Centamin Production At Record Levels

Centamin CEY With all sections of its Sukari mine producing, gold production for the quarter ending on the 30th September rose to record levels with a 26% increase over the second quarter and a 5% increase over the third quarter of 2016. Production guidance of 540,000 ounces for 2017 is maintained. YouGov plc YOU has […]

Corporate news review Tuesday 15th August 2017

Hargreaves Lansdown HL. reports net FY new business of £6.9bn, AuA up 28% to £79.2bn and active clients up 118k to 954k. PBT is up 21% to £265.8m, and HL raises its dividend by 20% to 29p per share. John Menzies MNZS says it has enjoyed a positive first half, with underlying PBT up 36% […]

Weir Group Recovery Starts

Weir Group Weir has North America to thank for signs of recovery in its fortunes. North American oil and gas markets have recovered more strongly than anticipated and volume and price increases have both been ahead of prior expectations. Operating margins in the first half have been in low double digit figures and full year […]

Plant Impact fears Impact

Plant Impact PIM fears that 4th quarter revenue could be affected by talks which are taking place with Bayer Cropscience about its minimum required purchase volumes for Veritas in Brazil, third quarter revenue for which rose from £0.5m last year to £2.4m this year. The result of the talks could impact full year results and […]

Photo – Me Raises Interim by 20%

Photo-me International PHTM is raising its interim dividend by 20% after first half results to the 31st October came in ahead of the board’s expectations. Strong growth saw revenue up by 19.2% (4% on a constant  currency basis) and pretax profits by 20.2% ( 4.3% on a constant currency basis). The board now expects that […]

Strong Growth At Plant Impact

Plant Impact PIM enjoyed strong growth during the year to 31st July, with revenue up by 60% and gross profit by 59%. The company believes it is well positioned to continue to develop successfully. The share price on the other hand has not been strong. during the past 12 months it has fallen from 62p […]

Plant Impact (PIM) Grows A Profit

At the beginning of 2014 the shares of Plant Impact stood at 13p after which they rose steadily to reach 65p 18 months later, since when they have fallen back slightly to their current 54p. The company is a leader in plant science innovation, developing and formulating products which enhance crop capacity, enabling growers to […]