Small caps round-up: Sopheon, Hargreaves Services, Global Energy,...
15th Jun 2010 10:10
Hargreaves Services, which provides support services to the energy sector, said overall results are expected to be in line with management expectations. "The board remain confident about the prospects for the group. The board is particularly excited by the prospects of the Tower project and please
Read moreHargreaves Services FY10 Trading In Line With Management Views
15th Jun 2010 07:22
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Hargreaves Services PLC (HSP.LN), a U.K. energy support services provider, said Tuesday overall results for the year ended May 31 are expected to be in line with management expectations, adding that while talks with UK Coal PLC (UKC.LN) have ended it continues to work closely wit
Read moreFriday tips round-up: Home Retail, Premier Farnell, Go-Ahead
11th Jun 2010 07:02
It was a tale of two divisions yesterday at Home Retail Group. While underlying sales declined by just 1.4% at the group's DIY chain Homebase, which was ahead of expectations, like-for-like sales tumbled by a disappointing 8.1% at its catalogue operation, Argos. Home Retail's shares now trade on a
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Anglesey Mining Down On Quebec Dispute
10th Jun 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 ANGLESEY MINING PLC (AYM.LN), an iron ore miner, Thursday said Quebec Innu are planning to set up a barricade in Canada that could block access to Labrad
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Wincanton Eyeing Public Sector Openings
10th Jun 2010 12:30
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 WINCANTON PLC (WIN.LN) said it is eyeing more opportunities in the public sector following a recent joint venture with outsourcing specialist Serco Group
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Halfords Sees FY11 Earnings Growth
10th Jun 2010 09:30
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 HALFORDS GROUP PLC (HFD.LN) Thursday predicted further earnings growth this fiscal year, in spite of continued tough trading conditions, as it posted a s
Read moreHargreaves Services, UK Coal No Longer In Merger Talks
10th Jun 2010 07:56
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Minerals and support services group Hargreaves Services PLC (HSP.LN) Thursday said it is no longer planning to pursue a merger proposal with coal producer UK Coal PLC (UKC.LN). The firms announced in May that they were in "very early" merger talks. UK Coal also said Thurs
Read moreUK Coal and Hargreaves Services end merger talks
10th Jun 2010 07:45
Britain's biggest coal miner UK Coal and energy sector support services group Hargreaves Services no longer intend to merge, the companies announced this morning. Hargreaves said that 'while recognising that UK Coal has many valuable assets, it does not intend to pursue such a merger.' The compani
Read moreHargreaves Servs Plc Statement Regarding Uk Coal
10th Jun 2010 07:12
TIDMHSP TIDMUKC RNS Number : 3797N Hargreaves Services PLC 10 June 2010 ? +------------------------------+------------------------------+ | For Immediate Release | 10 June 2010 | | | | +------------------------------+
Read moreUk Coal Plc Statement Re Hargreaves Services Plc
10th Jun 2010 07:12
TIDMUKC TIDMHSP RNS Number : 3688N UK Coal PLC 10 June 2010 ? 10 June 2010 UK COAL PLC Statement regarding Hargreaves Services plc UK COAL plc ("UK COAL" or "The Group") announces that, further to the announcement of 9 March 2010 and the
Read moreTuesday tips round-up: Carphone Warehouse, Kazakhmys, WPP
27th Apr 2010 06:36
Carphone Warehouse trades on 17.2 times 2011 forecast earnings, which looks high enough. But with the US venture poised for a break-out and continuing good numbers in Europe, it could be argued the company is not as expensive as it appears to be. Buy says the Independent. The stars are aligned for
Read moreHargreaves Services in merger talks with UK Coal
10th Mar 2010 15:19
Hargreaves Services, which provides support services to the energy sector, took a tumble Wednesday after admitting it is discussing a possible merger with UK Coal. The coal miner confirmed yesterday it is "at a very early stage of investigating an approach it has received which could address the gr
Read moreFriday tips round-up: Savills, Wood Group, McBride
18th Dec 2009 06:42
Savills, the upmarket property company, produced a reverse profits warning yesterday, saying its earnings would be appreciably ahead of expectations. Notwithstanding 50 % top rates and supertaxes on bankers' bonuses, it seems the top end of the property market is holding up rather nicely. The share
Read moreWednesday tips round-up: Debenhams, Hargreaves Services, Ashmore
16th Sep 2009 06:43
Debenhams is in a far better position than it was at the start of the year. The demises of Woolworths and Adams have given the company the opportunity to build on its historically low market share in children's wear. It is also growing in sportswear, another target area. However after the strong f
Read moreWednesday tips round-up: BG, Carpetright, Reed Elsevier
1st Jul 2009 06:45
BG is regarded as a perennial bid target, but it is the growth prospects of the group in Australian LNG, its assets in offshore Brazil and now US shale gas that are the real reasons to own the shares. The shares are trading on a December 2009 earnings multiple of 14.3 times, falling to 12.6 in 201
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