Dods Group turns in improved, in-line H1 pre-tax profit

Events and media services company Dods Group has turned in a much improved and in-line first-half pre-tax profit of £818,000 thanks to a surge in revenue to £9.74m.

In the comparative period pre-tax profit was £113,000, on revenue of £9.28m.

The company said management's priorities continued to be realigning market-facing activities for greater effectiveness and increased market share.

They also included re-positioning Dods' resources to "further enable efficient product and service innovation, leveraging the shareholders' investment in technology, and pursuing acquisitive growth."

At about 12:11 GMT, shares in AIM-listed Dods were down 3.67% to 13.12p.