Character Group Buys Back 393,683 Shares At 145.2 Pence
14th Jun 2010 07:57
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Character Group PLC (CCT.LN) said Monday it bought back for cancellation 393,683 ordinary shares at a price of 145.2 pence per share. MAIN FACTS: -This represents 1.48% of the current issued share capital of the Company shares held in treasury. -Shares closed at 141 p
Read moreCharacter Group Buys Back 198,000 Shares
9th Jun 2010 08:21
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Character Group PLC (CCT.LN) said Wednesday it bought back for cancellation 198,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 142.67 pence per share. MAIN FACTS: -At 0719 GMT shares down 0.5 pence, or 0.3%, at 149.5 pence. -By Elliott Ball, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-93
Read moreRPS boss cashes in
18th May 2010 16:51
Chief executive Dr Alan Hearne has raised nearly £1m by selling shares in environmental consultancy RPS. Dr Hearne has sold 470,000 shares at an average price of 209.588p each. That leaves him with 15,130 RPS shares and £985,000 in cash. In March, Dr Hearne raised £222,434 from a share disposal
Read moreCharacter returns to profit
27th Apr 2010 10:03
Shares in Character Group are in demand a better than expected Christmas helped the toy maker to a return to profits in the year to February 28. Pre-tax profits totalled £3.73m, compared with a loss of £3.47m the previous year, as revenues rose to £43.1m from £37.8m. The company also started paying
Read moreNew Tate boss buys
28th Jan 2010 16:39
Javed Ahmed, the new chief executive of sweeteners supplier Tate & Lyle, has bought 100,000 shares after the announcement of the company's interim management statement. Ahmed paid 390p each for the shares - a total investment of £390,000. Ahmed's appointment as chief executive was announced last
Read moreLondon close: Footsie snaps 4-day losing streak
26th Jan 2010 16:25
Top stocks staged a recovery late afternoon as Wall Street reacted well to US consumer confidence at a 16-month high. Standard Chartered was a bright spot after Nomura said the recent share price fall represents a buying opportunity. The Japanese broker upgraded the Far East focused bank to 'buy'
Read moreLondon afternoon: Losses pared
26th Jan 2010 14:19
Leading shares cut back their losses over the lunch time session but resource stocks remain under the cosh on fears that the Chinese authorities will step up its campaign to cool down its overheating economy and lift interest rates. Fresnillo, Xstrata and Kazakhmys lead the mining sector lower, wh
Read moreLondon midday: GDP figures no comfort
26th Jan 2010 12:03
News that the UK economy limped out of recession in the fourth quarter has failed to cheer equities, which remain more concerned about China and the possibility its government will slam the economic brakes on. The UK economy grew just 0.1% in the fourth quarter, far less than expected. Economists h
Read moreLondon open: Blue chips struggle
26th Jan 2010 08:49
Footsie has fallen again in early dealing with miners again under pressure on worries about overheating in China and the possibility its government will slam the economic brakes on. The big mining names are all lower this morning. Rio Tinto, Anglo American and Lonmin are the worst affected, but fal
Read moreCharacter to launch Michael Jackson dolls
26th Jan 2010 07:42
In one of the year’s more off the wall announcements toy maker Character Group has said it is to launch a collection of official Michael Jackson dolls later this year. Two figures based on the singer, who died in controversial circumstances in June 2009, will be launched in August with another two
Read moreThursday tips round-up: Wetherspoon, Soco, Character
21st Jan 2010 06:01
The economic backdrop remains tough but Wetherspoon's value-for-money offer and unmatched retail skills will ensure that it is among the winners. At 463p, or 13 times earnings, hold on for recovery, advises the Times. The Independent agrees and says the shares are too pricey to recommend buying more
Read moreIt's all Go-Go at Character
20th Jan 2010 07:54
Changes to the product line at Character Group have paid off for the toys and giftware distributor, and the board is looking forward to a ‘significant turnaround in profit before tax’ at the half year stage. Sales in the four months since the end of August 2009 have been 1.2% higher than the compa
Read moreCharacter says popular Go Go Hamster is safe
7th Dec 2009 15:12
Character Group, the UK distributor of Go Go Pets, has insisted that this year's must have Christmas toy is safe. The firm behind the £9.99 battery-powered pets said the toys fully comply with the 'extremely stringent safety and quality standards and regulations' imposed by the European authorities
Read moreCharacter returns to profit in second half
1st Dec 2009 08:10
Toy maker Character Group said it returned to profitability in the second half of the year and re-introduced its dividend payment. Overall, the group still made a full-year pre-tax loss of £2.17m compared to a profit of £5.14m for the previous year. Sales in the year amounted to £68.6m, down 16.6%
Read moreHottest toys won't break the bank this Christmas
30th Oct 2009 13:12
Parents won't have to win the lottery to pay for their children's Christmas presents this year as toymakers flood the shelves with affordable games and gizmos. The Toy Retailers Association (TRA) this week revealed the toys it thinks most kids want to find in their stocking Christmas morning. It s
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