London pre-open: Stocks to fall ahead of pivotal weekend for Greece
26th Jun 2015 07:57
UK stocks are expected to decline on Friday morning after the collapse of Greek debt talks at the Eurogroup meeting the previous day. City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open 17 points lower than Thursday's close of 6,807.82. Another Eurogroup meeting has been scheduled for Saturday morning with
Read moreStanley Gibbons sales grow but adjusted EPS misses target
26th Jun 2015 07:24
AIM-listed stamps, coin and collectables group Stanley Gibbons reported solid growth in its results for the full year ended 31 March, on the back of the contribution from recent acquisitions. However, the company said trading in core philatelic dealing was hampered by a number of anticipated high va
Read moreStanley Gibbons warns annual results will be below expectations ahead of website launch
2nd Apr 2015 12:20
Shares in Stanley Gibbons fell over 8% on Thursday, after the collectibles group warned that its annual results will be below market expectations. The London-listed company said it expected group sales and profitability for the year to 31 March will show a "significant" increase in growth compared t
Read moreTrifast execs make tidy sum through share option sale
21st Nov 2014 15:59
The chairman and boss of fastenings group Trifast have both raised £1.08m each after selling shares issued under the company's 2009 share option plan. Executive chairman Malcolm Diamond and chief executive Jim Barker, who have both been with the company for over three decades, were issued 1m shares
Read moreStanley Gibbons profits fall after online investment
28th Mar 2014 08:35
More investment in a new online trading system hit profits at stamp collecting group Stanley Gibbons. Gibbons said adjusted pre-tax profits in the six months to December 31st came in at £3.8m, down on the £4.1m achieved in 2012. Adjusted pre-tax profit in the 12 months to December 31st was £5.6m ag
Read moreStanley Gibbons buys rare stamp dealer for 1m pounds
31st Jan 2014 15:07
Philately group Stanley Gibbons is buying a dealer specialising in British Commonwealth King George VI stamps for one million pounds. Gibbons is buying Murray Payne in a cash-and-shares deal involving the issue of 63,470 new ordinary shares in Gibbons. It is paying £770,000 in cash and the rest in
Read moreStanley Gibbons and Noble hope to get deal licked
12th Sep 2013 12:14
Aim-listed Stanley Gibbons is hoping to add rare coin and stamp dealer and auctioneer Noble Investments to its collection to create a global collectibles specialist that would be worth more than 120m pounds. The pair are in talks which could lead to Stanley Gibbons making a takeover offer pitched a
Read moreStanley Gibbons stamps its authority online as earnings dip
8th Aug 2013 11:20
Philatelic group Stanley Gibbons took a hit to its first half earnings as it made great strides in transforming itself into an 'exciting online business'. While profit before tax fell from £2.0m to £1.8m and earnings per share from 7.23p to 5.58p in the first six months, if internet development co
Read moreStanley Gibbons first quarter sales shine
1st May 2013 08:07
Stamp collection firm Stanley Gibbons reported an increase in first quarter turnover, despite charges related to investment in its online strategy, and said 2013 sales benefited from increased stock. Turnover for the traditionally quiet first quarter rose 12% from last year, despite 2012 including
Read moreStanley Gibbons posts annual profits rise as online sales jump
22nd Mar 2013 09:07
Stamp collection company Stanley Gibbons Group saw an increase in 2012 pre-tax profit as online sales soared. Adjusted profit before tax of £6.0m grew by 11% on the previous year's £5.4m. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) came to £6.5m, up 12% from £5.8m. Result
Read moreSABMiller Marketing Director trades in shares
15th Jan 2013 16:53
Nick Fell, the Marketing Director of SABMiller, has sold 12,400 shares, it was announced Tuesday. The transaction, which took place last week, saw Fell trade in the shares at 2,886.82p per share, pocketing a total of £357,966 before tax. At the end of November the company reported that it had bee
Read moreOnline sales double at Stanley Gibbons
11th Jan 2013 08:07
Stamps retailer Stanley Gibbons said on Friday last year's profits were in line in expectations as online sales more than doubled. In a trading update the company, which specialises in collectable and postage stamps, projected a strong balance sheet for the year ended December 31st following a 55%
Read moreStanley Gibbons to buy US collectibles business
31st Oct 2012 08:05
Stamp and collectibles trader Stanley Gibbons said it has conditionally agreed to buy the assets of US based Stampwants.com, trading as bidStart, for 1m dollars. Stanley Gibbons said it will pay an initial $0.6m in cash and issue 20,035 new ordinary shares to the minority shareholders of Stampwants
Read moreLondon close: Footsie stages late recovery
10th Aug 2012 16:47
After trading in the red for most of the day Footsie put in a late spurt in the last half hour to claw back most of the day's losses. Shares, and in particular miners, had been on the back foot after some disappointing trade data from China. Chinese exports grew 1.0% from a year earlier in July,
Read moreLondon midday: City approves of new Barclays Chairman
10th Aug 2012 11:54
Footsie bumbled along for most of the morning a little in the red, weighed down by mining stocks, which have been under selling pressure after weak Chinese trade data. The top-share index did briefly venture into positive territory around 11:00 but with US futures markets pointing to a soft opening
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