IDOX set to return to organic growth
14th Jun 2011 08:04
Government spending cutbacks do not seem to be slowing IDOX, which provides software and services to the public sector, as it reported strong growth in underlying profits. Adjusted pre-tax profits in the six months ended 30 April rose 56% to £4.7m from £3.0m the year before, although reported profi
Read more'Excellent' first half for IDOX
18th May 2011 17:40
Public sector software supplier IDOX said that both revenue and normalised profits have shown "very significant" growth over the six month period ended 30 April, helped by acquisition of McLaren Software, which was bought in December. The integration of McLaren Software is said to have been swift,
Read moreIDOX expands product range
9th Feb 2011 14:09
Public sector software supplier IDOX intends to buy LalPac for up to £2.6m in what will be an earnings enhancing deal. There will be an initial payment of £2.3m and a further £300,000 on the first anniversary of the completion of the deal - as long as certain conditions are fulfilled. LalPac shoul
Read moreCharteris hit as clients hold back
12th Jan 2011 13:25
Shares in IT consultancy Charteris took a dive after it said clients were more cautious than expected in the second quarter, resulting in delayed sales. "This and the inclement weather in December are leading to lower than expected business volumes in the second quarter," it said. "This will res
Read moreLondon close: Strong gains for FTSE 100
11th Jan 2011 16:51
Share prices edged back from earlier highs ahead of the close, but still finished with good gains as fears over European sovereign debt contagion recede in the wake of a show of support for eurozone bond issues from Japan. It has been a good day for banks, with Societe Generale issuing a bullish no
Read moreLondon afternoon: Good day for bankers
11th Jan 2011 14:11
Share prices levelled out over the lunch time session, but investors remain in good heart as fears over European sovereign debt contagion recede in the wake of a show of support for eurozone bond issues from Japan. It has been a good day for banks, with Societe Generale issuing a bullish note on th
Read moreIDOX profits rise despite revenue fall
11th Jan 2011 09:06
Document management specialist IDOX posted lower revenues in the year to 31 October, but said that tight cost controls and efficiency gains helped it to a rise in profits. Pre-tax profits climbed to £4.9m from £4.5m the previous year on revenues that slipped to £31.3m from £32.2m. Revenues were bo
Read moreWednesday tips round-up: Betfair, Go-Ahead, Imagination Technologies...
15th Dec 2010 06:46
After racing to the front of the pack with its autumn flotation, Betfair was all but pulled up lame yesterday. The betting exchange's shares took a hammering as its first set of a results as a quoted company missed City forecasts. Broker concern about the decline in horse-racing revenues in the sec
Read moreLondon close: US jobs data lifts sentiment
24th Nov 2010 16:44
Footsie put its early uncertainty behind it to close with good gains, helped by strong jobs figures from the US which cheered global markets following the jitteriness of the last couple of days. First-time jobless claims fell by a bigger than expected 34,000 to 407,000 in the week ended 20 November
Read moreLondon afternoon: Rolls celebrates another big order
24th Nov 2010 14:36
Barely a dozen or so FTSE 100 constituents are in the red today as the blue-chip index sets about clawing back some of the losses of the last two days, despite continued concerns about the Irish debt crisis and the military tensions in Korea. Better than expected jobs data from the US put investors
Read moreIDOX shrugs off CSR, raises guidance
24th Nov 2010 14:07
Document management specialist IDOX said back in July that it was not unduly worried about the government's impending spending cuts and its optimism seems to have been borne out so far, with full year results set to be materially ahead of market expectations. Higher profitability was achieved despi
Read moreSmith raises £7.1m in Collins Stewart sale
25th Oct 2010 17:24
Having announced his retirement as deputy chairman less than two weeks ago, Terry Smith did not waste much time before selling his entire beneficial holding of 8.93m shares in stockbroking firm Collins Stewart. Smith, who will quite the board of Collins Stewart to focus on his role as chief executi
Read moreIdox Plc Completion Of Acquisition
29th Jul 2010 12:55
TIDMIDOX RNS Number : 1711Q IDOX PLC 29 July 2010 ? 29 July 2010 IDOX plc Completion of acquisition IDOX, a leading independent supplier of software and services to the UK public sector, announces the completion of the acquisition of Computershare Electoral Management Services Limited, as anno
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Halfords Revenue Boosted By Autocentres
27th Jul 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), a U.K. automotive and leisure products retailer, Tuesday announced a 9.6% rise in group revenue between April 3 and July 26
Read moreIDOX Buys Computershare's Electoral Management Unit For GBP4.4M
27th Jul 2010 07:38
LONDON (Dow Jones)--IDOX PLC (IDOX.LN), a supplier of software and services to the U.K. public sector, Tuesday said it has agreed to buy Computershare Electoral Management Services Ltd. from Computershare Ltd. (CPU.AU) for up to GBP4.4 million of existing cash. CEMS, which trades as Strand Busi
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