Monday broker round-up -UPDATE
12th Nov 2012 09:03
Afferro Mining Inc: Investec retains buy recommendation and target price at 107p. Antrim Energy Inc.: Westhouse Securities keeps buy recommendation and target price at 70p. ASOS: Investec ups target from 2,450p to 2,675p, buy rating kept. Aveva: Investec keeps buy rating and 2,200p target. Bovis
Read moreVictoria floored after downbeat message
1st Oct 2012 11:46
Carpet maker Victoria dropped almost 15 per cent after it said tough markets gave it little visibility going forward, with its Australian markets a particular cause for concern. The firm said it hoped to break even in the first half but overall group sales would be down on the equivalent period las
Read moreByotrol Chairman makes double purchase following 'landmark agreement'
16th Aug 2012 16:29
Ralph Kugler, the non-Executive Chairman of Byotrol, an anti-micorbial hygiene firm, has made a double purchase of shares in the same week the company made the announcement of a 'landmark agreement' with Kimberly-Clark Corporation. 56-year-old Kugler purchased 150,000 shares on Wednesday at 7.5p e
Read moreVictoria ups divi but warns on outlook
26th Jun 2012 12:22
A big dividend increase wasn't enough to reassure investors who sold out of carpet maker Victoria after it warned of an uncertain outlook. Stripping out the cost of restructuring its Irish operation, the firm posted full year pre-tax profits of £2.21m, up almost 15% on the year before. Revenues in
Read moreSmall caps round-up; Cyan, Victoria, Physiomics ...
7th Mar 2012 12:28
Semiconductor company Cyan Holdings has reported that 16 firms have submitted proposals for the tender relating to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) Automatic Meter Reading, and that five of these are based on the company's Cylec technology. TNEB is one of the largest electricity distributors
Read moreFriday tips round-up: Premier Farnell, Victoria, Sodastream
17th Jun 2011 06:32
Premier Farnell's share price had risen by more than 50% since the start of 2010 before yesterday's 9% fall, so a correction was probably inevitable as soon as the electronics distributor undershot the market's forecasts. Though Asian markets such as China, sales up 14%, and India, up 50%, continue
Read moreResilient Australian market boosts Victoria's profits
15th Jun 2011 14:49
Carpet manufacturer Victoria's full year profits rose, bolstered by a strong performance in Australia, which proved to be a resilient market once again, while the company's key UK market finished the year on a robust note. For the year ended 2 April, Victoria's revenue rose 12% to £70.5m from £62.9
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Enegi Oil, Assura, Pressure Tech...
10th Feb 2011 13:18
Enegi Oil says the pressure results from the ongoing chemical soak at its PaP#1 Garden Hill South (GHS) well in Newfoundland are "positive". A second chemical soak is planned to improve connectivity even further. Chemicals and acid will be injected down the wellbore at a significantly higher pressu
Read moreAustralian recovery for Victoria
16th Nov 2010 12:24
A strong profit performance in Australia offset losses in the UK and Ireland and helped carpet manufacturer Victoria to improve its overall profit in the first half of the financial year. Revenues grew from £30.2m to £33.3m, with Australia contributing £20.9m - one-fifth higher than the year befor
Read moreVictoria 1Q Total Group Revenue Up 11.2%
28th Jul 2010 15:25
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Victoria PLC (VCP.LN) said Wednesday total group revenue increased by 11.2% for the first quarter against the corresponding period in 2009. MAIN FACTS: -Australian revenue increased by 9.8% on a like-for-like basis; In the U.K., revenue increased by 1.1%, on a like-for-li
Read moreVictoria FY profit down by a quarter
15th Jun 2010 08:00
Carpets & floorcoverings firm Victoria rolled out a 25% drop in full year pre-tax profit as the global downturn reined in consumer spending. Pre-tax profit fell to £1.09m for the year ended 3 April 2010 from £1.46m the same period a year earlier. Group revenue was up a touch at £62.97m from £62.2m
Read moreVictoria FY10 Profit Falls 25% To GBP1.1M, Maintains Dividend
15th Jun 2010 07:31
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Victoria PLC (VCP.LN), a manufacturer and distributor of carpets and floor coverings, supplying the mid to high end residential, and contract markets in the U.K. and overseas, Tuesday reported a 25% fall in fiscal 2010 pretax profit and said it is maintaining the dividend but pla
Read moreVictoria H1 profit shrinks
9th Nov 2009 08:15
Carpet and floor coverings maker Victoria posted a decline in half year profit but remains confident it will continue to weather the economic conditions. Pre-tax profit fell to £0.20m for the six months ended 3 October 2009 from £1.28m before. Revenue fell to £30.17m from £32.71m previously. "
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Image Scan, Touchstone, Victoria Oil...
17th Jun 2009 08:19
Image Scan slumped Wednesday after a plunge in industrial revenue, due mainly to the weak car market, sent the X-ray imaging firm deeper into the red. It reported a pre-tax loss of £355,000 for the six months ended 31 March, up from £136,000 a year ago. Revenue fell to £743,000 from £1.1m in 2008.
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