Electric Word swings to profit as it slims down operation
14th Feb 2017 13:05
(ShareCast News) - Specialist information business Electric Word posted its audited results for the year to 30 November on Tuesday, with group profit for the year of £9.2m- swinging from a £2.3m loss - including a £10.7m profit from discontinued operations. The AIM-traded firm reported £13.9m net ca
Read moreElectric Word signals smaller-than-anticipated loss
20th Dec 2016 15:03
(ShareCast News) - Electric Word issued an update to its trading on Tuesday, following the end of its financial year to 30 November. The AIM-traded company said that, following the disposals of Optimus Education and Speechmark in November, the continuing business of the group now comprised SportBusi
Read moreElectric Word sells loss-making speech and language therapy publisher
15th Nov 2016 11:32
(ShareCast News) - Electric Word has sold the trade and certain assets of its loss-making speech and language therapy publishing business for £1.85m. The AIM-listed company sold its subsidiary, Speechmark Publishing, to Informa UK, which is trading as Taylor Francis Group, with £1.66m payable on
Read moreElectric Word offloads Optimus Professional Publishing
2nd Nov 2016 09:36
(ShareCast News) - Electric Word announced the sale of a subsidiary on Wednesday - Optimus Professional Publishing - to Prospects Education Services. The AIM-traded company said Optimus is part of its education division and provides live events and online training for leaders in UK schools to suppor
Read moreElectric Word interim losses widen, revenue flat
23rd Aug 2016 10:08
(ShareCast News) - AIM-listed specialist information business Electric Word reported a widening of its losses in the first half as revenue remained flat. In its interim results to the end of May, the company said revenue was flat at £3.2bn while adjusted losses before tax came in at £986m from £916
Read moreElectric Word reports 75% increase in full year earnings
6th Apr 2016 14:11
(ShareCast News) - Specialist business information group Electric Word reported a 75% increase in earnings in the full year following the disposal of a number of divisions. The company, which specialises in the education and sports sectors, posted adjusted earnings before interest, tax and amortisat
Read moreElectric Word sells Radcliffe Publishing to Informa for £1m
19th Jun 2015 13:22
Electric Word said on Friday that it has disposed of the trade and certain assets of the company's subsidiary, Radcliffe Publishing, to Informa UK for £1m. The consideration is being paid in cash and comprises £1m less a £43,061 adjustment for deferred revenue at completion, with £856,939 payable on
Read moreElectric Word losses widen, upbeat outlook
19th Aug 2013 07:22
AIM-listed specialist media business Electric Word reported deeper losses for the interim period to the end of May as it injected money in product development, sales and marketing at its three main divisions. The group, which provides training services for the education, healthcare and sport secto
Read moreLondon pre-open: Markets to open little changed
24th Dec 2012 07:39
City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open down two points from Friday's close of 5,940, with light volumes of trading expected as investors wind down for the Christmas bank holidays. UK markets are only open for a half day today, closing at midday. Although the market´s moves are expected to be
Read moreElectric Word trading in line
24th Dec 2012 07:18
Electric Word, which provides training services for the education, healthcare and sport sectors, said following its fundraising in August, trading is in line with company expectations. In its update ahead of its results for the year ended November 30th 2012 the group, which provides specialist info
Read moreElectric Word raises £1.3m via share offer
20th Aug 2012 07:35
Electric Word, which provides training services for the education, healthcare and sport sectors, reported a decline in half year adjusted pre-tax profit as it announced plans to raise £1.3m through a share placing. It announced a placing of 88.3m ordinary shares at 1.5p per share to raise gross pro
Read moreLondon close: Footsie finishes just shy of 6,000
15th Apr 2011 16:52
Footsie finished on or around its high point for the day but just shy of the 6,000 level. Risers outnumbered fallers by about three to one among FTSE 100 constituents, with resource stocks featuring prominently among the laggards. Real estate investment trusts British Land and Land Securities led
Read moreElectric Word snaps up NHS software firm for £2.2m
15th Apr 2011 15:01
Sports and education information publisher Electric Word is buying NHS software provider Ikonami for a maximum consideration of £2.2m. "With the acquisition of Ikonami we are extending further into the Healthcare sector - an area which is evolving and for which there is significant government fundi
Read moreElectric Word improves margins
7th Jul 2010 18:10
Education and sport information publisher Electric Word has improved its margins thanks to cost cutting. Electric Word has reduced costs with marketing spending falling most sharply. The company has still been investing in new projects so it is not harming its longer-term prospects. Part of the re
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Photo-Me Eyes "Futuristic" Photos Boost
7th Jul 2010 16:00
Dow Jones smallcap news is on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps PHOTO-ME INTERNATIONAL PLC (PHTM.LN), a photo booth operator, said a significant proportion of future revenue is set to come from its "futuristic" photo boot
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