After giving a trading update for first-half 2013 in late July, epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has confirmed record revenue of £63m (up 84% from £34.3m for first-half 2012). EBITDA (earnings ...
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The performance of Associated British Foods' (ABF's) sugar division has disappointed City analysts, while its Primark business continues to shine. The UK bread market remained 'intensely competitive' with 'some pressure on margins', said ...
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The British floor covering distributor Headlam expects a 10% drop in net profits vis à vis the comparative period last year for the first half of this year. In the first six months of 2012 the group achieved period profit of ...
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In a trading update for first-half 201, epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says it expects first-half performance to be ahead of market expectations, with revenue approaching £63m, EBITDA (earnings ...
Tags: IQE, Electrical
Burberry plc reports first quarter trading update ending June 30, 2013. Highlights for the three months to 30 June 2013 - Retail revenue £339m, up 18% underlying - Comparable store sales up 13%, in line with our expectations for the ...
The profits of confectionery firm Thorntons will be ahead of current market expectations when its full year results are released in September, according to its trading update released today (July 2). Sweet expectations: Thorntons profits ...
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Sausage casings manufacturer Devro has released a first half year trading update, which reports slower than expected revenue growth, with volumes up just 1%. Devro has reported slower than expected revenue growth in an interim trading ...
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Tesco continues to struggle across Europe, with like-for-like sales excluding petrol down 5.5% as “tough economic conditions, challenging competitors and over-dependence upon out-of-favour hypermarkets” take their toll. ...
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The sharemarket rose for a third-consecutive session after the dollar weakened further overnight. Non-resources companies with US dollar income remained in demand, although commodity price falls restrained the resources sector. The ...
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How important are toys to Argos? What are your ambitions in this sector? Argos is the UK's number one toy retailer (by value) and toys is an incredibly important category to our business. Many people will remember flicking through the ...
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CSR Limited (CSR) announced today a restructure of Viridian’s glass operations and provided a trading update for the year ending 31 March 2013. Restructure of Viridian CSR’s review of Viridian has concluded that, during the ...
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Associated British Foods has forecast flat revenue from its grocery division in the first half of its fiscal year amid challenging conditions in bread markets in the UK and Australia. ABF, which owns the Kingsmill bread brand in the UK ...
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Sports Direct International plc, the UK's leading sports retailer, announces its Interim Management Statement relating to the period from 29 October 2012 to 20 February 2013. Current Trading Update Group sales for the 13 weeks ending ...
Nestle has dismissed suggestions its days of "easy gains" in emerging markets are over as the group recorded what one analyst described as "sustained weakness" in Asia, Oceania and Africa. The Swiss food giant this morning (14 February) ...
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The sharemarket jumped to a 21-month high as stronger than expected trade data for China boosted confidence in Australia's biggest trading partner, and as the Reserve Bank said it had scope for further interest rate cuts. Shares were also ...
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