Domino Printing Finance Director sells as company cautions on regional difficulties
18th Sep 2013 16:17
The Group Finance Director of Domino Printing sold 72,763 pounds-worth of shares on Tuesday, the same day the company warned investors that market conditions continued to be 'difficult' in many regions. Andrew Herbert, who joined the company in 1986, disposed of a total of 11,160 shares at 652p a
Read moreSector movers: M&A lifts software stocks on Invensys takeover speculation
12th Jul 2013 14:37
M&A activity gave the software and computer services sector a lift on Friday after technology firm Invensys became the target of a 3.3bn-pound takeover from French group Schneider Electric. Shares in Invensys were up nearly 16% in afternoon trade at 508.5p after it said it received a cash and paper
Read moreMonday broker round-up UPDATE
8th Jul 2013 08:48
Anglo American: Exane reduces target price from 1700p to 1400p and reiterates its underperform rating. Anite Group: Investec raises target price from 135p to 155p and upgrades from hold to buy. Ashmore Group: RBC Capital Markets takes target price from 440p to 375p and keeps its neutral rating. B
Read moreAllocate Software posts adjusted earnings fall
5th Feb 2013 11:44
Allocate Software, supplier of workforce management tools, on Tuesday reported a drop in earnings for the half-year. The AIM listed company said adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation fell 62.5% to £0.6m in the six months to November 2012. A diluted adjusted loss
Read moreDunelm Finance Director trades in shares from LTIP
18th Oct 2012 16:07
Dunelm Group's Finance Director, David Stead, has traded in 43,460 of the 85,215 shares he received after exercising options under the company's long-term incentive plan at no cost. Stead, who joined the homeware chain in 2003, traded in the shares at 679.40p, earning £295,267, which he used to fu
Read moreTuesday broker round-up
2nd Oct 2012 08:17
African Barrick Gold: Deutsche Bank raises target from 510p to 540p, hold rating kept. African Minerals: Deutsche Bank cuts target from 708p to 610p, buy rating kept. Allocate Software: N+1 Brewin downgrades to hold, target cut from 94p to 80p. Babcock: Investec raises target from 970p to 100p, b
Read moreSmall caps: IndigoVision, Silence Therapeutics, Air Partner...
31st Jul 2012 11:51
Air Partner, a provider of air charter services, has said underlying profit before tax for the year is expected to meet its forecasts. The firm's cost reduction programme is also now nearly complete and will realise 'significant cost savings' in the next financial year, with a one off restructuring
Read moreAllocate Software confident on full year
6th Feb 2012 07:16
Allocate Software, a provider of workforce and compliance software, said total revenue for the year was flat while EBITDA fell to £1.6m from £3.8m before. The IT firm, which specialises in software that organises shifts in the healthcare sector, British Army, Nato and Australia's armed forces, said
Read moreAllocate Software in rude health
6th Sep 2011 08:53
Allocate Software, which produces software to coordinate large organisations' workforces, notched up its fifth successive year of record results. The group saw revenues jump 37% in the financial year ending in May. Its full year results also show increased operating profit (up 57% to £5.8m) and it
Read moreAllocate sees slowing contract numbers in third quarter
21st Mar 2011 12:54
Allocate Software, the workforce optimisation software developer, saw a slowing number of NHS deals in the third quarter, according to chief executive officer Ian Bowles. "Our business in the UK continues well in terms of demand for Healthroster and our other products. However, despite these activi
Read moreAllocate enjoys Aussie boost
31st Jan 2011 15:46
Workforce optimisation software developer Allocate Software saw turnover shoot up at the interim stage, boosted by the capture of a large Australian healthcare contract. Revenue rose by 77% in the six months to 30 November to £15.9m, from £9.0m in the corresponding period of last year. Licensing re
Read moreFriday tips round-up: Home Retail, Premier Farnell, Go-Ahead
11th Jun 2010 07:02
It was a tale of two divisions yesterday at Home Retail Group. While underlying sales declined by just 1.4% at the group's DIY chain Homebase, which was ahead of expectations, like-for-like sales tumbled by a disappointing 8.1% at its catalogue operation, Argos. Home Retail's shares now trade on a
Read moreAllocate Software Sees FY Ahead Of Previous Views
10th Jun 2010 07:34
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Allocate Software PLC (ALL.LN), a provider of workforce and business optimization solutions, said Thursday it expects to report results for the financial year ended May 31 ahead of its previous expectations. MAIN FACTS: -Seen strong performance in its fourth quarter ended
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Griffin Mining, Energy XXI
6th May 2010 12:49
Griffin Mining posted a rise in profits in the year to December 31 despite a slide in revenues following the collapse in metals prices in late 2008. The company, which operates the Caijiaying zinc-gold mine in China, posted a pre-tax profit of $7.2m, up from $7m in 2008, even as revenues fell to $2
Read moreHealthy revenue growth for Allocate
29th Jan 2010 12:08
Acquisitive personnel software provider Allocate Software saw strong growth in revenue at the interim stage, helped by a number of contract wins with NHS Trusts. Revenue in the six months to the end of November rose 38% to £9m from £6.5m the year before. Organic revenue growth was 27%. Licence re
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