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Low expectations for AO World results
Thursday 16 Nov 2017Electrical goods retailer AO World (AO. ) will issue half year results on 21 November, the first time it has commented on trading since July. There are low expectations given how the share price has steadily fallen this year, now down 42% year-to-date amid tough trading conditions in the retail...
Has Thomas Cook been adversely affected by this year's hurricane season?
Thursday 16 Nov 2017Investors should scan travel agent Thomas Cook’s ( TCG ) full year results on Wednesday 22 November to find out the full impact of Hurricane Irma on performance. Earlier this year, the company warned that September was operationally challenging as it helped customers affected by bad weather in the...
Burberry’s new beginning
Thursday 09 Nov 2017Investors in luxury goods leader Burberry ( BRBY ) have been rocked by news that chief creative officer Christopher Bailey will leave the company at the end of 2018, having been recently been replaced as CEO by Marco Gobbetti. Half year results on 9 November will mark the first official appearance...
TalkTalk’s mountain to climb
Thursday 09 Nov 2017In the face of virtual saturation of telecoms and broadband in the UK, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to see the levers TalkTalk ( TALK ) can pull to drive profitable earnings growth. Flat forecast dividends and limited hope of a buyer emerging paint a bleak picture considering half year...
SuperGroup trading update ahead of name change
Thursday 02 Nov 2017Clothing retailer SuperGroup ( SGP ) will publish a first quarter trading update on 9 November. This follows a recent strategy update where the Cheltenham-based firm said it was ‘more excited today than we have ever been before’ about the future of the business. Shareholders should note that the...
Can Auto Trader improve profitability?
Thursday 02 Nov 2017Look for an update on margin performance when online second-hand car marketplace Auto Trader ( AUTO ) reports its first half results (9 Nov). In the year to 31 March 2017, the company increased its underlying operating profit margin by six percentage points to 67%. Analysts at investment bank...
Third quarter update is very important for Next
Thursday 26 Oct 2017Clothing and homeware colossus Next’s ( NXT ) third quarter update on 1 November will be pored over by analysts and investors for guidance on how improved ranges are performing. Chief executive Simon Wolfson’s consumer outlook commentary will also be closely watched. Alongside half year results (14...
Three of the largest London-listed banks to update on trading
Thursday 26 Oct 2017A trio of the UK’s largest banks are releasing quarterly results over the next week, starting with Barclays ( BARC ) today (26 October), Royal Bank of Scotland ( RBS ) on 27 October and HSBC ( HSBA ) on 30 October. All the banks are faced with the prospect of UK interest rate hikes which should be...
Will Whitbread bounce back from disappointing sales at Costa?
Thursday 19 Oct 2017As inflation continues to rise, investors will be keen to see if Whitbread ( WTB ) can boost sales at Costa Coffee when the company reports its interim results on 24 October. Earlier this year, Whitbread revealed sales growth more than halved at Costa to 1.1% in the 13 weeks to 1 June as people cut...
Gear4Music to reveal impact of investment on profit margins
Thursday 19 Oct 2017The musical instruments retailer Ge ar4Music ( G4M:AIM ) will report half year results on 24 October. We already know that sales grew 44% in the period to £31.2m, thanks to a previous trading update. The focus for the results will therefore be concentrated on profit margins and expansion plans...