Thursday preview: DSG International, Micro Focus

23rd Jun 2010 17:25

Investors will be waiting to find out whether DSG International got an early boost from this year's football World Cup when the Currys and PC World owner publishes result for the 52 weeks ended 1 May. Societe Generale is looking for a pre-tax profit of £85m, in the middle of the £80m to £90m consensus range. Last month, the group said it saw an improvement in trading in the 28 weeks to 1 May as the economic outlook improved. Total group sales were up by 8% from the same period a year ago.Software group Micro Focus is also due to publish full-year figures. The firm said in May it expects to report total revenues of approximately $432m ($274.7m) for the last six months after a 'solid' end to the period.Group EBITDA margin, excluding exceptional items and stock based compensation, for the same period, is expected to be approximately 40% for the full year, the firm added.INTERIMS THB Group INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS Continuing Claims (US) (13:30) Durable Goods Orders (US) (13:30) Industrial New Orders (EU) (10:00) Consumer Spending (FRA) (07:45) Job Seekers Net Change (FRA) (18:00) Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30) GMS Limelight VCT, Mariana Resources, Mitsub.Corp, Petards, Telekomunikacja Polska S.A. GDR (Reg S) FINALS ACM Shipping, Dart Group, DS Smith, DSG International, Micro Focus International Plc, Polar Capital Holdings ANNUAL REPORT Mckay Secs. EGMS Dexion Commodities Ld GBP Shares, Hansen Transmissions International AGMS Beacon Hill Resources, Corac Group, Equest Balkan Properties, Hansen Transmissions International, Harvey Nash Group, Honda Motor, JSC OGK-2 GDR (Reg S), Lukoil 'B' GDR (Reg S), Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp., Nmbz Hldgs Uk, Sistema GDR (Reg S), Stratic Energy Corporation, Tiger Resource Finance, Toyota Motor TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS Petrofac Ltd. FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE British American Inv Trust, International Power