Indigovision shareholders tickled pink by special divi
27th Sep 2012 09:58
Internet video security firm IndigoVision is awash with cash after a strong start to the new financial year and so has announced a special dividend of 70p per share. Revenue for the year to the end of July rose 5% to £30.27m from £28.89m the year before, with the second half seeing a 14% year-on-y
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31st Jul 2012 11:51
Air Partner, a provider of air charter services, has said underlying profit before tax for the year is expected to meet its forecasts. The firm's cost reduction programme is also now nearly complete and will realise 'significant cost savings' in the next financial year, with a one off restructuring
Read moreIndigoVision to more than double operating profits
31st Jul 2012 07:11
Internet video security firm IndigoVision said turnover for the year to 31 July 2012 is expected to be not less than £30m. The Scottish technology firm, which sells digital surveillance equipment worldwide, said sales growth in the second half year is expected to exceed 10 per cent and full year sa
Read moreIndigoVision sees better second half
14th Mar 2012 12:54
IndigoVision Group, an internet video security company, posted a slight fall in revenues and profit before tax for the half year ended January 31st. Revenue fell from £15m to £14.49m year-on-year while pre-tax profit dropped from £1.4m to £1.3m, mainly as a result of higher research and developmen
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Aer Lingus, Gold Oil, IndigoVision...
30th Jan 2012 08:49
Airline Aer Lingus has confirmed that it is in talks with parties involved with the firm's pension scheme, which is said to be 400 million euros short, equivalent to $525m. The Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme (IASS) is holding thetaljks with trade unions and Dublin Airport Authority and its uni
Read moreThursday newspaper round-up: Deficit, Pensions, Solar
22nd Dec 2011 06:35
George Osborne was given a boost yesterday after public sector borrowing fell by more than expected last month on the back of the bank levy and the 20% VAT rate. The Office for National Statistics said that public sector net borrowing had fallen to £18.1bn, compared with £20.5bn in November last yea
Read moreBarclays director keeps the faith
21st Dec 2011 16:29
Sir Michael Rake, the Senior Independent Director of Barclays, has upped his stake in the firm less than a week after the global bank was downgraded by Fitch Ratings. Rake, who is currently also Chairman of telecommunications firm BT Group and Chairman of Easyjet, bought up 5,914 ordinary shares a
Read moreLloyds boss wakes up and buys 0.6m shares
15th Dec 2011 15:45
Announcing his return to work just six short weeks since taking leave on medical advice, Lloyds boss Antonio Horta-Osorio celebrated his recovery with the purchase of $226,962-worth of shares in the part-nationalised lender. The director, who was signed off sick with extreme fatigue and sleep depr
Read moreIndigoVision operating profits plummet
21st Sep 2011 07:12
Internet video security company IndigoVision said operating profit more than halved as it battles against difficult trading conditions. Operating profit fell to £1.19m for year ended 31 July 2011 compared to £3.05m in the corresponding period in 2010. Revenues rose to £28.9m from £28.0m before.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks slide after short-lived rally
10th Aug 2011 16:43
London's leading share index almost closed back below the 5,000 point mark after giving up a short-lived rally. Euphoria over US plans to keep interest rates at their current low levels was soon overshadowed by the reason for the plans: the grim economic outlook. Here, the Bank of England has cut
Read moreSector movers: Micro Focus provides spark in software sector
10th Aug 2011 14:20
The software and computer services sector was in demand on Wednesday after results and updates from three of its constituents. FTSE 250 legacy software specialist Micro Focus soared after it revealed that it is trading ahead of expectations. The upbeat trading statement made a change from profit wa
Read moreLondon midday: FTSE 100 stable for now after gains
10th Aug 2011 12:21
Shares are holding onto most of their gains after rallying on the back of the US Federal Reserve's announcement that rates will stay low for two years. Hopes that this will keep the global economy growing has spurred demand for miners, with big-hitters such as Xstrata and Kazakhmys higher, joined b
Read moreLondon open: Strong start as Footsie climbs back over 5,200
10th Aug 2011 08:32
Just three stocks were in the red early on, as the Footsie attempted to claw its way back after a week of turmoil in global markets. The US Federal Reserve last night pledged to freeze short-term US interest rates for two years and opened the door to more quantitative easing, in an attempt to resto
Read moreIndigoVision to miss full-year targets
10th Aug 2011 07:46
Internet video security company IndigoVision warned that sales and profits for the year ended 31 July will not meet its initial targets. "Generally sales lead times have lengthened as the year has progressed and as a result overall sales and consequently estimated trading profit are below our earli
Read moreLondon close: Greek talks bolster late recovery
17th Jun 2011 16:33
As European leaders seemed to come closer to a solution to the Greek crisis, sentiment was lifted across the continent with markets finishing higher across the board. Despite a poor start, London equities got a boost in the late morning period, helping the Footsie back above the 5,700 mark. A strong
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