Broker snap: Tough outlook for road-builders
10th Aug 2009 11:07
The government has been axing road schemes as it seeks to save money and more cuts are likely to follow, said Charles Stanley, which expects these cuts to have serious implications for road-building firms. Companies likely to feel the biggest impact include WS Atkins, Mouchel, Scott Wilson and RPS,
Read moreEdinburgh chairman splashes out
24th Jul 2009 17:12
Scott Dobbie, chairman of Edinburgh Investment Trust, has made a significant addition to his personal holding in the Invesco-managed trust. Dobbie, who also chairs the Securities & Investment Institute, bought a further 80,000 ordinary shares this week at a cost of £266,400 to take his stake to mo
Read moreScott Wilson profit falls, sees growth in intl markets
30th Jun 2009 08:06
Design and engineering consultancy Scott Wilson said pre-tax profit more than halved and while it does not expect growth in its UK business it does see further growth in its international markets. "While we have downsized our business to match capacity, one-off redundancy costs have impacted our fu
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Albany Capital, Scott Wilson, Chariot Oil...
15th Jun 2009 08:47
Pre-IPO investment company Albany Capital posted a pre-tax loss of £3.14m against a profit of £727,000 in the same period last year. Consolidated net assets per share at 31 March 2009 was 39.0p (31 March 2008: 55.9p) Due to the current economic climate and market conditions, there was a loss on inv
Read moreSmall caps round-up: D1 Oils, Scott Wilson, Petroneft ...
4th Jun 2009 11:14
Shares D1 Oils fell sharply after the biofuel firm pointed to funding worries at its joint venture for the global planting of the crop Jatropha. "It is now judged that the outcome of this fundraising process is uncertain, and the board of D1 Oils anticipates that the joint venture will therefore ha
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