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Eyes down as Jackpotjoy readies results
Thursday 10 Aug 2017Tuesday 15 August Online gaming group Jackpotjoy’s ( JPJ ) will report its first half results on 15 August. We already know that the first quarter period saw an 11% increase in gaming revenue and 11% decline in adjusted net income, as reported on 16 May. The world’s largest online bingo-led...
Will H&T remain golden at half year results?
Thursday 10 Aug 2017Tuesday 15 August Investors will be hoping for a continuation of positive trading momentum reported in March when pawnbroker H&T ( HAT:AIM ) releases its half year results on 15 August. Its 2016 financial results were given a shot in the arm by a higher gold price. The price of gold so far in...
Will British Airways follow Ryanair's aggressive pricing?
Thursday 27 Jul 2017Friday 28 July Following Ryanair’s ( RYA ) guidance for an 8% decline in fares on Monday (24 Jul), investors should be scanning British Airways-owner International Consolidated Airlines ( IAG ) half year results on 28 July. While Ryanair posted healthy profits, the market was concerned that its...
Centrica’s switch watch
Thursday 27 Jul 2017Tuesday 1 August Customer switching will be among the headlines to watch in Centrica’s ( CNA ) half year results on 1 August. Rivals SSE ( SSE ) and Scottish Power have seen droves of customers move to other energy suppliers, will Centrica’s British Gas have a similar story to tell? As the sole big...
End market signals from Vodafone
Thursday 20 Jul 2017Friday 21 July Mobile giant Vodafone ( VOD ) is a very popular stock with retail investors and they will be glued to the group’s trading update on 21 July. Particularly interesting will be any news on the performance of key markets, such as India, and to assess turnaround potential in its laggard...
Will Provident turn it around?
Thursday 20 Jul 2017Tuesday 25 July FTSE 100 stock Provident Financial ( PFG ) will be hoping to reassure its investors when it releases interim results on Tuesday. The company released a profit warning last month as its plans to transition its home collection business faltered badly. The 135 year-old company has...
Will GlaxoSmithKline continue to struggle with asthma product sales?
Thursday 20 Jul 2017Wednesday 26 July Investors should check whether sales of GlaxoSmithKline’s ( GSK ) asthma treatments have further declined when it reports half year results on 26 July. In April, sales of its Advair/Seretide products in the US fell due to lower volumes and prices. Generic competition against...
Can EasyJet recover from pre-tax loss?
Thursday 13 Jul 2017Thursday 20 July Will EasyJet ( EZJ ) be able to bounce back from the weak performance flagged in May? This is the question that investors should focus on when the budget airline reports on trading on 20 July. On 16 May EasyJet released first half results which showed higher fuel costs, weaker...
Looking for NCC’s turnaround
Thursday 13 Jul 2017Tuesday 18 July Full year figures from NCC ( NCC ) on 18 July could be ugly. Expect a slump in pre-tax profit (to about £26.6m) and a sizeable hike in net debt thanks to lost contracts, write-downs and two profit warnings. There should be an update on the internal strategic review, designed to get...
Close Brothers hoping for more of the same
Thursday 13 Jul 2017Friday 21 July FTSE 250 merchant bank Close Brothers ( CBG ) is releasing a trading update on 21 July and investors will be hoping it can match the momentum on show in first half results to January 2017. These numbers included key takeaways such as a 21% increase in adjusted operating profit and a...