Wind-down most likely option for Ceres Power, Peel Hunt says
4th Oct 2012 09:54
The future is looking bleak for cash-strapped Ceres Power, the fuel cell technology developer, as it has been unable to secure sufficient funding to keep the business going. The group had hoped to secure a new tranche of funding before the end of September to enable it to pursue its goal of deliver
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Plastics Capital, Vislink, Westminster Group ...
25th Apr 2012 13:54
Plastics Capital, a niche platics products group, has said it expects its result for the full year to 31 March 2012 will be in line with market expectations, despite sales continuing to be affected by the aftermath of the Thai floods. The firm said profit margins have remained good, cash flow has be
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Arena, RedHot Media, Vp...
10th Feb 2012 11:09
Gene-based biopharmaceutical company Oxford Biomedia has announced that its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Andrew Wood, has stepped down and will be replaced by Tim Watts with immediate effect. Watts has over 30 years' experience in leading multinational businesses and was most recently CFO at Archi
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Ceres, Ceramic Fuel, Antrim ...
23rd Jan 2012 09:22
The bombed-out shares of Ceres Power showed signs of life on Monday morning after the company announced significant improvements in the durability of its core fuel cell module technology. Meanwhile, the long term test programe of its combined heat and power (CHP) engineering technology remains on s
Read moreLondon close: Higher finish after choppy day
12th Oct 2011 16:36
London's leading share index closed in the blue as worries over the Slovak parliament's rejection of the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF) gave way to optimism that it will be passed. SLOVAK SEE-SAW Late Tuesday night, just 55 of the 150 MPs in Slovakia's parliament voted in favour of expan
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks rally as Slovak shock fades
12th Oct 2011 12:05
London's leading share index has staged an impressive rally with worries following the Slovakian parliament's rejection of the euro bailout fund giving way to hopes that the small central European state will soon ratify the deal. SLOVAK HEADACHE, GERMAN REASSURANCE Late Tuesday night, just 55 of t
Read moreLosses widen at Ceres Power
12th Oct 2011 10:53
Wider losses at Ceres Power, the fuel cell technology developer, prompted a 25% tumble in the share price. Operating loss grew to £16.7m for the year to the end of June, compared to £13.2m the year before. Revenue was slightly lower at £0.7m, down from £0.8m in 2010, but the growing losses were
Read moreDavid Pummell is new CEO of Ceres
18th Aug 2011 11:18
Ceres Power has announced that it has appointed former BP executive David Pummell as its new chief executive officer (CEO). Pummell, who will take up the position on 5 September, was CEO of MAPS Technology, the maker of non-destructive testing equipment, until April of this year, developing the co
Read moreSmall caps round-up: ACAL, Ceres Power, Digital Barriers
1st Jun 2011 18:20
ACAL, the European specialist provider of technology products and services, swung back into the black in the year to 31 March, with a pre-tax profit of £1.9m on revenue of £265m. The year before it had made a loss of £6.3m on revenue of £182m. Underlying profit before tax advanced to £7.1m from a
Read moreSector movers: Burberry leads personal goods lower on quake concerns
14th Mar 2011 14:30
Personal goods is the worst performing sector Monday with luxury fashion brand Burberry losing nearly 4%. The Japanese crisis is weighing down on the stock, which attributes a large chunk of its sales to the country. Personal care and beauty products group Creightons is also providing a drag with s
Read moreCeres Power confident despite wider losses
29th Sep 2010 12:19
Losses widened on lower revenues at Ceres Power in the year to June 30, but the fuel cell technology company is confident that it can benefit from the trend towards green technology. Pre-tax losses widened to £12.8m from £8.3m as revenues slipped to £786,000 from £952,000. 'A Ceres Power CHP produ
Read moreMouchel boss's family takes shares
26th Jul 2010 16:23
The wife and son of Mouchel's chief executive Richard Cuthbert have been taking advantage of weakness in the share price of the provider of outsourced services to the public sector. His wife Julia and son Simon each took 20,000 shares, paying 121p a time and paying a combined total of nearly £50,00
Read moreMARKET TALK: Goldman Sachs Downgrades Ceres Power To Neutral
20th Jul 2010 10:24
0924 GMT [Dow Jones] Goldman Sachs downgrades Ceres Power (CWR.LN) to neutral from buy and slashes the price target to 75p from 350p. This follows the announcement on July 2 that the company is delaying the initial product sales of its combined heat and power boilers until mid-2012. Goldman says its
Read moreUK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: BROKERS COMMENTS
20th Jul 2010 10:24
Broker comments in the UK today. Compiled by Dow Jones Newswires Markets Desk, [email protected] Contact us in London. +44-20-7842-9464 [email protected] 0924 GMT [Dow Jones] Goldman Sachs downgrades Ceres Power (CWR.LN) to neutral from buy and slashes the price target to 75p fr
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Regal Petroleum Gets Ukraine Injunction
2nd Jul 2010 16:00
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 REGAL PETROLEUM PLC (RPT.LN), an oil and gas explorer, Friday got approval to continue drilling and production in the Ukraine after an order halting its
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