Macfarlane Group shares slip after profits improve
21st Feb 2019 10:19
(Sharecast News) - Macfarlane Group shares were down on Thursday morning, after it reported another year of "significant growth" in its 2018 annual results, with sales up 11% to £217.3m.
Read moreMacfarlane profit jumps on demand at distribution business
23rd Aug 2018 10:17
(Sharecast News) - Macfarlane Group's first-half profit jumped 39% as strong growth at the company's packaging distribution business offset lower manufacturing profit.
Read moreMacfarlane on track to meet full year goals
17th Nov 2015 10:00
(ShareCast News) - Labels and packaging company Macfarlane Group said it was on track to meet its expectations for 2015, as it maintained its trading momentum in the second six months of the year. The London-listed company said sales in its manufacturing operations were down 2% in the year to date,
Read moreMacfarlane Group acquires One Packaging for £2.75m
5th Aug 2015 11:23
(ShareCast News) - Macfarlane Group has acquired One Packaging for £2.75m in a bid to develop its packaging distribution businesses. The initial £2m will be paid in cash from its borrowing facilities and the remaining £0.75m will be paid in the third quarter of 2016 depending on trading targets bein
Read moreOcado CFO builds stake after fifth of shareholders oppose remuneration report
8th May 2014 15:45
Duncan Tatton-Brown, the Chief Financial Officer of Ocado Group, has acquired 145,988 pounds-worth of shares in the grocery delivery group. The CFO, who joined the board in September 2012, bought a total of 47,865 shares at 305p each, increasing his stake in the company to 107,865 shares. That c
Read moreSunday share tips: M&S, Debenhams, RSA
13th Apr 2014 10:10
Stick with shares of Marks & Spencer and consider what the company could achieve if all its businesses performed well, Questor said in the Sunday Telegraph. M&S's food business has continued to do well while supermarket rivals face price pressure. M&S reported clothing separately from its other non-
Read moreGalliford Try CEO reduces stake in company after upbeat update
15th Nov 2012 16:48
Greg Fitzgerald, the Chief Executive of Galliford Try, the FTSE 250 building group, has reduced his stake in the company by 300,000 shares just a week after announcing the group is now 'well positioned to deliver further profitable growth'. Fitzgerald, who has occupied the role of CEO since 2005,
Read moreCapital Shopping Deputy Chairman fills his basket
10th Apr 2012 15:54
John Whittaker, Deputy Chairman of Capital Shopping Centres, the FTSE 100 shopping centre operator, has taken 28,250 shares to the till. His purchases, 324.80p each, cost him a total of £124,236. Whittaker may have been making the most of the firm's share price, which is down 68p or 17.5% over th
Read moreSaudi businesswoman opens WPP account
7th Jun 2011 16:08
Non-executive director Lubna Olayan has opened her account in the advertising and marketing giant WPP. The Saudi businesswoman took 10,000 shares 738.5p a pop, paying a total of £73,850. Olayan, the daughter of entrepreneur Sulaiman Olayan, has been with WPP since 2005. In an update last week,
Read moreSmall caps round-up: LSL Property Services, MacFarlane, Oxford Biomedica ...
2nd Mar 2011 13:31
Estate agent and surveyor LSL Property Services said it is cautious on the market for 2011 given the shortage of mortgage finance and other economic challenges but confident it can continue gaining market share. For the year to 31 December, revenue at LSL, which operates Britain's biggest estate ag
Read moreSmall caps round-up: John Menzies, Hyder Consulting, Macfarlane...
16th Nov 2010 17:37
Aviation and newspaper distribution group John Menzies announced its is trading well and continues to be highly cash generative. Profitability and debt levels for the full year are expected to be in line with expectations. The aviation division remains on track for a strong year boosted by larger c
Read moreFormer UKFI boss buys Lloyds shares
23rd Mar 2010 16:38
Glen Moreno has bought his first shares in Lloyds Banking Group since he was appointed senior independent non-executive director of the company on 1 March. He has bought 50,000 ADRs, which is the equivalent of 200,000 shares, at $3.69 each. That is equivalent to just over 61p a share, making the c
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Strontium, Griffin Mining, OPG...
3rd Mar 2010 11:45
Professional services group Strontium increased profit after tax and exceptional items 13-fold in the six months to 31 December to £97,895. Profit on continuing activities before taxation and impairment charges rose 95% to £145,270 on revenue from continuing activities up 23% to £1.23m. "Market c
Read moreMacfarlane 'cautiously optimistic' for 2010
3rd Mar 2010 09:23
Support services firm Macfarlane ramped up underlying profit by 28% last year and says trading has been encouraging at the start of 2010. Pre-tax profit rose to £3.18m from £2.48m in 2008 on revenue unchanged at £123.6m, while profit from continuing operations increased to £2.49m from £1.97m. "The
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Trafficmaster, UK Coal, Xtract Energy
27th Aug 2009 11:43
Satnav group Trafficmaster is still heading higher after growing pre-tax profit by 43% in the first six months of 2009 to £3.4m on revenue up 6% to £28.9m. 'We expect to continue to encounter tough market conditions, but we believe we are well placed to meet expectations for the year,' chief execut
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