Redrow Expects “At Least” 22% Rise In Profit Before Tax

Redrow RDW as a result of its record order book, trading and performance in the second half of the current year continues to be robust and has enabled the company to increase its average selling prices more, or as they put it, “better” than expected. Profit before tax for the year to the end of […]

Bellway – Moderate Price Increases For 2017

Bellway Homes BWY claims another excellent financial performance for the half year to the 31st January but the effervescence and price rises, such regular features of previous years, appear to be moderating. Increases are well within single digit figures except for earnings per share which just managed to break through the 10% barrier. Revenue  rose […]

Finsbury Food Growth Halted

Finsbury Food Group FIF A successfull roll out of vision and values appears to have been the main feature of Finsbury’s second half and once you see management reduced to that level of jargon, you know that something is not quite right. Well revenue for one thing was completely flat, in fact it was so […]

Quoted Micro 20 March 2017

NEX EXCHANGE Health and care properties developer Ashley House (ASH) is widening its area of operations through the acquisition of a modular off-site construction business by its subsidiary F1 Modular, which already works with the company. The acquired business was in administration and assets have been acquired for £113,500 and a lease taken out on […]

Sainsbury Clams Up On Food Sales

Sainsbury (J) plc SBRY Like for like group retail sales at Sainsbury fell by 0.5% in the 9 weeks to the 11th March but very, very strangely it tries to get away with keeping its food sales secret.  Argos did very well with a like for like rise of 4.3% and TU clothing did even […]

Pharmas, Builders Supplies and Construction Boom

Today’s mix of results clearly indicate continuing boom conditions in well managed pharma companies with new successful products – (viz AMS yesterday) and in companies which can prosper on the tailcoats of the house builders whose boom seems never ending. ( except for the warning signs in Central London) Marshall’s MSHL showed a strong rise […]

Brand CEO Alan Green talks markets, Hostelworld (HSW) & Burford Capital (BUR) on TipTV

Alan Green, CEO of Brand communications and Tip TV’s Zak Mir discuss fundamental and technical aspects of Hostelworld (HSW), Burford Capital (BUR), & Tip TV trade of the day – Sell Glencore. Also discussed is the most popular in business/finance, technical view on oil and gold from the Investors Intelligence, Oanda forex market sentiment, broker recommendation

Advanced Medical; 12 Years of Growth and More To Come

Advanced Medical Solutions AMS produced strong organic growth in the year to 31st December, its 12th consecutive year of solid revenue growth. Liquiband has now captured more than 20% of the US market and market share is expected to continue to grow substantially over the next three years. Revenue rose by 20% both profit before […]

Bashful Bovis Rejects Bids

Bovis Homes BVH is in demand by predators if not by investors, with bids over the weekend being announced from Redrow RDW and Galliford Try GFRD, neither of whom knew that the other was interested. Bovis, no doubt delighted that it has found an escape route from its management problems, decided that the bride price […]

Quoted Micro 13 March 2017

NEX EXCHANGE Blockchain technology investment company Coinsilium Group Ltd (COIN) has raised £188,000 at 1p a share with the cash coming from directors and existing shareholders. The valuations of Factom and SatoshiPay have increased since the beginning of the year. Potential new commercial opportunities are being reviewed. Coinsilium is also raising its own profile so […]