Small caps round-up: Japan Leisure, Merchant Securities, Finders ...
22nd Jul 2010 12:49
Japan Leisure Hotels, which rents out rooms to amorous couples looking for privacy, dropped after it said revenue and EBITDA levels for the year ending 31 December will be lower than current market expectations. Wealth manager Merchant Securities rallied after swinging to a full-year profit of £0.6
Read moreCello Group Sees 1H Double Digit Operating Profit Growth
22nd Jul 2010 07:25
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Cello Group PLC (CLL.LN), an independent market research and consulting group, said Thursday it has continued to trade well and will show comparable income growth and double digit operating profit growth for the first half of the financial year. MAIN FACTS: -Group continu
Read moreLondon close: Pension deal boosts BA
16th Mar 2010 17:03
After threatening to hit a new intra-day high the FTSE 100 index saw its advance checked in the final hour of trading as profit takers moved in ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates later today. Airline British Airways made a late surge to the top of the Footsie leaderboard as i
Read moreLondon afternoon: G4S locked out of market rally
16th Mar 2010 14:49
The Footsie stopped just short of dipping into negative territory over the lunchtime session before buyers moved back in just before 2pm. Banks and miners continue to provide many of the bright spots, with the latter benefitting from higher metal prices. In banking, Royal Bank of Scotland is want
Read moreLondon midday: Early gains trimmed
16th Mar 2010 12:03
The FTSE 100 was clinging on to positive territory at the start of the lunchtime session after share prices went into a late morning swoon. Banks and miners continue to provide most of the bright spots, with the latter benefitting from higher metal prices. In banking, Royal Bank of Scotland is wa
Read moreCello profit shrinks, ups divi
16th Mar 2010 09:05
Shares in marketing services group Cello surged 9% as it said 2009 profit fell as clients cut spending but trading since the start of 2010 has been good. Headline pre-tax profit fell to £5.1m for the year to 31 December 2009 from £7.3m the year before. Revenue from continuing operations dropped 8%
Read moreCello says activity picking up, remains cautious
19th Jan 2010 08:44
Cello, a marketing services group, said it is seeing refreshed levels of spend across its major research clients but remains cautious about the current outlook. Shares in the group rose nearly 2%. "Whilst the board remains realistically cautious about the current outlook and it is too early to give
Read moreSmall caps round-up: China Shoto, Resources in Insurance, Cello...
15th Sep 2009 13:52
Continued growth in the Chinese economy despite the global downturn helped China Shoto, which makes batteries for mobile phones, post a 41% rise in revenues in the half year to June 30. Pre-tax profits climbed to £6.4m from £4.4m over the same period the previous year as revenue rose to £96.5m from
Read moreCello cuts costs to offset slowdown
3rd Jul 2009 07:50
A slowdown at its qualitative research business has prompted Cello to caution like for like gross profits are down by around 10% year on year, with operating margins also squeezed. The market research group has cut costs to offset the downturn. Like for like professional costs have been reduced by
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