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Will Ramsdens shine at full year results?
Thursday 01 Jun 2017Wednesday 7 June Pawnbroker and high street foreign exchange firm Ramsdens ( RFX:AIM ) told investors in April that its full year results would be ahead of management’s previous expectations. We’ll get the exact figures on 7 June when results are published. It will be interesting to see if chief...
Will the UK construction sector continue to expand?
Thursday 01 Jun 2017Friday 2 June In April, UK construction output experienced its sharpest rise so far in 2017, driven by faster increases in civil engineering and residential building activity. Investors should look out on 2 June to see if the purchasing managers’ index for the month of May will go over 53.1...
Is competition starting to hurt FreeAgent?
Thursday 01 Jun 2017Tuesday 6 June Accounting software group FreeAgent ( FREE:AIM ) should report good growth progress and well managed costs when full year results are released on 6 June, as indicated by a trading update in April. It will be interesting to hear about progress in its micro business target market given...
Low expectations for Restaurant Group
Thursday 25 May 2017Friday 26 May The market doesn’t appear to be holding out for strong trading from Frankie & Benny’s operator Restaurant Group ( RTN ) when it updates the market on 26 May. Its share price has been weak in the run up to this event, perhaps as a result of other restaurateurs saying life is tough...
How is IG coping under regulatory pressure?
Thursday 25 May 2017Wednesday 31 May Shares in IG Group ( IGG ) have slowly started to recover following a massive share price sell-off last December. It was caught up in a regulatory clampdown on the way spread betting companies market their services to retail customers. A trading update in March showed a rise in...
Kainos could do with NHS recovery
Thursday 25 May 2017Tuesday 30 May Digital technology solutions supplier Kainos ( KNOS ) has had to think laterally as NHS investment has slowed. That’s not been great for its Evolve healthcare platform but sensibly the company has alternative growth levers to pull, particularly its WorkSmart suite of enterprise tools...
Risk management and ad decline in focus for Daily Mail
Thursday 18 May 2017Thursday 25 May Look for an update on the spring launch of a new of its RMS (one) risk management platform when Daily Mail & General Trust ( DMGT ) reports its first half results on 25 May. Other areas of focus are likely to include the direction of advertising revenue. ‹ Previous 2017-05-18...
Can Babcock surprise on the upside?
Thursday 18 May 2017Wednesday 24 May Babcock International ( BAB ) took a hit in March after having its Magnox nuclear power station decommissioning contract cancelled. But the drop in revenue won’t come until 2020/21 as the contact ends in August 2019. Babcock’s share price has been under pressure since the final...
Has AVEVA bottomed out?
Thursday 18 May 2017Tuesday 23 May It’s been a volatile past three years for computer-aided design and manufacturing software specialist AVEVA ( AVV ). End markets (oil, marine, nuclear, for example) have been stretched which has clamped down on big capital investment projects that pay-off for the company. That worm...
Will Brewin Dolphin ride the wave?
Thursday 11 May 2017Wednesday, 17 May Wealth manager Brewin Dolphin ( BRW ) will release its interim results on 17 May, giving the market the opportunity to see if this £950m cap company can match the pace of its more nimble rivals. Investors should look at assets under management and profit to assess the health of...