Northern Bear roars higher as final results tear up forecasts
13th Jul 2015 11:58
(ShareCast News) - Shares in Northern Bear climbed nearly 6% on Monday after posting better-than-expected full-year results. Revenues in the company, which provides specialist building services to local authorities, rose 13.4% to £41.7m and pre-tax profits increased 6.3% to £1.86m, bringing earnings
Read moreNorthern Bear rises on forecast-topping results
19th May 2014 14:41
Shares in Northern Bear leapt nearly a third after the specialist building services group announced trading above hopes and plans to reinstate its dividend. The stock jumped 8.75p or 28.9% to 39p at 14:35 in London as the Newcastle-upon-Tyne-based group said it was doing better than expected after
Read moreXaar Finance Director builds stake after cautioning on growth
28th Mar 2014 15:48
The Finance Director of Xaar Group this week acquired an additional 4,610 shares, boosting his stake by around a tenth. Alex Bevis, who joined the company three years ago, spent 850.61p on each of the shares, spending a total of £39,213. His purchase comes just a week after the group cautioned t
Read moreLondon close: Stocks edge higher
5th Jul 2011 16:34
The top share index managed to inch further beyond the 6,000 point mark it has crossed so many times this year, though it was a sluggish day's trading. In company news, Tullow Oil gushed ahead after it enjoyed record revenues in the first half of the year while achieving a 79% exploration and appr
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks stay above 6,000
5th Jul 2011 12:21
Stocks have crept further beyond the 6,000 point mark as the post-Greek pro-austerity measures vote rally continues. In company news, most interest is to be found in the mid-cap index. N Brown, the FTSE-250 online and catalogue retail firm is wanted after total group revenue increased 5.1% in the 1
Read moreNorthern Bear wins solar panel deal
5th Jul 2011 10:45
Northern Bear burned bright after the building services group said its renewable energy subsidiary had won a contract to install solar panels. The deal, which has been agreed with two other companies, St Columb Solar and RGE Energy, will see Northern Bear Renewables installing solar PV (photovoltai
Read moreProfit warning at Northern Bear
8th Apr 2011 08:25
Shares of building services group Northern Bear sank 10% after it warned profit for the year ending 31 March 2011 is expected to be below market expectations following the severe weather conditions at the end of 2010. The firm, which provides roofing, building and fire protection services, said th
Read moreSmall caps round-up: McKay Securities, Burford Capital, Ilika
24th Nov 2010 15:37
McKay Securities, a real estate investment trust (REIT) focussed on commercial property in the South East, saw adjusted pre-tax profit drop to £2.52m in the half year to 30 September, down from £4.12m a year ago. Chairman David Thomas said the proceeds from last year's disposals still haven't been
Read moreLondon close: Lower close as rally falters
15th Sep 2010 16:35
Footsie closed a few points in the red Wednesday as a rally brought about by an improvement on Wall Street lost momentum. The US had a weak start following poorly-received manufacturing figures but sentiment recovered as trading progressed. Here, BP was lower in line with weaker oil prices, with t
Read moreLondon afternoon: Retailers provide some cheer
15th Sep 2010 14:29
Resource stocks remain a weight around Footsie's neck and have been joined over the lunch time session by banks, which are lower as the market ponders the implications of the Basel III banking guidelines. BP is lower in line with weaker oil prices, with the oil giant suffering more than its peers
Read moreSmall caps round-up: ILA, Indus Gas, Minera...
15th Sep 2010 11:42
ILA, which makes personal alarms for women, has won two big orders, one from the department store House of Fraser and one from the Canadian book retailer Indigo Books. But the shares are down nearly 9%. Losses widened at Indus Gas in the year to March 31, but the India-focused oil and gas group has
Read moreRound-up: Premier Farnell, Aer Lingus, Byotrol...
7th Jul 2010 13:34
Components distributor Premier Farnell's strong sales performance in the first four months of financial year 2011 has continued into June, with sales up by 29% year on year. Irish airline Aer Lingus' total passenger numbers in June 2010 were 941,000, down 8.6% on June 2009. Short haul passengers w
Read moreNorthern Bear FY Pretax Loss GBP1.11M Vs Loss GBP2.86M
7th Jul 2010 08:42
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Northern Bear PLC (NTBR.LN), acquires and operates mature building services businesses, announced Wednesday it made a pretax loss of GBP1.11 million for the year ended March 31, compared with a wider loss of GBP2.86 million. MAIN FACTS: -Revenue GBP35.0 million (2009 GBP4
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29th Jun 2010 11:03
Support services group Northern Bear stretched its strong run Tuesday after claiming a good start to the new financial year, with its order book and pipeline well up on a year ago. "The board is pleased to announce that the new financial year has started well, with strong order books and a healthy
Read moreNorthern Bear Financial Year Started Well, Strong Order Books
29th Jun 2010 08:57
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Northern Bear PLC (NTBR.LN), said Tuesday that the new financial year has started well, with strong order books and a healthy pipeline, both far exceeding the outlook at the corresponding time last year. -Shares at 0755 GMT up 3.0 pence, or 10.53%, at 31.50 pence. -By R
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