Ian Pollard – Direct Line #DLG delivers a robust fall in premiums

Direct Line Ins. Group DLG claims to have delivered a robust third quarter performance in a competitive market. Robust in this particular case being defined as a fall of 5.6% in gross written premiums, compared to the same quarter in 2017, Perhaps this is a definition which not many outside the company could bring themselves […]

William Hill On A Winning Streak

William Hill plc WMH Adjusted operating profit for the year to 26th December  is expected to show a rise of 11%, ahead of expectations. In the nine weeks since the last trading statement on the 11th November the UK and the US have shown good momentum, gross win margins have been ahead of expectations and […]

Ian Pollard – Access Intelligence – A Little Acorn ?

Access Intelligence ACC has in the last five months produced growth of £450,000 in net annual contract value compared to £0.2m in the the whole of the first half. October alone produced growth of £130,000. The success follows a decision to concentrate on establishing Vuelio as a flagship brand. New clients include household names such […]

BAE Systems; Orders Up by 50% As British Industry Gains Momentum

RSA Insurance Group RSA is  delighted with its strong first half results which are littered with repeated references to outperformances as if they had just invented the word. Shareholders get to share in the jollity with a 32% rise in the interim dividend to 6.6p per share, up from last years 5p. Restructuring has now […]

William Hill Surges in Australia and US

William Hill WMH has made a positive start to the year with group net revenue rising by 9% and online revenue up by 16%, for the 17 weeks to 25th April. Australia and the US  both surged by 41% after producing double digit “wagering” growth. Spirax- Sarco SPX Organic sales growth for the quarter to […]

Rightmove Outstanding

Rightmove RMV describes its 2016 performance as outstanding and is raising its final dividend to 27p per share to give a total increase in the yearly dividends of 19%. Revenue and underlying operating profit both rose by 15%, whilst basic earnings per share were up by 18%. Strong traffic growth of 10% meant that visitors […]

Sliding Sterling Brings Big Dividend Increases

YouGov plc YOU is increasing its final dividend for the year to 31st July, by 40% after strong growth in both revenue and profits. Adjusted profit before tax surged by 46%, after a 16% rise in revenue and 26% in adjusted earnings per share. As to the future the company says that it is ready […]

National Express Beats The Germans For Punctuality

National Express NEX With an 11% rise in revenue during the first four months of the year, taking into account acquisitions and the start of German rail operations in December, National Express has enjoyed a strong start to 2016. Passenger numbers have grown and revenue has increased across all divisions. In Spain passenger numbers have […]