Small caps round-up: Stanley Gibbons, Plantic, Volga, Somero...
21st Sep 2010 16:14
Stanley Gibbons has acquired first day cover stamps and collectibles business Benham from the flowers and gifts retailer, Flying Brands for £1.5m. Benham produced a full-year revenue of £2.96m for Flying Brands in its last full-year results, with a pre-tax profit of £0.41m. Stanley Gibbons' Chie
Read moreSmall caps: Trafficmaster confirms bid approach
28th Apr 2010 08:13
Satnav systems supplier Trafficmaster is in discussion over a possible bid, it said today. Shares in the group have risen by nearly a quarter over the past week and in a statement today it noted the rise in the share price and confirmed it is in discussions which may or may not lead to an offer bei
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Cleardebt, Corero, Phorm...
26th Mar 2010 14:53
Personal debt reduction specialist Cleardebt found plenty of takers for its services in the second half of last year, as revenue grew 57% to £2.3m from £1.5m in the second half of 2008. Profit before tax improved to £0.43m from £0.10m, albeit after the recognition of a £0.25m gain on a bargain purch
Read moreWednesday tips round-up: Tesco, Balfour Beatty, Dechra
13th Jan 2010 06:36
Tesco is leagues ahead of its UK competition in terms of global reach, scale and ambition. In fact, it is the only UK supermarket with any overseas operations at all, and one of just a few British retailers with international stores. The stock trades on a 2011 price earnings ratio of 13.2 times.
Read moreStanley Gibbons posts bigger profits
7th Aug 2009 07:53
Stamp collector Stanley Gibbons is bullish on full year prospects after lifting profits by 13% in the first six months and making a strong start to the second half. Profit before tax for the six months ended 30 June 2009 jumped to £1.43m from £1.26m in 2008 on sales up 18% to £9.6m. Non-executive
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