KBC tanks on profit warning
25th Sep 2012 12:56
Software firm KBC plunged on Tuesday after it said it would miss full year expectations after a poor first half. Shares were off by 20% after the firm reported a "challenging first half which will impact overall performance for the year". It added that action was being taken to reduce costs and re
Read moreHikma boss makes a fair few pennies from share sale
21st Jun 2012 16:24
Said Darwazah, the Chief Executive Officer of Hikma Pharmaceuticals, the FTSE 250 multinational pharmaceutical group, has pocketed over one million pounds through the sale of company shares last week. Darwazah sold 195,447 shares at 649p each on June 15th for a total of £1,268,451, the company reve
Read moreSector movers: Oil services stocks jump as crude rises
9th Feb 2012 16:05
Oil equipment, services and distribution stocks were on the rise today, tracking oil prices higher. Brent crude was up 0.47% at $117.75 in mid-afternoon trade on the IntercontinentalExchange on news that Greek leaders have finally reached an agreement over austerity measures. While many say that th
Read moreKBC benefits as oil and gas companies struggle
20th Sep 2011 08:38
Engineering consultancy, KBC Advanced Technologies, saw profits rise in the first half of 2011 after oil and gas firms turned to it to help manage costs. Profit before tax in the first half year came in at £2.2m, compared to £1.8m the previous year. The firm pushed up its interim dividend by 27% t
Read morePearson's Scardino pockets £460,000
19th May 2011 15:49
Marjorie Scardino, the chief executive of the Financial Times and Penguin books publisher Pearson, has been selling shares in the company. She netted about £460,000 from the sale of 40,000 shares, half of them at 1,153p a time and half at 1,150p. She still has about 1.28 shares in the company. Sha
Read moreCentrica's Carr spends £100,000
17th May 2011 16:00
Centrica's chairman Sir Roger Carr has doubled his stake in the energy supplier, spending £100,000. He bought 31,920 shares at 313.3p a time and now has 58,361. Carr has been chairman of Centrica since 2004. He was also chairman of Cadbury until the chocolate manufacturer was taken over by the US
Read moreBrainspark chief executive takes shares
4th Apr 2011 15:52
The chief executive of investment company Brainspark, Alfredo Villa, has spent £112,500 on shares in the company. He took 31,000 shares, paying 34.5p a share. Following the acquisition and the conversion of some other shares awarded to Villa into ordinary shares, he now has about 5.3m ordinary shar
Read moreDividend indicates KBC Advanced Technologies' confidence
15th Mar 2011 15:24
Oil refinery consultancy and software provider KBC Advanced Technologies enjoyed a strong second half to 2010 and the positive trading momentum has carried on into 2011. AIM-quoted KBC had a record order book of £58.7m at the end of 2010, helped by last year's $42m contract with Pemex. That contra
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Acal, Dechra, KBC Advanced Tech...
12th Jan 2011 12:11
Technology specialist Acal has bought German communication and fibre optic component provider CompoTRON for up to £7.1m. An initial cash consideration of £5.7m will be followed by another £1.4m in January 2013, subject to the company meeting performance targets. CompoTRON made £0.8m in 2009. Veter
Read moreSmall caps round-up: African Aura, Weather Lottery, Antrim...
7th Oct 2010 13:11
A 'highly encouraging' result from tests at its Putu iron ore project in Liberia has given shares in African Aura Mining a lift. 'We are incredibly pleased with the metallurgical test results from the Putu project which indicate substantially improved recoveries and higher concentrates to what had
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Billington, Blackrock Commodities, CBG ...
14th Sep 2010 14:51
Structural steel supplier Billington has reported a sharp fall in profit in the first half of 2010 but this is in line with its expectations at the time of the 2009 figures. Revenues fell from £29.7m to £21.3m in the six months to June 2010, while pre-tax profit slumped from £2.62m to £1.09m. Net ca
Read moreSmall caps: Proventec, Tikit, UBC Media...
8th Jul 2010 15:36
Steam cleaning group Proventec's major shareholder with 36.2% of the share capital and the representatives of 75% of the £15m 8.5% fixed rate loan notes agreed a comprehensive restructuring of the loan notes. The agreement will see a cash injection of £2.5m, a reduced value and coupon loan note and
Read moreKBC Advanced Technologies Sees FY Results In Line With Views
8th Jul 2010 07:15
LONDON (Dow Jones)--KBC Advanced Technologies PLC (KBC.LN), a provider of consultancy and software to the hydrocarbon and energy industries worldwide, said Thursday it expects full year results to be in line with the Board's expectations. MAIN FACTS: -Has seen evidence of an improvement in t
Read moreHuntsworth non-exec buys again
21st Apr 2010 16:45
Huntsworth non-executive director Eugene Beard has taken his spending on the marketing services company's shares in the past year to nearly £186,000. Beard has bought a further 100,000 shares at 72.91p each. This is the highest price he has paid for the shares in the past year. The lowest buying p
Read moreKBC Advanced sees customer budgets unfreezing
16th Mar 2010 13:31
Revenues and underlying profits from energy industry consultant KBC Advanced Technologies were flat in 2009, though the company hailed this as a 'resilient performance in challenging economic circumstances'. Revenue in 2009 eased marginally to £52.59m from £52.77m the year before while 'as reported
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