 2020. In a trading update, it said Q3 profits were approximately 50% higher compared to the second quarter. Restore said...

Shares in marketing company M&C Saatchi have been suspended from trading due to a delay in completing the audit of the company's financial results. The audit for the financial year ended 31...

Cloud computing group Iomart said it expected revenue to grow 2% in the first half of the year amid virus-led slowdown in activity. For the six months ended 30 September 2020, the company...

Financial services company Standard Life Aberdeen is to extend its share buyback programme until the end of January, it announced this morning. The company repurchased £279 million worth of shares...

FX risk management and payments company Alpha FX upgraded its full-year performance expectations, forecasting earnings to be line with that of last year as 'strong' performance in July and August...

Real estate investment trust Primary Health Properties has declared a dividend of 1.475p per share for the fourth quarter. The interim dividend will be paid on 20 November 2020 to shareholders on...

Motoring and cycling products and services group Halfords upgraded its first-half outlook on profit amid ongoing momentum, though did stress it was cautious on its outlook for the second half of...