Pawnbroker H&T takes a hit as more shoppers head to the web March 5, 2015 H&T GROUP said it needs to become “more relevant” to its customers and appeal to people who would not usually consider entering a pawnbroker, as its 2014 pre-tax profit fell by 17.9 per cent year on year to £5.5m. Basic earnings per share amounted to 11.78p, down from 13.44p in the prior year. The company, [...]
Genel swings to a loss amid an oil price slump March 5, 2015 GENEL Energy yesterday revealed its revenues jumped by 49 per cent year on year in 2014, but it swung to a pre-tax loss of $312.8m (£204.7m) after depreciation charges and write offs from exploration wells. Loss per share reached 112.97 cents, from earnings per share of 66.24 cents in 2013, when the firm achieved pre-tax [...]
City Moves for 06 March 2015 | Who’s switching jobs March 5, 2015 Dean Street Advisers Dean Street Advisers has announced that Evgenij Klenin is joining the firm. He previously worked at Arma Partners, where he focused on M&A transactions in the technology, media & telecommunications and aerospace & defence sectors. Savills The real estate firm has appointed Andrew Holden as director in its property management team. He [...]
Cobham’s rising orders fail to lift its bottom line March 5, 2015 SHARES in aerospace firm Cobham drifted down yesterday as full-year results revealed rising orders failed to translate into profits. The company’s reliance on defence contracts took its toll as governments around the world cut military budgets. Its US market, which alone accounts for 34 per cent of earnings, saw revenues fall four per cent as [...]
Aggreko profits hit by commodities rout March 5, 2015 GENERATOR rental company Aggreko saw profits slump as the ongoing commodities rout saw its high exposure to the Australian mining sector hit demand. Revenues at the company’s Asia, Pacific and Australia (Apac) division fell by 19 per cent as a slowdown in the mining sector meant fewer mines opened. The decline in Apac revenues translated [...]
Inmarsat up in spite of state revenues blow March 5, 2015 INMARSAT, the global satellite communications group, yesterday said it had steady revenues and profit growth in 2014 yesterday, despite ongoing weakness in its government division. “Continuing underlying L-band growth in maritime, enterprise and aviation during the year was offset by continued weakness in our government business in the US, although this decline slowed towards the [...]
Mandarin Oriental rights issue raises $316m March 5, 2015 THE OWNER of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Knightsbridge raised $316m (£207m) via a right issue yesterday to help reduce debt and pay for the £85m revamp of the five-star hotel. The fundraising came as the Mandarin Oriental International posted a record underlying profit of $97m in 2014, up four per cent on the previous [...]
Aviva ensures FTSE stays near its record high – London Report March 5, 2015 ARALLY by insurance giant Aviva and same sector shares pushed the FTSE100 closer to record highs again yesterday. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index closed up 0.6 per cent at 6,961.14 points, near the 6,974.26 record it set this month. Traders said that European equities were further supported by confirmation that the European Central Bank (ECB) [...]
UPDATE: Quindell share price recovers after it sells stake in Nationwide Accident Repair Services and announces share issue March 5, 2015 Shares in insurance outsourcing firm Quindell started the day six per cent lower at 88p, but then bounced back to 91p by mid afternoon after it said it had sold its minority stake in Nationwide Accident Repair Services. It said it sold its stake in the British building society’s vehicle repair service on 4 March for 65 pence [...]
Aviva share price rises after full-year profit leaps and final dividend gets a 30pc boost March 5, 2015 The figures: UK insurer Aviva said full-year operating profit rose six percent to £2.17bn in 2014, slightly above forecasts of £2.15bn. It proposed a 30 per cent increase to its final dividend taking it to 12.25 pence per share, cheering investors and pushing the company's share price up six per cent to 564 pence per share at pixel [...]