Ian Pollard – easy Hotel trading strongly

easy Hotel plc EZH Strong trading experienced in the previous year has continued through the year to the end of September. The groups owned hotels have significantly outperformed both the competition and the wider OK hotel market. Franchised hotel have also traded strongly especially in continental Europe.In 2018 four new owned hotels will be opened […]

New Records For James Halstead

James Halstead plc JHD The year to the 30th June again produced record turnover and profits and saw the final dividend increased to record levels with a rise of 8.8%. Revenue rose by 6.5%, profit before tax by 2.5% and earnings per share by 3.5%, achieved despite the uncertainty caused by Brexit and tougher than […]

Will Italy Do A Trump

Italy this weekend, hold the future of the Euro in its hands. Sundays referendum will show whether Italy is prepared to do a Trump and turn its back on its political establishment, whilst at the same time shaking the EU to its foundations. Massive support for Beppe Grillo the Clown Prince of Italian politics and […]

Stanley Gibbons Comes Unstuck

Stanley Gibbons SGI. Final results for the year to 30th March reveal a horror story of mismanagement with admissions that previous accounting did not accord with applicable accountancy standards. In a buoyant market for collectibles, SGI found trading conditions difficult. The results are not surprising. Turnover was flat and 28% below budget, the final dividend […]

James Halstead JHD – By Gum, That Were A Real Treat

“ Our business in life is not to get ahead of others but to get ahead of ourselves – Mark Halstead Halstead – what a name to conjure with, redolent of dark northern industrial cities at a time when British manufacturing bestrode the world and Manchester thrived as a centre of manufacturing excellence. None of […]