Office boom fuels rise in profits at workspace provider Regus March 1, 2016 Regus shares climbed higher yesterday after the workspace provider posted a 67 per cent jump in annual profits and hiked its dividend. The company, which has over 2,700 centres across across 977 towns and cities worldwide, reported pre-tax profits of £145.7m in 2015, on sales up 15.9 per cent to £1.9bn. Underlying earnings per share rose by 51 per [...]
FTSE 100 demotions and promotions: Paddy Power Betfair and Morrisons eligible to be on the up while Aberdeen Asset Management and Sports Direct eligible for demotion March 1, 2016 Morrisons could be returning to the FTSE 100 after just quarter of languishing in the FTSE 250 – but it may edge out Mike Ashley's Sports Direct in doing so. Morrisons, which yesterday unveiled a major new tie up with Amazon, has seen its share price soar in recent weeks. Shares are up 34 per [...]
Greggs’ share price leaps after 25 per cent rise in profits, but three bakeries set to close as part of £100m restructuring March 1, 2016 Greggs' share price leapt by more than 14 per cent this morning after the bakery chain announced better-than-expected full-year profits and a £100m investment plan to overhaul its manufacturing operations. The FTSE 250 company, which has around 1,700 stores in the UK, plans to cut three bakeries in Twickenham, Edinburgh and Sleaford as part of the five-year plan and use the [...]
Tullett Prebon share price rises as its profits spike on oil price volatility March 1, 2016 Tullett Prebon's shares rose 0.6 per cent to 350.6p this afternoon, after oil proved to be black gold for the broker. The figures: Tullett Prebon's revenue increased 13 per cent to £796.0m in the year ended December 31st, from £703.5m in 2014. Energy sector revenue swelled 102 per cent to 204.3m during this period, helping to offset falls in treasury [...]
Fresnillo share price falls despite it making cost cuts amid commodity price rout March 1, 2016 Fresnillo shares slumped 3.8 per cent to 962p per share this afternoon, after making gains in recent weeks. The figures Fresnillo's revenue rose 2.2 per cent to $1.44bn (£1bn) in the year ended December 31st, from $1.41bn a year earlier. This came as Fresnillo ramped up production and made productivity improvements, which helped offset some of the damage from tumbling precious [...]
Glencore share price falls as profits plunge on weak commodity prices March 1, 2016 Today's results come as no surprise to investors, with Glencore's profits tracking huge falls in commodity prices last year. The figures Glencore's share price fell around 2.4 per cent to 130.p per share this morning. The commodity miner and traders's adjusted net income fell 69 per cent to $1.34bn (£961m) last year, down from $4.28bn a year earlier. This was [...]
Crocs share price down in after-hours trading as footwear company reveals that clearance sales have had their toll on bottom line, resulting in net losses for its year ended December 2015 February 29, 2016 Share price in Crocs fell in after-hours trading after the company revealed that its promotional prices had not produced profits. The footwear company announced net losses attributable to shareholders for its year ended December 2015 of $98m (£70.4m), a substantial fall from net losses last year of $19m. Revenue for the company also inched down to $1.1bn, [...]
Amazon delivers blow to Ocado with announcement of Morrisons deal February 29, 2016 Ocado shareholders fled to the checkout yesterday after its partner Morrisons revealed it had inked a major deal with Amazon, signing a ground-breaking agreement that will pave the way for the US giant to ramp up its presence in the UK grocery market. The tie-up, which is set to go live in the coming months, will see [...]
Workday share price down in after-hours trading as software company reports widening losses despite surge in revenues February 29, 2016 Share price in Workday fell in after-hours trading this evening as losses grew for the software company despite a surge in revenues. The California-headquartered company announced net losses of $289.9m (£208.2m) for its year ended January 2016, down further from a net loss of $248m the year before. However, the company, which makes human resources [...]
Valeant Pharmaceuticals share price slumps by over 18 per cent as company reveals it’s under investigation by the SEC February 29, 2016 Shares in pharma firm Valeant have dropped by over 18 per cent in after hours trading after a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation into the company was revealed. The SEC probe is separate from an existing investigation into a company purchased by Valeant last year, Salix Pharmaceuticals, according to a Bloomberg report. “Valeant confirms [...]