News And Announcements
Walker Greenbank posts solid results, remains cautious on year ahead
Luxury interior furnishings group Walker Greenbank announced its financial results for the 12 months ended 31 January on Thursday, reporting sales growth of 17. 7% to £108. 8m.
Sophos sees reported full-year billings growth at top end of guidance
Sophos, a FTSE 250 provider of network cybersecurity solutions, said on Thursday that it expects reported full-year billings growth to be towards the top end of the previously guided range of 20% to 22%.
AdEPT ends financial year on a high
Managed IT services provider AdEPT updated the market on its trading for the year ended 31 March on Thursday, ahead of its final results which were expected to be announced in early July.
Wey Education pleased with integration of A21
Wey Education updated the market on a number of developments on Thursday, as Barry Nichols-Grey took up his previously-announced appointment as company secretary and finance director.
FreeAgent ends year in line with board's forecasts
Accounting software-as-a-service provider FreeAgent Holdings updated the market on its trading for the year ended 31 March on Thursday.
Castleton Technology to end year in line with expectations
Software and managed services provider Castleton Technology updated the market on its trading for the year ended 31 March on Thursday, ahead of the announcement of its full year results.
Blue Star's SatoshiPay significantly amends cryptocurrency giveaway
Technology investment company Blue Star Capital noted an update from its investee company SatoshiPay on Thursday.
ShoreCap downgrades Rank to 'hold' after profit warning
Shore Capital downgraded Rank Group to 'hold' from 'buy' on Thursday after the casino operator warned that full-year operating profit would come in between £76m and £78m, down from £83. 5m the year before and below consensus expectations of around £83m.
ContourGlobal eyes major dividend growth from evolving power market
ContourGlobal reported strong sales and profits growth as the wholesale renewable and thermal power provider published its maiden annual results as a FTSE 250 company.
SEC signals good news for investors ahead of final results
SEC, the largest independent advocacy, public relations and integrated communications agency in the Italian market, announced on Thursday that it expected to announce audited results for the ended 31 December during the last week of May.
Trading Emissions completes off-load of last remaining Italian solar asset
Trading Emissions confirmed the completion of the sale of its remaining Italian solar operating subsidiary, Solar Energy Italia 1, on Thursday.
EVR Holdings announces imminent launch of MelodyVR app
Virtual reality music content creator EVR Holdings announced on Thursday that its subsidiary MelodyVR intends to launch its flagship music product, the MelodyVR app, in the coming weeks.
Gfinity named as events partner for second F1 Esports Series
Esports group Gfinity announced on Thursday that it is continuing its relationship with Formula 1 and video game publisher Codemasters, and has been announced as events partner for season two of the F1 Esports Series.
Trifast adds Precision Technology Supplies to group in £8.5m deal
Industrial fastenings group Trifast has acquired Precision Technology Supplies, a supplier and distributor of stainless steel fastenings in the UK, it announced on Thursday.
Moody's downgrades Barclays to reflect risk after ring-fencing
Moody's has downgraded its rating on Barclays after the bank split its retail and investment banking activities under rules to make banks safer.
HSS Hire swings to loss but hails 'strong' start to 2018
Tool and equipment hire firm HSS Hire said on Thursday that it swung to a full-year loss, with revenue down as the company works to turn itself around.
FCA tells asset managers to assess value in investors' interests
Fund managers will be required to assess how much value they create for investors each year under rules set out by the Financial Conduct Authority.
BTG warns of write-down as product launch tougher than expected
BTG's profits this year will be hit by a £150m impairment on the fair value of its PneumRx Coils for treating emphysema as the process of winning new business for this new product is taking longer than expected.
Airea surges as James Halstead in 'very early stages' of considering an offer
Shares in Airea surged on Thursday as James Halstead confirmed that it was in the "very early stages" of evaluating making an offer for the AIM-listed specialist flooring company.
Electrocomponents sees FY adjusted pre-tax profit at top end of consensus range
Electrocomponents said on Thursday that full-year results are likely to be ahead of its previous expectations following continued "strong" revenue growth.