Quiz suspends dividend payments as profit slumps 97%

Online fashion retailer Quiz booked a 97% drop in annual profit and suspended dividend payments, as heavy discounting and investment spending hurt its margins.

Pre-tax...

Tue, 11/06/2019 - 07:56


Essentra sells extrusion business to Inter Primo in deal worth €16.2m

Essentra said it had sold its extrusion business to Inter Primo in a deal worth €16.2m.

The extrusion segment formed part of Essentra's Specialist...

Tue, 11/06/2019 - 07:54


Halma profits up 20% as revenues boosted by strong growth in infrastructure division

Halma saw annual profits rise by a fifth as revenues reached record levels, led by strong growth in its infrastructure division amid a 'significant' boost...

Tue, 11/06/2019 - 07:52


Quadrise Fuels inks Mexican agency agreement with Redliner

Alternative fuels group Quadrise Fuels said it had entered into an agency agreement with Laqua, which operates operating under the Redliner name in Mexico.

Redliner...

Tue, 11/06/2019 - 07:49


Takeover target WYG posts annual loss as consulting sales slip

Professional services group WYG, which has agreed to be acquired by Tetra Tech, posted a full-year loss amid falling sales in its consultancy division.

Pre-tax...

Tue, 11/06/2019 - 07:46


Spectra Systems signs five-year contract with security ink supplier

Bank note authentication technology company Spectra Systems said it had secured a five-year contract with a supplier of security inks for the bank note industry....

Tue, 11/06/2019 - 07:40


Crest Nicholson profits slide as margins dented by rising costs, strategy tweak

Crest Nicholson said first-half pre-tax profits fell 11% as rising input costs and the company's strategy to de-risk its open market sales programme by pre-selling...

Tue, 11/06/2019 - 07:38


RWS profit rises 51% on higher sales, stronger margins

Language and intellectual property support services provider RWS Holdings booked a 51% rise in first-half profit, driven by higher demand, favorable exchange rates and cost...

Tue, 11/06/2019 - 07:38


Mpac legacy pension scheme deficit reduced

Packaging company Mpac Group said the actuarial deficit of a legacy pension scheme had been reduced following negotiations with the trustee.

The deficit of the...

Tue, 11/06/2019 - 07:32


Motorpoint profit rises 13% on sales boost from existing sites

Auto retailer Motorpoint Group reported a 13% rise in annual profit as it increased sales across its existing sites.

Pre-tax profit for the year through...

Tue, 11/06/2019 - 07:28


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