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Ian Pollard – Amino Commits to 10% Dividend Hike Despite Intense Headwinds

Amino Technologies plc AMO goes straight for the jargon box as it seeks reasons in advance for the full year results due in November. An intensification of external macroeconomic headwinds have been the main problem. These have resulted in lower than anticipated orders, higher than expected component price increases in the second half, as well as […]

Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 8 October 2018

NEX EXCHANGE         National Milk Records (NMR) is recommending a dividend of 2.5p a share after it moved from an operating loss of £11.9m to an operating profit of £1.9m in the 12 months to June 2018. If one-offs are stripped out, then the operating profit has improved from £1.1m to £1.9m. Net debt is […]

Ian Pollard – Ted Baker #TBK will continue to be challenged

Ted Baker plc TED group revenue rose by 3.5% in the 28 weeks to the to the 11th August but profit before tax fell by 3.2% and basic earnings per share by 1.8%, so the management did two things. Firstly it increased the interim dividend by 7.8% and secondly it sought refuge in the time […]

Tim McCarthy , Non-Executive Chairman of ImmuPharma (AIM:IMM) Interviewed on ShareTalk

ImmuPharma focuses on developing pioneering and novel drugs in specialist therapeutic areas. We are an ethical organisation with the vision to develop novel drugs to treat serious medical conditions, delivering value to patients, medical professionals, healthcare payers and our shareholders. We value innovation, creativity, integrity, fairness, competency, professionalism, and we have a passion for what […]

Ian Pollard – Ferguson #FERG finds UK markets challenging

Ferguson plc FERG is proposing to increase its final dividend by 21% for the year to the 31st July after making what it describes as significant progress in a good year.  Revenue rose by 7.6% and ongoing trading profit by 14.7%, despite a weak performance in the UK where trading profit declined in challenging markets.  […]

Ken Baksh – October market report…..trickery or treats!

October 2018 Market Report During the month to September 30th, 2018, major equity markets again displayed a mixed trend, rising by 1.19% overall and the VIX index fell. There continued to be an abundance of market moving news over what is traditionally a quieter month, at macro-economic, corporate and political levels. The European Central Bank […]

Ian Pollard Eckoh (ECK) Wins Largest Ever Contract

Eckoh ECK has won its largest ever contract, to provide secure payment solutions to one of the largest corporations in the United States.  The contract worth $7.4m. has delighted the CEO of Eckoh and is expected to make a modest financial contribution in the current year, with the majority coming in the following two financial […]

Andrew Hore Quoted Micro 1 October 2018

NEX EXCHANGE         Brewer Shepherd Neame (SHEP) managed to edge up its profit despite flat turnover of £156.6m in the year to June 2018. Underlying pre-tax profit was 5% ahead at £11.8m. The total dividend is 3% higher at 29.2p a share. Growth came from the managed pubs but there was a decline in the […]

Ian Pollard: TUI Benefits From Hot European Summer

TUI AG TUI updates that the year to the 30th September will be the fourth consecutive year of double digit growth in underlying EBITA and unlike Thomas Cook it claims to have benefited from the sustained period of hot weather in Northern Europe which produced further growth  The only impact of the hot weather was […]