Victoria rolls out higher profits but warns on costs
17th Nov 2014 13:38
Carpet and floor covering retailer Victoria rolled out record first-half profits, but warned of higher raw material costs and said its debt had risen. Victoria said pre-tax profits from continuing operations rose to £2.4m from £0.5m a year ago on a 17.3% rise in revenue to £40.5m. The group bought
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17th Nov 2014 10:32
African Barrick Gold: Investec reduces target price from 262p to 170p and downgrades to sell. Associated British Foods: Liberum initiates with a target price of 3470p and a buy recommendation. Bodycote: Investec lowers target price from 750p to 745p and maintains its buy recommendation. Centamin:
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12th Nov 2014 09:07
Aberdeen: UBS lowers target price from 465p to 450p and downgrades from buy to neutral. ASOS: Societe Generale reduces target price from 5000p to 4450p, while leaving its buy recommendation unchanged. BG Group: Deutsche Bank reduces target price from 1400p to 1300p and keeps a buy recommendation.
Read moreBuoyant UK home market and consumer confidence lift Victoria
29th Aug 2014 12:46
The buoyant British housing market and a consumer feel-good factor have helped carpet and floor-covering maker Victoria to move into the black. Victoria said it had benefited from signs of increased consumer confidence in the UK residential property market in the year to 29 March. Chairman Geoff W
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29th Aug 2014 10:58
Arrow Global: Numis shifts target price from 285p to 287p and leaves its add rating unchanged. Berendsen: Oriel raises target price from 1130p to 1243p keeping a buy recommendation. British Polythene Industries: Investec ups target price from 720p to 750p reiterating a buy recommendation. bwin.pa
Read moreVictoria enters leaseback for manufacturing facility
19th Mar 2014 14:02
Victoria, the manufacturer and distributor of floor coverings, on Wednesday announced that it has entered into a sale and leaseback agreement with Monopro for its manufacturing facility in Kidderminster, for 5.8m pounds cash. The lease is for a 20-year term at an initial rent of £495,000 per year
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19th Dec 2013 08:27
AstraZeneca: Alphavalue lowers target price from 3169p to 3087.7p and downgrades from reduce to sell. British American Tabacco: Panmure Gordon reduces target price from 3800p to 3200p and downgrades from buy to hold. Britvic: Investec ups target price from 600p to 672p and maintains a hold recomme
Read moreVictoria to acquire flooring firm Globesign
26th Nov 2013 14:23
Design-led carpet and floor-covering maker Victoria on Tuesday announced that it intends to acquire the entirety of UK peer Globesign for 16m pounds in cash and a further deferred consideration payable on achievement of certain annual and triennial financial targets. The transaction is being struc
Read moreMonday broker round-up UPDATE
4th Feb 2013 07:17
Antofagasta: Nomura lowers target price from 1400p to 1250p and keeps a neutral rating. Aviva Group: Barclays cuts target price from 317p to 302p leaving its underweight rating unaltered. Beazley: Berenberg starts with a target price of 217p and a buy recommendation. Big Yellow Group: UBS reduces
Read moreVictoria nosedives as it moves into the red
29th Nov 2012 08:29
Shares of floor coverings specialist Victoria tumbled after it swung into a half year loss as it battles against tough market conditions, high costs and intense competition in an oversupplied market. The group, which issued a profit warning earlier this month, posted a pre-tax loss of £1.5m in the
Read moreVictoria pulls rug from investors with profit warning
12th Nov 2012 11:08
Flooring company Victoria has followed up a downbeat trading statement released on October 1st by issuing a full profits warning. The company, which provided the red carpet for William and Kate's royal wedding, said: "It is already apparent that the company is likely to break even at best for the f
Read moreMonday 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
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