UK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Antisoma To Return Cash If Programs Fail
29th Jul 2010 12:30
Dow Jones smallcap news is now on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps ANTISOMA PLC (ASM.LN), a biotechnology company, said it will return any cash it has left to shareholders if its two lead drug programs fail clinical tria
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Connaught Secures GBP15M Overdraft
29th Jul 2010 09:30
Dow Jones smallcap news is now on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps CONNAUGHT PLC (CNT.LN) Thursday said it has agreed terms on a GBP15 million short-term overdraft with its lenders, as well as the deferral of interest an
Read moreAcal First-Quarter Sales Up 29%, Orders Up 29% On Electronics
29th Jul 2010 07:50
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Technical parts distributor Acal PLC (ACL.LN) Thursday said sales were up 20% and orders increased 29% during the first quarter of its fiscal year, as bumper sales at its electronics unit offset a weaker performance at its non-electronics business. The company, which sells co
Read moreAcal Appoints Gibbons Finance Director
11th Jun 2010 07:22
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Acal PLC (ACL.LN), a provider of technology products and services across Europe and South Africa, Friday announces the appointment of Simon Gibbins as its Group Finance Director with effect from July 20. MAIN FACTS: -Gibbins, 43, a Chartered Accountant, was most recently
Read moreTuesday tips round-up: Pace, Alliance Trust, Acal
20th Apr 2010 06:34
The concerns over set top box maker Pace are that its market will become steadily commoditised, subscribers will increasingly abandon pay-TV for free internet-based alternatives or that its industry's economics will be turned on its head by the likes of Apple, which, having tackled music, mobile tel
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Acal, Ashmore Global, DDD
19th Apr 2010 13:46
Components distributor Acal's second half profit will be ahead of market forecasts as sales in its electronics arm beat forecasts. Since February, the electronics division, which accounts for around three quarters of group revenues, has seen a continued improvement in trading. At 31 March 2010 the
Read moreEuromoney publisher sells
25th Jan 2010 16:05
Neil Osborn, the publisher of Euromoney magazine, has sold nearly half of his stake in financial publisher and events organiser Euromoney Institutional Investor. Osborn sold 25,000 shares at 460p a share, which raised £115,000. Osborn is left with 27,675 shares. Last February, Osborn exercised o
Read moreAcal prospects positive despite loss
25th Nov 2009 18:15
Electronics distributor Acal reported an interim loss in what was a tough trading period but prospects are good thanks to its latest acquisition. Revenues declined from £79.8m to £71.5m in the six months to September 2009. Annualised costs have been cut by £4.4m but an operating profit of £1m in t
Read moreTesco marketing boss' £3.2m profit
25th Nov 2009 16:26
Tesco's commercial and marketing director Richard Brasher has banked a profit of £3.2m on the sale of options he exercised on 24 November. He exercised options over eight separate tranches of shares. Seven tranches were at varying prices and the eighth was for no cost. Brasher retained 361,950 sha
Read moreLondon close: Ten out of ten for Footsie
24th Jul 2009 17:13
The FTSE 100 index made it ten days of rises in a row, despite tailing off towards the close as investors looked to bank profits ahead of the week-end. It capped the best rally by the blue-chip index in five years. The rise was achieved despite dismal gross domestic product data. UK output contract
Read moreLondon afternoon: Financials find favour
24th Jul 2009 14:11
Footsie eased back a little over the lunchtime session but thanks to firm financials the blue-chip index continues to shrug off this morning's gloomy data on gross domestic product (GDP). UK output contracted 0.8% between April and June after a 2.4% decline in the first quarter, according to the Of
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Acal, Eruma, Gartmore Irish
24th Jul 2009 11:05
Acal said its performance for the first half year will reflect the difficult market conditions, but the electronic components manufacturer expects to see improvements in the second half. "Since our preliminary results announcement, market conditions have remained difficult, with limited visibilit
Read moreAcal swings to FY loss after tough second half
1st Jun 2009 16:05
Electronic components manufacturer Acal swung to a full-year loss after a significant deterioration in market conditions in the second half. The loss after tax and exceptional items from continuing operations was £37m in the year ended 31 March compared with a profit of £0.5m last year. Total reve
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