Small caps round-up: Medusa Mining, Kentz, Central Rand
22nd Feb 2011 14:59
Philippines-focused miner Medusa Mining saw earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation double to $63.3m in the six months to 31 December 2010 from $31.5m in the second half of 2009. Revenues surged to a record $78.3m from $41.3m the year before, due to increased gold production a
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Huntsworth, Porvair
19th Nov 2010 15:31
Shares in public relations outfit Huntsworth fell back after it said some of the revenues it had expected to come in this year will be delayed until 2011. It also announced that finance director Tymon Broadhead is stepping down to be replaced by Colin Adams, currently finance boss at the Harry Pott
Read moreS&U, Gleeson, China Prv Eqty, Scisys
23rd Sep 2010 11:32
Central African Gold said its future as a miner of the precious metal in Zimbabwe is becoming clearer after a tough period for the group given conditions in the troubled country, but that 'there are still significant and complex hurdles that need to be addressed over the short and medium term.' Pre
Read moreDatatec boss buys ahead of dividend
5th Jul 2010 17:01
Jens Montanana, the chief executive of South Africa-based IT services provider Datatec Ltd, has been buying shares ahead of them going ex-dividend today (5 July). The capital distribution has been set by AIM-quoted and JSE-listed Datatec at 12 cents a share, which is equivalent to around 8p a shar
Read moreMJ Gleeson Sells Powerminster Unit For GBP6.6M
30th Jun 2010 16:13
LONDON (Dow Jones)--MJ Gleeson (GLE.LN), an urban regeneration and strategic land specialist, announced Wednesday the disposal of Powerminster to Morgan Sindall Group Plc (MGNS.LN), a U.K. construction and regeneration group, for a cash consideration of GBP6.6 million. MAIN FACTS: -Powermins
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Chaucer, Ricardo, Trafficmaster...
19th May 2010 11:20
Underwriter Chaucer has reported a 3% dip in first quarter total gross written premium income to £250.1m, which KBC Peel Hunt said shows discipline. "Despite a high level of losses to the Chilean and Deepwater catastrophes in Q1, the tone of Chaucer's IMS is positive," said the broker. "The group i
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Impax, Liberty, Petards
19th May 2010 10:29
Impax, the investment manager focused on environmental sector, saw its assets under management rise by 40% in the six months to March 31 as markets improved. 'Evidence of improving macroeconomic conditions, particularly in the United States and in the Asia-Pacific region, has resulted in continued
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Unite, Styles & Woods, Renewable Energy Generation...
19th Nov 2009 15:30
Student accommodation developer Unite Group says that like-for-like rental growth is 9.7% for the 2009-10 academic year. Reservations of 96.5% have been achieved even though 2,800 beds were added for the latest academic year. Unite is negotiating to acquire sites in London that will provide up to
Read moreInitial share buy by Stobart non-exec
26th Oct 2009 16:33
Daniel Dayan, who was appointed a non-executive director of Stobart Group in July, has bought 40,000 shares following the release of the transport group's interim figures last week. Dayan held no shares before this purchase. Stobart reported an increase in pre-tax profits from £11m to £12.4m in th
Read moreSmall Caps round-up - M J Gleeson, Off-Plan Fund, Red Leopard...
26th Oct 2009 11:42
Urban regeneration and strategic land specialist M J Gleeson has named Jolyon Harrison as the managing director of its Gleeson Regeneration & Homes division. Harrison, 61, who's spent 40 years in the house building business in the North of England, will replace Colin Rossiter on 2 November. He bou
Read moreSector movers: Construction stocks driven lower
25th Sep 2009 09:43
Driver Group is leading the constructions and materials sector lower after the provider of dispute resolution services to the construction industry said trading in the second half has been 'very challenging.' In the UK, Driver was particularly disappointed with the north, where an expected upturn d
Read moreSector movers: Software higher despite mixed performances
24th Sep 2009 12:45
Group NBT is helping lift the software & computer services sector higher today after posting a rise in revenues and profits. The domain name management group was helped by the increasing importance of the internet as a generator of revenue for companies. Hardly a day seems to go by when the softwa
Read moreGleeson FY losses widen
24th Sep 2009 08:01
Urban regeneration and strategic land specialist M J Gleeson said full year pre-tax losses deepened as market conditions in the housebuilding sector continued to deteriorate. Pre-tax loss of widened to £54.3m for the year ended 30 June compared with £20.8m the year before. Revenue from continuing o
Read moreGrim outlook for Gleeson
15th May 2009 08:55
House builder and facilities management firm M J Gleeson expects revenues in the second half of its financial year to be below first half levels, and flagged that it expects to make further write-downs in the value of its assets. The company remains in cash conservation mode having seen little si
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